Now playing Next Europe News EU fines pharmaceutical firms €60m over alleged pay-for-delay deal "Teva’s and Cephalon’s pay-for-delay agreement harmed patients and national health systems, depriving them of more affordable medicines," said EU competition commissioner, Margrethe Vestager. 26/11/2020
Now playing Next Europe News EU alleges Amazon abused rules by using data to gain unfair advantage "We disagree with the preliminary assertions of the European Commission and will continue to make every effort to ensure it has an accurate understanding of the facts.," said Amazon. 10/11/2020
Now playing Next World News Brussels appeals court ruling on Apple €13 billion back tax case The Commission's legal battle against the tech giant and Ireland dates back to 2016. It argues the low tax rate Apple pays Dublin amounts to state aid. 25/09/2020
Now playing Next Europe News 'A marathon not a sprint': EU competition chief reacts to Apple defeat The EU was dealt a blow Wednesday when the union's second-highest court ruled that Apple did not have to pay €13 billion in Irish back taxes 16/07/2020
Now playing Next Europe News Coronavirus: EU's Vestager lukewarm on plans to cancel flight refunds A majority of member states are lobbying to suspend a rule that forces airlines to offer a full refund for cancelled flights. Margrethe Vestager, the EU's Competition czar, warned on Thursday that "some people may need the money". 30/04/2020
Now playing Next World News European countries need to protect their companies from China takeover EU competition chief warns pandemic has made firms vulnerable to foreign takeovers. 13/04/2020
Now playing Next Europe News The Brief: Day 6 hearings - old hands, new jobs The VPs face MEPs - Vestager, who made her name fighting big tech, Timmermans who will be in charge of the Green New Deal and Dombrovkis who has to make an 'economy that works for people'. 08/10/2019
Now playing Next World News 'We can not allow Brexit to overshadow important things' "We have things to do! And we can not allow Brexit to overshadow important things, because it keeps occupying our mind, our media, precious time that heads of states and government could use by discussing with one another," Margrethe Vestager tells Euronews. 12/04/2019
Now playing Next Netherlands Watch: 'Take care of Europe,' urges EU Brexit chief Michel Barnier Barnier called on EU citizens to "take care of Europe," after retelling of a meeting with Nigel Farage in which the arch Brexiteer asserted that "after Brexit, the EU will no longer exist". 11/04/2019
Now playing Next Europe News "Team Europe" defends liberalism in European elections The European liberals did not chose a single candidate for leading the European Commission, but presented a list of seven names, including Belgian Guy Verhofstadt and Italian Emma Bonino. The other four are nationals from Germany, Spain, Slovenia, and Hungary. 22/03/2019
Now playing Next Europe News EU hits Google with €1.49bn fine for 'blocking rival search engines' It is the third fine the EU has given to Google in two years. 20/03/2019