Le Pen Squares Off With French Government and Markets in Budget Showdown
PARIS—Anti-immigrant leader Marine Le Pen is engaged in a high-stakes game of chicken with the French government and a ...
French PM triggers political crisis by forcing budget through parliament
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier used Article 49.3 of the constitution on Monday to force his 2025 social security budget ...
Barnier Risks Government Collapse With French Budget Gambit
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier used a constitutional tool to push through parts of his unpopular budget bill without a ...
Investors Punish France Over Budget Turmoil
The country’s borrowing costs have soared over worries that a political showdown in Parliament over spending cuts and tax ...
Budget woes push French borrowing costs above crisis-scarred Greece
French borrowing costs rose above those of Greece on Monday for the first time, as Michel Barnier's government teetered on ...
French government on brink of collapse over budget stand-off
Barnier warned that toppling the government could cause a "big storm and very serious turbulence" in financial markets. Some ...
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French government hangs by a thread as far right threatens to pull the trigger
Barring a last-minute miracle,” Jordan Bardella will vote to topple Prime Minister Michel Barnier — as France hurtles toward ...
Stocks steady, euro stems losses as French PM makes budget concession
By Lawrence Delevingne and Amanda Cooper BOSTON/LONDON (Reuters) -Stocks in Europe steadied on Monday after the French ...