France – country profile



1958
Eurozone
Schengen
Nato
65.8 million
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74 MEPs   EPP (30)   S&D (13)   ALDE (6)   G/EFA (16)   EFD (1)   GUE/NGL (5)   NI (3)

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Michel Barnier – Commissioner for the Internal Market and Services EPP
2010-: Commissioner for the Internal Market and Services
2007-2009: French Agriculture and Fisheries Minister
2004-2005: French Foreign Affairs Minister
1999-2004: Commissioner for Regional Policy
1995-1997: French European Affairs Minister
1993-1995: French Environment Minister

See our assessment of Michel Barnier’s commitments and achievementsWebsite

Michel Barnier


François Hollande – President of the Republic PES
Socialist Party (PS) PES + Radical Party of the Left (PRG) + Europe Ecology – The Greens (EELV) EGP
29 votes
Next presidential election scheduled for Spring 2017; parliamentary elections likely to follow shortly afterwards
François Hollande


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