That’s all, folks! Breton’s exit wraps 5 years of EU policy drama
WEB9 hours 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 ...
‘Anyone but him’: Inside Ursula von der Leyen’s long breakup with ...
WEB2 days ago · Ursula von der Leyen had been struggling for weeks to form a new team of European commissioners when she picked up the phone for a fateful conversation with Emmanuel Macron sometime last week. The French president had long since put forward his choice for France’s commissioner in the EU …
France picks Sejourne as nominee for EU Commission after Breton …
WEB3 days ago · France picked Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne as its new candidate for the next European Commission as the incumbent, Thierry Breton, abruptly quit on Monday with tough words for the EU's re ...
France's Breton resigns as EU commissioner in public clash with …
WEB3 days ago · France's powerful European commissioner Thierry Breton on Monday announced he was quitting his role with immediate effect, claiming European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen had sought at the ...
Thierry Breton: France's bulldozer at the EU crashes out
WEB3 days ago · France's Thierry Breton became one of the European Union's most prominent faces in Brussels, gaining the reputation of a disrupter as he clashed with tech giants -- and even his own boss.
Thierry Breton, Top E.U. Commissioner, Resigns, Citing …
WEB3 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 governance.”
Macron picks foreign minister Séjourné for EU commissioner after Breton …
WEB3 days ago · French President Emmanuel Macron has nominated his outgoing foreign minister as the country’s next EU commissioner, replacing Thierry Breton hours after he resigned from the bloc’s executive.
France’s next European commissioner: Breton out, Séjourné in
WEB3 days ago · PARIS — Outgoing French Minister of Foreign Affairs Stéphane Séjourné will replace Thierry Breton as France’s nominee for European commissioner, the Elysée said in a statement.
France's Thierry Breton resigns as EU commissioner - RTÉ
WEB3 days ago · French European Union Commissioner Thierry Breton has resigned from the bloc's executive body with immediate effect.
France's Breton quits EU Commission in reappointment row - RFI
WEB3 days ago · France's powerful European commissioner Thierry Breton on Monday announced he was quitting his role with immediate effect, claiming EU chief Ursula von der Leyen had sought at the last-minute to ...