On the 16th and the 17th of June 2005 took place in Maastricht a Seminar for state aids entitled ‘Advanced State Aid Seminar and Maastricht Forum on State Aid’. On behalf of the “State Aid Unit” (StAU) Mr. Akritas Kaidatzis attended the Seminar. The Seminar has been organised by the European Institute of Public Administration (Maastricht). Professors from different Member States, members of the European Commission as well as members of public authorities granting state aids, attended the Seminar.