Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 9 July 2008 - Alitalia -v Commission
(State aid - Recapitalisation of Alitalia by the Italian authorities - Decision declaring the aid compatible with the common market -Decision taken following a judgment of the Court of First Instance annulling an earlier decision - Admissibility - Infringement of Article 233 EC - Infringement of Articles 87 EC and 88 EC - Conditions for authorising the aid - Obligation to state the reasons on which the decision is based)
Language of the case: Italian
Parties
Applicant: Alitalia - Linee Aeree Italiane Spa (Rome, Italy) (represented by: M. Siragusa, G. M. Roberti, G. Scassellati Sforzolini, F. Moretti and F. Sciaudone, lawyers)
Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: V. Di Bucci, acting as Agent, and A. Abate and G. Conte, lawyers)
Re:
Application for the annulment of Commission Decision 2001/723/EC of 18 July 2001 concerning the recapitalisation of the company Alitalia (OJ 2001 L 271, p. 28).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Alitalia - Linee aeree italiane Spa to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 44, 16.2.2002.