DZP has successfully represented LOT Polish Airlines before the Court of Justice of the European Union against Ryanair.
According to DZP, the Court dismissed an action brought by Ryanair which challenged the legality of State aid granted to LOT Polish Airlines by the Republic of Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Moreover, the firm reports that in December 2020, the European Commission approved a State aid package totaling PLN 2.9 billion for LOT Polish Airlines, including a preferential loan of PLN 1.8 billion from the Polish Development Fund and a capital injection of EUR 250 million. In July 2021, Ryanair DAC and Ryanair Sun sought annulment of this decision before the General Court of the EU, arguing that the Commission had not properly analyzed the support’s nature and proportionality. However, the Court dismissed the action in its entirety, affirming that the Commission’s decision complied with EU law.
The DZP team included Partners Marcin Krakowiak and Anna Glapa, Counsel Tomasz Zielenkiewicz, and Senior Associate Aneta Wloszek.
