Facing far-right ultimatum, French finance minister says budget can still be improved
French Finance Minister Antoine Armand said on Saturday that the 2025 budget could still be improved, but stopped short of ...
France’s Le Pen Boosts Budget Asks Ahead of Monday Deadline
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who holds outsize leverage in France’s split parliament, gave Prime Minister Michel Barnier ...
Le Pen’s Party Makes More Budget Demands as Barnier Gives Ground
Marine Le Pen’s National Rally set out further demands for changes to the French government’s 2025 budget bill after Prime Minister Michel Barnier dropped plans to raise taxes on electricity in a key ...
France’s government warns of ‘big storm’ as no-confidence vote looms
France’s minority government may be on its last legs as opposition lawmakers move this week toward a no-confidence vote.
KTEN2d
France says ready for budget concessions to avert 'storm'
The French government is ready to offer concessions to parliament to pass its budget, the finance minister said Thursday, in ...
Le Pen Will Learn in March If She’s Banned From Next French Presidential Race
Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s far-right National Rally party, will learn in March whether she faces a ban from running in ...
Verdict due next March in Marine Le Pen's EU graft charges trial
French judges will deliver verdicts on March 31 in the trial of Marine Le Pen and her far-right party on charges of ...
High-stakes trial that could derail presidential ambitions of France’s Marine Le Pen wraps up
The Paris court is expected to render its verdict in the spring. It could declare Le Pen ineligible to seek public office if ...
The Economist3d
Marine Le Pen spooks the bond markets
When the prime minister was appointed in September, Ms Le Pen pledged not to vote against his government right away. But she ...
Hosted on MSN3d
Court to rule on ineligibility for France's Le Pen in March
French far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen will learn in March whether she will be declared ineligible for elections, a Paris ...
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 ...
French Markets Rattled by Budget Fears; Barnier Warns of 'Big Storm'
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been threatening to topple France's coalition government in a no-confidence vote, over a ...