Keywords
State aid, Europeanisation, Martial law, AMCU, Competition policy, Ukraine–EU Association Agreement
Abstract
Ukraine's European integration necessitates the alignment of its state aid control framework with EU competition law. The full-scale invasion by Russia in 2022 significantly disrupted this alignment, prompting Ukraine to temporarily suspend standard state aid oversight procedures under martial law. In response, Ukraine has undertaken comprehensive legislative reforms, including the adoption of sector-specific state aid criteria, enhanced administrative accountability measures, and systematic inventorying of existing aid schemes. This article analyses these developments, demonstrating Ukraine's ongoing commitment to restore regulatory certainty, transparency, and competitive neutrality, despite wartime constraints. Judicial practices incorporating EU-derived standards, particularly the Altmark criteria, highlight Ukraine's substantial progress towards Europeanisation, reflecting a strategic balance between emergency flexibility and adherence to EU competition norms.
Acknowledgements
Funding
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Declaration of Conflict of Interests
The author declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and publication of this article.
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Recommended Citation
Veselovskyi, B., & Smyrnova, K. (2025). Peculiarities of Europeanisation of State Aid Control in Ukraine during Martial Law. Yearbook of Antitrust and Regulatory Studies, 18(31), 223-246. https://doi.org/10.7172/1689-9024.YARS.2025.18.31.3
First Page
223
Last Page
246
Page Count
23
Received Date
26.03.2025
Accepted Date
13.05.2025
DOI
10.7172/1689-9024.YARS.2025.18.31.3
JEL Code
K21, K33, K40
Publisher
University of Warsaw
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