The European Commissioner-designate, Thierry Breton, slammed the door on the European Commission on Monday 16 September, accusing the re-elected President of the Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, of calling for his head from the French President, Emmanuel Macron, who then immediately nominated Stéphane Séjourné, former President of the Renew Europe group in the European Parliament and resigning Minister of Foreign Affairs, as his candidate.
In a letter that he himself has made public,...