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John Downing: Why ‘Mr Brexit’ Michel Barnier is making a political comeback at age 74
09 Aug 2025 04:44 GMT
… may be eyeballing presidency
Michel Barnier was the EU's Brexit negotiator … . Photo: Reuters
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Michel Barnier … his summary of the final EU-UK divorce deal, which he …
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EU tells Starmer: Accept young workers or forget trade deal
17 Sep 2025 21:56 GMT
… left open.
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EU countries which pushed hard for … different negotiations together – in what Michel Barnier, its former chief negotiator, … he said.
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Meanwhile, EU capitals on Wednesday agreed Britain …
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EU chief delivers combative speech amid mounting pressure
12 Sep 2025 10:24 GMT
… " that Europeans found EU disunity on Gaza " … her proposal to partially suspend EU-Israel trade measures? One … reduced controls enshrined in the EU-Israel Association Agreement.
If … been a member of EU negotiator Michel Barnier’s team during the …
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Russian drone incursion an ‘aggressive, reckless act’, says EU as Poland plans no-fly zone – as it happened
11 Sep 2025 07:41 GMT
… Aggressive, reckless act,' EU says on Russian drone incursionEU … before him, the rightwing Michel Barnier, who only lasted three months … to partially suspend the EU/Israel trade association … related matters in the EU-Israel Association Agreement will …
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A strong majority of Europeans want von der Leyen gone, many believe Trump trade deal is a disaster for EU
10 Sep 2025 16:09 GMT
… political leader such as Michel Barnier would represent the EU more effectively in … agreement, the performance of the EU leadership, and Europeans’ strategic expectations … 2 percent think that the EU has gained from it.
European …
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EU ensures accountability in Pacific funding
09 Sep 2025 03:20 GMT
AS President of New Caledonia Alcide Ponga attends his first Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting in Honiara this week, the French government in Paris has collapsed.
In a confidence vote in the French National Assembly, there’s been a stunning defeat for …
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Experts react: The French government has collapsed again. What does this mean for France, the EU, and Macron?
09 Sep 2025 01:11 GMT
… what happened to his predecessor Michel Barnier less than a year … autonomy and calls for EU sourcing requirements for the … important political role in pushing EU-level coordination and cooperation … to important decisions for the EU’s economic outlook: within …
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Michel Barnier slams ‘authoritarian drift’ in Brussels under Ursula von der Leyen
04 Jun 2025 09:43 GMT
“There isn’t enough listening [in the Commission]. There isn’t enough listening to the people,” he said.
Von der Leyen has long been accused of sidelining critics, promoting allies, governing through close aides and employing a Machiavellian divide-and- …
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The EU’s deal with Trump could blow up at any time
06 Aug 2025 06:47 GMT
… Minister François Bayrou described the EU-U.S. agreement, struck … White House negotiating team. Michel Barnier, the EU’s former Brexit negotiator, … that could cripple the EU’s main exporting industries, … bully. If, say, the EU, Britain, China, Japan, South …
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This trade deal is the EU’s Suez moment – its subservience to Trump is on show for all to see
31 Jul 2025 07:04 GMT
… the case, since the EU made all the concessions and … on US goods entering the EU will be eliminated altogether. European … feared an even worse outcome. EU trade negotiators were of the … day” for Europe. His predecessor, Michel Barnier, said the agreement was an …