EU: Vestager claims no grudge against US companies

Following media criticism of the European Commission’s recent investigations against various US companies (Google, Apple, Amazon, etc.), EC commissioner Margrethe Vestager rejected the allegations.

“Some claim that our cases involving Internet giants such as Apple or Google are evidence of bias. Well, that is a fallacy,” she said in the text of a speech to be delivered at the Foreign Policy Association in New York.

She pointed out how the EC often targets Japanese car companies and that geography has no bearing on EC investigations.

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