That’s all, folks! Breton’s exit wraps 5 years of EU policy drama
WEB1 day ago · European Union executive chief Ursula von der Leyen this week pushed France to pull its commissioner pick Thierry Breton and to present instead the country's Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Séjourné as its nominee for the new European Commission team. The move on Tuesday capped five years of political drama inside the European Commission's ...
Thierry Breton resigns and pulls out of race for European Commission
WEB4 days ago · The surprise move by Thierry Breton just 24 hours before von der Leyen was to announce her new slate of commissioners came with a personal attack on her management of the EU’s executive, in the ...
France picks Sejourne as nominee for EU Commission after Breton …
WEB4 days ago · Breton, one of the highest-profile members of the European Commission for the past five years, is best known for sparring publicly with tech billionaire Elon Musk and playing a key role in shaping ...
Thierry Breton, Top E.U. Commissioner, Resigns, Citing …
WEB4 days ago · Thierry Breton, France’s commissioner to the European Union, resigned on Monday, criticizing Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president, for what he called “questionable...
French European Commissioner Thierry Breton resigns, attacks …
WEB4 days ago · Tensions over France's potential portfolio in the next European Commission have been boiling over the past days between Paris and Brussels. “France is not satisfied with the portfolio scope allocated to Thierry Breton," said a senior French official from Macron’s party, before taking aim at rumors that Italy's commissioner pick would get a ...
New twists to European Commission saga as Breton rips into …
WEB4 days ago · France's Thierry Breton slammed the door on a second term as Commissioner, resigning on Monday with choice words for Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
A French member of the European Commission resigns and …
WEB4 days ago · BRUSSELS (AP) — An influential French member of the European Union’s powerful executive branch resigned on Monday, criticizing the leadership of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen just as she tries to assemble a new team for the next five years. Thierry Breton, a French business executive and commissioner for …
France's Breton resigns as EU commissioner in public clash with …
WEB4 days ago · French European commissioner Thierry Breton announced he was standing down from his role effective immediately Monday, publicly accusing European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen of...
Thierry Breton: France's bulldozer at the EU crashes out
WEB4 days ago · A former CEO of French tech and telecom firms, Breton was the first major business leader to arrive in the cosy world of the European Commission, the EU's executive arm.
France’s next European commissioner: Breton out, Séjourné in
WEB4 days ago · Breton stunned both Brussels and Paris with a shock resignation announcement Monday morning in which he accused his boss, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, of going behind his back and trying to convince Macron to ditch him in exchange for a more influential portfolio in the next Commission.. Macron had nominated Breton to serve a second term at the Berlaymont after serving ...