https://www.scmp.com/rss/524581/feed The latest news and top stories on Michel Barnier, a French politician and former European Commissioner. He recently served as Prime Minister of France from September to December 2024. Barnier was the EU's chief negotiator for Brexit, overseeing the UK's withdrawal and future relationship. As European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services, he led financial sector reforms and established the Banking Union. His extensive career includes multiple French ministerial roles, such as Minister... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse France’s new prime minister resigned on Monday after less than a month in office, sinking the country further into a political crisis and piling pressure on President Emmanuel Macron to find a way out of the deadlock. Sebastien Lecornu stepped down just 14 hours after naming his government, and had been due to hold his first cabinet meeting in the afternoon. However, his new government had raised hackles across the spectrum before ministers even entered their new offices, and he risked an... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3327998/french-prime-minister-lecornu-resigns-after-less-month-office?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3327998/french-prime-minister-lecornu-resigns-after-less-month-office?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Oct 2025 08:01:21 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse France’s parliament is expected to oust Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Monday after just nine months in office, plunging the key EU member into new political uncertainty and creating a painful dilemma for President Emmanuel Macron. Bayrou blindsided even his allies by calling a confidence vote to end a months-long standoff over his austerity budget, which foresees almost €44 billion (US$52 billion) of cost savings to reduce France’s debt pile. Opposition parties across the board have made it... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3324718/frances-political-crisis-deepens-pm-bayrou-faces-ousting-confidence-vote?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3324718/frances-political-crisis-deepens-pm-bayrou-faces-ousting-confidence-vote?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Sep 2025 06:41:25 +0000