The book analyses the control of State Aid by the European Union. The issues raised are important not only within the Union and its member states but also for third states (including those of Central and Eastern Europe) which have concluded agreements with the Union, and for the World TradeOrganization, which has adopted much of the Union practice in this area.The book examines the acceptability of aid to various industries, such as agriculture, shipbuilding, and textiles, among others. It also examines the acceptability of aid granted in pursuit of various policies, such as job creation, encouragement of small and medium-sized entreprises, andenvironmental protection. In addition, Evans looks at the procedure for state control, and at the role of the judiciary in supervising such control.This is the first major work on this subject to be written in English.