The Dovera-saga: Peace of mind for solidarity or cold feet for EU competition law?

The European Law Blog, Joris Gruyters, 25 March 2021

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Last summer’s CJEU judgment in Case C-262/18 P Dovera Zdravotna Poist’ovna has gone by quite unnoticed with only a few mentions and annotations in the usual blogs and journals. However, this judgment – which concerned a State aid question in the context of Slovakian supplementary health insurance – is significant for the interaction of EU competition law (specifically State aid law) with social protection and social security law.

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Joris Gruyters
KU Leuven

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