FILE PHOTO: European Union flags fly outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium September 19, 2019. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
BRUSSELS, Dec 24 (Reuters) - The European Commission strongly condemns the U.S. decision to impose a visa ban on five European individuals, including former EU commissioner Thierry Breton, a Commission spokesperson said on Wednesday, adding that the EU had requested clarifications from the U.S. authorities.
"If needed, we will respond swiftly and decisively to defend our regulatory autonomy against unjustified measures," he also said.
(Reporting by Charlotte Van Campenhout;Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta)
