She has taken on Apple and Amazon, with Google and Facebook, with all those whose products are shaping the world in the digital age. She fought against tax dumping and for civil rights in the digital age, she loosened the reins on the EU states when billions in state aid had to be distributed during the pandemic. Margrete Vestager, 55, Danish, EU Commissioner since 2014, is one of the most powerful people in Brussels and was probably the most powerful politician there for a long time. At least until the day when the heads of state and government chose Ursula von der Leyen to be their boss. It became clear from then on that the Vestager would not make it all the way to the top. That’s why she’s now switching to another top job.
EU Commissioner Vestager squints at new top job – economy
