Request for a preliminary ruling: The Court of Justice of the European Union confirms its doctrine relating to the exclusive competency of the Commission to rule over the compatibility of state aids with the common market (PGE Górnictwo i Energetyka Konwencjonalna/Prezes Urzedu Regulacji Energetyki)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. On 15 September 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered a judgment in the case of in Case C-574/14 (PGE Górnictwo i Energetyka Konwencjonalna S.A. v Prezes Urzedu Regulacji Energetyki): Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Polish Supreme Court The dispute at the origin of the case is between PGE, an electricity generating company, and the public operator of the electricity network. Following the accession of the Republic of Poland to the European Union, the national legislature established a right to compensation for stranded costs, i.e. costs - to be offset by public aid - resulting from the deterioration in economic viability