"Being political should not be confused with politicised," said a spokeswoman for Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker. For him, fighting tax avoidance had been a "top priority" since before he took over the EU executive two years ago, she said. Juncker sees Vestager as what the EU president calls his "Rottweiler", he added.Apple and the Irish government say Vestager is rewriting the iPhone maker's quarter-century of history in Ireland. Apple denies that Dublin gave it tax breaks amounting to illegal state aid.What has changed is the politics. "That political approach, Brussels officials stress, does not mean capricious or lacking legal basis.

Source: Times of India September 04, 2016 06:46 UTC