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A Budget for French Decline
More tax increases that will slow growth, as Macron’s influence ebbs.
French Senate Approves 2025 Budget
The French Senate approved on Thursday the 2025 budget, sending it to the constitutional council to review. If the council approves the legislation, President Emmanuel Macron can then sign it into law,
French budget approved after François Bayrou survives censure vote
French Prime Minister François Bayrou survived a no-confidence vote in the National Assembly on Wednesday and pushed through a delayed 2025 budget aimed at taming the country’s deficits. The vote was triggered by Bayrou’s move on Monday to use a constitutional clause to ram the budget through parliament — an unavoidable gambit since he has no majority and French opposition parties have refused to back government budgets.
French parliament finally adopts 2025 budget
The French parliament on Thursday finally adopted the state's 2025 budget following a tumultuous months-long process that saw the previous government toppled and the current administration survive mul
France's 2025 budget finally set to become law as government survives no-confidence votes
After running on an extension of the 2024 budget for more than a month, France is finally set to have a formal 2025 budget after Prime Minister François Bayrou forced the text through parliament without a vote but survived a vote of no-confidence over the move.
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French PM Bayrou Survives No-Confidence Vote Amid Political Unrest
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou overcame an initial no-confidence vote in parliament called by the far-left. The vote ...
French Prime Minister survives no-confidence votes on 2025 budget
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Wednesday survived two no-confidence votes in parliament, paving the way for the ...
France’s government is fighting for survival over its 2025 budget. Here's what to know
France's prime minister has used special executive powers to get the 2025 budget approved without a vote by lawmakers ...
Macron’s approval rating sinks to lowest point after disastrous TikTok video
Emmanuel Macron’s approval ratings have plunged to their lowest since he took office in 2017 after his latest attempt to ...
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Francois Bayrou Survives No-Confidence Votes, Paves Way for Crucial 2025 Budget
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou survived two no-confidence votes, clearing the path for the adoption of the 2025 budget ...
France's government expected to survive as far-right leader doesn’t support no-confidence motion
The head of France’s far-right National Rally party says he doesn’t support a no-confidence motion filed against the ...
Emmanuel Macron's popularity plunges to record low with president now 'sad' and isolated
Emmanuel Macron has suffered a fresh blow after his approval ratings tanked to the lowest since his presidency began in 2017.
Greenland PM calls for snap election amid Trump interest in acquisition
Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egede called for snap elections there with a renewed global interest in the large Arctic Island since U.S. President Donald Trump has express interest in it.
Bayrou rams through French austerity budget, exposing bankruptcy of New Popular Front
Prime Minister François Bayrou’s ramming through of a deep austerity budget with support of the social-democratic PS and the neo-fascists exposes the bankruptcy of Mélenchon’s NFP.
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Macron's popularity collapses to six-year low as France's political crisis continues
Emmanuel Macron has seen his approval ratings plummet ... his country into political turmoil last summer, after calling a snap election. This followed a disastrous performance by his Renaissance ...
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Budget Battle: France on the Brink of Political Chaos
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou plans to use special constitutional powers to pass the 2025 budget, leading to a ...