Ex-EU commissioner Breton criticises member states profiting from Europe's energy crunch
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- Category: Europe
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-17 12:36 UTC
- Sources: France 24 English
Former EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton called it 'totally unfair' that some EU member states are profiting from the ongoing energy crisis. Breton, who was among five European figures hit with US travel bans late last year, also condemned what he described as 'a wind of McCarthyism' from Washington.
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