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 ...

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

François Bayrou does not lack courage - writes John Lichfield. There was something to anger everyone in his extraordinary ...

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

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 ...

The budget would impose sweeping cuts to social programs to free up tens of billions of euros for the ongoing military build-up and NATO war plans against Russia.

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 faces a political challenge as he plans to announce a 40 billion-euro budget squeeze ...

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