EU Condemns US Travel Ban on Thierry Breton and Four Other Europeans The European Commission has strongly condemned the United States’ decision to impose travel restrictions on five European individuals, including former European Commissioner Thierry Breton. The EU stated that the move undermines shared democratic principles, including freedom of expression, and emphasized that its regulatory framework is fair and non-discriminatory. Brussels has engaged Washington for clarifications and warned of possible countermeasures to defend EU regulatory autonomy. #EU #UnitedStates #TravelBan #ThierryBreton #EuropeanCommission

Macron Condemns US Visa Restrictions on EU Officials, Calls Move Threat to Europe’s Digital Sovereignty French President Emmanuel Macron has criticized the United States for imposing visa restrictions on former EU commissioner Thierry Breton and four other European activists. Macron described the action as intimidation aimed at undermining Europe’s regulatory independence in the digital space, particularly regarding the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) and Digital Markets Act (DMA). He emphasized that the EU’s digital rules were lawfully adopted to ensure fair competition and accountability, asserting Europe’s right to govern its own digital environment without external interference. #EmmanuelMacron #USVisaRestrictions #DigitalSovereignty #Europe #ThierryBreton #EU #DigitalServicesAct #DigitalMarketsAct

US Denies Visas to Former EU Commissioner and Activists Over Alleged Social Media Censorship" The U.S. State Department has imposed visa bans on five individuals, including former EU Commissioner Thierry Breton and activists from the UK and Germany, accusing them of attempting to coerce American social media companies into censoring content. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the individuals as part of a coordinated effort to suppress American speech and firms. Breton and other affected parties rejected the allegations, calling the actions a “witch hunt” and an attack on free speech. The visa restrictions are part of the U.S. government’s stated effort to counter extraterritorial censorship and uphold American sovereignty in online platforms. #USVisaBan #ThierryBreton #SocialMediaCensorship #FreeSpeech