The elegant Dane on Wednesday added retail behemoth

Amazon to her trophy list of all-powerful US tech giants that have run afoul of her scrutiny.
The order that Amazon repay Luxembourg 250 million euros in back taxes comes only months after she slapped search titan Google with a record 2.4-billion-euro fine for illegally favouring its shopping service in search results.
In an EU double-punch, the former Danish finance minister on Wednesday also referred Ireland to an EU court for failing to recoup a jaw-dropping 13 billion euros from Apple, the iconic iPhone maker she hit with a tax bill last year.
Despite her thunderbolts, Vestager, who took office as EU competition commissioner in late 2014, is known in Brussels for infusing one of the EU's most feared positions with a much needed dose of humanity.
'Hugely respected'
Across the EU institutions, Vestager—who inspired her country's hit television political drama Borgen about a female prime minister—counts as one of the most popular figures among the commission's 28 members.
"She's loved by her team, and hugely respected," said a high-level Brussels official familiar with the often austere corridors of EU power.


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