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.

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 ...

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

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, ...

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou has proposed removing two public holidays, among other measures, to boost the nation’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

France's PM François Bayrou has unveiled a sweeping €44 billion budget-cutting plan for 2026—freezing most public spending, eliminating two holiday leave days, and enforcing an “année blanche” on ...

France’s prime minister announced plans for spending cuts on Tuesday as the government targets around 43 billion euros’ ($50.0 billion) worth of savings ...

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