The 2nd European Summer Academy “State Aid 2012” offers the unique opportunity to learn and review in detail all important topics related to State aid. The programme of this three-day-event offers detailed information on the different State aid regulations. After every training module, our experienced speakers will prepare you for a knowledge check which will take place at the end of every training day. Based on your successful daily knowledge check, you will be awarded a unique diploma of the European Academy for Taxes, Economics & Law.The Summer Academy “State Aid” will provide deepened training on practical State aid issues. Participants delve deep into legal case studies to clear out difficulties with identification and definition of State aid.How to implement the new rules for Services of General Economic InterestHow to perform a private investor testHow to assess large R&D-aidThese are just some of the practical approaches of this training event. The application and particularities of policy novelties are core elements of the course.Especially providers of national and EU funding need to ensure that aid schemes comply with EU State aid rules and do not put at risk entire projects through the threat of State aid recovery.The2nd European Summer Academy “State Aid 2012”is targeted to decision makers implementing state aid issues as well as public authorities dealing with national funding schemes and European funds, public and private companies applying for, or having received state aid, sawyers & consultancy Firms.