French European Commissioner Thierry Breton resigns, attacks
Sep 16, 2024 · BRUSSELS — France's European Commissioner Thierry Breton resigned Monday and accused his boss Ursula von der Leyen of undermining him, calling time on his stint in Brussels and throwing the EU's power transition into disarray.
Thierry Breton - Wikipedia
Thierry Breton (French pronunciation: [tjɛʁi bʁətɔ̃]; born 15 January 1955) is a French business executive, politician, writer and former Commissioner for Internal Market of the European Union from 2019 to 2024.
Thierry Breton, Top E.U. Commissioner, Resigns, Citing …
Sep 16, 2024 · 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...
Thierry Breton: ‘I had to do it’ - POLITICO
Sep 22, 2024 · Former European Commissioner Thierry Breton said on Sunday that no one had forced him to resign from the EU executive but that he'd felt he “had to do it.” In his first public comments since unexpectedly quitting last week, Breton reiterated his criticism of the Commission's “dubious governance.”
Breton quits as EU Commissioner, directly blames von der Leyen
Sep 16, 2024 · Thierry Breton, the powerful European Commissioner in charge of the internal market, abruptly resigned on Monday, claiming that Ursula von der Leyen had pressured France, his home...
France's Breton resigns as EU commissioner in public clash with …
Sep 16, 2024 · 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...
France picks Sejourne as nominee for EU Commission after Breton …
Sep 16, 2024 · PARIS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -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...
A French member of the European Commission ... - Associated Press News
Sep 16, 2024 · Thierry Breton, a French business executive and commissioner for the EU’s vast internal market who recently clashed with tech billionaire Elon Musk, suggested that von der Leyen had gone behind his back to get another French official named in …
Breton quits as France's EU commissioner, criticises von der Leyen
Sep 16, 2024 · PARIS/BRUSSELS - Thierry Breton of France abruptly resigned from the European Commission on Monday and was replaced by Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne as his country's candidate for the next...
Thierry Breton steps down as France’s EU commissioner
Sep 16, 2024 · Thierry Breton of France stepped down as a member of the European Commission on Monday and will no longer be his country’s candidate for the next EU executive body, an unexpected twist in the...