Thierry Breton, one of the top officials in the EU commission over the past five years, resigned suddenly on Monday. He was responsible for the EU internal market, playing a key role in shaping tech regulations, advancing the defence industry, and overseeing the rollout of 5G as well as the production of Covid-19 vaccines (Photo: European Commisison)

Von der Leyen's new commissioner team under fresh scrutiny after Breton resignation

EU Political

by Elena Sánchez Nicolás, Brussels,

Ursula von der Leyen's already-delayed formation of her next team of EU commissioners has come under increased scrutiny, after the shock resignation of France's commissioner, Thierry Breton, on Monday (16 September) — in protest at the commission president's “questionable governance”.

In a letter on Monday, Breton claimed that von der Leyen had pushed the Fren...

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.