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Former French PM Michel Barnier announces run for Parliament in by-election
Michel Barnier, who was the prime minister of France for three months in 2024, will run in a constituency in Paris that ...
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Michel Barnier considers running in parliamentary by-election in Paris
PARIS — The European Union’s former chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier is considering running for France’s parliament in a by-election in Paris.
Bayrou stakes French premiership on wooing Socialists on budget
French premier François Bayrou has staked his government’s survival on striking a deal with the Socialist party, betting he ...
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Ex-PM Barnier seeks political comeback with a bid in Paris by-election
PARIS – Michel Barnier, the EU’s former chief Brexit negotiator and briefly serving French prime minister in 2024, has announced his candidacy for a Paris parliamentary seat, seeking to reassert ...
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The method to François Bayrou’s madness
By staking out such a maximalist position on the budget, the French PM may be giving himself room to negotiate a fall deal.
Too many days off? Can France afford the holidays anymore?
France’s public debt has reached €3.3 trillion, or 114 per cent of GDP, with annual interest payments projected to hit €100 billion by 2029. Prime Minister François Bayrou’s 2026 budget proposes ...
Watch CNBC's full interview with Michel Barnier
Former French prime minister and EU commissioner Michel Barnier discusses French fiscal policy, the state of France's ...