France’s Socialist Party is willing to compromise on the budget, opening a narrow path for Prime Minister Francois Bayrou’s ...

The new French government has signalled it is willing to push for fewer spending cuts and tax increases in fraught budget ...

Jean-Marie Le Pen, the longtime figurehead of France's far-right political movement and father of its current leader, has ...

The new French government gathered for the first time Friday amid efforts to overcome the budget quagmire that toppled the ...

French President Emmanuel Macron's office announced a new government, after the previous Cabinet collapsed in a historic vote prompted by fighting over France's budget. (Saboor Abdul/Pool via AP ...

France’s debt is currently estimated at a staggering 112% of gross domestic product. It grew further after the government gave aid payments to businesses and workers during COVID-19 lockdowns ...

Europe's two most important economies will lack stable governments when Donald Trump assumes office as US president. Often ...

Several tax measures planned for the 2025 budget will not see the light of day, rendering Michel Barnier's 5% deficit target ...

French President Emmanuel Macron has acknowledged in a New Year’s address to the nation that his decision to dissolve ...

But finance ministry officials insist it’s just a time-saving move, not an endorsement of Michel Barnier’s plans.

PARIS (AP) — France's president and prime minister managed to form a new government just in time for the holidays. Now comes the hard part. Crushing debt, intensifying pressure from the ...