Von der Leyen’s chief of staff is the man to call to get things done in Brussels. But for a growing number of critics, he has ...

The first thing to understand is that Emmanuel Macron needs to make a success of his state visit to Britain even more than ...

Former French prime minister and EU commissioner Michel Barnier discusses French fiscal policy, the state of France's ...

Across much of Europe, the engines of economic growth are sputtering. In its latest global outlook, the International ...

EU civil war erupts as Brexit-bashing European politician turns on ex-ally von der Leyen Michel Barnier was one of the most recognisable EU figures during the protracted negotiations between the ...

Lawmakers voted to oust Prime Minister Michel Barnier, plunging France into political and economic instability and putting ...

French prime minister Michel Barnier announced this afternoon that a controversial social security budget will be pushed through by presidential decree - a move which is set to trigger a no ...

With Brexit negotiations over, Barnier turned his attention to an unexpected bid to be the Les Républicains candidate for the 2022 presidential election.

Choosing conservative Michel Barnier as his Prime Minister, French President Emmanuel Macron has tasked the 73-year-old veteran politician with a tricky challenge.

Michel Barnier, the EU’s former Brexit negotiator now picked as prime minister to help France avoid a political crisis, has not always had kind words for his new boss, Emmanuel Macron.

France's new prime minister has had a long career in politics, but Michel Barnier is best known even in his native France as the EU’s chief negotiator in the Brexit years.

Michel Barnier, EU’s former Brexit negotiator, named by Macron to be France’s new PM Mr. Barnier replaces Gabriel Attal, who resigned on July 16 following quick-fire legislative elections that ...