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EU competition chief Margrethe Vestager has said she was not making it more difficult for Lufthansa to get a €9 billion rescue deal

Vestager denies making Lufthansa bailout more difficult

Business • 29 May

European Commission Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager

Commission approves Government's €200m scheme for firms

Business • 31 Mar

The plans are being proposed by EU Competition Commissioner, Margrethe Vestager

Proposals to relax state aid rules published by EU

Business • 17 Mar

EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said 'Broadcom's behaviour is likely to create serious and irreversible harm to competition'

EU orders emergency competition moves against Broadcom

Business • 16 Oct 19

Denmark's Margrethe Vestager was one of the stars of the outgoing commission

EU competition chief Vestager gains power in Commission

Business • 10 Sep 19

EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said the commission will not tolerate collusive behaviour in any sector of the financial markets

EU fines five major banks for currency collusion

Business • 16 May 19

The opening of a formal investigation into Insurance Ireland by the European Commission does not prejudge its outcome

EU opens competition probe into Insurance Ireland

Business • 14 May 19

Today's deal 'will lead to lower prices for European retailers to do business, ultimately to the benefit of all consumers," Europe's competition chief Margrethe Vestager has said

EU accepts Visa and Mastercard fees offer to end probe

Business • 29 Apr 19

European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said Google was fined for illegal misuse of its dominant position in the market for the brokering of online search adverts

EU fines Google €1.49 billion for blocking ad rivals

Business • 20 Mar 19

The EU said the merger would have resulted in higher prices for the signalling systems that keep passengers safe and for the next generations of very high-speed trains

EU derails Siemens-Alstom train merger

European Union • 06 Feb 19

On Brexit, Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said all members states are 'in this together'

EU will have to find solutions to hard Brexit: Vestager

Business • 25 Jan 19

Margrethe Vestager has earned a reputation for taking a tough line against companies that breach EU rules

EU may probe Apple Pay if there are formal complaints

Business • 10 Dec 18

The reason McDonalds did not pay some taxes was due to the mismatch between US and Luxembourg laws

EU says McDonald's, Luxembourg tax deal not illegal

Business • 19 Sep 18

Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said that NAMA did not breach EU rules

EU clears NAMA in state aid investigation

Business • 25 Jan 18

Qualcomm fined for paying Apple to use its chips exclusively in iPhones and iPads

EU hits Qualcomm with €1 billion fine for Apple deal

Business • 24 Jan 18

Margrethe Vestager is expected t to face questions on the tracker issue at the ECON Committee

Commission would welcome Irish bank whistleblowers

Business • 21 Nov 17

EU Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said Ireland should already have collected the back taxes pending Apple's appeal

Apple, government near deal on managing state aid funds

Business • 11 Aug 17

Margrethe Vestager may demand some changes to Gazprom's concessions at the meeting

Gazprom executive to meet EU competition chief

Business • 29 May 17

EU competition chief Margrethe Vestager said she wants to ensure fair competition in Europe's e-books market

EU accepts Amazon e-book commitments to settle case

Business • 04 May 17

European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager

EU to investigate new RBS plan to offset state aid

Business • 04 Apr 17

EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager has blocked the merger deal between the LSE and Deutsche Boerse

EU blocks LSE-Deutsche Boerse mega-merger

Business • 30 Mar 17

Margrethe Vestager gives an update on the rescue plan for Italy's Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena today

EU making progress on Monte Paschi rescue plan

Business • 08 Mar 17

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