Published: May 16th, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025
Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton spoke with Robert Habeck and Wolfgang Schmidt, among others, during his visit to Germany.
The Commissioner for Industry fears collateral damage in Europe as a result of the recently increased US tariffs on goods from China, particularly semiconductors. In an interview with Corinna Visser and Till Hoppe, he warns that if the USA and China no longer abide by WTO rules, the Europeans will also have to react.
Mister Breton, you discussed the satellite-based connectivity project Iris² with Minister Habeck. He thinks that the project is becoming too expensive…