Big investment firms from Barings to Jupiter Asset Management are turning positive on French debt, betting Parliament will soon adopt a budget to pull the country back from the brink of near-term fiscal chaos.

French Prime Minister François Bayrou comfortably survived his first confidence vote on Thursday, a little over one month after the veteran centrist became France’s prime minister. The January 16 vote,

French Prime Minister François Bayrou said 4,000 public teaching jobs would not be cut in the 2025 budget, reversing a plan by his predecessor Michel Barnier. "It’s a way of saying ‘this is our priority’",

France's Culture Minister Rachida Dati says the controversial plan to reform the public broadcasting sector will be "completed by the summer". Delayed several times, the proposed reorganisation has previously prompted angry strikes.

Big investment firms from Barings to Jupiter Asset Management are turning positive on French debt, betting Parliament will soon adopt a budget to pull the country back from the brink of near-term fiscal chaos.

Coinciding with the diplomatic crisis with France and the far right’s frenzied campaign against Algeria and its community members, the French National Assembly joined the bandwagon through the ongoing discussions on the new social security financing bill targeting Algerian retirees,

The French economy is expected to face significant challenges in 2025 due to ongoing political instability, more restrictive fiscal policy, and a challenging international environment. GDP growth is projected to slow as a result France has experienced considerable political turbulence in recent months.

Former Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt was named the European Parliament’s representative on matters relating to Brexit in 2016 following the referendum. But he declared Brexit a “disaster” and as recently as 2023 backed a demonstration calling for the UK to return.

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

François Bayrou sparked a wave of indignation with comment that France is suffering from “flooding” by immigrants.

The no-confidence vote in Michel Barnier that has toppled his minority ... been exacerbated by the lack of a culture of political compromise in France. Despite various attempts, Barnier was unable to spur rivalling parties to shift position – nor even ...

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.