2023-07-18 19:26:25
An American, who has been a consultant for Amazon, Apple and Microsoft, has been appointed to a key post for the regulation of Gafam, at the European Commission. Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager assures that all procedures have been followed. Article reserved for subscribers Journalist at the World service By Pauline Hofmann Published on 07/18/2023 at 21:26 Reading time: 3 min
The line of defense has not changed one iota since the start of the controversy. Fiona Scott-Morton was appointed a week ago chief economist at the Directorate-General for Competition, a strategic post at the European Commission. And his opponents fear a conflict of interest but also interference from Washington in the regulation of large tech companies. The controversy led the European Commissioner for Competition to explain herself to MEPs on Tuesday followingnoon. Margrethe Vestager repeated the score played in recent days by the European Commission, in the mode of “move around, there’s nothing to see”.
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