Margrethe Vestager, born in 13 April 1968 in Glostrup, is a Danish politician.

After the hearing by the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO), and the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) of the European Parliament, the committees prepare an evaluation letter on the candidate. Parliament is expected to vote on the new Commission as a whole on 23 October.

Hearing of Margrethe VESTAGER, Executive Vice-President-designate, A Europe

At its party meeting on 21 March in Brussels, the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) party nominated its team of seven lead candidates (Team Europe) for the presidency of the European Commission. Margrethe Vestager is the candidate taking part in the May 15 Eurovision debate. Other members of Team Europe are Nicola Beer, Emma Bonino, Violeta Bulc, Katalin Cseh, Luis Garicano and Guy Verhofstadt.

Margrethe VESTAGER, 51 (Radikale Venstre, Denmark), since 2014 serves as the European Commissioner for Competition. Previously, she was the Minister for Economic and Interior Affairs (2011) and the Minister for Education (1998) in Denmark. The candidate obtained her degree in Economics at the University of Copenhagen (1993).

#EUelections2019 - Margrethe VESTAGER, lead candidate for ALDE as member

The Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee holds an exchange of views on the implementation of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) with Commission Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, independent experts and industry representatives. The discussion will focus on the first assessment of compliance, mostly as regards to self-preferencing and app stores

IMCO Debate on the Digital Markets Act

FISC - Exchange of views with Margrethe VESTAGER, Executive Vice President of the European Commission

EP Plenary session - Commission statement - Global measures towards social media platforms - Strengthening the role of DSA and protecting the democracy and freedom in the online sphere

IMCO - Exchange of views on the implementation of the Digital Markets Act: compliance, with a focus on self-preferencing and app stores.

INTA committee meeting EU-US Trade and Technology Council - Exchange of views with Margrethe Vestager and Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-Presidents of the Commission

Othmar KARAS meets with Margrethe VESTAGER, EC Executive Vice-President

ECON - Exchange of views with Margrethe VESTAGER, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Europe fit for the Digital Age, and Commissioner for Competition, following the appointment of Fiona Scott Morton as Chief Competition Economist at the Directorate-General for Competition

INTA Committee meeting - Exchange of views Margrethe Vestager and Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-Presidents of the European Commission

EP Plenary session - EU Day for the victims of the global climate crisis

ECON - Exchange of views with Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President and Commissioner for Competition on State Aid: EU’s reaction to the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)

IMCO Committee - Structured dialogue with Margrethe VESTAGER, Executive Vice President of the European Commission for a Europe Fit for the Digital Age

Trilogue on the European Digital Identity Framework

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Margrethe VESTAGER, EC Executive Vice President

REGI Committee - Exchange of views on regional aspects of the revision of the RGEC and De Minimis with Commissioner Margarethe VESTAGER

EMPL Committee - Exchange of views with Margrethe VESTAGER, EC Executive Vice President

- Question Time to Commission - Protection of critical infrastructure from China's interference

INTA Committee - Recent developments in the work of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council

EP Plenary session - A high common level of cybersecurity

Vlad-Marius BOTOS meets with Commissioner Margarethe VESTAGER

Recording of a podcast

David SASSOLI, EP President, participates to the seminar of the College of Commissioners at the Berlaymont (Brussels), Headquarter of the European Commission.

Seminar of the College of Commissioners with the participation of David SASSOLI, EP President: roundtable

The new Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age (AIDA) debate on the EU data strategy and Commission's white paper on AI with Thierry BRETON, European Commissioner for Internal Market and Margrethe VESTAGER, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Europe fit for the Digital Age, in the European Parliament in Brussels. They will also discuss initiatives taken within the OECD with Andrew W. Wyckoff – its Director for Science, Technology and Innovation.

Artificial Intelligence: extracts from the exchange of views with Thierry BRETON, European Commissioner for Internal and Market Margrethe VESTAGER, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Europe fit for the Digital Age

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (19-23 October 2020), Joint debate on Digital services and Artificial intelligence. Opening statement by Margrethe VESTAGER, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Europe fit for the Digital Age. The following transcription is the result of an automatic process. Check Against delivery.

Joint debate - Digital services and Artificial intelligence: Opening statement by Margrethe VESTAGER, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Europe fit for the Digital Age

During the plenary session (19-23 October 2020) of the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs present their demands on how digital services, including online platforms and marketplaces, should be regulated and how they expect the Commission to address and tackle current shortcomings in the online environment in its Digital Services package, due to be presented by the end of the year. MEPs discussed in the plenary the proposals on several guiding principles that must be taken into account by future laws including a human-centric, human-made and human-controlled AI; safety, transparency and accountability; safeguards against bias and discrimination; right to redress; social and environmental responsibility, and respect for fundamental rights.

Digital services and artificial intelligence: extracts from the joint debate

Renew Europe leaders meet ahead of the European Council at the Palais d'Egmont in Brussels.

Renew Europe leaders meet ahead of the European Council: arrivals and doorsteps

Preparation and atmosphere prior to the debate on the State of the Union 2020, during the plenary session (14-17 September 2020) in the European Parliament in Brussels.

State of the Union 2020: preparation and atmosphere prior to the debate

The Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) exchange views with Margrethe VESTAGER, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Europe fit for the Digital Age in the context of structured dialogue in the European Parliament in Brussels.

Structured dialogue: extracts from the exchange of views with Margrethe VESTAGER, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Europe fit for the Digital Age

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs debate plans to shield European industries weakened by the COVID-19 crisis and ways to protect strategic industries from foreign takeovers. (rec 17/06)

Protecting European strategic sectors from foreign takeovers in a post-Covid world: extracts from the debate (rec 17/06)

Live Replay of the debate on EU Recovery package during the extraordinary plenary session of 27 May 2020 in Brussels. Ambiance shots of the arrivals

EU Recovery package: Ambiance shots of the arrivals before the opening of the debate

The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) discuss competition policy with Margrethe VESTAGER, Executive Vice-President, in the European Parliament in Brussels. MEPs are likely to quiz her on the implementation of the Temporary State Aid Framework, applicable since March 2020 in the response to the COVID-19 crisis.

Economic impact and the response to the COVID-19 pandemic: extracts from the exchange of views

Liberal leaders meet ahead of the European Council to prepare the European Council. Statements by Dacian CIOLOŞ (RE, RO), RE Group Leader, and Xavier BETTEL, Luxembourgish Prime Minister.

Liberal leaders meet ahead of the European Council: arrivals and roundtable

During a ceremony on 29 November 2019, Othmar KARAS (EPP, AT), Vice-President of the EP, Jeppe KOFOD, Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Margrethe VESTAGER, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Europe fit for the Digital Age, inaugurate the new multimedia space Europa Experience in Copenhague, Denmark. Visit by Othmar KARAS to the Danish Parliament and inauguration with speeches, ribbon cutting and guided tour with Jeppe KOFOD and Margrethe VESTAGER.

Inauguration of Europa Experience in Copenhagen

During the plenary session (25-28 November 2019) in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, David SASSOLI, EP President makes an opening statement on the debate on the presentation by the Commission President-elect of the College of Commissioners and their programme. Ambiance shots of the arrivals

Presentation by the Commission President-elect of the College of Commissioners and their programme: ambiance shots of the arrivals and opening statement by David SASSOLI, EP President

Liberal leaders meet ahead of the European Council, arrivals and doorsteps on the new Brexit's deal by Guy VERHOFSTADT, EP Brexit Steering group coordinator, Margrethe VESTAGER, Xavier BETTEL, Prime Minister of Luxembourg and Mark RUTTE, Dutch Prime Minister. The pre-summit meeting is taking place at the cercle de Lorraine, Brussels.

Liberal leaders meet ahead of the European Council: arrivals and statements

On 8th October 2019, Margrethe VESTAGER, from Denmark, Executive Vice President-designate for Europe fit for the Digital Age, is heard by the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO), and the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) in association with the Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) of the European Parliament in Brussels to test her general competences, European commitment and specific expertise related to her portfolio. On this occasion, Margrethe VESTAGER has the opportunity to make an opening statement. The following transcription is the result of an automatic process. Check Against delivery.

Hearing of Margrethe VESTAGER, Executive Vice President-designate, Europe fit for the Digital Age: Opening statement by Margrethe VESTAGER

Adina-Ioana VĂLEAN (EPP, RO), Chair of ITRE Committee, Petra DE SUTTER (Greens/EFA, BE), Chair of IMCO Committee, Irene TINAGLI (S&D, IT), Chair of ECON Committee, and Margrethe VESTAGER, Executive Vice President-designate for Europe fit for the Digital Age, speak to the press following her hearing in the European Parliament in Brussels.

Press point by Adina-Ioana VĂLEAN (EPP, RO), Chair of ITRE Committee, Petra DE SUTTER (Greens/EFA, BE), Chair of IMCO Committee, Irene TINAGLI (S&D, IT), Chair of ECON Committee, and Margrethe VESTAGER, Executive Vice President-designate

Margrethe VESTAGER, Executive Vice President-designate, Europe fit for the Digital Age, is heard by the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Policy (IMCO) and Committee on economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON), in association with the Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI ) of the European Parliament in Brussels to test her general competences, European commitment and specific expertise related to her portfolio. Statements by Andreas SCHWAB (EPP, DE), Paul TANG (S&D, NL), Nicola BEER (RE, DE), Alexandra GEESE (Greens/EFA, DE), Derk Jan EPPINK (ECR, NL) and Margrethe VESTAGER, Commissioner-designate, Executive Vice-President-designate for A Europe fit for the Digital Age.

Hearing of Margrethe VESTAGER, Executive Vice President-designate, Europe fit for the Digital Age: extracts from the hearing

Margrethe VESTAGER, Executive Vice President-designate, Europe fit for the Digital Age, is heard by the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Policy (IMCO) and Committee on economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON), in association with the Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI ) of the European Parliament in Brussels to test her general competences, European commitment and specific expertise related to her portfolio.

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