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France

France's far-left leader Melenchon again demands Macron's impeachment

Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of far-left party France Unbowed, said he will introduce a new motion to demand Emmanuel Macron's impeachment.

26/08/2025

Europe News

French PM launches podcast to defend his 2026 budget cuts

Under fire for his unpopular €44-billion savings plan, PM François Bayrou has decided to turn to YouTube and a podcast series to try to convince the French public.

05/08/2025

Economy

French PM proposes slashing two public holidays to reduce deficit

France’s public deficit hit 5.8% of GDP in 2024, totalling €168.6 billion, a figure well above the maximum allowed by EU rules.

15/07/2025

EuroVerify

Can France's prime minister call a referendum on the budget?

The potential move follows the passing of France's tumultuous 2025 budget in February, which aims to reduce the public deficit to 5.4% of GDP this year.

08/05/2025

Culture news

Budget cuts spark stern response from France's Académie des beaux-arts

With severe budget cuts hitting France’s arts sector, the Académie des beaux-arts warns of threats to creativity and democratic freedoms.

10/02/2025

Europe News

France's National Rally disinclined to censure prime minister

RN leader Jordan Bardella cited the risk of instability if the current executive were to be overthrown — and the Socialist Party has also announced that its MPs should not support a motion tabled by the far-left LFI.

04/02/2025

Europe News

French PM Bayrou faces no-confidence vote after budget plan push

The confidence vote will likely be held as early as Wednesday, with the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) stating it will put forward a motion to try and topple François Bayrou's recently appointed government.

03/02/2025

Europe News

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.

31/01/2025

Europe News

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.

30/01/2025

Economy

France's 2025 budget crisis: Barnier invokes Article 49.3 - What now?

French PM Michel Barnier has invoked Article 49.3 to pass budget measures without parliamentary approval, risking a no-confidence vote. Opposition, led by Marine Le Pen, demanded the indexation of pensions to inflation. Markets react with bond spreads widening and CAC 40 falling.

02/12/2024

Economy

What do economists think of France's emergency debt crisis budget?

France's 2025 budget plan targets €60bn in spending cuts and tax hikes to reduce the deficit to 5% of GDP. However, economists remain sceptical, with some forecasting a higher deficit and lower growth, raising concerns about the sustainability of tax-driven consolidation.

11/10/2024

Economy

French government unveils unprecedented budget cuts for 2025

The draft budget plan will be under intense scrutiny by the EU Commission after Brussels formally warned France of its excessive budget deficit back in June.

10/10/2024

Art

A room of her own: Louvre to give ‘disappointing’ Mona Lisa new digs

France’s Louvre could move the Mona Lisa to her own basement room. Here’s why.

24/04/2024

France

France to invest in drones and space, in €413 billion military budget

There's less money for armored vehicles, and more focus on drones and spatial defence systems in the newly unveiled budget.

04/04/2023

Culture news

France announces 2022 culture budget exceeds 4 billion euros

"This historic progression", according French Culture Minister Roselyne Bachelot, "will bring to +15% the lasting increase in the allocation to culture since 2017, excluding public broadcasting and civil pension charges".

22/09/2021

World News

What do different EU governments spend their budgets on?

How much did your country's government spend on health, education or defence compared with other EU Member States?

15/03/2018

France

France boosts defence spending over terror threat

The sight of soldiers on foot patrol is to become a long-term feature in France after the government announced it is to boost defence spending in the

29/04/2015

Real Economy

More budget flexibility within the EU?

28/10/2014

France

EU set to reject French 2015 budget, demand changes - sources

06/10/2014