France’s new finance minister, the experienced Eric Lombard (banker, economist – newly nicknamed as ‘Spider-Man’) has ...

France’s Socialist Party is willing to compromise on the budget, opening a narrow path for Prime Minister Francois Bayrou’s ...

Bank of France Governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau said the government must be as ambitious as possible with budget cuts to ...

Coming up with a 2025 budget will be the most urgent order of business. The new government enters office after months of ...

The mood music around French budget talks improved this week as the Socialists softened their positions after new Prime ...

France needs to bring its public sector budget deficit as close as possible to 5% of economic output this year as a first ...

PARIS — French Finance Minister Eric Lombard has taken a significant step toward reaching a budget deal that would secure the short-term survival of his government but partially roll back President ...

FRANCE’S budget deficit for 2025 “will not be much above 5 per cent,” the country’s budget minister Amelie de Montchalin reaffirmed in an interview published on Sunday with Le Parisien paper. Read ...

In the UK, the Labour government’s decision in October to loosen policy compared with prior plans added to investor unease.

PARIS - France's delayed 2025 budget bill will target a deficit of \"slightly above 5%\" in order to protect growth, the ...

France Has a New Government. Now It Must Fix the Budget While Avoiding Collapse PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron’s office announced a new government Monday, after the previous ...

Former Prime Minister Michel Barnier resigned this month following a no-confidence vote prompted by budget disputes in the National Assembly, leaving France without a functioning government.