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France’s Parti Socialiste Agrees to Bad Deal With Macronists
François Bayrou comfortably survived his first confidence vote on Thursday, a little over one month after the veteran ...
EU finance ministers agree on France’s cost-cutting budget as Bayrou walks tightrope
France has one of the highest and longest-standing budget deficits in the eurozone – but attempts to resolve it have already ...
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EU Backs France in Ambitious Budget Deficit Cut
The EU supports French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's revised plan to cut the budget deficit below 3% of GDP by 2029. The updated plan is approved, adhering to the EU's requirements, and was ...
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A crash is coming and France isn’t doing enough to stop it, top economist warns
France entered the new year for the first time in its modern history without a proper budget after lawmakers ousted Prime Minister Michel Barnier in opposition to his plans to bring down the country's ...
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France’s Bayrou buys himself time with overture to Socialists
The challenge for Bayrou is to navigate the deeply fractured parliament that emerged after last summer’s snap elections and avoid the fate of his predecessor, Michel Barnier ... The hard-left France ...
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In France, Ordinary Consumers Fund Tax Breaks for the Wealthy
President Emmanuel Macron picked François Bayrou as France’s new prime minister last month, despite his lack of any ...
France to Raise €2 Billion From High Earners in 2025 Budget
The French government expects a planned levy to counter tax optimization by the richest individuals to raise €2 billion ($2.1 billion) this year, according to Finance Ministry officials.
Brussels supports France's deficit-reduction path amid spending cuts
French Finance Minister Eric Lombard has gained support from Brussels for France's deficit-reduction plan, a positive ...
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Will new French prime minister's survival strategy work?
France's new prime minister ... brought down Prime Minister Michel Barnier after he pushed through budget measures without parliamentary approval. Now his successor, Francois Bayrou, has inherited ...
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France's PM Bayrou weakened by Socialist threat to back no-confidence vote
Although Bayrou looks likely to ride out the no-confidence motion put forward by 58 far-left France Unbowed (LFI ... similar position to predecessor Michel Barnier: reliant on the grace of ...
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French government to copy-paste budget that led to predecessor’s downfall
That is at least what French Prime Minister François Bayrou plans on doing — using Michel Barnier’s blueprint as a starting ... a no-confidence vote last month over his plans to reduce France's ...
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New government of French PM Bayrou settles in under shadow of no-confidence vote
His predecessor, Michel Barnier left office on 8 December after ... After his appointment he identified the deficit as an endemic problem. France's politicians are confronting a national debt ...