EU’s Vestager Set to Accuse Apple of Unfairly Squeezing Spotify
- Antitrust chief to hold Brussels press conference later Friday
- EU will ramp up antitrust probe with statement of objections
Margrethe Vestager
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Apple Inc. is set for another showdown with the European Union’s antitrust chief as she escalates an antitrust probe over its App Store, more than four years after she ordered the company to pay billions of dollars in back-taxes.
Margrethe Vestager, the EU’s antitrust chief, will speak at a press conference at 1 p.m. in Brussels, according to an email from the European Commission’s press office. She’s expected to explain why an EU investigation has found Apple abused its power over its App Store to unfairly squeeze music-streaming service Spotify Technology SA.