Margrethe Vestager
Executive Vice-President
Margrethe Vestager is the European Commissioner in the Von der Leyen Commission, currently serving as Executive Vice President of the European Commission for A Europe Fit for the Digital Age since December 2019 and European Commissioner for Competition since 2014. Vestager is a member of the Danish Social Liberal Party, and of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party (ALDE) on the European level.
She previously served as Minister for Economic Affairs and the Interior (2011-14) and Minister for Education (1998-2001) of Denmark, and as President of the ECOFIN Council (2012). She was Political leader of the Danish Social Liberal Party (2007-14), and has worked for the Danish Ministry of Finance (1993-95). Ms. Vestager holds an MSc in Economics (University of Copenhagen).
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The Sound of Margrethe Vestager
Will AI exacerbate the gap between big companies and small ones? Do ordinary Europeans gain anything from having European tech giants? This week, Nich
Fighting fear with factfulness – and engagement
Margrethe Vestager, European Commissioner for Competition, delivered the keynote speech at Bruegel's Annual Dinner 2018, held on 3 September 2018.
Margrethe Vestager's speech at Bruegel's event "European competition policy and the energy transition"
This even took place on 12th October 2015 and featured a discussion about the role of European competition policy in the energy market, and especially
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Event
19 June 2024
Europe's economic security: vulnerabilities and solutions
How should Europe address economic security and supply chain risks, especially regarding trade policy, import dependencies?
Event
29 June 2022
Autonomous, digital and green Europe: a conversation with Margrethe Vestager
At this event Margrethe Vestager touched on strategic autonomy, digital regulation and the implications of the Green Deal on competition.
Event
15 March 2021
Declining competition: a transatlantic challenge
Join us for a discussion of transatlantic competition with Kristalina Georgieva, Margrethe Vestager and Amy Klobuchar among others.
Event
21 January 2020
The European AI policy: writing the first lines of the code
At this closed-door event, an open discussion with Margrethe Vestager will contribute to her work on artificial intelligence. The aim of these discuss
Podcast
19 December 2019
The Sound of Margrethe Vestager
Will AI exacerbate the gap between big companies and small ones? Do ordinary Europeans gain anything from having European tech giants? This week, Nich
Event
19 November 2019
A European approach to Artificial Intelligence?
Closed-door brainstorming event to discuss the European Commission's AI strategy
Blog post
03 September 2018
Fighting fear with factfulness – and engagement
Margrethe Vestager, European Commissioner for Competition, delivered the keynote speech at Bruegel's Annual Dinner 2018, held on 3 September 2018.
Event
03 September 2018
Bruegel Annual Meetings 2018
The 2018 Annual Meetings will be held on 3-4 September and will feature sessions on European and global economic governance, as well as finance, ener
Blog post
12 October 2015
Margrethe Vestager's speech at Bruegel's event "European competition policy and the energy transition"
This even took place on 12th October 2015 and featured a discussion about the role of European competition policy in the energy market, and especially
Event
12 October 2015
European competition policy and the energy transition
In the transition to a low carbon energy sector, what role does the European Commission foresee for competition policy ?