“The European Parliament firmly rejects the visa ban imposed by the US authorities on former Commissioner Breton, which is solely motivated due to his role in the development and implementation of the Digital Services Act, a law proposed by the European Commission and adopted by the co-legislators to protect users online. This is an unacceptable personalisation of EU policy, a dangerous precedent for the independence of the European Institutions and an attack on the EU’s regulatory sovereignty.

In accordance with Articles 340 and 343 TFEU and Protocol No. 7, acts performed by members of the Commission in the exercise of their duties fall within the responsibility of the Union and enjoy functional protection, which the Commission is committed to guarantee, particularly in the face of foreign measures targeting former commissioners individually.

The European Parliament welcomes the Commission’s decision to grant legal and financial assistance to a former Commissioner and…