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born 1951 France

Michel Bernard Barnier (born 9 January 1951) is a French politician who currently served as Prime Minister of France. He was the European Commission's Head of Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom (UK Task Force/UKTF) from 2019 to 2021.

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There are extremely serious consequences of leaving the single market and it hasn't been explained to the British people.

No deal was never our desire or intended scenario but the EU 27 is now prepared. It becomes day after day more likely.

It is not possible to get freedom for goods without freedom for services, in particular for the movement of people

The single market is our main economic public good. There will be no damaging it, no unravelling what we have achieved together with the UK.

The EU is prepared to offer Britain a partnership such as there never has been with any other third country

This negotiation will not only be financial, legal or technical - in my view, it will first [be] human and social and economic

We intend to teach people what leaving the single market means

I'm not hearing any whistling, just the clock ticking.

We are open to work on a permanent customs union should the UK decide to take this path

To be clear: without a [border] backstop, there can be no withdrawal agreement

No deal will be a very bad deal.

I have a state of mind - not aggressive... but I'm not naïve.

Everybody will have to pay a price - EU and UK - because there is no added value to Brexit. Brexit is a negative negotiation. It is a lose-lose game for everybody.

We want EU citizens in Britain to have the same rights as British citizens who live in the EU

The UK's departure from the EU would have consequences

We must lift the uncertainty caused by Brexit

[The Chequers plan] is useful because it clearly defines what the wishes are for the UK for future relations.

Nothing should put peace at risk

The UK's decision to opt out of free movement rules and largely end the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice means that the UK cannot take part in the European Arrest Warrant

[Theresay May's plans] would be the end of the single market and the European project

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Michel Barnier (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.