Vestager to successors: Preserve U.S.-EU fora for trade, competition cooperation

The next European Union commissioners and the incoming U.S. administration should continue initiatives founded by their predecessors to foster trans-Atlantic collaboration on trade, technology and competition policy, European Commissioner for Competition and European Commission Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager said on Tuesday. Vestager will step down from her role, ending almost a decade in EU leadership, after a European Parliament vote on a proposed slate of commissioners later this year. If the proposed class of 2024 is approved, Vestager’s portfolio...