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French Prime Minister seeks compromise on controversial 2025 budget plan
ex-Prime Minister Michel Barnier was toppled by the left and far right after he attempted to ram the social security budget ...
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France’s PM charged with Mission: Impossible on budget bill — compromise
A month into 2025, France has a dramatic deficit and no budget. Experts say Prime Minister François Bayrou's efforts to win ...
LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault takes swing at French government tax plan
Government spokesperson Sophie Primas replied saying that 'everybody must do their bit,' although she conceded that she ...
France's shrinking economy betrays urgent need to overcome budget wrangles
France’s beleaguered economy was given a boost by the Olympics Games in Paris last summer but political upheaval has ensued ...
France's budget talks crumble, raising doubts about government's survival
French budget talks teetered on the brink of collapse on Wednesday, a day after Socialist party officials suspended their ...
France's budget talks close to collapse after Socialists pull out
French budget talks were on the verge of collapse on Wednesday, a day after Socialist party officials suspended their ...
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'A source of French pride'? Louvre museum's poor conditions prompt outcry
The director of the Louvre last week sent a memo to France’s culture minister detailing the dilapidated state of the Paris ...
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François Hollande hopes to make the French left electable again
T HREE YEARS ago the French Socialist Party was crushed into irrelevance. The party that supplied two modern ...
The Economist4d
The French government’s survival is now in Socialist hands
To Mr Mélenchon’s consternation, 58 out of 66 Socialist deputies, including their leader, Olivier Faure, refused. They abstained after Mr Bayrou agreed to trim some proposed spending cuts in the ...
No More State Funded Goodies For Ex French Presidents And PMs
In a significant move this week, French Senators have adopted an amendment to the 2025 budget aimed at stripping former Presidents and Prime Ministers of their perks. The initiative, spearheaded by ...
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The collapse of Barnier’s government shows bold choices are needed to end France’s political deadlock
The no-confidence vote in Michel Barnier that has toppled his minority government ... Their intention is to force Emmanuel Macron to resign ahead of the French presidential election due in 2027. Both ...
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Macron admits snap polls 'divisive'
French President Emmanuel Macron is seen on a television screen as he ... the National Assembly, toppling prime minister Michel Barnier during a December budget debate. Barnier's successor Francois ...