Jean Claude Junker appoints Michel Barnier as Brexit EU negotiator

Q.  EU’s Jean Claude Juncker has appointed whom as the Brexit negotiator?
- Published on 29 Jul 16

a. Michel Barnier
b. Nick Clegg
c. Frederic Barnier
d. Jean Barnier

ANSWER: Michel Barnier
 
Taking a tough stand, EU chief Jean Claude Juncker appointed well known anti Brit eurocrat former commissioner Michel Barnier as the Brexit negotiator in what is being seen as alarming for UK.
  • Federalist Frenchman had tried to enforce a tax on all financial transactions and hit bankers with punitive bonus caps.
  • EU Commission Chief has also demanded Britain should trigger Article 50 to begin formal departure as soon as possible.
  • Ministers saw the hiring as a move to outdo Donald Tusk, the EU Council president.
  • Barnier is the former internal markets commissioner and was recently a special adviser to Juncker on defence.
  • The 65-year old Barnier held a position of internal markets commissioner from 2009-2014.

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