Soukup, Deisenhofer take on senior EU competition roles
By Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst ( September 30, 2026, 09:56 GMT | Insight) -- The European Commission has appointed Karl Soukup as its most senior official overseeing state aid, and Thomas Deisenhofer as the head of the investigation teams prosecuting cartels.Karl Soukup will be the new official in charge of the European Commission’s state-aid enforcement, while Thomas Deisenhofer takes over responsibility for a directorate managing cartel investigations, the EU executive announced on Wednesday....
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