Two weeks after the rejection of Sylvie Goulard, Emmanuel Macron has proposed Thierry Breton, 64, current CEO of the Atos group and former Minister of the Economy, as a new French member to the European Commission

Emmanuel Macron proposed Thierry Breton, current CEO of the Atos group and former Minister of the Economy, as European Commissioner after the rejection of Sylvie Goulard, with a portfolio unchanged, announced the Eysée Thursday.

"The President of the Republic has sent Ursula von der Leyen, President-elect of the European Commission, his proposal to appoint Thierry Breton as a member of the European Commission.The French portfolio remains unchanged, with industrial policy, the strengthening of the internal market , digital, defense and space, "said the Elysee.