Michel Barnier's Forming a Government

Michel Barnier's forming a new government as the National Assembly finally gets going again this coming Monday. Barnier's looking for ministers from the right, the left, and the current center. There are plenty of familiar faces forecast to come back—it doesn't seem like too much will change with this government. Meanwhile, France is fighting off a budget challenge from the European Union. If they can't get an extension, they say they'll have to make at least 110 billion euros in cuts by 2027. Show Notes - ⁠Les premiers pas scrutés de Barnier⁠ - Politico Newsletter (fr) - ⁠Jean-Philippe Tanguy on Montebourg⁠ - BFMTV (fr) - ⁠Interview de Michel Barnier : ce qu’il faut retenir sur la réforme des retraites, ses priorités ou encore la proportionnelle⁠ - Le Monde (fr) - ⁠Michel Barnier : « J'ai le calme des vieilles troupes »⁠ - La Tribune Dimanche (fr) More Context From Flap24 - ⁠Idols? Just about still alive. Enemies? In power.⁠ - Yesterday’s Episode (en) - ⁠Macron Hid The Deficit⁠ (en) Send us questions and suggestions for our Friday interviews at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Cover our newspaper expenses. Phillip, how about you buy us one today? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/flep24⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want your book, magazine, or website advertised at the beginning or end of the show? Get in touch! Fighting Fund: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/flep24⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Flep24's Twitter⁠ ⁠@flep24pod⁠⁠ Marlon's Twitter⁠ ⁠@MarlonEttinger⁠⁠ Olly's Twitter⁠ ⁠@reality_manager⁠