You will have noticed that, in order to reduce France’s €3.3 trillion debt (to which €5,000 is being added every second, ...

French premier François Bayrou has staked his government’s survival on striking a deal with the Socialist party, betting he ...

The measure most likely to rankle the French was a proposal to scrap two national holidays: Easter Monday and May 8, which ...

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou has to convince opposition Socialist lawmakers in the coming months to tolerate his 44 ...

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou wants to scrap two public holidays to put France's finances back on track. It's a brave ...

France’s public deficit hit 5.8% of GDP in 2024, totalling €168.6 billion, a figure well above the maximum allowed by EU ...

François Bayrou does not lack courage - writes John Lichfield. There was something to anger everyone in his extraordinary ...

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou must convince Socialist lawmakers to tolerate his 44 billion euro budget plan or risk ...

French PM François Bayrou unveiled deep spending cuts Tuesday in an effort to rein in France's burgeoning deficit, with ...

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou proposed the elimination of two public holidays from the country’s annual calendar to save money in next year’s budget.

French Prime Minister François Bayrou announced drastic measures to reduce the public deficit by €43.8 billion in 2026, ...

The Prime Minister of France announced his plan on Tuesday to balance the country’s books: his most eye-catching intention is ...