# Breton resigns after he is not proposed for a second College

Date: 2024

On 16 September 2024 [Breton](/people/thierry-breton) resigned, saying the President had not followed a fair nomination process. Resignation is a completed personnel act, not a court finding.

## People

- Thierry Breton: https://factrail.ai/people/thierry-breton

## Drivers

- Institutional Corruption: https://factrail.ai/drivers/institutional-corruption

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eus-breton-resigns-after-clash-with-von-der-leyen-2024-09-16/
- https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_4662

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/eu-breton-resigns-2024