25.3.2015 Official Journal of the European Union L 80/1 II (Non-legislative acts) DECISIONS COMMISSION DECISION (EU) 2015/454 of 9 July 2014 on the State aid SA.34823 (2012/C), SA.36004 (2013/NN), SA.37965 (2013/N), SA.37966 (2013/N), SA.37967 (2013/N) implemented by Greece for Alpha Bank Group relating to: — Recapitalisation and restructuring of Alpha Bank S.A., — Resolution of Cooperative Bank of Western Macedonia through a transfer order to Alpha Bank SA, — Resolution of Evia Cooperative Bank through a transfer order to Alpha Bank S.A., — Resolution of the Cooperative Bank of Dodecanese through a transfer order to Alpha Bank S.A. (notified under document C(2014) 4662) (Only the English text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 108(2) thereof, Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and in particular Article 62(1)(a) thereof, Having called on Member States and other interested parties to submit their comments pursuant to those provisions, Whereas, 1. PROCEDURE 1.1. PROCEDURE RELATED TO ALPHA BANK (1) By decision of 19 November 2008 the Commission approved a scheme entitled ‘Support Measures for the Credit Institutions in Greece' (the ‘Greek Banks Support Scheme’) designed to ensure the stability of the Greek financial system. The Greek Banks Support Scheme allows for aid to be granted under its three constituent measures, a recapitalisation measure, a guarantee measure and a government bond loan measure (). In May 2009, the Alpha Bank Group (the Bank’) was recapitalised by Greece under the recapitalisation measure. (2)  Recital 14 of the decision of 19 November 2008 recorded that a restructuring plan would be notified to the Commission in respect of the beneficiaries of the recapitalisation measure. (3)  On 2 August 2010, the Greek authorities submitted a restructuring plan in respect of the Bank to the Commission. The Commission registered that plan and its subsequent updates as well as additional information submitted by the Greek authorities as Case SA.30342 (PN 26/2010) and then SA.32786 (2011/PN). (!) Commission Decision of 19 November 2008 in State aid N 560/2008 ‘Support Measures for the Credit Institutions in Greece' (O] C 125, 5.6.2009, p. 6). It was attributed the number SA.26678 (N 560/2008). That scheme was subsequently prolonged and amended as described in footnote 2.