If you, as a company, can get a deal that I, as a company, cannot get, you can compete with me but not on the merits, because your tax burden is not the same as mine. — Margrethe Vestager Copy Share Image
We would completely delegitimise what we are doing if we allow politics to interfere with our work. — Margrethe Vestager Copy Share
You need to have the advice from experienced people coming from different kinds of educational and backgrounds in general, and then you can make… — Margrethe Vestager Copy Share
History shows the power-grab in every religion once it gets organised. And then it's people making you do things that you don't agree with… — Margrethe Vestager Copy Share
Most politicians are either generalists or specialists. It's very rare that a politician is both. — Margrethe Vestager Copy Share
If you're in a situation where your effective tax rate is so much lower than any other company, then obviously you have a much… — Margrethe Vestager Copy Share
Planning is like taking on blinders. I think it is a wise thing to be open to whatever shows up on your doorstep. — Margrethe Vestager Copy Share
In Europe, we don't only take offence when one company is treating another company in a way that's illegal. We also look at if… — Margrethe Vestager Copy Share
I'm quite enthusiastic about any kind of gadget and app and feature and things that enable me to have a very convenient lifestyle. We… — Margrethe Vestager Copy Share
Part of being not only a liberal but also a human is to make your own decisions. — Margrethe Vestager Copy Share
I've asked myself what is the worst thing that can happen if I take this decision and go along with it. Very often, I… — Margrethe Vestager Copy Share
We want a free market, but we know that the paradox of a 'free' market is that sometimes you have to intervene. You have… — Margrethe Vestager Copy Share
Basically, I come to Washington a couple of times a year, sort of on a strictly business basis: talk to my counterparts at the… — Margrethe Vestager Copy Share
What I have come to realize over the twenty years when I have worked in different roles as a legislator is that no legislation… — Margrethe Vestager Copy Share
Being a politician, I know how motivating it can be when the public is outraged. — Margrethe Vestager Copy Share
