Ursula von der Leyen, the next president of the European Commission, is taking aim at digital companies, vowing she would make them pay their fair share of taxes.
“When the tech giants are making huge profits in Europe, this is fine because we are an open market and we like competition,” Christian Democrat nominee von der Leyen said July 16 in a speech as she made her final bid for the EU’s top job. The commission is the only branch in the bloc that can propose laws.
“But if they are making these ...
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