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Macron Asks Trump to Lift Visa Bans on French Judge and Former EU Commissioner

On Feb 22, French President Emmanuel Macron wrote to US President Donald Trump asking him to lift US sanctions on former European Commission commissioner Thierry Breton and ICC judge Nicolas Guillou, urging reconsideration as confirmed by the Élysée Palace.
The US placed visa bans in December targeting Breton and others over extraterritorial censorship, while Macron contends the measures undermine judicial independence in Guillou's case and harm European regulatory autonomy.
Guillou has been barred from US entry since December 2025 and had his US-issued Visa card withdrawn, losing access to American digital services like Airbnb and Amazon.
The EU `strongly condemned` the sanctions and Macron will make social media and free speech a G7 priority, planning to raise the issue directly with the US president.
Macron also asked Trump to lift sanctions on a French magistrate linked to ICC proceedings, while Breton's role in the Digital Services Act ties the dispute to transatlantic tech debates.

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Macron Asked Trump to Lift Sanctions Against Thierry Breton

French President Emmanuel Macron (Emmanuel Macron) recently sent a letter to his American colleague Donald Trump (Trump) requesting the lifting of sanctions against former European Commissioner Thierry Breton (Thierry) and another French judge, the French newspaper La Tribune Dimanche reported today.

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Macron urges Trump to lift US visa bans on French judge, ex-EU commissioner

'I ask you to reconsider these decisions by your administration and to lift the sanctions unjustly imposed on Nicolas Guillou and Thierry Breton,' says French president in letter - Anadolu Ajansı

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Macron asks Trump to lift sanctions on former EU tech chief Thierry Breton

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Macron asks Trump to lift visa bans on French judge and former EU commissioner

French President Emmanuel Macron has urged his US counterpart Donald Trump to lift “unjustly imposed sanctions” against several European citizens – including former European commissioner Thierry Breton and judge Nicolas Guillou, French media reported Sunday.

9 hours ago·Paris, France

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