BRUSSELS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday (Jul 18) criticised EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager's decision to hire a US economist over a European to help oversee Big Tech, adding her previous work could lead to conflicts of interest. Leaders of the main political groups at the European Parl
BRUSSELS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday criticised EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager's decision to hire a US economist over a European to help oversee Big Tech, adding her previous work could lead to conflicts of interest.
Macron added he was"attached to reciprocity", and noted that the US and China would not have appointed an overseas national in such a role. Vestager defended her decision at a European Parliament committee hearing, where some French lawmakers berated her for her choice and called for a rethink.
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