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

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

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

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 presents the highly anticipated 2026 budget to parliament on Tuesday, outlining plans ...

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 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.

Michel Barnier, former French Prime Minister, joins CNBC's Charlotte Reed to discuss the EU-U.S. trade talks and EU-China ...

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

Former French prime minister and EU commissioner Michel Barnier discusses French fiscal policy, the state of France's ...

It was the eighth attempt in just seven months to bring down his government. He took office on December 14 following the ...

French far right leader Marine Le Pen may have decided to let Prime Minister Francois Bayrou survive this time round, but his ...