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Michel Barnier
Michel Jean Barnier is a French politician who was Prime Minister of France from September to December 2024. A member of a series of successive neo-Gaullist parties, Barnier served in several French government positions under prime ministers from Édouard Balladur to François Fillon from 1993 to 2009. At the European Union (EU) level, Barnier was Commissioner for Regional Policy from 1999 to 2004,…
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politics · Prime Minister of France in 2024 · politician · diplomat · head of government · foreign minister · minister · also Michel Barnier, Michel Jean Barnier, Barnier
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2026· 5 entries
“s policies, including refusing to repeal the raising of the retirement age to 64. On immigration he said,”
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“coherent single market with intelligent rules that apply everywhere”
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The Guardian: ‘Cynical to get power’: Michel Barnier on Boris Johnson, Brexit and the EU’s future
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The Guardian: UK could keep special pre-Brexit terms if it rejoined EU, Michel Barnier says
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2025· 2 entries
Barnier returned to the National Assembly after he won a by-election in Paris's 2nd constituency in the heart of the Rive Gauche, succeeding Jean Laussucq, whose 2024 election had been annulled by the Constitutional Coun
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Career landmark: member of the French National Assembly (2025).
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2024· 23 entries
Sky: Barnier latest: Emmanuel Macron to appoint new prime minister in 'coming days' after government collapses
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The Guardian: How could Macron replace Barnier as French prime minister? Here are his best options
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Newsweek: French Political Crisis Deepens: What if Barnier’s Government Falls?
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Yahoo: Le Pen: Michel Barnier will not last a year
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The Conversation: Michel Barnier named French prime minister: ‘Emmanuel Macron just gave the National Rally the keys to the truck’
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Yahoo: Michel Barnier: Who is the new French prime minister?
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Newsweek: Michel Barnier, EU’s Brexit Negotiator, Named France’s PM
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Reuters: Michel Barnier's first challenges as France's new PM
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CNBC: Former EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier named new French prime minister
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CNN: Michel Barnier named as new French prime minister
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“Le jour même de l’émouvant hommage national à Robert Badinter…ne jamais oublier. Robert Birenbaum, résistant à 16 ans, témoigne au Mont-Valérien et nous met en garde. A la https:// nitter.cz/GrandeLibrairie 📕 https:// nitter.cz/Atrapenard donne aussi la parole aux historiennes Michelle Perrot et Annette Wieviorka, à la survivante de Ravensbrück et Bergen-Belsen Marie Vaislic. Quelle leçon de courage et d’humanité ! Ils sont tous et avec tant d’autres, l’honneur de notre Pays. https:// nitter.cz”
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“Amicale rencontre de travail avec https:// nitter.cz/AnneSanderElue au https:// nitter.cz/Europarl_EN à Bruxelles. Au menu: 👉🏻 Crise agricole 👉🏻 Green Deal et croissance agricole 👉🏻 conséquences de la guerre en Ukraine pour les productions agricoles 👉🏻 clauses-miroir et réciprocité dans le commerce Sur tous ces sujets, l’action d’ https:// nitter.cz/AnneSanderElue est juste, compétente, au Parlement comme sur le terrain ! 🐦🔗: https:// nitter.cz/MichelBarnier/status /1757413885089321159”
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“Robert Badinter a fait honneur à la France et à la République. Jeune député, j’ai été fier, simplement, de voter l’abolition de la peine de mort le 18 Septembre 1981. Et de poursuivre depuis, un dialogue régulier et passionnant avec cet homme d’Etat français et européen. Grand respect. <p> https:// nitter.cz/Inafr_officiel/statu s/1755912572056863166#m </p> 🐦🔗: https:// nitter.cz/MichelBarnier/status /1755917072700244197#m [2024-02-09 11:30 UTC]”
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“Un moment d’humanité à travers la musique … À Tel Aviv, au côté des familles des victimes et des 132 otages du Hamas après l’attaque terroriste du 7 octobre. Ensemble, ici sur la place des otages, comme à Paris aux Invalides, c’est l’honneur de la France d’être solidaire. https:// nitter.cz/search?q=%23BringThe mHomeNow 🐦🔗: https:// nitter.cz/MichelBarnier/status /1755218119289708751#m [2024-02-07 13:13 UTC]”
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“Ce matin la France, avec le Président de la République https:// nitter.cz/EmmanuelMacron ,rend hommage aux 42 victimes françaises de l’attentat terroriste perpétré par le Hamas le 7 Octobre dernier dans le sud d’Israël. Nous partageons la douleur des familles des victimes et l’espérance que tous les otages retenus à Gaza soient libérés rapidement. À l’occasion du soixante-quinzième anniversaire des relations diplomatiques entre la France & Israël et à l’invitation du Président du @Crif - htt”
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“R to @ michelbarnier : Venir en Israël c’est d’abord respecter un devoir de mémoire, ne jamais oublier. Sur l’un des murs du mémorial de Yad Vashem, il est écrit: « On juge la grandeur d’un pays non pas sur ce qu’il fait mais bien plus sur ce qu’il tolère. » Quelle émotion de déposer ici une gerbe en hommage aux victimes de la Shoah au côté de Pierre-François Veil et de Yonathan Arfi. L’antisémitisme qui ressurgit dans nos sociétés doit être combattu partout et à tout moment. Aucune forme de rac”
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“R to @ michelbarnier : Dans les kibbutz martyrs tout le long de la bande de Gaza, comment ne pas être bouleversé par les témoignages de tant de rescapés, de héros du quotidien à l’exemple du policier Itamar Alus dans sa ville d’Ofaqim… Aucune cause ne peut justifier une telle barbarie. La France s’honore quand elle agit par sa diplomatie pour obtenir la libération de tous les otages. 👇🏻 # BringThemHomeNow 🐦🔗: https:// nitter.cz/MichelBarnier/status /1755150877055160799#m [2024-02-07 08:45 UT”
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“R to @ michelbarnier : Dans ce Proche-Orient si compliqué, si fracturé, il faudra pourtant qu’un jour le peuple d’Israël et le peuple palestinien trouvent les moyens de vivre côte à côte, en sécurité et en se respectant. Cela devrait être l’une des priorités diplomatiques à Paris, Bruxelles, Londres, Washington et pour les puissances de la région. C’est le sens du dialogue que j’ai pu engager avec le Président de l’État d’Israël @IsaacHerzog et les élus et responsables qui participaient à cette”
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“R to @ michelbarnier : Sur cette mer Méditerranée comme tout autour, il y a tant de tragédies, d’instabilité, de crises… Et pourtant, demain, si nous le voulons, il y a l’espoir d’un progrès partagé et d’une paix durable… 🐦🔗: https:// nitter.cz/MichelBarnier/status /1755150896126734731#m [2024-02-07 08:45 UTC]”
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“Respect. <p> https:// nitter.cz/simoncoveney/status/ 1754822556257783854#m </p> 🐦🔗: https:// nitter.cz/MichelBarnier/status /1754824052575813794#m [2024-02-06 11:07 UTC]”
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The BBC described Barnier as "a committed, patriotic conservative in the tradition of
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of France (2024–2024).
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“s most pressing issues were immigration, the state of its public finances and rebuilding its industrial and agricultural capacities. Upon his appointment as prime minister, he listed his main priorities as education, security and immigration control. During his 2021 presidential campaign, Barnier stated he would be in favour of proposing a referendum on whether to tighten the legal framework for immigration in France. As a candidate, he stated his intention in”
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2022· 1 entry
Campaign: 2022 presidential election.
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2021· 1 entry
Published My Secret Brexit Diary, a memoir of the EU's negotiations with the UK during its withdrawal from the bloc
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2016· 2 entries
“s chief negotiator with the United Kingdom over leaving the European Union, under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union. Commenting on the appointment, Juncker said:”
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The investigating judge Sabine Kheris requested that the case of Barnier, Dominique de Villepin and Michèle Alliot-Marie be referred to the Court of Justice of the Republic
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2010· 1 entry
Career landmark: European Commissioner for Internal Market (2010–2014).
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2009· 1 entry
Career landmark: Member of the European Parliament (2009–2010).
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2007· 2 entries
Career landmark: Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries (2007–2010).
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Under Nicolas Sarkozy's presidency, he re-joined the government as Minister of Agriculture
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2006· 2 entries
Awarded Officer of the Legion of Honour (2006).
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As a special adviser to José Manuel Barroso, then President of the European Commission, and presented a report to the Council of Ministers proposing the creation of a European civil-protection force
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2005· 1 entry
Won Robert Schuman Medal (2005).
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2004· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of Foreign Affairs (2004–2005).
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1999· 1 entry
Career landmark: European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms (1999–2004).
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1997· 2 entries
Won Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (1997).
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Career landmark: Senator of the French Fifth Republic (1997–1999).
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1995· 1 entry
Jacques Chirac appointed him Minister for European Affairs, a role in which he served until the defeat of the presidential majority in the 1997 legislative election
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1993· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the French National Assembly (1993–1993).
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1992· 2 entries
Earned Gold Olympic Order (1992).
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Co-organised the Winter Olympics in Albertville
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1988· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the French National Assembly (1988–1993).
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1986· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the French National Assembly (1986–1988).
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1982· 2 entries
Following a deal called the Union for Savoie between right-wing and centrist parties in the council
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Barnier married Isabelle Altmayer, a lawyer; they have three children
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1981· 2 entries
Career landmark: member of the French National Assembly (1981–1986).
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Barnier voted for the abolition of capital punishment, following a number of other right-wing deputies in breaking party instructions not to do so
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1978· 2 entries
Career landmark: member of the French National Assembly (1978–1981).
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Aged 27, to the National Assembly as deputy for the department of Savoie representing the neo-Gaullists, Rally for the Republic (RPR), serving until 1993
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1973· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the general council (1973–1999).
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1951· 1 entry
Born 1951-01-09.
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