PARIS – Debates over France’s 2026 budget are dragging on in parliament, raising fears that MPs could miss the legal deadline ...

Some of France's European partners have been watching the political turmoil closely as the country struggles to rein in a ...

One week after the budget bill review began, Sébastien Lecornu's office fears the possibility that France may not have a budget by December 31.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -French politicians agree that public finances need to be shored up and this consensus keeps financial markets calm despite the political instability France has been experiencing ...

Following the global financial crisis of 2008, several European countries – Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain – faced high public debt, weak economic growth and fragile banking sectors.These ...

PARIS (AP) — A ballooning deficit. A fractious Parliament. Unrest on the streets. The challenges facing Sébastien Lecornu, France’s fourth prime minister in a year, are daunting and defeated his ...

The sombre tone of Ms. Reeves’s speech was a reflection of the fiscal vise in which her government finds itself. Britain’s deficit is expected to hit 4.3 per cent of gross domestic product this year, ...

Trade unions in France perceive themselves as the voice of the workers against the political elites and the wealthy. Last week, the unions and their supporters took to the streets to inject themselves ...

France can only afford to cut business tax by another 10 billion to 15 billion euros without putting its public deficit ...