Vestager pessimistic about 3rd EU term
Former Social iberal (Radikale) leader Margrethe Vestager has acknowledged it’s unlikely she’ll be offered a third term as Executive Vice President of the European Commission. In an interview with TV2, Monday, the ex-deputy…
Vestager gets tough on China
Denmark’s Executive Vice President of the European Commission Margrethe Vestager has launched an investigation into China’s fast-growing and increasingly dominant wind turbine sector. Speaking at Princeton University in the US, Tuesday, the former…
Vestager fines Apple €1.8bn
Denmark’s Executive Vice President of the European Commission Margrethe Vestager has slapped US IT giant Apple with a DKK13.4bn (€1.8bn) fine for breaching EU law. Ms Vestager, the bloc’s competition chief, said the…
Vestager looking for 3rd term at EU after failed bank bid
Former Social Liberal (Radikale) leader Margrethe Vestager has said she’s ready for a third term as EU Commissioner after failing in her bid to become the new president of the European Investment Bank…
Vestager’s future uncertain after failed EIB bid
Denmark’s EU Commissioner Margrethe Vestager has lost her bid to become the new president of the European Investment Bank (EIB) after EU finance ministers agreed to back Spain’s economy minister, Nadia Calviño. In a post…
Vestager falls behind in EIB bid
Denmark’s EU Commissioner Margrethe Vestager looks like losing out in her bid to become the new president of the European Investment Bank (EIB). Based on sources close to European news agency Politico, Danish…
Italy could back Vestager’s European bank bid
Ex-deputy prime minister Margrethe Vestager’s bid to become the next head of the European Investment Bank (EIB) could be back on track with the help of Italy. The former Social Liberal (Radikale) leader took a sabbatical…
German chancellor snubs Vestager, backs rival for top job
Ex-deputy prime minister Margrethe Vestager is facing an uphill struggle in her bid to become the next head of the European Investment Bank (EIB) after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz endorsed her main rival,…
Vestager could become victim of Germany-Spain ‘horse trading’
Former Social Liberal (Radikale) leader Margrethe Vestager could lose out on her bid to become President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) due to ‘political horse trading’ between Germany and Spain. The ex-Danish…
Vestager checks out of European Commission to focus on EIB bid
Denmark’s Executive Vice President of the European Commission Margrethe Vestager has taken a sabbatical to focus on her candidacy for the presidency of the European Investment Bank (EIB). The former Social Liberal (Radikale)…
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