PARIS — The European Union’s former chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier is considering running for France’s parliament in a by-election in Paris.

The measure most likely to rankle the French was a proposal to scrap two national holidays: Easter Monday and May 8, which ...

Former French prime minister and EU commissioner Michel Barnier discusses French fiscal policy, the state of France's ...

France's Prime Minister François Bayrou has proposed cutting two public holidays as part of a 2026 budget proposal to slash ...

The budget would impose sweeping cuts to social programs to free up tens of billions of euros for the ongoing military build-up and NATO war plans against Russia.

If France didn’t have enough to worry about right now with its soaring rates of debt, crime and immigration, now comes news ...

French prime minister François Bayrou has called on the French to "work more" and abolish two public holidays, while ...

François Bayrou’s plans to find €40 billion in budget adjustments for 2026 look likely to bring down his government.

French Prime Minister François Bayrou presents the highly anticipated 2026 budget to parliament on Tuesday, outlining plans ...

French Prime Minister François Bayrou is to announce the government's 2026 budget priorities on Tuesday. But his savings plan ...

French Prime Minister François Bayrou has proposed a broad spending freeze for next year and scrapping two national holidays, putting his political survival on the line to narrow the deficit.

France needs to get its public finances back on track this year or risk pressure from unforgiving financial markets to do so ...