When it comes to the Franco-German relationship, Michel Barnier is ready to provide some couple therapy advice: stop being exclusive and start opening up to new partners. The Franco-German power ...

President Emmanuel Macron is now seeking out a new PM to prevent France from sliding deeper into political turmoil after Michel Barnier's government was ousted in a historic no-confidence vote in ...

Barnier is due to travel to Rome on 5-6 December to meet with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in an effort to "open" the Franco-German partnership to Italy – a “great” country he said ...

an expert on French politics and Franco-German relations at the German Council of foreign relations, told Al Jazeera. “But she and her party have never been interested in Barnier and Macron’s ...

Barnier, who was appointed by Macron in September ... “There is a hollow core at the heart of Europe because the Franco-German engine, which is supposed to keep the E.U. ticking over and ...

LONDON and PARIS — French lawmakers have voted to oust Prime Minister Michel Barnier in a historic no-confidence vote. It is the first time France's national legislature has voted to topple the ...

PARIS — Getting ousted from government has not appeared to hinder Michel Barnier’s ambitions. Barnier, the former French prime minister whose government fell to a motion of no confidence after just ...

PARIS — Michel Barnier is heading to Italy early next month, the French prime minister said on Friday, on a trip to strengthen Franco-Italian ties and possibly convince Rome to join a bid by Paris to ...

Barnier’s elevation comes at a critical time in Anglo-Franco relations. France is crucial to Starmer’s stated aim of ending hostility with our neighbours. It also comes at a time of ...

After that meeting, in a post on X Barnier said that both countries had agreed to set up a special "brigade" to clamp down on migrant trafficking over the Franco-Italian border. "We are very happy ...