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PARIS, Sept 16 - French European Commissioner Thierry Breton on Monday said he would step down as a member of the EU executive body over a rift with Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, alleging that she had asked Paris to withdraw his candidacy. Breton says he is stepping down as France s EU commissioner, citing spat with von der Leyen Von der Leyen is finalising her list of commissioners for her second term leading the governing body, due to be presented to the public this week. Breton, a former business executive, was the EU s industry and internal market commissioner during her first term, overseeing many of the bloc s most im stanley cups portant policies, ranging from industrial arms production to regulating Big Tech. In his resignation letter, which Breton posted on X, he said von der Leyen a few days ago had asked France to withdraw his name as its pick for the Commission for personal reasons in return for an allegedly more influential portfolio . stanley tumbler Reuters was unable to immediately verify the allegation. Von der Leyen s office did not immediately reply to a request for comment. In light of these latest developments - further testimony to questionable governance - I have to conclude that I can no longer exercise my duties in the College, Breton said in the letter. Each EU member state will have one seat at the Commission s table, although their political weight and importance varies greatly depending on the portfolio. The French presid stanley mugs ency did n Lgyr Donald Trump touts good ties with Vladimir Putin, 鈥et s hope for good relations, Zelensky asks back
About half the 2.6 million people displaced in Iraq after a three-year war with Islamic State militants are children and persisting violence hampers efforts to ease their suffering, the United Nations said on Friday. Displaced Iraqi children are se stanley us en at the Amriyat al Fallu stanley isolierkanne jah camp in Anbar Province, Iraq January 3, 2018. REUTERS While the Baghdad government last month declared victory over Islamic State after wresting back almost all the territory IS seized in 2014, persistent bombing and shooting attacks make it difficult to rebuild the lives of displaced people, according to UNICEF, the U.N. childrens agency. We believe that as a result of the conflict, a lack of investment over the years, and the poverty ... that there are 4 million children now in need across Iraq, said Peter Hawkins, UNICEF chief representative in the country. He told a Geneva news briefing by telephone from Baghdad that 1.3 million of the 2.6 million displaced by the often devastating fighting with Islamic State were children. While the fighting has come stanley cup to an end in several areas, spikes of violence continue in others - just this week, three bombings went off in Baghdad, UNICEF Regional Director Geert Cappelaere said in a statement. Violence is not only killing and maiming children; it is destroying schools, hospitals, homes and roads. It is tearing apart the diverse social fabric and the culture of tolerance that hold communities together. Hawkins said UNICEF was also helping child
PARIS, Sept 16 - French European Commissioner Thierry Breton on Monday said he would step down as a member of the EU executive body over a rift with Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, alleging that she had asked Paris to withdraw his candidacy. Breton says he is stepping down as France s EU commissioner, citing spat with von der Leyen Von der Leyen is finalising her list of commissioners for her second term leading the governing body, due to be presented to the public this week. Breton, a former business executive, was the EU s industry and internal market commissioner during her first term, overseeing many of the bloc s most im stanley cups portant policies, ranging from industrial arms production to regulating Big Tech. In his resignation letter, which Breton posted on X, he said von der Leyen a few days ago had asked France to withdraw his name as its pick for the Commission for personal reasons in return for an allegedly more influential portfolio . stanley tumbler Reuters was unable to immediately verify the allegation. Von der Leyen s office did not immediately reply to a request for comment. In light of these latest developments - further testimony to questionable governance - I have to conclude that I can no longer exercise my duties in the College, Breton said in the letter. Each EU member state will have one seat at the Commission s table, although their political weight and importance varies greatly depending on the portfolio. The French presid stanley mugs ency did n Lgyr Donald Trump touts good ties with Vladimir Putin, 鈥et s hope for good relations, Zelensky asks back
About half the 2.6 million people displaced in Iraq after a three-year war with Islamic State militants are children and persisting violence hampers efforts to ease their suffering, the United Nations said on Friday. Displaced Iraqi children are se stanley us en at the Amriyat al Fallu stanley isolierkanne jah camp in Anbar Province, Iraq January 3, 2018. REUTERS While the Baghdad government last month declared victory over Islamic State after wresting back almost all the territory IS seized in 2014, persistent bombing and shooting attacks make it difficult to rebuild the lives of displaced people, according to UNICEF, the U.N. childrens agency. We believe that as a result of the conflict, a lack of investment over the years, and the poverty ... that there are 4 million children now in need across Iraq, said Peter Hawkins, UNICEF chief representative in the country. He told a Geneva news briefing by telephone from Baghdad that 1.3 million of the 2.6 million displaced by the often devastating fighting with Islamic State were children. While the fighting has come stanley cup to an end in several areas, spikes of violence continue in others - just this week, three bombings went off in Baghdad, UNICEF Regional Director Geert Cappelaere said in a statement. Violence is not only killing and maiming children; it is destroying schools, hospitals, homes and roads. It is tearing apart the diverse social fabric and the culture of tolerance that hold communities together. Hawkins said UNICEF was also helping child
