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France’s Barnier caves to far right’s electricity tax demands as budget crisis looms
Plan was sticking point between government and the National Rally, which has threatened to topple the prime minister.
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Barnier Bows to Pressure in Energy Tax U-Turn
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier has retracted plans to increase electricity taxes following threats from the far-right ...
Le Pen 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 ...
Majority of French people want PM Barnier's govt to fall, finds survey
According to a recent survey, 53% of French people want Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s government to fall due to anger over ...
Michel Barnier ‘won’t last until Christmas’ as polls reveal collapsing popularity of France’s new PM
Michel Barnier is facing a battle to survive until Christmas as polls show more than half of the nation back a no-confidence ...
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French Socialists reject Barnier’s overtures, raising odds of a government collapse
French MPs have spent weeks debating the Barnier government’s hastily prepared budget, which includes €40 billion in spending ...
Marine Le Pen humiliates EU as she holds Brussels golden boy Barnier to ransom
Prime Minister Michel Barnier's brief to be the adult in the room isn't going as well as Emmanuel Macron had hoped.
Barnier promises concessions on budget to try to save French government
The French government is prepared to “make concessions” to get its budget though parliament and avoid a market “storm”, the ...