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Political Uncertainty and Budget Reality Put France in a Financial Vise

A rating agency’s warning about the country’s ballooning debt comes as the prime minister tries to push an austerity budget through a divided Parliament.

Reuters on MSN · 1d

France's belt-tightening budget aimed at reining in debt, finance minister says

France's belt-tightening budget is meant to regain control over its "colossal" debt burden, Finance Minister Antoine Armand said on Friday, adding that the government was keeping a close eye on the views of financial markets.

Euronews on MSN · 1d

France's emergency budget to address debt crisis - economists react

France's 2025 budget plan targets €60bn in spending cuts and tax hikes to reduce the deficit to 5% of GDP. However, economists remain sceptical, with some forecasting a higher deficit and lower growth,

France, Fitch Ratings

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Fitch puts negative outlook on France's rating

Credit ratings agency Fitch revised France's outlook to "negative" from "stable" on Friday, citing increases in fiscal policy and political risks. "This year's projected fiscal slippage places France in a worse fiscal starting position,

MarketWatch on MSN · 11h

France’s credit rating cut to negative outlook by Fitch on fiscal deficits

Credit rating agency Fitch Ratings revised France’s outlook to “negative” from “stable” late Friday, citing increases in its fiscal deficit and political risks, a day after a new government announced its 2025 budget.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 1d

Fitch Ratings Might Cut France’s Outlook to Negative, Causing Bond Spread to Widen

Fitch, which reviews France later on Friday, is unlikely to cut the sovereign’s AA- credit rating but it might lower the outlook to negative, causing the 10-year French-German government bond yield spread to widen,

Italy, Spain and France

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

France, Italy and Spain Condemn Targeting of UNIFIL by IDF -Joint Statement

The leaders of France, Italy and Spain on Friday condemned the recent targeting of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, by the Israel Defence Forces and said such attacks were "unjustifiable" and should "immediately come to an end.

Yahoo · 9h

Italy, France, Spain condemn Israel for targeting UN peacekeepers

Italy, France and Spain jointly express 'outrage' after Israeli forces target a UN peacekeeping base in Lebanon:: Giorgia Meloni, Italian Prime Minister''As you know, the headquarters of the UNIFIL mission and two Italian bases have been hit by gunfire shots fired by the Israeli forces,

cbc.ca on MSN · 1d

France, Italy condemn Israeli attacks on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon

Two Indonesian peacekeepers were injured on Friday after two explosions near a watchtower in southern Lebanon, UNIFIL said. This followed two earlier injuries of peacekeepers after Israeli soldiers fired on UN positions on Wednesday and Thursday.

France seeks to balance green goals, household bills amid budget cuts

France will cut research funds for green technology, hike gas and electricity taxes and extend aid in a bid to balance ...

France's Macron Calls for an End to Arms Exports Used in Gaza and Lebanon

PAPHOS, Cyprus (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday reiterated his call for an end to arms exports to the ...

'It's still relevant today': How cult 90s film La Haine reflects France's social issues

As a new hip-hop musical adaptation of the cult French classic opens in Paris, the film's director Mathieu Kassovitz talks ...

France plans to cut assistance for EV purchases by third, toughen penalties on some vehicles

The French government will reduce its assistance for the purchase of electric vehicles by a third and will toughen penalties ...

France's Belt-Tightening Budget Aimed at Regaining Control Over Debt, Says Finance Minister

PARIS (Reuters) - French finance minister Antoine Armand said on Friday that a belt-tightening budget was aimed at regaining ...

France Pledges Cognac Sector Support in China Trade Conflict

The European Union and France will support cognac makers — potentially with financial aid — that have been targeted by China ...

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Factbox-Main spending cuts and tax increases in France's 2025 budget

France's government presented on Thursday its 2025 budget aimed at plugging a gaping hole in the public finances with 60 ...

New Scientist1d

France slashed bird flu outbreaks by vaccinating ducks

A vaccination campaign targeting ducks, the farm birds most at risk of getting and spreading bird flu, succeeded in greatly ...

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Heavy rainfall as remnants of storm Kirk sweep across France and Belgium

The worst of the low pressure system seems to have passed, but officials remain alert as further rainfall and high water ...

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France’s president doesn’t want to lose ‘Emily in Paris’ to Rome—’We will fight hard’

French President Emmanuel Macron is (surprisingly) a fan of Netflix’s Emily in Paris, and he wants the show to stay in the ...

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