Following a series of complaints regarding the public support to various companies of the Tirrenia Group, the Commission opened a formal investigation in 2011. In the Decision adopted today, it concludes that the public service compensation granted from 1 January 2009 to 31 July 2012 to Caremar SpA (‘Caremar') for the operation of ferry services in Italy and the compensation granted under the public service contract concluded for the period between 16 July 2015 and 15 July 2024, after Caremar was acquired by the temporary association of companies SNAV/Rifim Srl (‘SNAV/Rifim'), are in line with the State aid rules.
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