‘Anyone but him’: Inside Ursula von der Leyen’s long breakup with ...
WEB5 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's Breton says he steps down as EU commissioner
WEB6 days ago · World. A police operation is under way after an explosion in central Cologne, the Bild newspaper reported on Monday. French European Union Commissioner Thierry Breton on Monday said he'd quit the ...
Thierry Breton resigns and pulls out of race for European …
WEB6 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 ...
Thierry Breton, Top E.U. Commissioner, Resigns, Citing …
WEB6 days ago · The surprise resignation of Thierry Breton came after he accused Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, of pressuring France to nominate another candidate instead of him for ...
France's Breton resigns as EU commissioner in public clash with …
WEB6 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
WEB6 days ago · Tech enforcer. The 69-year-old was seen by Paris as a key counterweight to Berlin's influence at the heart of the EU. But, an engineer by training, Breton, did not have a smooth path into the ...
French European Commissioner Thierry Breton resigns, attacks …
WEB6 days ago · 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. French President Emmanuel Macron nominated Breton for a second term in ...
A French member of the European Commission ... - Associated Press News
WEB6 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 …
France's Thierry Breton resigns as EU commissioner - RTÉ
WEB6 days ago · Thierry Breton's announcement comes as Ursula von der Leyen finalises her list of commissioners following EU elections this summer. French European Union Commissioner Thierry Breton has resigned ...
Ursula von der Leyen tightens grip before unveiling her team
WEB5 days ago · September 17, 2024 4:00 am CET. By Barbara Moens and Nicholas Vinocur. BRUSSELS — Ursula von der Leyen has a message for her top team: Defy me at your peril. When outspoken French Commissioner Thierry Breton resigned from the European Commission with immediate effect, he publicly condemned his (now-former) boss for her “questionable ...
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