| 1 | Introduction |
| 2 | State aid control and state aid policy in conflict |
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The Treaty rules Conflicts about the prohibition of state aid Conflicts about admissible state aid |
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| 3 | Conflict management through soft and hard law |
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Making a virtue of necessity Defining positive criteria of state aid policy Binding the Member States Transforming mature soft law into hard law |
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| 4 | Conclusion: The limits of positive integration from above |
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