On the day when Margrethe Vestager lost her latest state aid case before the EU courts, the competition and digital chief for the 27-nation bloc insisted that regulators were ready to strike back.
On the face of it, the legal setback was not enormous — at least not in monetary terms. Last month the European Court of Justice, the EU’s top court, ruled that Fiat did not have to pay back €30mn in taxes to Luxembourg.
Shortly after the court’s ruling, Vestager made plain her view that this was not the end of the road for competition enforcement. She said: “Even if the commission’s decision was annulled, it gives important guidance.
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