The nomination of Michel Barnier, a veteran of each French and EU politics, to the submit of French prime minister, is “a surprise and a delicate gamble” by French president Emmanuel Macron. That’s based on our visitor in Talking Europe, economist and political analyst Jean Pisani-Ferry. He tells Armen Georgian that the brand new French authorities will be unable to keep away from tough selections, particularly relating to the nation’s alarming price range deficit. “We can’t afford to navigate with a short-term perspective,” Pisani-Ferry says.
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