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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11602

28 July 2016
INSTITUTIONAL / (ae) united kingdom
Michel Barnier given job of steering divorce with London on behalf of Commission

Brussels, 27/07/2016 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 27 July, the former European Commissioner for the Single Market and Financial Services between 2010 and 2014, Michel Barnier of France, was appointed “Chief Negotiator in charge of the preparation and conduct of the negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 of the TFEU” by the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, the institution has announced in a press release.

Michel Barnier will report directly...