Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: France may finally have a new Prime Minister. French President Emmanuel Macron appointed Michel Barnier, the European Union ...

Michel Barnier is France's new Prime Minister, causing controversy. Seen as a boost for Marine Le Pen's party, critics cite his stance on immigration.

French Politics; France; 2024 French elections President Emmanuel Macron on June 9 dissolved the Assemblée Nationale and called snap elections after his coalition suffered a heav ...

Emmanuel Macron's challenge was to find a prime minister who could stay in office for longer than Michel Barnier President Emmanuel Macron met centrist leader François Bayrou on Friday as speculation ...

The French government has collapsed after Prime Minister Michel Barnier was ousted in a no-confidence vote. MPs voted overwhelmingly in support of the motion against him - just three months after he ...

Ten years following the landmark vote, the EU's former Brexit negotiator said the bloc's door is open to the UK, but that ...

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President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to name a new Prime Minister in the coming days to prevent France from sliding deeper into political turmoil after Michel Barnier’s Government was ousted in a ...

Michel Barnier may be Ireland’s favourite Frenchman. As the European Union’s chief negotiator during Brexit, he continually resisted British attempts to isolate Ireland and its concerns about the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...