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I 2009 tegnede den offentlige sektor sig for over 50 % af BNP, hvilket fortrængte private investeringer og svækkede de økonomiske resultater.
Greece emphasised that the monthly rent of EUR [0-10] per m2 for offices of a total surface of [0-5000] m2, i.e. in total EUR [0-50000] per month, was set at a market price based on a valuation of OSE's 2005 real estate property (adjusted for 2011) by GAIAOSE, a company completely separate and independent from TRAINOSE.
I 2009 udgjorde den offentlige bruttogæld 115 % af BNP, mens nettogælden over for udlandet udgjorde næsten 100 % af BNP.
As a basis for the evaluation, a report by Eurobank Properties Services for buildings in Athens with similar characteristics was used.
Heraf tegnede den offentlige sektor sig for så meget som 75 % af nettogælden over for udlandet, en gæld med en forholdsvis lang løbetid.
Greece has explained that the adjustments to the rent took into account the state of the rented building, its location and the continuously deteriorating state of the surrounding area, decreasing demand in the real estate market and the uncertain economic environment.
Ifølge Grækenland havde den manglende fleksibilitet på produkt- og arbejdsmarkedet samt manglende målopfyldelse på mange strukturpolitiske områder en negativ indvirkning på landets økonomiske resultater, hvilket resulterede i lav beskæftigelse og lav produktivitet på arbejdsmarkedet.
Greece submitted that at the time the SLA was concluded most rental agreements had been renegotiated resulting in a reduction of the rent of up to 30 %.
Andelen af misligholdte lån steg dog fra 5 % i 2008 til 7,7 % i december 2009, hvilket var årsag til bekymringer om statsgældens kreditværdighed.
Greece explained that annual rental costs of each vehicle rented by TRAINOSE were a function of its current value and its depreciation cost for the given year.
Omstruktureringen af jernbanesektoren har været af afgørende betydning for Grækenland.
In order to ensure that market rates were charged, the current value of each vehicle on the road on 1 January 2011 and the respective depreciation have been estimated by the suppliers of each type of vehicles.
Jernbanerne har haft en særdeles stor betydning for Grækenlands regionale udvikling, og den potentielle nedlukning af dem ville have katastrofale følger for Grækenlands økonomi som helhed.
Compatibility of the aid with the internal market
TRAINOSE er den eneste jernbaneoperatør i Grækenland.
Greece submitted that the measures should be deemed compatible aid within the meaning of Article 107(3)(b) of the Treaty, which states that aid may be deemed compatible with the internal market if its objective is ‘to remedy a serious disturbance in the economy of a Member State’.
Den opererer en række ruter med både passagerbefordring og godstransport via jernbanenettet på 2554 km gennem byområder og forstæder, der løber fra det sydlige til det nordlige Grækenland, og som forbinder de største byer og havne.
Greece claimed that it was unable to reach a balanced budgetary position since its first Stability Programme in December 2010 because of the missed fiscal targets due to overspending, tax evasion, overoptimistic tax projections and the failure to reform the health and pension systems.
Dette vil navnlig påvirke passagerer, kunder/leverandører, medarbejdere, andre jernbanerelaterede private og offentlige virksomheder og i sidste ende den græske økonomi som helhed, fordi en stor del af det aktuelle erhvervsliv, potentielle muligheder, navnlig inden for godstransportsektoren, vil gå tabt eller blive betydeligt langsommere.
In 2009, the gross government debt accounted for 115 % of GDP, whereas the net external debt amounted to almost 100 % of GDP, where as much as 75 % of the net external debt pertained to the public sector and has relatively long maturities.
TRAINOSE varetager ca. 300 personbefordringer pr. dag, herunder tjenester af høj kvalitet i byer og tjenester mellem byer, og der er ca. 16 mio. passagerer, der benytter TRAINOSE's tjenester hvert år.
Greece was therefore especially vulnerable to the 2008/09 global financial and economic crises.
Ruter, som er underlagt forpligtelse til offentlig tjeneste, og som varetages af TRAINOSE, udgør mere end 98 % af alle indenlandske jernbaneruter til passagerbefordring i Grækenland.
The average capital adequacy ratio of Greek banks improved to 11,7 % at the end of 2009, partly thanks to public capital injections.
Enhver afbrydelse af jernbanetransportydelser ville være en stor belastning for det overordnede offentlige transportnet, primært i Athen (der benyttes af 8 millioner passagerer pr. år), Thessaloniki og Patras.
However, nonperforming loans increased from 5 % in 2008 to 7,7 % in December 2009, raising concerns about the creditworthiness of the sovereign debt.
Specifikke byruter med høj trafik bliver udelukkende betjent af TRAINOSE, og en sådan afbrydelse ville således ikke alene forværre trafikforholdene i byerne men også tvinge passagerer til at anvende andre dyrere transportmidler, især i forstadsruter.
In April 2010, Greece asked for official financial assistance which resulted in the conclusion of the MoU 2010.
Som eksempel kan nævnes afbrydelsen af TRAINOSE's tjeneste i 2011 på Edessa-Florina-ruten i det nordlige Grækenland, hvor passagerernes omkostninger steg med 50 %.
Due the systemic importance of the Greek railway sector and its direct dependence on the Greek State budget, the MoU imposed the restructuring of the entire Greek railway sector as a condition for the payment of the financial aid requested by Greece.
I 2011 besluttede Grækenland efter aftale med trojkaen at stoppe videreførelsen af visse tabsgivende ruter og øge priserne på togbilletter betydeligt på ruter, som blev videreført.
The restructuring of the railway sector has been of utmost importance for Greece.
Samtidig besluttede Grækenland at indstille billetpriser, som tidligere blev tilbudt med rabat til studerende, militært personel, store familier osv.
The railways have been instrumental in Greece's regional development, and their potential disappearance would have disastrous consequences on Greece's economy as a whole.
Grækenland har desuden anført, at TRAINOSE tilbyder specialiserede niche-tjenester af turistmæssig art på regionale ruter, der er karakteriseret som attraktioner i sig selv.
TRAINOSE is the only railway operator in Greece.
Disse ruter styrker lokal økonomisk aktivitet, der er et stort behov for, og supplerer de yderst vigtige produkter i den græske turistindustri.
As such it serves a number of routes in both passenger and freight transportation through the 2554 km long urban and suburban railway network which runs from the South to the North of Greece passing through and servicing its largest cities and ports.
Den godstransport, som TRAINOSE årligt varetager, skønnes at være på mere end [0-500] millioner ton om året.
If TRAINOSE would cease operations or suffer substantial disruptions in its services, that would have severe adverse effects on a number of stakeholders.
Heraf er ca. [50-100] % eksportgods.
In particular, this would affect passengers, customers/suppliers, employees, other rail related private and public business entities and ultimately the Greek economy as a whole, since a lot of current business and, more importantly, potential opportunities, particularly in the freight transportation sector, would be lost or significantly slowed down.
TRAINOSE bidrager således væsentligt til græske forarbejdningsvirksomheders eksportbestræbelser.
Any cease/disruption of TRAINOSE's operations would deprive passengers of a number of public routes both urban and suburban for a certain period of time.
Visse produkter kan som følge af deres størrelse og tonnage kun transporteres via jernbane, og en afbrydelse af jernbanetransportydelser ville få alvorlige konsekvenser i forsyningskæden i Grækenland og påvirke virksomheder som EBZ S.A. og VIOHALKO S.A. og havnene i Piræus og Thessaloniki.
TRAINOSE conducts approximately 300 passenger services per day, including high quality suburban and intercity services, and approximately 16 million passengers use TRAINOSE's services per annum.
Privatiseringen af havnen i Piræus blev afsluttet i 2016, og havnen i Thessaloniki skal efter planen privatiseres i marts 2017.
The PSO routes operated by TRAINOSE account for more than 98 % of all domestic passenger rail transport routes in Greece.
Jernbanen anvendes som et vigtigt transportmiddel af den græske hær.
Any disruption of the rail transport services would create a heavy burden on the overall public transportation network, primarily in the urban network of Athens (used by 8 million passengers per year), Thessaloniki and Patras.
En sådan transport omfatter både planlagt regelmæssig godstransport (transport af brændstof, tungt militært udstyr) og transport af medarbejdere i den græske hær i fredstider.
Specific high traffic urban routes are exclusively serviced by TRAINOSE and thus such an event would not only deteriorate traffic conditions in urban areas but also force passengers to use other more expensive means of transportation, mostly in suburban routes.
Jernbanen og TRAINOSE er desuden afgørende elementer med hensyn til transport af og massemobiliseringsplaner for den græske hær i tilfælde af en krise.
An example is the disruption of TRAINOSE's service in 2011 in the Edessa-Florina route in northern Greece where passengers' cost of commuting went up by 50 %.
Der gennemføres jævnligt hurtige mobiliseringsøvelser for blandt andet at teste responstider, og her spiller TRAINOSE en afgørende rolle.
In 2011, in agreement with the Troika, Greece decided to stop running certain non-profitable routes and to increase significantly train tickets' prices on routes that continued to be operated.
TRAINROSE skal i forbindelse med sådanne behov til enhver tid sørge for at have mindst […] godsvogne og […] tankvogne til rådighed.
At the same time Greece decided to discontinue discount fares that were previously offered for students, military personnel, big families, etc.
TRAINOSE er en meget vigtig direkte og indirekte arbejdsgiver i Grækenland, hvor over 99 % af virksomhederne er SMV'er.
Moreover, Greece stated that TRAINOSE offers specialised, niche services of a tourist nature on provincial routes that are characterised as attractions themselves.
Ifølge Grækenland vil en afvikling af TRAINOSE også have negative følger for leverandørerne.
Such routes boost much needed local economic activity and expand as well as complement the critically important product offering of the Greek tourism industry.
EESSTY, leverandør af rullende materiel til vedligeholdelse, og OSE, forvalteren af jernbaneinfrastruktur, ville få store problemer og sandsynligvis gå konkurs.
The freight tonnage transported by TRAINOSE on an annual basis is estimated to be more than [0-500] million tons.
EESSTY beskæftiger for øjeblikket ca. 416 ansatte, og ca. 100 % af virksomhedens årlige indtægter stammer fra dens aktiviteter, der vedrører TRAINOSE.
Out of this, approximately [50-100] % is export freight.
OSE beskæftiger 1595 (1396 ansatte i OSE og 199 i ERGOSE, et datterselskab under OSE med ansvar for udvikling og modernisering af infrastruktur).
Consequently, TRAINOSE contributes significantly to the export efforts of the Greek manufacturing companies.
Afgifter for sporadgang, der blev opkrævet fra TRAINOSE i 2015, tegnede sig for 86 % af OSE's årlige indtægter for sporadgang i det pågældende år.
Certain products due to their size and tonnage can only be transported by rail and the interruption of rail transport services would have serious consequences in the supply chain in Greece, affecting companies such as EBZ SA and VIOHALKO SA, and the ports of Piraeus and Thessaloniki.
Derudover vil GAIAOSE, forvalter af rullende materiel og fast ejendom, også blive påvirket.
While the privatisation of Piraeus port was completed in 2016, Thessaloniki port was due to be privatised in March 2017.
En række private virksomheder, f.eks. tjenesteudbydere og leverandører af rengøring, catering og billetsalg, speditører osv., vil også opleve alvorlige negative konsekvenser.
The railway is used as a key means of transport by the Greek Armed Forces.
En lukning i Grækenland af stort set alle jernbaner, vil således være i strid med alle Unionens bestræbelser de seneste år på at flytte trafik til jernbaner og forbedre Unionens jernbanenet.
Fast mobilisation drills to test among other things response times are regularly being conducted with TRAINOSE playing a crucial role.
Gennemførelse af jernbaneinfrastrukturen med opgradering inden for de næste to til tre år, herunder opførelse og elektrificering af en ny jernbanelinje med dobbeltspor til højhastighedstog for det meste af jernbanenettet, vil sikre de nødvendige betingelser for levering af en mere effektiv jernbanetransport.
For all such needs, TRAINOSE must keep available and ready for use at any time at least […] wagons and […] tanker trucks.
Grækenland hævder, at godkendelsen af støtten i henhold til traktatens artikel 107, stk. 3, litra b), også vil være i overensstemmelse med Kommissionens tidligere beslutningspraksis.
TRAINOSE is a very important direct and indirect employer in Greece, where over 99 % of companies are SMEs.
I 1987 godkendte Kommissionen støtte i form af finansiel omstrukturering af virksomheder i den offentlige sektor i Grækenland og fremførte at »hvis det tillades, at en så stor del af den græske industri blev likvideret, ville det have store negative virkninger på en eventuel vellykket gennemførelse af spareprogrammet«.
It has 655 full time employees, possessing significant accumulated rail experience and expertise in the railway sector.
Hvis man i den foreliggende sag tillod afvikling af TRAINOSE, ville det utvivlsomt påvirke Grækenlands muligheder for genopretning negativt.
Greece already has one of the highest unemployment rates in the EU (23 %), and if TRAINOSE were to cease its operations, this situation would obviously become even worse.
I 1991 godkendte Kommissionen desuden støtte til et reformprogram i Grækenland.
According to Greece, a liquidation of TRAINOSE would also have negative consequences for its suppliers.
Her blev det påpeget, at det pågældende program var en integreret del af Rådets afgørelse 91/136/EØF om sanering af den græske økonomi.
EESSTY, the rolling stock maintenance provider, and OSE, the railway infrastructure manager, would face extreme difficulties and most probably go out of business.
Omstruktureringen af jernbanesektoren er i dette tilfælde ligeledes en del af finansieringsaftalen mellem Grækenland og trojkaen med henblik på sanering af den græske økonomi.
EESSTY currently employs 416 employees, and approximately 100 % of its annual revenues are generated by its business relation with TRAINOSE.
Grækenland har desuden givet tilsagn om at iværksætte følgende foranstaltninger for at sikre en yderligere liberalisering af det græske jernbanemarked:
OSE employs 1595 (1396 employees at OSE and another 199 at ERGOSE, a subsidiary of OSE responsible for the development and upgrade of railway infrastructure) and track access charges collected from TRAINOSE in 2015 accounted for 86 % of OSE's annual track access revenues for that year.
Etablering af en uafhængig ordregivende myndighed for kontrakter om offentlig personbefordring med jernbane i henhold til forordning (EF) nr. 1370/2007.
Additionally, GAIAOSE, the manager of rolling stock and real estate assets, would also be negatively affected.
En myndighed der ikke er integreret i transportministeriet, sikkerhedsmyndigheden eller den regulerende jernbanemyndighed.
A number of private businesses, such as service providers and contractors for cleaning, catering and ticketing services, freight forwarders etc., would also be affected very adversely.
Myndigheden skulle være fuldt etableret inden december 2013.
In addition, Greece recalls that the construction of a safe, modern and integrated railway network is one of the Union's priorities.
Varigheden af kontrakten med TRAINOSE om offentlig tjeneste for personbefordring med jernbane skulle forlænges ved udgangen af april 2014 for en periode på højst fem år.
According to Greece, rail is the most environmentally friendly and safe means of transport.
Derudover skulle fremtidige kontrakter om forpligtelse til offentlig tjeneste tildeles af den uafhængige ordregivende myndighed via offentlige udbud for bundtede tjenester.
Therefore, leaving Greece essentially with no railways would run counter to all the Union's efforts in the past years to shift traffic to rail and to improve the Union's rail network.
Med henblik herpå skal kontrakten om forpligtelse til offentlig tjeneste opdeles i bundtede tjenester, der skal købes via særskilte kontrakter om forpligtelse til offentlig tjeneste, der hver især ikke er på mere end fem (5) år.
The completion of the rail infrastructure upgrading works in the next two to three years, including the construction and electrification of a new high speed double track railway line for most of the railway network, will ensure that the required conditions for the provision of more efficient railway services are in place.
Grækenland forsikrer, at hver af disse kontrakter om forpligtelse til offentlig tjeneste, ved udløbet af dem, skal fornys af den uafhængige ordregivende myndighed ved et nyt udbud.
Greece asserted that the approval of the aid under Article 107(3)(b) of the Treaty would also be consistent with the Commission's past decision practice.
De nødvendige retlige rammer for forpligtelse til offentlig tjeneste skulle være gennemført i 2013.
In 1987, the Commission approved aid in the form of financial reorganisation of companies in the public sector in Greece noting that ‘if such a large section of Greek industry were to be allowed to go into liquidation it would have major negative effects on the possible achievement of success of the austerity programme’.
Deltagere i disse første udbud af kontrakter om forpligtelse til offentlig tjeneste modtager de relevante oplysninger, der omfatter perioden for forpligtelse til offentlig tjeneste, som blev tildelt TRAINOSE direkte, og deltagerne får tilstrækkelig tid til at udarbejde bud på det grundlag.
In the case at hand, allowing TRAINOSE to go into liquidation would undoubtedly negatively affect Greece's chances of recovery.
Lejekontrakterne for alt rullende materiel, der anvendes i alle kontrakter om offentlige tjenester, synkroniseres, både hvad angår deres varighed og med hensyn til eventuel omfordeling af rullende materiel, som måtte blive nødvendig ved en ændring af disse kontrakter om offentlige tjenester.
Also, in 1991, the Commission approved aid for a reform programme in Greece, noting that the programme in question was an integral part of Council Decision 91/136/EEC which concerned the recovery of the Greek economy.
Lejekontrakten mellem TRAINOSE og staten skulle oprindeligt synkroniseres med den femårige kontrakt om forpligtelse til offentlig tjeneste og omfatte en yderligere mulighed for forlængelse for en periode på højst fem år.
Likewise, in the present case, the restructuring of the railway sector is part of the financing agreement between Greece and the Troika for the recovery of Greece's economy.
Kontrakterne skal indgås på markedspriser.
In addition, Greece has committed to undertake the following measures in order to ensure the further opening of the Greek railway market:
Grækenland mener derfor, at støtten til TRAINOSE er et vigtigt element i Grækenlands bestræbelser på at løse en af de værste økonomiske og finansielle kriser i landets historie, og at den derfor kan anses for berettiget for at afhjælpe en alvorlig forstyrrelse i en medlemsstats økonomi.
The establishment of an independent contracting authority for public service contracts for rail passenger transport according to Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007, not integrated in the Transport Ministry, the Safety Authority nor the Railway Regulatory Authority, was to be fully implemented by December 2013.
TILBAGETRÆKNING AF ANMELDELSEN
The duration of the public service contract with TRAINOSE for rail passenger transport was to be renewed by the end of April 2014 for a maximum period of five years.
Som anført i afsnit 3 tilbagetrak Grækenland sin anmeldelse vedrørende egenkapitalforøgelsen på 65 mio. EUR (en del af foranstaltning 2) og overførslen af de fem terminaler fra OSE til TRAINOSE (foranstaltning 6).
In addition, future PSO contracts will be awarded by the independent contracting authority via public tenders for service bundles.
Ifølge artikel 10 i Rådets forordning (EU) 2015/1589 kan den berørte medlemsstat trække anmeldelsen tilbage i god tid, inden Kommissionen har truffet afgørelse om støtten.
To this end, the PSO contract shall be split into service bundles, to be contracted via different PSO contracts not exceeding (5) five years each.
Hvis Kommissionen i medfør af artikel 10, stk. 2, i forordning (EU) 2015/1589, har indledt den formelle undersøgelsesprocedure, afslutter Kommissionen denne.
Greece guarantees that each of these PSO contracts, upon expiry, shall be re-tendered out by the independent contracting authority.
Som følge af at Grækenland har trukket anmeldelsen tilbage og ikke vil gå videre med kapitalforøgelsen på 65 mio. EUR (en del af foranstaltning 2) eller med overførsel af terminaler (foranstaltning 6), er det passende at træffe en afgørelse om at afslutte den formelle undersøgelsesprocedure i henhold til traktatens artikel 108, stk. 2, for så vidt angår de anmeldte foranstaltninger.
The necessary legal framework for PSOs was due to be enacted in 2013.
VURDERING
Participants in those first tenders for PSO contracts shall be provided with relevant information covering the period of the upcoming PSO direct award to TRAINOSE and with sufficient time to prepare bids on that basis.
Forekomst af statsstøtte efter traktatens artikel 107, stk. 1
The rent contracts concerning all rolling stock, employed in every public service contract will be synchronised both in terms of their duration and to allow for any reallocation of rolling stock as it may become necessary when amending these public service contracts.
I henhold til traktatens artikel 107, stk. 1, er »statsstøtte eller støtte, som ydes ved hjælp af statsmidler under enhver tænkelig form, og som fordrejer eller truer med at fordreje konkurrencevilkårene ved at begunstige visse virksomheder eller visse produktioner, uforenelig med det indre marked, i det omfang den påvirker samhandelen mellem medlemsstaterne.«
The rent contract between TRAINOSE and the State was to be initially synchronised with the 5 year PSO contract including an additional option to extend for a maximum period of five years.
Kriterierne i traktatens artikel 107, stk. 1, er kumulative.
Contracts were to be awarded at market prices.
Med henblik på at vurdere, hvorvidt den pågældende foranstaltning udgør statsstøtte i henhold til traktatens artikel 107, stk. 1, skal følgende betingelser således alle være opfyldt:
Therefore, in the opinion of Greece, the aid to TRAINOSE is an important element in the efforts Greece has been undertaking to overcome one of the worst economic and financial crises of its history, and therefore qualifies as aiming to remedy a serious disturbance in the economy of a Member State.
støttemodtageren er en virksomhed efter traktatens artikel 107, stk. 1, hvilket indebærer, at den udøver økonomisk virksomhed
WITHDRAWAL OF THE NOTIFICATION
foranstaltningen er finansieret med statsmidler og kan tilregnes staten
As stated Section 3, Greece withdrew its notification concerning the equity increase amounting to EUR 65 million (part of Measure 2) and the transfer of five terminals from OSE to TRAINOSE (Measure 6).
foranstaltningen giver en økonomisk fordel
According to Article 10 of Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 the Member State concerned may withdraw the notification in due time before the Commission has taken a decision on the aid.
denne fordel er selektiv
According to Article 10(2) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1589, in cases where the Commission has initiated the formal investigation procedure, the Commission is to close the procedure.