PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron named Michel Barnier as France’s new prime minister on Thursday, hoping the Brexit negotiator and veteran conservative can work with the country’s bitterly divided ...

Two months after the snap elections resulted in a divided legislature, French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed two-time European Commissioner Michel Barnier to the office of prime minister, ...

Sir Keir Starmer has wished Michel Barnier "all the best" after the former Brexit negotiator was named France’s new prime minister. The announcement came on Thursday after more than 50 days of a ...

French president Emmanuel Macron (right) appointed Michel Barnier as prime minister after snap elections in July - Ludovic Marin/AFP Michel Barnier is facing a battle to survive until Christmas as ...

The French lower house rejected parts of the 2026 budget bill on Saturday, leaving open whether the politically fragmented ...

FILE - France's Prime Minister Michel Barnier arrives for a weekly cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File) PARIS (AP) — France’s Prime ...

Certain political parties and some presidential candidates fundamentally believe that the compromise is not compatible with ...

File - Michel Barnier, supporter of conservative presidential candidate Valerie Pecresse speaks during a campaign rally on Feb. 13, 2022 in Paris. President Emmanuel Macron named the former EU Brexit ...

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FILE - French President Emmanuel Macron, right, whispers to European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as he visits the International Agriculture Fair, in Paris, France. President Emmanuel ...

The government of French Prime Minister Michel Barnier is expected to fall on Wednesday as he faces a vote of no confidence. File Photo by Mohammed Badra/EPA-EFE Dec. 3 (UPI) --French Prime Minister ...

PARIS — France’s Prime Minister Michel Barnier resumed work Monday following surgery this weekend for a cervical lesion, according to a rare health update from his doctor. Seventy-three-year-old ...