Von der Leyen set to reward France with bigger EU top job after Breton …
WEB5 days ago · Calls had intensified between Macron and von der Leyen last week, amid fears in Paris that France’s portfolio was being watered down, before Séjourné was swapped in for Breton, according to three French officials who were granted anonymity because they were not allowed to comment on the matter.
Analysis: With Breton out, von der Leyen tightens grip on power
WEB6 days ago · The effects of his resignation are already clear. With Breton, a free-minded politician with a go-it-alone reputation, officially out of the picture, von der Leyen tightens her grip on the ...
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 ...
French European Commissioner Thierry Breton resigns, attacks von der …
WEB6 days ago · There has been no love lost between Breton and the German von der Leyen, with the two repeatedly clashing in private and public during the last five years. Breton's move means Paris will need to nominate a new commissioner candidate. The French commissioner had earlier teased the announcement with a cryptic post on social media.
New twists to European Commission saga as Breton rips into von der ...
WEB5 days ago · The European Commission's spokesperson insisted that von der Leyen still intends to present the list of Commissioners and their portfolios to the European Parliament on Tuesday as scheduled ...
Thierry Breton, Top E.U. Commissioner, Resigns, Citing …
WEB5 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...
France's Breton says he steps down as EU commissioner
WEB6 days ago · But Breton and von der Leyen's relationship took a turn for the worse over recent months. The French commissioner, a liberal, angered von der Leyen by publicly criticising her nomination as the ...
Thierry Breton: France's bulldozer at the EU crashes out
WEB6 days ago · Von der Leyen appointed Breton to lead a task force to fix the situation, and his knowledge of the world of business came in handy.
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 ...
Ursula von der Leyen, the politician tightening her grip on Brussels
WEB1 day ago · Born in Brussels in 1958, where her father was one of the original German Eurocrats, von der Leyen enrolled at the London School of Economics in 1978 under a false name and police protection due ...
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