EDITORIAL. Former European commissioner Thierry Breton, along with four civil society figures involved in monitoring online content, will be denied visas to the US. These sanctions aim to prompt an awakening and rekindle an essential reflex for European unity.

Former EU Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton was the chief target of a U.S. travel ban imposed on European online safety activists.

The EU condemns U.S. sanctions against five Europeans, asserting the need to defend digital sovereignty and regulatory autonomy.