(Seb Starcevic – Politico) Top officials in the European Parliament have voted to condemn U.S. sanctions on former European Commissioner Thierry Breton. Washington last month slapped a visa ban on Breton, who was the EU’s tech czar during the previous term of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The prohibition owed to Breton’s role in pushing through the bloc’s flagship digital rulebook, which the Trump administration sees as regulatory overreach against American social media and tech giants. “The European Parliament firmly rejects the visa ban imposed by the US authorities on former Commissioner Breton, which is solely motivated due to his role in the development and implementation of the Digital Services Act,” the leaders of the parliament’s various political groups, who make up its Conference of Presidents, said in a joint statement.
EU Parliament backs Thierry Breton in free speech spat with Washington – POLITICO
