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Margrethe Vestager: a symbol of all that’s wrong with the EU

Margrethe Vestager, the EU’s competition commissioner, wields enormous power over industry, and abuses it, says Matthew Lynn.

by: Matthew Lynn
7 Jun 2020
Margrethe Vestager, competition commissioner of the European Commission © Geert Vanden Wijngaert/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Vestager: out of control © Getty

Margrethe Vestager, competition commissioner of the European Commission © Geert Vanden Wijngaert/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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