The Irish budget airline has brought a series of complaints against Covid-19 financial support packages for rival airlines.
A Ryanair airplane approaches Lisbon airport, flying past the Monument to the Heroes of the Peninsular War. (AP Photo/Armando Franca, File)
LUXEMBOURG (CN) Ryanair persuaded the EU’s second-highest court Wednesday that a Covid-19 bailout package for a German charter flight operator ran afoul of the bloc’s rules.
The Luxembourg-based General Court held on Wednesday that the European Commission should not have approved two loans totaling 550 million euros ($670 million) from the German state to Condor Flugdienst GmbH.
“Since the contested decision is vitiated by an inadequate statement of reasons, this therefore requires the annulment of that decision,” the court’s 10th Chamber wrote.
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EU court backs space agency ESA on excluding OHB in Galileo contract
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Europe s second-top court on Wednesday rejected a request by OHB System AG to suspend a decision by the European Space Agency to exclude the German satellite company from a Galileo public contract, which went to its rivals Airbus and Thales Alenia Space. The Luxembourg-based General Court also dismissed OHB s application for interim relief.
Super Flower Moon rises in clear sky over Sydney Opera House
The year s biggest full moon, known as the Super Flower Moon, rose in a clear evening sky over the Sydney Opera House on Wednesday to the delight of amateur photographers positioned just across the water to capture the moment. The moon was at the closest point to Earth in its orbit, making it appear about 7% larger and 15% brighter than normal.
Breakthrough infections rare, but potentially contagious U.S firms GM, Lockheed aim for the moon with lunar rover venture U.S. firms General Motors (GM) and Lockheed Martin Corp will develop a vehicle to drive NASA astronauts around on the moon's surface, they said on Wednesday, competing for a space project that could also promote their brands on earth.