The expertise was commissioned by the PKP S.A. (Polish State Railways). The aim of the opinion was to assess whether public financing of the investment in the rehabilitation (modernisation) of railway station buildings constitute state aid in the meaning of the article 107(1) of the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union. The purpose of the expertise was also to answer to the question whether support for such investments should be notified to the European Commission according to article 108(3) of the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union and rules laid down in the regulation 2015/1589.
This expertise publiced below is a current version of the expertise number 17. The expertise number 17 was updated due the changes in the polish law and issue by the European Commission new guidance on the application of state aid rules to the public financing of infrastructure projects. These changes do not alter the final conclusions of the opinion.
Assessment of public financing, including EU resources, of the investment in the railway station buildings in the context of the notion of state aid in the meaning of the article 107(1) of the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union – actualization (2017)