European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier speaks during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Barnier spoke to the media in Brussels on Wednesday regarding Britain’s departure from the bloc and presented his draft mandate laying out the terms for the talks. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
Michel Barnier (center), European Commissioner for Internal Market, speaks with French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici (left) and Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg during a meeting of EU finance ministers at the EU Council building in Brussels on Nov. 13, 2012. (Associated Press)
Michel Barnier, European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services, addresses the media June 6, 2012, at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels on a new framework for bank recovery and resolution. (Associated Press)