The French president had long since put forward his choice for France’s commissioner in the EU executive — Thierry Breton, the floppy-haired Frenchman in charge of the EU’s internal market, who’d made a name for himself as the bloc's most colorful and controversial commissioner.

The European Union's top regulator of the bloc's 27-country internal market, France's Thierry Breton, quit Monday accusing European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen of "questionable governance.

After an eventful five years, the EU’s most colourful commissioner is leaving Brussels. From fighting Elon Musk to buying COVID-19 vaccines, and challenging his boss to announcing the death of NATO, Euronews takes you through some career highlights.

Thierry Breton posted resignation letter on X accusing European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen of acting against him.

The French candidate for the next European Commission and current EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton resigned in a suprise move on Monday by posting a letter on X. Breton claimed in his letter that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen asked France to nominate another person in exchange for "an allegedly more influential portfolio for France" in the commission.

Thierry Breton, Internal Market Commissioner also in charge of tech and defence announced his resignation from the European Commission, in a last move to question von der Leyen’s right to reign.

High-profile official was withdrawn by France in return for ‘allegedly more influential portfolio’, he said in resignation letter

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.