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Margrethe Vestager

Danish Politician

Born: Apr 13, 1968

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I think it's a completely good thing to want to do business, to want to make money and be a success in the marketplace, to get the attention of customers. I'm not in the business of pointing fingers or blaming companies, but there is a limit to everything. Margrethe Vestager

I get all my U.S. politics from 'The Daily Show.' Margrethe Vestager

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I think a lot can be said for consolidation, but I think it should be done for the right reasons. Margrethe Vestager

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My parents didn't do office hours, and they did not do vacations, so if you had a problem, you could always come around. I watched them and thought, 'OK, this is what you are supposed to do.' I was very engaged in my local primary school and when I went to secondary school and to university. And one thing led to another, and here I am. Margrethe Vestager

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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 and setting the rules. But it does mean something to me to believe that we are not alone - the human animal is quite a scary thing, left on its own. Margrethe Vestager

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On Amazon, you find retailers that want Amazon to do part of their services. Those, you don't find to the same degree on Google Shopping. On Google Shopping, you find sort of the bigger brands, those who want to have the customer relationship themselves - the data, the payment details, the search patterns. Margrethe Vestager

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We want a free market, but we know that the paradox of a 'free' market is that sometimes you have to intervene. You have to make sure it's not the law of the jungle but the laws of democracy that works. Margrethe Vestager

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If you're successful in the market, it should be because you have the best products. Then your customers like you, not because then you cut corners, or you get a tax break, or you don't inform authorities about how things actually are. Margrethe Vestager

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Competition is one of the most important drivers of innovation because you have to stay in the race. You have to think of something new, and if you don't, well, of course you should leave the market. Margrethe Vestager

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Basically, I come to Washington a couple of times a year, sort of on a strictly business basis: talk to my counterparts at the Federal Trade Commission, of the DOJ, give an occasional talk, very often in a lawyer or academic environment. Margrethe Vestager

I was brought up with a very strong value that you should always protect the small and the few against those who want to misuse their muscle and weight in order to get what they weren't supposed to. Margrethe Vestager

A huge part of Apple profits generated in Europe, in African countries, Middle East, and India were all booked in Ireland. And I think it is a very basic principle in taxation that your profits are taxed where the profits are generated. Margrethe Vestager

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The benefits of globalization do not trickle down automatically. It takes politics to make sure that there is a benefit. Margrethe Vestager

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Few people think about politics every day. But they are in the market every day. Margrethe Vestager

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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 better position when it comes to compete on prices and everything else. Margrethe Vestager

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If you want things done, you need to be able to find solutions. Margrethe Vestager

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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 find that the worst thing that can happen is something that I can live with. And if that's the case, I will do it. Margrethe Vestager

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Ours was a never a 'religious' religious home because my parents thought of religion as something you do: it's the way you engage in the local community. That has meant a lot to me. Margrethe Vestager

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I have learned that European politics is very much like Danish politics. You have all the rumours. Margrethe Vestager

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We would completely delegitimise what we are doing if we allow politics to interfere with our work. Margrethe Vestager

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