MEPs quiz commissioner Vestager about nomination of chief economist

Statement by the European Commission on the U.S. decision to impose travel restrictions on certain EU individuals

This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Tuesday evening, Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee MEPs hosted competition commissioner Vestager to discuss the recent nomination of chief competition economist Fiona Scott Morton. During the debate, European Commission Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager explained what led her and the Commission to choose US […]

Statement by Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager on the Commission’s proposal for a new Regulation to address distortions caused by foreign subsidies in the Single Market

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. “Check against delivery” Today, the European Commission has adopted two initiatives that will help build a stronger and more resilient European economy. We’ve put forward legislation that will give us the power to tackle foreign subsidies that harm fair competition in the Single Market. […]

Statement by Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager on State aid measures to address the economic impact of COVID-19

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The outbreak of COVID-19 affects all of us and our goal today is to bring together all of Europe’s resources to tackle this unprecedented situation. It is both lives and livelihoods that are at stake. Businesses all over Europe – and in particular smaller […]

It’s EU vs. Google for real: the time is now, the case is open

As anticipated by the European Sting in a latest Sting of the day last week on Google’s antitrust case in Europe, the European Commission did take finally formal actions and filed a complaint against the Northern American tech giant, alleging the company’s search results unfairly favoured its own shopping services over third-party sites. The antitrust charge followed a five-year […]

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