COVID-19: The General Court of the European Union dismisses the appeals against the decisions of the European Commission declaring compatible aid schemes granted by France and Sweden only to airlines holding a national licence (Ryanair)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. On 17 February 2021, the Court of First Instance of the European Union gave its first judgment for the first time, in two judgments delivered on the basis of an accelerated procedure, in cases T-238/20 (Ryanair DAC v. European Commission) and T-259/20 (Ryanair DAC v European Commission) on the legality of State aid schemes adopted in response to the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, in two cases concerning both measures - a moratorium on the payment of taxes and a loan guarantee scheme - put in place by two Member States - France and Sweden - to support the only airlines holding a national licence - in this case French and Swedish - following the