The driving force of Margrethe Vestager
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The driving force of Margrethe Vestager

October 03, 2016
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Margrethe Vestager is known for taking items out of her friends’ shopping baskets if she feels they are making the wrong decision. The EU Competition Commissioner is not short of opinions when it comes to the world’s most powerful companies either – routinely provoking disagreements with major corporations since becoming commissioner in 2014. Lena Angvik takes a look at the lady behind the state aid investigations.

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