/
/
/
State aid rules revision: our input

State aid rules revision: our input

03 Oct 2025

EU State aid rules define how Member States can channel public money into specific sectors, such as heat pumps.

The European Commission is now looking to simplify its State aid rules, which is a positive step in the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA)’s view. 

In particular, the ‘General Block Exemption Regulation’ (GBER) enables Member States to give public money to certain categories more swiftly, by exempting them from prior notification to the Commission.

This revision represents a valuable opportunity to make full use of state aid instruments to direct national subsidies toward priority industries.

In this context, EHPA recommends that the European Commission ensures the revised GBER is fully integrated within the broader State Aid reforms. The rules must support the EU transition towards climate neutrality, energy security, and economic resilience.

Read more: 

Related articles

Take a (virtual) coffee break with the EHPA team!

Want to meet the European Heat Pump Association team? Keen to find out more about what we do and some...

24 Oct 2025
Heating topics in focus at EU summit

EU leaders discussed many areas key for the heating sector at their summit on 23 October. These included key c...

23 Oct 2025
Emissions Trading System 2: timely implementation is key

EU governments must swiftly implement the proposed carbon price on buildings and road transport (the second EU...

22 Oct 2025