European Leaders Criticize US Entry Ban on Europeans in Censorship Rift
European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels on July 16, 2025. Yves Herman/Reuters European leaders expressed outrage on Tuesday and Wednesday after the U.S. State Department designated five European nationals—including former European Commissioner Thierry Breton—as anti-free speech activists to be blocked from entering the United States. On Dec. 23, U.S. Secretary