PARIS (AP) — France’s new government has unveiled its 2025 belt-tightening budget bill, with plans for major tax hikes and spending cuts aimed at tackling the country’s giant deficit. Prime ...

Prime Minister François Bayrou, who has no majority in Parliament, has lost the Socialists' 'indulgence.' Now, if the ...

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France's Socialists have filed a no-confidence measure against Prime Minister Francois Bayrou after pension talks collapsed, ...

French Prime Minister François Bayrou will face another no-confidence measure by the Socialist Party over failed pension ...

France’s main fiscal oversight body warned Thursday that the budget could hurt the French economy, cutting growth next year from an already tepid 1.1 percent pace forecast by the government.

France's budget deficit will be 5.4% in 2025, in line with the Bank of France's target, even though the Bank has lowered the ...

Emmanuel Macron wants to strengthen military as US pulls back from Europe but must tackle steep borrowing costs ...

French defense leaders expect the near-space domain to become increasingly contested, similar to low Earth orbit and the ...

The French prime minister has hailed small steps of progress at his pensions 'conclave' - including one change which has ...

There is a broad consensus that the EU needs a more agile budget but the bloc is a heavy machine – and always at risk of ...