Overview
- The Élysée confirmed Macron sent a letter to the U.S. president requesting the reversal of measures against Thierry Breton and ICC judge Nicolas Guillou.
- Macron contends Washington misread the EU’s Digital Services Act, saying it is not extraterritorial and applies uniformly within Europe.
- U.S. sanctions imposed last year bar targeted Europeans from entering the United States and from using American tech and payment services.
- Breton was targeted over his role crafting the DSA, which later underpinned a major EU fine on social platform X that angered U.S. officials.
- Guillou was sanctioned following ICC warrants for Israeli leaders, and Macron says the move threatens the court’s independence as France readies a G7 push on social media and free speech.