{"id":98702,"date":"2026-02-22T20:37:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T23:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tech.einnews.com\/article\/894626756"},"modified":"2026-02-22T20:37:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T23:37:17","slug":"macron-asks-trump-to-lift-sanctions-on-former-eu-tech-chief-thierry-breton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/02\/22\/macron-asks-trump-to-lift-sanctions-on-former-eu-tech-chief-thierry-breton\/","title":{"rendered":"Macron asks Trump to lift sanctions on former EU tech chief Thierry Breton"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img data-opt-id=758893364  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.politico.eu\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1200,height=630,fit=crop,quality=80,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/22\/GettyImages-2178550971-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.politico.eu\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1200,height=630,fit=crop,quality=80,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/22\/GettyImages-2178550971-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.politico.eu\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1200,height=630,fit=crop,quality=80,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/22\/GettyImages-2178550971-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.politico.eu\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1200,height=630,fit=crop,quality=80,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/22\/GettyImages-2178550971-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.politico.eu\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1200,height=630,fit=crop,quality=80,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/22\/GettyImages-2178550971-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.politico.eu\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1200,height=630,fit=crop,quality=80,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/22\/GettyImages-2178550971-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.politico.eu\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1200,height=630,fit=crop,quality=80,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/22\/GettyImages-2178550971-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.politico.eu\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1200,height=630,fit=crop,quality=80,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/22\/GettyImages-2178550971-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.politico.eu\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1200,height=630,fit=crop,quality=80,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/22\/GettyImages-2178550971-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.politico.eu\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1200,height=630,fit=crop,quality=80,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/22\/GettyImages-2178550971-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.politico.eu\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1200,height=630,fit=crop,quality=80,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/22\/GettyImages-2178550971-scaled.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.politico.eu\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1200,height=630,fit=crop,quality=80,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/22\/GettyImages-2178550971-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>French President Emmanuel Macron has asked U.S. President Donald Trump to lift sanctions imposed last year on a raft of prominent Europeans including former EU tech chief Thierry Breton, arguing the measures were \u201cunjustly imposed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would like to personally draw your attention to the sanctions imposed by the United States against several European citizens, including two Frenchmen, Nicolas Guillou, judge at the International Criminal Court, and Thierry Breton, former European Commissioner,\u201d Macron wrote to his U.S. counterpart in a letter sent last week, according to a report on Sunday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latribune.fr\/article\/la-tribune-dimanche\/dimanche-eco\/11875256667353\/exclusif-macron-ecrit-a-trump-pour-demander-la-levee-des-sanctions-contre-thierry-breton\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.latribune.fr\/article\/la-tribune-dimanche\/dimanche-eco\/11875256667353\/exclusif-macron-ecrit-a-trump-pour-demander-la-levee-des-sanctions-contre-thierry-breton\" target=\"_blank\">by La Tribune<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI ask you to reconsider these decisions of your administration and to lift the sanctions unjustly imposed on Nicolas Guillou and Thierry Breton,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\"> <\/a><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/acceptable.html\"> <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230; 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