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 ...

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou proposed scrapping two public holidays and freezing most public spending as part of a ...

French PM François Bayrou unveiled deep spending cuts Tuesday in an effort to rein in France's burgeoning deficit, with ...

France’s public deficit hit 5.8% of GDP in 2024, totalling €168.6 billion, a figure well above the maximum allowed by EU ...

French Prime Minister François Bayrou announced drastic measures to reduce the public deficit by €43.8 billion in 2026, ...

PARIS (AP) — France’s prime minister proposed on Tuesday the elimination of two public holidays from the country’s annual ...

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou warns of financial peril as he unveils a 40 billion-euro cost-cutting budget to tackle ...

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou proposes cutting public holidays as part of a budget squeeze to address France's rising ...

Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said Tuesday he wanted to reduce the number of public holidays in France as part of a bid to ...

French Prime Minister François Bayrou is set to present a 40 billion-euro budget reduction plan on Tuesday. Opposition ...

Bayrou’s no-spending pledge, healthcare cuts, and plan to axe public holidays set the stage for what may be his biggest political gamble yet ...