[2] Malikova has been overseeing at the European Commission the investigation in the EU Apple State aid case against Ireland.

In 2016, the case resulted in a claim of 13 billion euro of unpaid taxes owed by Apple to the Republic of Ireland.

[3] She has been involved in a number of investigations by the European Commission into tax arrangements by multinational corporations,[12] including Apple, Amazon, Starbucks, Fiat and Engie.

[1] Malikova shed light on undue influence of economic consultancies, such as CRA in merger control by the EU in an academic article published in 2023.

[15] Fiona Scott Morton's nomination was ultimately derailed by concerns of conflict of interest, that were expressed by the European Parliament and French President Emmanuel Macron.