The Economist15h
François Hollande hopes to make the French left electable again
T HREE YEARS ago the French Socialist Party was crushed into irrelevance. The party that supplied two modern ...
Chatham House1d
The collapse of Barnier’s government shows bold choices are needed to end France’s political deadlock
The no-confidence vote in Michel Barnier that has toppled his minority government ... Their intention is to force Emmanuel Macron to resign ahead of the French presidential election due in 2027. Both ...
Vast majority of French tightening their belts survey
An overwhelming majority of French citizens say they have been forced to cut back on spending while pointing out that they do not feel a slowdown in price increases, a new poll by French research firm ...
EURACTIV4d
France’s Bayrou to split controversial euthanasia bill
French Prime Minister François Bayrou on Tuesday announced plans to divide highly sensitive legislation that would legalise assisted dying into two separate parts. The bill – adressing a politically ...
France’s First Bond Sale Via Banks Since May Gets Snapped Up
France’s first syndicated bond sale in about eight months met a flood of investor demand as the new government attempts to ...
EU Approves French Budget Plan Despite Deficit Overshoot
EU finance ministers on Tuesday formally approved France's multi-annual budget plan, despite its scaled-back ambitions to rein in the country's ballooning budget deficit this year.
EU finance ministers agree on France’s cost-cutting budget as Bayrou walks tightrope
France has one of the highest and longest-standing budget deficits in the eurozone – but attempts to resolve it have already ...
As Trump is sworn in, Macron warns Europe it can't depend only on US weapons
French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Monday that the billions of euros of taxpayer money spent on Europe's military ...