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Jean-Noël Barrot

Jean-Noël Barrot

Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France

Appears in 2 stories

Born: 1983 (age 43 years), 7th arrondissement, Paris, France
Party: Democratic Movement
Education: HEC Paris Business School (2013), Sciences Po (2008), Paris School of Economics (2008), and more
Previous offices: Deputy of the French National Assembly (2024–2024), Minister delegate for Europe of France (2024–2024), Deputy of the French National Assembly (2022–2022), and more
Parents: Jacques Barrot and Florence Cattani
Grandparent: Noël Barrot
Office: Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France

Notable Quotes

Barrot cited Ben-Gvir's "reprehensible actions towards French and European citizens who were passengers on the Global Sumud Flotilla" in his May 23 statement.

"The unbearable repression of the Iranian people's peaceful uprising cannot go unanswered. Their extraordinary courage in the face of the violence that has been unleashed upon them cannot be in vain."

Stories

France bans Israeli minister Ben-Gvir, pushes EU to follow

Rule Changes

Announced the ban on May 23, 2026

Eleven Western governments have now banned or sanctioned Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. France acted on May 23; Poland had imposed a five-year ban two days earlier, citing Ben-Gvir as a threat to public order.

Updated May 24

EU labels Iran's Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization

Rule Changes

Reversed France's opposition to the designation

For over two decades, the European Union resisted designating Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, wary of severing diplomatic ties with Tehran. On January 29, 2026, that resistance collapsed. All 27 EU foreign ministers voted unanimously to place the IRGC on the same legal footing as al-Qaeda, Hamas, and Islamic State—a designation that triggers automatic asset freezes and travel bans across the bloc. Within hours, the United Kingdom signaled it would follow suit with separate legislation targeting hostile state agencies.

Updated May 23