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French MPs strike deal on final budget bill ahead of next week's vote

After tense negotiations, a joint parliamentary committee agreed on a final version of the long-overdue 2025 budget plan.

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French PM Bayrou seeks compromise over controversial 2025 budget plan

Even if the joint parliamentary committee finds a compromise, there is no guarantee the budget bill will be adopted by the lower house next week.

Culture news

French President Macron announces major makeover for Paris Louvre

The announcement comes after the Louvre Museum director revealed the dire state of the famous Parisian arts gallery last week.

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New French PM François Bayrou survives no-confidence vote

In a surprising turn of events, the Socialist Party announced they will not support the no-confidence motion put forward by the other left-wing parties in their coalition

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New French PM aims to please all sides and avoid no-confidence vote

After getting the nod in December, Bayrou became France's fourth prime minister in just one year. He now faces a major challenge to pass the long-overdue 2025 budget plan.

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France mass rape trial: Calls at new helpline increase after verdict

The platform to help victims who believe they have been drugged then assaulted was created two months amid the trauma of a mass trial that shook France and the rest of the world.

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Who’s in France’s new cabinet under Prime Minister François Bayrou?

Newly appointed French Prime Minister François Bayrou formed the country's fourth government in less than a year, with a key challenge for his cabinet being securing approval for the 2025 budget.

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French political crisis: What's next for the new PM François Bayrou?

The mayor of the southwestern town of Pau and leader of the centrist MoDem party will have the difficult task of passing France's 2025 budget plan

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Macron nominates long-time ally François Bayrou as new PM

Bayrou, 73, was named the new prime minister after Michel Barnier's government was toppled by a vote of no confidence on 4 December.

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France's Macron faces brutal return to reality after Notre Dame fête

The French president will meet with multiple party leaders on Monday with the goal of nominating the country's new prime minister in the coming days

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Macron meets with Socialists as French president seeks new PM

Macron is set to choose a new prime minister after the government lost a no-confidence vote this week.

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French far-right leader Le Pen claims government fall 'is no victory'

Once Michel Barnier formally resigns, he will become the shortest-serving prime minister in France's modern history.

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France’s government has collapsed. What happens next?

This is the first time since 1962 that a French government has fallen after a no-confidence vote

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French government faces collapse after PM pushes through budget bill

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier used the controversial Article 49.3 of the French Consitution to force the adoption of next year's social security budget plan. In retaliation, opposition parties from the left and far right are threatening his government with a no-confidence vote.

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Can France block the Mercosur trade agreement?

France has fervently opposed the free trade agreement between the EU and five South American nations.

France

Osaka 2025 Expo: Organisers hope to attract more European visitors

The World Expo will be held in Osaka in 2025 and will feature more than 160 countries and regions present

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Anguish grows among Lebanese diaspora in France amid Israeli strikes

Hundreds of Lebanese people demonstrated in Paris on Sunday to demand an immediate ceasefire since clashes between Israel and Hezbollah began a year ago.

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Protests and high security in Paris for France-Israel football match

Thursday's game was held in a tense atmosphere and under exceptional security measures a week after violent clashes broke out in Amsterdam between pro-Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli football fans.

France

Thousands march in Paris ahead of France-Israel football match

The demonstration was also organised to denounce a highly controversial gala organised on Wednesday night by the Israeli far-right in Paris.

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EU countries start work on next-generation warship

In the wake of increasingly complex security crises around the world, calls have been increasing for the EU to prioritise its military sovereignty.

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