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http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20200430-013144-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/with-exclusive-competence-comes-great-responsibility/ With Exclusive Competence Comes Great Responsibility - How the Commission’s Covid-19 State Aid rules Increase Regional Inequalities within the EU Hornkohl, Lena van ‘t Klooster, Jens eng 2020-04-29 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Coronavirus COVID 19 Equality state aid Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 The European Commission supports the Covid-19 crisis-fighting measures through generous exemptions to its EU state aid rules. Although in principle justified, this policy also gives companies in rich member states an immense advantage over their competitors in poorer member states. Until more effective burden-sharing on the EU level is forthcoming, the onus is on European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager to ensure a fair distribution of state aid between the member states.