• inlandempireOP
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    2 months ago

    If you’d like to know Barnier’s stances recently :

    On 27 August 2021, Barnier launched his presidential campaign.[28] [for the 2022 elections] In particular, he wants a three- to five-year moratorium on immigration to the European Union.[29] He proposes to "immediately stop regularizations, rigorously limit family reunification, reduce the reception of foreign students and the systematic execution of the double penalty ". On economic issues, he wants to raise the retirement age from 62 to 65, increase the working week and tighten the conditions for access to social assistance.[30] Many media organizations noted that Barnier sounded like a eurosceptic and Brexit supporter now, a sharp turn form his previous positions.[31][32]

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      So fucking weird that this guy was chosen to be the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator.

      With him and, on the UK side, the Tories, no wonder the whole negotiation was a shitshow from start to finish.