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Vestager eyes Hungarian sugar firm Kall over alleged illegal aid

By Michael Acton and Karoline Del Vecchio
  • 18 Jun 2020 11:00
  • 18 Jun 2020 11:00
Hungarian sugar processor Kall Ingredients has drawn the attention of EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager, following a question from a Hungarian lawmaker accusing the company of receiving illegal government subsidies.
In a written response, Vestager has invited the lawmaker to provide more information on the case, while acknowledging there are

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Michael Acton

Senior Correspondent


Michael is a senior correspondent for MLex in San Francisco, where he moved in 2020 after working in our Brussels bureau. Before joining MLex, he reported on EU politics as the Financial Times’ Nico Colchester Fellow in Brussels. Michael has a degree in International Relations and Politics from the University of Cambridge, and a degree in History and French from University College London and Paris IV Sorbonne.

Karoline Del Vecchio

Senior Research Assistant


Karoline holds a degree in translation studies and EU law from Mainz University, Germany. Before joining MLex, she worked for the German Steel Federation and U.S. law firm Latham & Watkins in Brussels where she reported on EU affairs and worked as a legal researcher, providing global monitoring services on EU competition law, trade and regulatory matters. Karoline's working languages are German, English, French, Spanish, Italian and Polish.

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