Macron just announced Stéphane Séjourné, one of his closest political allies and confidants, is set to replace Breton as new French Commissioner, I just wrote in @Euractiv

A quick 🧵 on what this means, and why it matters
euractiv.com/section/politi… @Euractiv Macron and Ursula von der Leyen negotiated all summer long over the scope of a Commissioner portfolio, meeting in-person at least twice, on 12 June & 26 Aug.

Macron had one aim in mind: secure an Executive Vice President (EVP) with as large a portfolio as possible

1/16 A lot happened on the #PlatformWork directive, currently under negotiations at the @Europarl_EN and the @EUCouncil, in the past few weeks. Thought I’d put a little 🧵 together to outline key developments in the Council ahead of tomorrow’s COREPER, and what happens next⤵️ @Europarl_EN @EUCouncil 2/16 #COREPER, a meeting of all Ambassadors to the 🇪🇺, said no last Wednesday (23 Nov) to a compromise text the 🇨🇿 Presidency put together after months of negotiations. Not the end of the 🌍 but a diplomatic setback, which speaks to the sensitivity of the file