France calls on EU Commission to take tough measures against Elon Musk
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French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has called on the European Commission to take tougher action against US billionaire Elon Musk, Reuters reports.
According to him, the European Commission should use its current legislation much more strictly.
“Either the European Commission applies with the greatest firmness the laws that exist to protect our unique space or it does not and in that case it should think about giving the capacity to do so back to the member states of the European Union, to France,” he said.
Background
Some time ago, French President Emmanuel Macron hinted at Musk's interference in European politics. During his speech to French ambassadors, Macron did not directly mention Musk's name but said at the time that nobody could have imagined 10 years ago that the owner of one of the largest social networks in the world would support a new international reactionary movement and directly interfere in elections, particularly in Germany.
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Har Støre also expressed concern about Musk's interference in politics.
The German government also accused Elon Musk of trying to interfere in the country's federal elections. German government spokeswoman Christiane Hoffmann said that Musk has the right to freedom of speech, but questioned his conclusions.
Read more about this in RBC-Ukraine's article.
