MIL-OSI Europe: Answer to a written question – Provision imposing restrictions on commercial operations in the port of Larnaca and the payment of state compensation to a private company and whether this is in breach of European legislation – E-001707/2024(ASW)

The Commission would like to recall that not all public funding involves state aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

In general, it is for Member States to assess if a measure involves state aid and in advance of any granting to notify to the Commission for assessment, unless such measure is covered by block exemptions, which can be implemented without prior Commission scrutiny.

In the absence of a preliminary examination conducted under its state aid powers, the Commission cannot take a position on whether the fee paid by the Cypriot government complies with EU State aid rules.