(FILES) France's outgoing Minister for Foreign and European Affairs Stephane Sejourne arrives at the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris on August 23, 2024, to meet France's President who convene party leaders for consultations, in a bid to break political deadlock and form a government following snap elections. French President Emmanuel Macron has proposed outgoing Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Sejourne as a European Commissioner ‘focused on the issues of industrial and technological sovereignty and European competitiveness, following the resignation of the EU Commissioner for Internal Market, Thierry Breton, the Elysee presidential palace announced on September 16, 2024. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)