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The measure most likely to rankle the French was a proposal to scrap two national holidays: Easter Monday and May 8, which ...
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou wants to scrap two public holidays to put France's finances back on track. It's a brave ...
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou proposed the elimination of two public holidays from the country’s annual calendar to save money in next year’s budget.
The budget would impose sweeping cuts to social programs to free up tens of billions of euros for the ongoing military ...
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, ...
French PM Francois Bayrou proposes cutting two public holidays to address France's financial woes. Bayrou faces political upheaval with opposition from both the far-right and left-wing parties. While ...
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 has proposed removing two public holidays, among other measures, to boost the nation’s ...