French President Emmanuel Macron cut loose his outspoken commissioner to the European Union, Thierry Breton, in a bid to secure a more influential role for his country in Brussels.Breton had been a key figure in the current commission and as internal market chief he helped ensure that Macron had a hand in shaping the EU’s response to the growing power of US tech giants.

French President Emmanuel Macron has proposed Stephane Sejourne, the outgoing foreign minister and close ally, to replace Thierry Breton as the EU commissioner. Breton announced his resignation from the Commission and stated he would not be a candidate for the next EU executive body.

France picked Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne as its new candidate for the next European Commission as the incumbent, Thierry Breton, abruptly quit on Monday with tough words for the EU's re-elected executive chief Ursula von der Leyen.

President Emmanuel Macron is in talks with the European Commission to carve out a new, more powerful position for France that would see his nominee overseeing all of the bloc’s efforts to boost its competitiveness.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen nominated France's Stéphane Séjourné on Tuesday to be an executive vice president for industrial strategy in her next commission. Séjourné, the outgoing French foreign minister,

France's powerful European Union commissioner Thierry Breton abruptly resigned with a parting shot at the bloc's chief on Monday, in a dramatic upset the day before Ursula von der Leyen

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