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🚨 THIERRY BRETON: "WE DID IT IN ROMANIA. IF NECESSARY, WE'LL DO IT IN GERMANY."
Former European Commissioner Thierry Breton has reignited the debate over election interference after declaring that the measures taken following Romania's presidential election could be repeated elsewhere in Europe.
Speaking about the EU's Digital Services Act and online regulation, Breton said:
"We did it in Romania, and if necessary, we will have to do it in Germany as well."
His comments refer to Romania's controversial presidential election, where the Constitutional Court annulled the result following intelligence reports alleging foreign interference and concerns over online campaigning.
Breton argued the EU must enforce its laws to prevent what it considers interference in democratic processes and suggested platforms that fail to comply could ultimately face sanctions, including possible bans.
🎯 MY ASSESSMENT: Regardless of where people stand politically, this is a remarkable statement. The idea that actions taken after Romania's election could serve as a model for future interventions in other European democracies is likely to intensify concerns over the balance between protecting elections and preserving democratic choice.
I travelled to Romania to investigate these events firsthand. My documentary examines the controversy surrounding the annulled election, the allegations of interference, and the wider implications for democracy across Europe.
Source: Thierry Breton.
I don't want a "Smart Fridge" that orders milk for me. I want a fridge that lasts 25 years and doesn't have a privacy policy that allows it to share my late-night snacking habits with my health insurance provider.
@mtmalinen Because nothing screams “rule of law” like a shiny new supermajority rewriting the rules to purge the last remnants of the guy who dared tell Brussels to pound sand for 16 years.
@DigitalEU@EurobarometerEU You really are thick-headed there at the propaganda center. No we do not want the dictatorships "protection".
We want freedom!
Today, Belgian police blocked me — a sitting Member of the European Parliament — from entering the European Parliament for nearly an hour.
They were on the phone with Brussels Mayor Philippe Close, who was personally directing their actions. We have video footage of the incident.
The Mayor prevented me from delivering over half a million European citizens’ signatures for the @SaveEuropeAct initiative.
This is unacceptable.
The EU is a union of 27 member states. No single country — and certainly not one socialist mayor of a single city — has the right to decide which MEPs from other nations can carry out their democratic duties.
My team and I will launch a formal investigation into the mayor’s conduct.
After the visit in Kiev EC President announced that Europe will provide additional 10 Billion euro to buy drones and missiles that will be used against Russia. The War Union, former EU, is now waging War to Russia on all fronts. No limits have been imposed on Ukraine, which can use these drones with no regard to Int' law. This is a step closer to direct War between Europe and Russia. This will not change the course of the War, contrary to what Stubb says, Ukraine has no chances of winning.
The Brazilian Central Bank built a currency it can program, then staffed the rules committee with the five banks that will run it.
This is what a 58.5 on the technocracy index buys you. Not a dystopia announcement. A series of integrations nobody voted on.
Start with https://t.co/qfuc1Q433x, which fused your driver's license, tax ID, health records, and voting history into one digital identity with near-universal adult coverage. Existing CNH holders were enrolled without an opt-in. The consent step was deemed unnecessary.
Lula inherited Bolsonaro's facial recognition rollout and expanded it. The "safe city" projects in São Paulo, Rio, and Brasília now scan crowds in real time, and no federal registry exists to show which agencies query the database or how often.
DREX entered pilot in 2023 with Banco do Brasil, Itaú, Bradesco, and Santander. The Central Bank can encode spending rules directly into the money. Those same four pilot banks, plus Santander, sit on the advisory committees drafting the regulations they will operate under.
The LGPD data protection law exists, technically. The ANPD has issued 17 penalties since 2021 against thousands of complaints, which is the enforcement equivalent of a polite cough.
Brazil holds BRICS membership and IMF frameworks at once, hedging both the traditional and the alternative cage. Multiple WEF Young Global Leaders staff its government and banking sectors, in case the architecture needed a house style.
Your face went into the system before anyone asked. The programs simply keep building on top of it.
Bypassing the latest #EU#ageVerification app (2026.07-1) with a Chrome extension... again.
Despite 3 months of security hardening and genuine improvements across the board, the fundamental issue cannot be solved.
Anonymous age verification doesn't work.
@DigitalEU And we've asked you 🇪🇺 exactly ZERO times to get involved.
Listen to us citizens & drop this subject NOW.
You're going over your mandate & will be decommissioned if you insist.