ALDE Party Congress – Margrethe Vestager on the opportunities and threats of the Digital Age

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ALDE Party Congress – Margrethe Vestager on the opportunities and threats of the Digital Age

By Mark Valladares | Sat 26th October 2019 - 11:32 am

There was serious talk in some quarters of Margrethe Vestager as a credible compromise candidate for the Presidency of the European Commission, and whilst that didn’t come to pass, the former Commissioner for Competition, and scourge of monopolists everywhere, gained a key role in the new, incoming Commission, that of coordinating the whole agenda on a Europe fit for the digital age, whilst retaining her former responsibilities for competition.

Her speech here in Athens was an interesting one, and offers a flavour of how she sees her new portfolio…

Read more by Mark Valladares or more about ALDE congress, digital economy or Margrethe Vestager.
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