Regional Aid and its Importance in the Context of Total Public Aid in the European Union

The aim of the paper is to make analysis of regional aid volume allotted in the EU member states over the last years. The source analyses of the question have been performed looking into the Treaty on the European Union Functions, verdicts of the European Tribunal of Justice, and other acts of law and regulations which follow the Treaty. The analysis of the regional aid has been made with regard to the implementation of the conclusions of the 2020 Strategy and with the application of the Eurostat data. The paper supports the thesis that, according to the Treaty regulations and the Strategy Europe 2020 recommendations on public aid in the European Union member countries, the regional aid has currently a considerable share in the whole state aid for industries and services within the European Union.