Michel Barnier recently delivered his update on EU negotiations. He has been working as the Head of Task Force for Relations with the UK for the European Commission. And, he made a speech on how the UK is not owing up to its commitments.

As per his update made from Brussels, the agreement has not been reached as there still remains a dispute over a few issues. He addressed that there has not been any substantial progress with the EU and the UK, accusing the latter of not fulfilling the commitments that had been made.

10 Facts on Michel Barnier

1. Michel Barnier (born on 9 January 1951) is a French politician. His age is 69 years old. And, his zodiac sign is Capricorn.
2. He has a Wiki bio which will provide a detailed insight into his political career with a few personal info.
3. He is married to his wife, Isabelle Altmayer who is 65 years old. And, she serves as a charity worker and can be seen accompanied by her husband in art exhibitions.
4. According to Wikye, he has an estimated net worth of $185 million dollars as of 2020.
5. He is the father of three children. And, he has two sons, Nicolas Barnier and Benjamin Barnier. Likewise, he has a daughter named Laetitia Barnier.
6. He is active on Twitter. In the same way, he has about 185.7 thousand followers on his Twitter account so far.
7. Born at La Tronche, he is of French nationality. In addition, he is white by ethnicity.
8. Talking about his parents, he comes from a Gaullist family. And, his father worked as a leather and textiles craftsman.
9. In the year 1972, he got his graduation from the ESCP business school.
10. He was designated as the European Commission’s chief negotiator with the UK for Brexit in 2016.

Facts of Michel Barnier