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

Sources close to Budget Minister Amélie de Montchalin indicated that France’s total payment to Brussels would be lowered from the €29.2 billion initially projected. It also undercuts far-right ...

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou has unveiled a controversial plan to slash 43.8 billion euros ($51 billion) from state ...

French Prime Minister François Bayrou presented a severe €43.8 billion in budget cuts on Tuesday, including a proposal to ...

A  European Union court on Wednesday (July 16) dismissed an appeal brought by French far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen's heirs, including his daughter Marine Le Pen, against a European Parliament ...

President Emmanuel Macron has been hit by a political storm after his bid to remove two holidays, amid concern about the ...

Bayrou, a long-time debt hawk who is fighting for his political survival, made the headline-grabbing proposal on Tuesday, ...

France’s public debt has reached €3.3 trillion, or 114 per cent of GDP, with annual interest payments projected to hit €100 billion by 2029. Prime Minister François Bayrou’s 2026 budget proposes ...

France’s prime minister announced plans for spending cuts on Tuesday as the government targets around 43 billion euros’ ($50.0 billion) worth of savings ...

The cost-cutting measures unveiled by French Prime Minister François Bayrou on Tuesday, including the elimination of two ...

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou has unveiled a new austerity initiative that includes a higher tax burden on the country’s wealthiest citizens, ...