The European Commission has found a €853.6 million public service compensation in favour of Corsica Linea and La Méridionale to be in line with EU State aid rules. The French measures will compensate both companies for the provision of passenger and freight maritime transport services between Marseille and Corsica (Ajaccio, Bastia, Propriano, Porto-Vecchio and L'Île Rousse) in 2023-2030. The Commission's assessment / In February 2024, the Commission opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether a public service compensation awarded to Corsica Linea and La Méridionale (alone or jointly) under five public service contracts for the period from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2030 is in line with EU State aid rules, and specifically the Service of General Economic Interest (‘SGEI') Framework.(....)