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.

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

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

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.

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 ...

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

Nepal has the highest number of public holidays in the world with 35 days annually. Other countries with a high number of ...

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou proposed cutting two bank holidays to encourage economic growth. This has sparked interest in public holidays worldwide. Nepal tops the list with 35 holidays, ...

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 ...

French PM also wants to freeze increases to benefits and pensions, raise taxes on the wealthy, and reduce health care subsidies.

France's PM François Bayrou has unveiled a sweeping €44 billion budget-cutting plan for 2026—freezing most public spending, ...