Highlights: European Commission: for Thierry Breton, Ursula von der Leyen was not well elected by the EPP. The French commissioner did not let a day pass to criticize his boss's candidacy on social networks. The general secretary of the E PP retorts to Breton that his party has no vision, no message, no relevance and that Renaissance is stuck between the extreme left and the extreme right. And we can in any case predict that the atmosphere will be electric at the next meeting of the college of commissioners.

Ursula von der Leyen was named leader of the European People's Party at the congress in Bucharest ahead of the European elections from June 6 to 9. Its designation obviously gives it a role…

European Commission: for Thierry Breton, Ursula von der Leyen was not well elected by the EPP

Ursula von der Leyen was named leader of the European People's Party at the congress in Bucharest ahead of the European elections from June 6 to 9.

Her nomination obviously gives her the role of candidate who can as such be attacked by other political parties.

But no one would have bet that the first arrows came from his own team.

The French commissioner, Thierry Breton, did not let a day pass to criticize his boss's candidacy on social networks.

Thierry Breton in November 2022 (illustrative photo).

By: RFI Follow

With our correspondent in Brussels,

Pierre Benazet

According to Thierry Breton, European Commissioner for the Internal Market,

Ursula von der Leyen

, “

despite her qualities

”, was not elected by enough members of the conservative party.

And the Frenchman adds that this party, the EPP, should not have “

the management of Europe for five more years, or 25 years in a row

”.

The commissioner would surely see himself in the place of the President of the Commission, but his message is at odds with the latest rumor, which claims that

Emmanuel Macron

himself has given his approval to Ursula von der Leyen.

Thierry Breton has the right to express his opinion, underlines the European Commission, but we feel that the institution is very embarrassed around it, especially since he tweeted using his official X account as commissioner.

However, he should do this with a private or candidate account.

Despite her qualities, Ursula von der Leyen outvoted by her own party.

The real question now:

“Is it possible to (re)entrust the management of Europe to the EPP for 5 more years, or 25 years in a row?”

The EPP itself does not seem to believe in its candidate.

https://t.co/fmlqOqm7j0

— Thierry Breton (@ThierryBreton) March 7, 2024

For Veerle Nuyts, spokesperson for the European Commission, “

it is clear that this comment is a personal remark and is not made in his capacity as commissioner

”.

“

Our secretary general,

” he adds,

“will send a reminder to all the commissioners concerning the guidelines which have been defined for the period of the electoral campaign, and which each member of the college must apply.
We ask commissioners to exercise discretion in applying these rules.

The general secretary of the EPP retorts to Thierry Breton that his party has no vision, no message, no relevance and that Renaissance is stuck between the extreme left and the extreme right.

And we can in any case predict that the atmosphere will be electric at the next meeting of the college of commissioners.

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European Commission: for Thierry Breton, Ursula von der Leyen was not well elected by the EPP

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