François Bayrou comfortably survived his first confidence vote on Thursday, a little over one month after the veteran ...

France has one of the highest and longest-standing budget deficits in the eurozone – but attempts to resolve it have already ...

The EU supports French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's revised plan to cut the budget deficit below 3% of GDP by 2029. The updated plan is approved, adhering to the EU's requirements, and was ...

The European Union has told France its plan for slower deficit reduction next year is still within the bloc’s rules, handing ...

France entered the new year for the first time in its modern history without a proper budget after lawmakers ousted Prime Minister Michel Barnier in opposition to his plans to bring down the country's ...

The French government expects a planned levy to counter tax optimization by the richest individuals to raise €2 billion ($2.1 billion) this year, according to Finance Ministry officials.

The challenge for Bayrou is to navigate the deeply fractured parliament that emerged after last summer’s snap elections and avoid the fate of his predecessor, Michel Barnier ... The hard-left France ...

President Emmanuel Macron picked François Bayrou as France’s new prime minister last month, despite his lack of any ...

French Finance Minister Eric Lombard has gained support from Brussels for France's deficit-reduction plan, a positive ...

Although Bayrou looks likely to ride out the no-confidence motion put forward by 58 far-left France Unbowed (LFI ... similar position to predecessor Michel Barnier: reliant on the grace of ...

France's new prime minister ... brought down Prime Minister Michel Barnier after he pushed through budget measures without parliamentary approval. Now his successor, Francois Bayrou, has inherited ...

Heavily indebted France has received the green light from the Council of the European Union for its plans to gradually reduce ...