PARIS — The European Union’s former chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier is considering running for France’s parliament in a by-election in Paris.

France's Prime Minister François Bayrou has proposed cutting two public holidays as part of a 2026 budget proposal to slash ...

The measure most likely to rankle the French was a proposal to scrap two national holidays: Easter Monday and May 8, which commemorates the end of the Second World War in Europe and is often used as a ...

French Prime Minister François Bayrou is to announce the government's 2026 budget priorities on Tuesday. But his savings plan ...

French Prime Minister François Bayrou has proposed a broad spending freeze for next year and scrapping two national holidays, putting his political survival on the line to narrow the deficit.

French prime minister François Bayrou will on Tuesday present the outline for his 'austerity' budget that will attempt to get ...

French Prime Minister François Bayrou presents the highly anticipated 2026 budget to parliament on Tuesday, outlining plans ...

François Bayrou’s plans to find €40 billion in budget adjustments for 2026 look likely to bring down his government.

If France didn’t have enough to worry about right now with its soaring rates of debt, crime and immigration, now comes news ...

France's Prime Minister will try to reduce the deficit from 5.4% of GDP this year to 4.6% next year. But without significant ...

The EU now has a freshly compiled list of €72bn worth of American imports to target with retaliatory tariffs, sitting ...

In a post-growth world, higher taxes would not only mean wealthier individuals and corporations contributing a relatively ...