US Visa Bans Spark EU Backlash Over Digital Rules

By Anupriya Datta, Nikolaus J. Kurmayer and Théophane Hartmann

(EurActiv) -- Brussels and several EU capitals reacted sharply on Wednesday after the United States imposed visa bans on former European Commissioner Thierry Breton and four other European figures, escalating a transatlantic dispute over EU digital regulation

The US State Department announced on Tuesday it would deny visas to former EU commissioner Thierry Breton and four others, accusing them of seeking to “coerce”...