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	MICHEL BARNIER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Michel Barnier (* 9 januari 1951 in La Tronche, Frankrijk) is een Frans politicus en sinds 31 maart 2004 Frans minister van buitenlandse zaken.
		Barnier was de co-organisator van de Olympische Winterspelen van 1992 in Albertville.
		Barnier werd benoemd tot minister nadat de Franse conservatieve partij bij regionale verkiezingen forse nederlagen had geleden en premier Raffarin een wijziging wilde in zijn kabinet.
	www.thumpershollow.com /encyclopedia/M/Michel_Barnier (101 words)

	MICHEL BARNIER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In den Kampagnen vor dem Referendum von 1992 über die Annahme des Vertrags von Maastricht war er auf der Seite der Befürworter.
		Barnier bedauerte die Spaltung der Neogaullisten an dieser Frage.
		Barnier gilt als enger Freund des Premierministers Jean-Pierre Raffarin und hat - trotz Chiracs zeitweiligem Euroskeptizismus - immer ein gutes Verhältnis zum derzeitigen Präsidenten Jacques Chirac behalten.
	www.toonorama.com /encyclopedia/M/Michel_Barnier (195 words)

	EU Commissioner criticizes Estonia, promises Baltics maximum aid - EUbusiness (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Michel Barnier, the European Union's commissioner for regional policy and institutional reform, yesterday began a three-day tour of the three Baltic nations.
		Barnier is in charge of an aid fund known as ISPA -- or Instrument for Structural Policies for pre-Accession -- which has an annual budget of 1.04 billion euros (about $884 million) from 2000 to 2006.
		Barnier goes on to say that he personally feels exceptions should be made for the poorest new members for larger infrastructure projects, permitting them to overshoot the 4 percent threshold.
	www.eubusiness.com /Estonia/52939 (864 words)

	EUPolitix.com - Michel Barnier, European Commissioner for Institutional Reform and Regional Policy
		Michel Barnier: This part [of the draft] is less new as it is borne of existing texts from from the treaties and takes into account fifty years of jurisprudence.
		Michel Barnier: This report didn’t just arrive by accident, it was requested by President Prodi and was drawn up with the help of experts, some of whom work at the Commission.
		Michel Barnier: I’m pleased that one of the euro’s founding countries, which wanted the stability pact which all that entails, should be clearly – as the president of the French republic reiterated last week – in favour of respecting its rules and commitments.
	www.eupolitix.com /EN/Interviews/200309/d76e5a20-7df4-4e70-a89d-a9e8766c4f72.htm?wbc_purpose=Basic (2957 words)

	Eupolitix - Michel Barnier
		Michel Barnier: La Commission européenne a la mémoire du projet européen depuis le début et même avant le début, puisqu'avant la Commission, il y avait la Haute Autorité de la CECA qui jouait le même rôle.
		Michel Barnier: Franchement, j'ai trop de respect pour le peuple suédois pour penser que cet argument a pu être déterminant.
		Michel Barnier: Je suis heureux que l'un des grands pays fondateur de l'euro, qui a voulu le Pacte de stabilité et son contenu, soit clairement - comme le président de la République française l'a redit la semaine dernière - dans l'esprit de respecter ses règles et ses engagements.
	www.eupolitix.com /FR/Interviews/200309/d76e5a20-7df4-4e70-a89d-a9e8766c4f72.htm (3050 words)

	France-diplomatie [Le ministère des Affaires étrangères] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Michel BARNIER milite depuis l'âge de 15 ans au sein du mouvement gaulliste sur une ligne "progressiste et européenne".
		Michel BARNIER a pris l'initiative de proposer un fonds de solidarité dont le Parlement européen et le Conseil ont approuvé la création le 11 novembre 2002.
		Michel BARNIER a ensuite représenté, avec Antonio VITORINO, la Commission européenne à la conférence intergouvernemental en défendant le texte de traité constitutionnel issu des travaux de la Convention et le 18 juin 2004 Les Chefs d'Etat ou de gouvernement ont adopté le texte final de la Constitution.
	www.france.diplomatie.fr /mae/le_ministre/1475.html (1601 words)

	Press Releases
		Barnier is on a visit to the Tsunami-hit Asian region to meet the Heads of States at the request of President Jacques Chirac to survey the disaster stricken areas so France could provide all possible assistance.
		Barnier requested Sri Lankan President to make available a concept paper about the a proposed Disaster Preparedness Centre in Sri Lanka, such a center will be equipped with a sophisticated early warning system.
		Michel Barnier said he would advice and inform the French and EU authorities to send a group of experts to the region for a feasibility study on his return to Paris.
	www.peaceinsrilanka.org /insidepages/Pressrelease/GOSLreleases/GOSLPressRel291204.asp (428 words)

	TruthNews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Barnier said yesterday that Turkey must come to terms with the mass killing of Armenians in the late years of the Ottoman Empire before it can enter the EU.
		Barnier told reporters that France wants Ankara to reconsider its position on the mass killings of Ottoman Armenians at the start of the last century before it joins the EU.
		Barnier said France would file an official request with the Turkish government after the EU gives Ankara a date for the start of formal entry talks.
	www.truthnews.net /world/2004120131.htm (880 words)

	CBS News \| France Sticking By Head Scarf Ban \| August 30, 2004 18:20:11
		Barnier arrived in Egypt before dawn Monday after French President Jacques Chirac vowed to spare no effort to secure freedom for the reporters, believed held by a group that has denounced a French law banning Muslim school girls from wearing head scarves.
		Barnier said France is a country that respects all religions and human rights and noted that Muslim leaders in France also had called for the journalists' release.
		Barnier did not address the militants' demand in his statement, but in briefly responding to questions afterward, said "this ultimatum is incomprehensible, given the reality of French society."
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2004/08/30/iraq/main639546.shtml (862 words)

	EUPolitix.com - Barnier set to quit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Barnier appointment is expected to be retrospectively confirmed by Paris on Wednesday afternoon.
		Michel Barnier had already indicated that he would not leave Brussels for any modest portfolio in France.
		Barnier is close to Chirac who admires his political nous and competence.
	www.eupolitix.com /EN/News/200403/ad97f1b8-70f6-4729-a8d3-fc0bfb7e3612.htm (654 words)

	Gardianul: Michel Barnier, noul ministru francez de externe in Guvernul Rafarin
		Michel Barnier, noul ministru francez de externe in Guvernul Rafarin
		Michel Barnier (dreapta), fost comisar european responsabil pentru politica regionala, este noul ministru francez de externe, ca urmare a remanierii Cabinetului, relateaza BBC.
		Barnier are o bogata experienta de comisar european.
	www.gardianul.ro /index.php?a=externe2004040202.xml (186 words)

	France Defends Effort to Lift China Arms Embargo
		Barnier said that warnings and threats were not useful in cementing newly improved relations between Europe and the United States, following deep differences over the war on Iraq.
		Barnier said, cannot be treated like Zimbabwe, which has also been criticized by the international community for its poor human-rights record.
		Barnier said that Europe's objective in lifting the ban was not to increase arms sales in the region, but to establish a strategic and responsible dialogue with China.
	www.payvand.com /news/05/apr/1039.html (468 words)

	EUROPA : Den Europaeiske Unions fremtid til debat" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Michel Barnier, EU-kommissær med ansvar for regionalpolitik og reform af institutionerne, fremlægger slutrapporten fra arbejdsgruppen "forsvar" - Bruxelles, 20/12/2002
		Michel Barnier, EU-kommissær for regionalpolitik og reform af institutionerne i forummet "Fælles indsats for EU's fremtid" - Warszawa, 27/06/2002
		Michel Barnier, EU-kommissær med ansvar for regionalpolitik og reform af institutionerne, i Europa-Parlamentets udvalg om konstitutionelle anliggender - Bruxelles, 27/05/2002
	www.europa.eu.int /futurum/docinstcomm_2002_da.htm (1985 words)

	The Epoch Times \| EU Worried by French Vote on Bloc's New Charter
		Fear of such an outcome prompted EU foreign ministers, meeting in Luxembourg, to rally behind their French colleague, Michel Barnier.
		Barnier voiced confidence that the bad mood in France could be turned around before polling day, but a live television campaign debate with French President Jacques Chirac on Friday failed to convince voters.
		The French debate is being watched closely by EU partners such as the Netherlands and Denmark which will also hold referendums on the treaty which aims to streamline decision-making after the EU's expansion to 25 members.
	english.epochtimes.com /news/5-4-16/27902.html (607 words)

	Dar Al Hayat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Barnier headed to the White House to meet with National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley where he was surprised to be received by Bush for half an hour only because he had not expected this meeting.
		As for the return of General Michel Aoun to Lebanon, it is not permissible to be the cause for division, like some of the French official circle fear.
		No one in Lebanon wants a new war and this topic must be resolved at the middle term through a political dialogue and by merging the resistance with the country's political equation.
	english.daralhayat.com /opinion/OPED/05-2005/Article-20050504-a7e67445-c0a8-10ed-0005-2a8118e98086/story.html (1274 words)

	EC Representation in Northern Ireland - Press releases - Commissioner Michel Barnier invited to open the Brussels ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Michel Barnier, Member of the European Commission responsible for regional policy will be the guest of honour of the First Minister of the Northern Ireland Executive, Right Honourable David Trimble and the Deputy First Minister Mr.
		In his remarks at the ceremony, Michel Barnier said : "With the opening of the new office, the voice of Northern Ireland will be heard more clearly in Europe.
		Barnier also referred to the good progress the Northern Ireland programmes are making and especially the positive impact of the EU programme for Peace and Reconciliation, which supports the peace process at grassroots level.
	www.cec.org.uk /ni/press/pr/300102.htm (916 words)

	washingtonpost.com: A Scripted Follow-Up For Rice
		But if the roar from the audience was mostly polite and restrained, that was partly because only a handful of the school's 5,500 students were allowed near the auditorium where Rice spoke, and the initial questions were vetted in advance by the school and the State Department.
		The first student chosen to question Rice was 24-year-old Benjamin Barnier, the son of Foreign Minister Michel Barnier.
		Barnier was more upbeat, saying he hoped the speech would help to mend French-U.S. ties.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A9164-2005Feb8?language=printer (542 words)

	EU Commissioner says Third CSF course "positive"
		Barnier said that all 10 candidate countries of the first wave were adhering to a timetable agreed with the EU.
		Referring to the Olympic Games, Barnier said ''from my experience as president of the Olympic Games in Albertville in 1992, I reached the conclusion that the two years preceding the beginning of the Games are exciting years, but at the same time very difficult ones.
		Barnier further said the movements of the 130,000 athletes, the people accompanying them, journalists and spectators of the Games constitute one of the most important challenges of the Games.
	www.greekembassy.org /Embassy/Content/en/Article.aspx?office=3&folder=334&article=9878 (646 words)

	Rapport d'enquête sur la sécurité du transport maritime
		Michel BARNIER : Oui, je n'y vois pas d'obstacle a priori.
		Michel BARNIER : Bien sûr, il s'agit de la quantité mais aussi de la qualité des bateaux, cette dernière étant liée au problème des sociétés de classification, qui font plus ou moins bien leur travail, mais aussi à la surveillance exercée dans les ports.
		Michel BARNIER : J'espère pouvoir faire passer une idée dans le Traité : nous nous trouvons dans le cadre de ce que pourrait être une coopération renforcée entre un tiers des pays membres, qui voudraient aller plus loin, y compris dans la coordination de leurs pouvoirs de police délégués, sans pour autant engager les autres Etats membres.
	www.assemblee-nationale.fr /rap-enq/r2535-4.asp (15153 words)

	[DESINFOS.COM] Michel Barnier chez Arafat : un acte d'hostilité à Israël (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Barnier est non seulement allé trop loin, mais il est allé sur un terrain qui n’est pas le sien ".
		Sous le prétexte de la paix, aussi rituel qu’hypocrite, M. Barnier a décerné des éloges à Arafat et formulé des reproches à Israël.
		Barnier est ainsi un homme capable de présenter Gaza aux parlementaires comme une ville-martyre à l’image des villes de Coventry, Dresde ou Hambourg anéanties durant la Seconde guerre mondiale.
	www.desinfos.com /impression.php?id_article=1970 (292 words)

	A Daily Briefing on Iran: To France's Busy Diplomat, These Are Days for Dialogue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Sirens wailing, Barnier's motorcade streaked through the gray desert landscape into Riyadh for meetings with the Saudi foreign minister, French expatriates and Crown Prince Abdullah, this nation's de facto ruler.
		Barnier's talks with the Saudis were dominated by the issues of the moment: the assassination of the former prime minister of Lebanon, the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and Europe's high-stakes talks with Iran over the latter's nuclear program.
		By 5 p.m., Barnier was back on his government Airbus jet, headed home to a banquet to address foreign diplomats.
	regimechangeiran.blogspot.com /2005/02/to-frances-busy-diplomat-these-are.html (1021 words)

	France-diplomatie [Diplomatic News] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Michel Barnier, Minister of Foreign affairs, to "Europe 1" (New York, 24 January 2005)
		Michel Barnier during his Joint Press Meeting with Mr.
		Michel Barnier, Minister of Foreign Affairs, to Moscow's "Echo" Radio Station
	www.diplomatie.gouv.fr /ACTU/actu.gb.asp?DOS=42206&PAG=30 (278 words)

	Remarks With French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier
		We also want the truth, we want the truth to know who is responsible for the death of Rafik Hariri, and we also want all the foreign military troops to be withdrawn from Lebanon, and also the organization of true, genuine elections in this country.
		FOREIGN MINISTER BARNIER: (in French) Yes I wanted to add to this, that first of all that things must be put quite in order.
		Larsen, and this particularly at a time when the Lebanese people are expressing their intention, to once again become the masters of their own fate.
	www.state.gov /secretary/rm/2005/42841.htm (1134 words)

	Michel Barnier
		Barnier kommt aus der Gegend von Als einer der wenigen französischen Toppolitiker hat nicht die ENA besucht sondern eine Pariser Barnier ist verheiratet und hat drei Kinder.
		In den vor dem Referendem von 1992 über die Annahme des Vertrags von Maastricht war er auf der Seite der Barnier bedauerte die Spaltung der Neogaullisten an Frage.
		Barnier gilt als enger Freund des Jean-Pierre Raffarin und hat - trotz Chiracs zeitweiligem - immer ein gutes Verhältnis zum derzeitigen Jacques Chirac behalten.
	www.uni-protokolle.de /Lexikon/Michel_Barnier.html (197 words)

	Europe Hopes for US Ties Based on Mutual Respect (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		That message has been stressed recently by Michel Barnier, the foreign minister of France, a country whose ties with the United States have not been particularly warm since Paris opposed the U.S.-led war in Iraq.
		Barnier has been calling for U.S.-European relations to be put on a new footing, one in which each side of the Atlantic listens to what the other has to say.
		Barnier says France and the rest of Europe want to put the arguments with Washington over Iraq behind them.
	quickstart.clari.net /voa/art/gb/2005-01-20-voa43.html (575 words)

	Iran News - Barnier calls for US confidence in EU diplomacy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		LONDON, Feb 11 (IranMania) - French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier said on Thursday that diplomacy was the best option for solving the crisis over Iran's nuclear programme and urged Washington to have confidence in the European nuclear talks.
		"We have favoured the diplomatic option and we want it to succeed for the benefit of everyone," Michel Barnier said at a press conference at the University of Vilnius during his one-day visit to Lithuania.
		According to the AFP report, Barnier reiterated in Vilnius the EU's preference for diplomacy: "the best option is for the political and diplomatic negotiations to succeed, compared to all the other options.
	iranmania.com /News/ArticleView?NewsCode=29598&NewsKind=Current+Affairs (673 words)

	Embassy of France in the US -Commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps
		Foreign Minister Michel Barnier went to New York for the UN General Assembly special session on Monday, January 24, to commemorate the liberation of the Nazi death camps.
		Speech by Michel Barnier, Minister of Foreign Affairs (New York, 24 January 2005)
		Michel Barnier, French Foreign Minister (New York, the 24th of January)
	www.info-france-usa.org /news/statmnts/2005/60th_aushwitz012405.asp (237 words)

	Comptes rendus de la Délégation de l'Assemblée pour l'Union européenne : Réunion du mardi 1er octobre 2002 à 16 ...
		M. Michel Barnier, commissaire européen, a déploré la distance qui sépare les citoyens de la construction européenne et a estimé que chacun devait s'efforcer de contribuer à réduire cette distance, au nom de l'intérêt général.
		M. Michel Barnier a indiqué que plusieurs réponses différentes peuvent être apportées au sujet de la fracture entre l'Union européenne et les citoyens, mais il a jugé qu'une part importante de responsabilité incombe aux gouvernements des Etats membres, qui vont négocier et adopter les textes communautaires à Bruxelles, sans les expliquer ensuite à leurs concitoyens.
		M. Michel Barnier, se félicitant de ces initiatives, a confirmé, en réponse à M. Marc Laffineur, que la responsabilité de cette fracture entre l'Europe et les citoyens n'est évidemment pas seulement celle des responsables politiques.
	www.assemblee-nat.fr /12/europe/c-rendus/c0009.asp (3978 words)

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