‘Frexit’ on Horizon? Ex-Brexit Chief Negotiator Barnier Reveals What May Prompt France to Leave EU

‘Frexit’ on Horizon? Ex-Brexit Chief Negotiator Barnier Reveals What May Prompt France to Leave EU


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Britain formally withdrew from the EU on 31 January 2020, entering an almost year-long transition period that wrapped up with the sides signing a post-Brexit trade deal after months of intense talks and delayed deadlines.

Former EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has suggested that France may follow the UK’s example and finally withdraw from the EU.

Speaking at a conference on the future of the bloc in La Touquet on Friday, the 60-year-old French politician referred to “social unrest and anger” in France over unchecked immigration as well as…

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