Michel Barnier might be the man. But what’s his plan?
Michel Barnier seems to have managed the tour de force of being someone who counts without heading a government or yelling at the EU. It’s even quite the opposite.
Read MoreMichel Barnier seems to have managed the tour de force of being someone who counts without heading a government or yelling at the EU. It’s even quite the opposite.
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Back in 2016, I was invited to a cozy lunch at the British embassy in Paris, a few weeks before Brexit referendum. It was a half-British half-French assembly of well-positioned people. The discussion focused on…
In European politics it’s not that easy to determine who has won after a fight. Politicians tend to claim victory when they get back home – whatever the result. But at home, there is no…
It’s a story of love and hate between France and the EU. 60 %* of them love the euro and wouldn’t want to change it. 68 % think it’s a good thing to be in…