Margrethe Vestager, the world’s pioneering tech cop, is making her exit
EU’s antitrust enforcer leaves Brussels proud of her tenure but conscious that it had been only ‘partly successful’
Margrethe Vestager
Meta fined nearly €800m for breaking EU law over classified ads practices
Facebook is undermining rivals by ‘tying’ its free Marketplace services with the social network, Brussels says
Google gets €1.5bn EU court decision overturned, for now
EU General Court’s decision unlikely to be end of the matter
Everyone seems happy with Apple tax case outcome
The €13bn tax case, while unwelcome, always related to times long past with no real impact for any of the players going forward
US, not Ireland, facilitated Apple’s €13bn tax-avoidance structure
Revenue, under its own rules, did not have jurisdiction to tax the bulk of Apple’s offshore profits
Apple and Ireland: A tale of two tax sweethearts
Legal twists and turns over Apple case have sent periodic shockwaves across the Atlantic in recent years
We should be embarrassed about the Apple ruling but not for the reasons you think
Ireland remains central to a rotten system that deprives some of the poorest countries in the world of much needed tax revenue
EU top court ruling paves way for Apple to pay Ireland over €13bn in taxes
ECJ Apple-Ireland tax ruling: EU competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager ordered Apple in 2016 to pay the State more than €13bn in alleged back taxes but that decision has been subject to legal appeals
Apple’s €13bn Irish tax case timeline
Apple’s tax affairs in Ireland have been under scrutiny for more than a decade on both sides of the Atlantic
EU and Apple settle long-running ‘tap-and-go’ antitrust investigation
Move represents rare truce after accusations from bloc over alleged anti-competitive conduct by tech giant
EU to probe Chinese producers of wind turbines destined for Europe
Dominant European companies such as Siemens Energy and Vestas are increasingly facing Chinese competition on the world market
Will Big Tech agree to play by Europe’s new digital rules?
Large online platforms now have to comply with new EU regulations on competition. Too little too late, say some
Ireland urged to screen companies that maintain subsea cables
EU Commission recommends all EU member states take steps due to heightened security threats
State losing out on investment under new EU subsidy scheme, MEP warns
Germany became first beneficiary of scheme when Brussels approved €902m subsidy for Swedish battery maker
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