Vestager leaves EU competition job as M&A decision looms

The European Union’s competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager (pictured) is taking a temporary leave of absence to pursue a top position at the European Investment Bank at a time when telecoms M&A is hoting up again.
EU president Ursula von der Leyen granted Vestager, EVP for the European Commission, a period of unpaid leave to enable her to serve as the Danish government’s candidate for the position of President of the Management Committee of the EIB, Brussels announced earli