The Italian Regional Administrative Court of Lazio delivers a decision in which it rejects the annulment of state aid in the hospitality sector (Cinzia Hotel)

On 18 February 2019, TAR Lazio delivered Decision No. 2198 in which it rejected an annulment action brought by Cinzia Hotel, a company operating in the hospitality sector in the Emilia Romagna region. Background & facts of the case In 2015, Cinzia Hotel applied for State incentives for the installation of solar panels, in accordance with the Decree of the Ministry of Economic Development issued on 28 December 2012 (“Conto Termico Incentive”). GSE S.p.A. (“GSE”, the Italian Energy Services Manager), a State-owned company operating in the development of renewable energies, partially rejected the application and accorded to Cinzia Hotel only a part of the