France’s Budget Bill Nears Cliff Edge in Parliamentary Talks
French lawmakers on Thursday will try to reach a budget compromise that can get enough support to avert another government collapse and restore financial certainty for the country.
France's budget talks crumble, raising doubts about government's survival
By Michel Rose and Makini Brice PARIS (Reuters) -French budget talks teetered on the brink of collapse on Wednesday, a day after Socialist party officials suspended their participation in protest over remarks about immigration by Prime Minister Francois Bayrou,
French Budget Talks Enter Crunch Phase as Parliamentary Panel Meets
A small panel of French senators and members of parliament will meet on Thursday to thrash out the final text of a much delayed 2025 budget bill that is key to restoring investor confidence over the country's finances and the government's survival.
French Budget Talks in Crisis After PM’s Immigration Remarks
Francois Bayrou’s comments on migration spark backlash, threatening key negotiations.
France's budget talks must not be taken hostage, says government spokeswoman
French budget talks are moving ahead and must not be "taken hostage" by a dispute over remarks the prime minister made about immigration, government spokeswoman Sophie Primas said on Wednesday. The budget talks were on the verge of collapse on Wednesday,
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 participation in protest over remarks about immigration by the prime minister. In a television interview on Monday,
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 ...
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French PM Bayrou sparks outrage with far-right rhetoric on migrant ‘flooding’
Prime Minister François Bayrou sparked outrage from the opposition, and indignation from his allies, when he referred to a ...
French PM Bayrou says France and Europe must stand up to Trump
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou warned on Monday that France and Europe as a whole would have to stand up to U.S.
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‘Elon Musk a threat to democracies,’ France PM Bayrou rebukes Tesla chief
Bayrou's comments on Musk come a week after he warned that France and Europe would have to stand up to Trump and his policies ...
'Bayrou's best isn't enough': France heading to a crash, warns IMF's former chief economist
Like his ousted predecessor Michel Barnier, Bayrou has made deficit reduction a priority, although with less ambitious tax ...
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France, Bayrou Saves Himself: Far Left's Motion of Censure Rejected. Socialists and Le Pen Abstain
The French National Assembly rejects the motion of censure against the Bayrou government promoted by the far-left opposition.
France’s dire economic and political situation is a warning for Europe
France’s economy faces stagnation with GDP growth forecast at just 0.6% for 2025 and a 6.1% budget deficit in 2024.
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French Prime Minister Bayrou says Elon Musk threatens democracies
PARIS (Reuters) -Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of social media network X and a close ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, ...
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France’s Bayrou gets spending plan approved by EU
BRUSSELS ― The European Commission has endorsed the new French government's updated spending plan in a boost to Prime ...
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French PM Bayrou saves 4,000 teaching jobs in budget cuts reversal
French Prime Minister François Bayrou said 4,000 public teaching jobs would not be cut in the 2025 budget, reversing a plan ...
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French PM Bayrou survives first no-confidence vote in parliament
"And when it falls, the monarch will follow," he said, in a reference to President Emmanuel Macron, who appointed Bayrou as France's fourth prime minister within a year only last month. Bayrou ...