Michel Barnier has now become the shortest-serving prime minister in France’s Fifth Republic and the first PM to be ousted by parliament in over six decades. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on the state of the European Union, following duelling political and economic crises gripping France and Germany, FRANCE 24’s Mark Owen welcomes Dr. Marta Lorimer, Author, Lecturer in Politics in the School of Law and Politics at Cardiff University.