By staking out such a maximalist position on the budget, the French PM may be giving himself room to negotiate a fall deal.

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou wants to scrap two public holidays to put France's finances back on track. It's a brave ...

The Prime Minister presents the "main lines" of the 2026 budget. French Prime Minister, François Bayrou, is on thin ice after ...

Prime Minister Francois Bayrou has proposed scrapping two of the country's 11 public holidays as part of a deeply unpopular ...

Parisians say PM Francois Bayrou’s idea to scrap two holidays to help fix government finances is ‘scandalous’:: July 16, 2025 ...

But the budget Bayrou and his ministers presented was marked by a €43.8 billion squeeze designed to bring down France’s €3.3 ...

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

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 ...

As part of a new economic plan, one European leader has proposed eliminating two of his country's national holidays, and surprisingly, the idea is not going over well.

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

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou faces a political challenge as he plans to announce a 40 billion-euro budget squeeze ...

The French government thinks the country has too many days off for its own good, but its proposal to cull some public ...