With a 57 per cent approval rating, Mr Barnier shot to the top of the popularity rankings ahead of three of his predecessors: ...

Two weeks into his new position, right-wing French Prime Minister Michel Barnier has yet to name his new government. Experts argue that despite wanting to remain centrist, Barnier will ultimately need ...

France's new Prime Minister Michel Barnier has said that the country's budget is in a "very serious" situation.

COLUMN. Michel Barnier must quickly build up his own legitimacy and avoid becoming dependent on a vengeful right-wing, writes ...

PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron has emerged weaker on the European stage after agreeing to yield to Ursula von der Leyen and sacrifice his heavyweight EU Commission nominee, Thierry Breton, ...

European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen put women in many of the top roles on her new team for her next five-year tenure at the head of the bloc on Tuesday, despite the reluctance of many EU member ...

Revenge, in French politics, is a dish best served with cold bureaucratic maneuvers designed to trap one’s opponent like a ...

Key appointments include French candidate Stéphane Séjourné for industrial strategy, former Lithuanian prime minister Andrius ...

PARIS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Thierry Breton of France abruptly resigned from the European Commission on Monday and was replaced ...

France picked Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne as its new candidate for the next European Commission as the incumbent, ...

France's powerful European commissioner Thierry Breton on Monday announced he was quitting his role with immediate effect, ...

Michel Barnier will unveil his government in France this week, a fortnight after the 73-year-old was nominated by Emmanuel ...