ECJ upholds annulment of Germany’s €6bn Lufthansa COVID-19 state-aid approval, ending Lufthansa’s appeal
The European Court of Justice has definitively rejected Lufthansa’s bid to overturn the annulment of EU regulatory approval for Germany’s €6 billion pandemic-era recapitalisation. The court confirmed the bailout breached EU competition rules, leaving Ryanair’s push for repayment vindicated.