The 5th European Summer Academy “State Aid 2015” will provide in-depth training on practical State aid issues. Participants delve deep into legal case studies to clear out difficulties with identification and definition of State aid. At the core of this event are the new developments in the course of the State aid Modernisation (SAM) undertaken by the European Commission. Public authorities Public authorities have to get acquainted with a range of revised guidelines and proactively face the challenges which arise when applying, for instance, the new regulations for De Minimis and for State aid in research, development and innovation (R&D&I) or the General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER). Attendees will learnHow to implement the rules for Services of General Economic Interest (SGEI)How to solidify the knowledge of the key concepts of the Notion of State aidHow to manage the Notification Procedure This set of skills will provide each participant with the ability to check individual cases on the eventuality of State aid implications. The initial screening and review to ensure that measures or projects comply with State aid rules are important tools to be mastered. The 5thEuropean Summer Academy “State Aid 2015” is tailored to the needs of 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, lawyers & consultancy firms.