EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager faces poser over Apple court win
20 September 2020 - 17:01
Brussels/Luxembourg — Apple’s July court triumph over a huge EU back-tax order is forcing antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager to make a tough choice: challenge a ruling that faulted the EU investigation or accept judges’ criticisms and re-examine a case started more than six years ago.
Her dilemma about whether to appeal before a late-September deadline shows how court rebukes have bogged down probes that were once swift and lethal. The EU targeted big names, triggering changes to taxation across Europe. The €13bn demand for Apple was its crowning achievement...
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