Thierry Breton’s statements to the media

22.1.2025

Question for written answer  E-000278/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Erik Kaliňák (NI)

In a recent interview with the media, former Commissioner Thierry Breton threatened to interfere in Germany’s national elections, apparently in the event of an AfD victory, stating ‘we did it in Romania and of course we will have to do it, if necessary, in Germany’.

In the light of this unprecedented admission by a former representative of the Commission:

• 1.Can the statement by former Commissioner Thierry Breton be seen as an admission on behalf of the Commission as a whole, or does the Commission wish to distance itself from it?
• 2.If the Commission wishes to distance itself from the statement, what steps is the Commission considering to hold accountable the former Commissioner and others responsible for acting ultra vires and interfering, to an unprecedented degree, in the internal affairs of Member States?
• 3.On the other hand, if this is a confession on behalf of the Commission as a whole, who gave the Commission the mandate to interfere in the internal affairs of Member States, and which provision of the Treaties provides the legal basis for such action?

Submitted: 22.1.2025