Margrethe Vestager, whom President Trump once called the “tax lady,” will keep her antitrust competition role in the EU, as well as take on digital policy in a move that could mean trouble for tech companies
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27 August 2019, Berlin: Margrethe Vestager addresses the participants at the Ambassadors' Conference at the Federal Foreign Office. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa Margrethe Vestager, has been given five more years in the role of competition commissioner and new oversight over digital policy setting the ground for new clashes with Silicon Valley and the White House.
European Commission President-elect Ursula von Der Leyen confirmed on Tuesday that Vestager would continue in the competition role, and will now take charge of the EU's digital policy. Vestager the"tax lady" and complained"She really hates the U.S." at the G7 summit in 2018. The former Danish politician has built a reputation as being tough on Big Tech with Google being hit with $9.3 billion in fines since 2017 over various breaches of competition rules, and
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