French budget passes key hurdle, setting up high-stakes showdown next week – POLITICO
Bayrou’s minority government does not have enough support to pass the budget next week, so it will likely…
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France’s Bayrou gets spending plan approved by EU – POLITICO
BRUSSELS ― The European Commission has endorsed the new French government’s updated spending plan in a boost to…
French PM Bayrou thrown surprise lifeline by Socialists – POLITICO
“We are not ashamed of negotiating,” Socialist Party leader Olivier Faure told lawmakers on Thursday before the vote.…
France’s Bayrou buys himself time with overture to Socialists – POLITICO
Another no-confidence vote The real test is further down the line when the 2025 budget bill returns to…
China wants to dominate world via its trade surplus – POLITICO
PARIS — French Prime Minister François Bayrou accused China on Tuesday of striving for world domination by flooding…
French minister sees Germany’s likely next chancellor as positive for EU – POLITICO
Red lines Resuming the free-trade talks with Washington would be a red line for France and put Paris…
The French left is finally eyeing a comeback – POLITICO
Talks between the left and Bayrou never really took off, and the Socialists are once again threatening to…
French government to copy-paste budget that led to predecessor’s downfall – POLITICO
However, a path forward remains elusive. Bayrou lacks majority support in parliament and remains vulnerable to being ousted…
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Europe is in for a turbulent time. The reelection of Donald Trump as U.S. president is yet another…
Qui est Eric Lombard, le banquier fraîchement nommé à Bercy ? – POLITICO
Avant de rejoindre la Caisse des dépôts, Eric Lombard était à la tête de la filiale française du…
Nos 12 César de l’année politique 2024 – POLITICO
En cette année de jamais-vu à répétition, où les acteurs politiques, sans jurisprudence à laquelle se référer, avancent…
PM François Bayrou unveils France’s fourth government in a year – POLITICO
Bayrou, a 73-year-old stalwart of French centrism and one of President Emmanuel Macron’s earliest supporters, strong-armed Macron into…
French PM pledges to form a government ‘before Christmas’ – POLITICO
One week after he was appointed, the new prime minister is still trying to convince French parties to…
New French Prime Minister François Bayrou off to a nightmarish start – POLITICO
Even more crucially, Bayrou has so far been unable to extend his narrow base of support in France’s…
French PM jeopardizes budget deal with controversial migration ‘flooding’ comment – POLITICO
Speaking in the National Assembly on Tuesday, Bayrou doubled down on his remarks, saying that in the French…