Margrethe Vestager has spent a decade leading the European Union’s attempts to control Big Tech, including actions Tim Cook described as “total political crap.” She won’t be doing it any longer.
Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission
Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission
The role of European Commissioner for Competition is a mandate that sees its holder having to be reappointed every five years. Vestager has served two terms, starting in 2014, and over her decade in the role has been a principle figure in the EU’s many and varied disputes with Apple.
According to the Financial Times, Vestager will not be nominated for a third term. It’s said that this is due to Vestager’s Social Liberal party faring poorly in Denmark’s 2022 elections.