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unherd.comVon der Leyen stabs Thierry Breton in the frontUrsula von der Leyen’s second term as European Commission President is not even off the ground, yet the appointment of her new top team is already plagued by problems. Appointments to the EU’s College...

This is a critical test for European leaders. 🇪🇺President von der Leyen notoriously loathes her former digital commissioner. But if she and Macron let stand that the US can ban EU lawmakers simply because the government doesn't like EU laws, that is a watershed moment in European servility.

Still no response yet from 🇪🇺President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu to the US government following through on its threat to sanction 🇪🇺lawmakers over digital laws But the Commission and Council chair Costa have put out statements on X in the past hour (interestingly, still no statements here on Bluesky)

24/12/25, 1:08 pm2 reposts19 likes

ec.europa.euStatement by the European Commission on the U.S. decision to impose travel restrictions on certain EU individualsThe European Commission strongly condemns the U.S. decision to impose travel restrictions on five European individuals, including former European Commissioner Thierry Breton.\nFreedom of expression is

The 🇪🇺Commission "strongly condemns the 🇺🇸decision". The EU has "the sovereign right to regulate economic activity in line with our democratic values and international commitments." "If needed, we will respond swiftly and decisively to defend our regulatory autonomy against unjustified measures."

🇫🇷President Macron has posted this reaction to the 🇺🇸 sanctioning former 🇪🇺Digital Commissioner @thierrybreton.bsky.social (again only on X and not Bluesky). Breton is the former CEO of the giant France Télécom (Orange). The shocking and unprecedented nature of this can't be overstated.

🇫🇷President Macron has met with former 🇪🇺Commissioner Breton to discuss the US sanctioning him and said that he will defend him from this American attack.

Olivier Beys

@olivierbeys.bsky.social

Why are all of them and certainly the Commission still on X? If they all move to bluesky only then journalists and professionals will have to follow (and populate bsky rather than focusing on x). Musk has literally demonstrated that his platform is a tool to undermine Europe! It’s maddening.