the “first of the rope” that nobody noticed coming | EUROtoday
” L“In the mountains, it wins you over” could be his personal motto. In crucial moments, Michel Barnier, falsely phlegmatic, more anxious than he is willing to admit, reassures himself by checking that he has his fetish in his pocket: a small pebble, which this Savoyard – “I do know what a rope celebration is!” he often says in allusion to the unfortunate Macronist tirade – never forgets.
There is little doubt that the item has not left him today whereas he performed one of many tightest video games of his profession. If nobody noticed it coming, the previous chief Brexit negotiator had been making ready for weeks behind the scenes with the Élysée, with the sturdy help of Secretary General Alexis Kohler, his touchdown at Matignon. This Wednesday, September 4 within the night, whereas Xavier Bertrand te…
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