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French PM scraps electricity tax amid far right's no-confidence threat

Gupta and Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Thursday dropped plans to raise electricity taxes in his 2025 budget, bowing to far-right threats to bring the government down unless he eased the burden on the working classes.

Barnier promises concessions on budget to try save French government

The French government is prepared to “make concessions” to get its budget though parliament and avoid a market “storm”, the country’s finance minister said on Thursday, in a stand-off that risks bringing down Michel Barnier,

Daily Journal · 16h

French govt ready for budget concessions to avoid financial 'storm'

The French government is ready to offer concessions to parliament to get through its budget, the finance minister said Thursday, in a standoff which is causing market turbulence and risks

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French PM scraps electricity tax in budget in bid to save government

Gupta and Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Thursday scrapped plans to raise electricity taxes in his 2025 budget, reacting to far-right threats to bring the government down in a no-confidence vote unless he eased the burden on the working classes.

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For the first time, France's Macron calls 1944 killings of West African troops by French as massacre

France's President Emmanuel Macron has for the first time recognized the killing of West African soldiers by the French Army ...

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Over 50% of French People Want Government to Fall, Survey Finds

Over 50% of French People Want Government to Fall, Survey Finds PARIS (Reuters) - Some 53% of French people want Prime ...

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French 10-Year Borrowing Costs Match Greece’s for First Time

France’s benchmark bond yield matched Greece’s for the first time on record, the latest milestone in a week marked by ...

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French government creaks as Barnier's budget woes weaken survival chances

The future for French Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government looks bleak, with his struggles to push the 2025 budget ...

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Ex-French Open champ Yannick Noah taking charge of French para tennis

Yannick Noah, the 1983 French Open champion, was appointed as the head of France's para tennis on Thursday. From next year, ...

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French Bond Spreads Widen Again With Government Fears Mounting

A measure of French bond risk rose for an eighth day to the widest level since the European sovereign debt crisis, amid ...

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At This French Exhibition, Check Your Clothes at the Door

A museum in Marseille, France, has a show dedicated to the history of social nudity. On a few special nights, visitors ...

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Morning Bid: French budget and German prices grab spotlight

The spotlight will be on French stocks after the country's main stock index (.FCHI) slid on Wednesday to its lowest level ...

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Risk Gauge on French Debt Jumps to 12-Year High

A key gauge of risk on France's debt rose to the highest level in more than a decade, with investors questioning if the ...

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French Toast Gets a Polynesian Pick Me Up

Ipo, Tahitian coconut bread, takes the place of toasty French bread, merging long histories.

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French GenAI Startup LightOn Rises on Market Debut

(Reuters) - Shares of LightOn, Europe's first listed genAI startup, rose as much as 9% on their debut on the Euronext Growth ...

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Algeria facing growing calls to release French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal

Politicians, writers and activists have called for the release of French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, whose arrest in ...

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