The European Commission believes that its President, Ursula von der Leyen, did not have to retain a message about the EU-Mercosur trade agreement sent to her by the French President, Emmanuel Macron, in late January 2024 using the Signal app, in a decision adopted in late July in response to a request from the investigative media outlet Follow the Money.
According to the EU institution, the content of Mr Macron’s message reiterates France’s well-known position on the EU-Mercosur trade...