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 ...

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

Michel Barnier has become the first PM of France to be ousted in a no-confidence vote since 1962 Left and far-right parties united to collapse his government - just three months after he was ...

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 ...

Barnier ousted: what does France’s latest political crisis mean for Macron and the country? Prime minister Michel Barnier’s government has lost an historic no-confidence vote – what comes next?

Michel Barnier, France’s new prime minister, was determined to teach Britain a lesson during the Brexit negotiations. The EU’s chief negotiator never missed a chance to school his rebellious ...

France's Prime Minister Michel Barnier tendered his resignation on Thursday, after he lost a historic no-confidence vote prompted by budget disputes. Mr Barnier's government is in tatters after ...

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.

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 ...

Michel Barnier has become the first PM of France to be ousted in a no-confidence vote since 1962 Left and far-right parties united to collapse his government - just three months after he was ...