Lufthansa appeals against EU court’s decision to annual COVID aid

Lufthansa is challenging a European court’s decision to annul €6 billion in state aid, Bloomberg reports, arguing that it has already repaid a significant portion of the funds. This aid was initially approved by the European Commission in 2020 under the state aid rules aimed at helping companies during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, in May 2023, the General Court of the EU declared that the Commission made an error in allowing Germany to grant state aid to Lufthansa during the global pandemic. As a result, the court legally invalidated the Commission’s decision. The General Court said that the Commission made multiple errors while evaluating