Archiv: Michel Barnier


03.12.2024 - 05:59 [ France24.com ]

Why the French government is headed for collapse

The vote would be a response to the prime minister’s decision to use Article 49.3 of the constitution – sometimes known in France as the “nuclear option” – to push his government’s sweeping social security budget bill through parliament without a vote.

The article has been used in the past, most recently in 2023 to push through Macron’s deeply unpopular reforms raising the retirement age. But using it can trigger a no-confidence vote in parliament, where a simple majority is enough to topple a government.

07.09.2024 - 23:14 [ France24.com ]

French protesters rage at ‘stolen election’ as Macron picks conservative Barnier for PM

Amid cries of “Macron Out!, Resign Macron!” leftist demonstrators gathered in the autumn sun in their thousands to protest against French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to appoint the veteran conservative prime minister, rather than a candidate from among their ranks.

While falling short of an absolute majority, the left-wing coalition the New Popular Front (NFP) (made up of the Greens, the Socialists, the Communists and the hard-left France Unbowed) won the most votes in the July 7 snap poll.

07.09.2024 - 23:01 [ ORF.at ]

F: Neuer Regierungschef deutet Rechtsruck an

In Bezug auf die Einwanderungspolitik kĂŒndigte Barnier eine hĂ€rtere Gangart an. „Es gibt immer noch das GefĂŒhl, dass unsere Grenzen Siebe sind und die Migrationsströme nicht kontrolliert werden“, sagte der 73-JĂ€hrige. „Ich habe nicht viel gemeinsam mit den Ideologien des Rassemblement National, aber ich respektiere sie“, fĂŒgte er mit Blick auf die Rechtsaußenbewegung hinzu, die Barnier unter bestimmten Bedingungen unterstĂŒtzen wĂŒrde.

02.02.2021 - 08:56 [ Killian Foley-Walsh, Esq. / Twitter ]

Sabine Weyand was Michel Barnier’s number 2 in the Brexit negotiations. If she is responsible for triggering Art. 16, it’s not credible to suggest she didn’t understand its implications.