French PM Michel Barnier has invoked Article 49.3 to pass budget measures without parliamentary approval, risking a no-confidence vote. Opposition, led by Marine Le Pen, demanded the indexation of ...

Lawmakers voted to oust Prime Minister Michel Barnier, plunging France into political and economic instability and putting ...

Barnier said he would invoke special constitutional powers to push through the bill, referring to article 49.3 of the French constitution, saying the country must have a budget for next year.

Lacking a majority in the deeply divided parliament, Prime Minister Michel Barnier told L'Ouest France newspaper last week that he did not see how the budget could be passed without invoking ...

MARSEILLE, France (CN) — Prime minister Michel Barnier is finally rolling out France’s much-anticipated 2025 budget. So far, only a few things seem clear: The country is publicly acknowledging its ...

PARIS (Reuters) - France's 2025 belt-tightening budget heads to the Senate next week, but few doubt the government will soon be obliged to bypass lawmakers with a risky constitutional measure that ...

Michel Barnier, France’s new prime minister, is considering taxing “rich people or certain large companies” as he seeks to avoid a spiralling deficit ahead of a crunch budget. Emmanuel ...

Barnier also named Laurent Saint Martin, 39, head of the government office that promotes foreign investment in France, as budget minister, putting him directly under his purview rather than the ...

Reuters. France's Prime minister Michel Barnier looks on during a parade of French athletes who participated in the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics in Paris, France September 14, 2024.