France’s government survived a no-confidence vote Wednesday in parliament, and the state budget for 2025 is finally adopted.

Prime Minister François Bayrou broke a blockade of opposition parties that had brought down the government of his predecessor ...

In his first parliamentary address in mid-January after coming to power, France's Prime Minister, François Bayrou, offered ...

France's prime minister has used special executive powers to get the 2025 budget approved without a vote by lawmakers ...

France's government welcomed new data showing that deportations of migrants increased by more than a quarter last year, as it ...

To seek more stability for his minority government, Bayrou announced in January that he was open to renegotiate a contested plan raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, which sparked widespread ...

The bargaining brings France and its public finances to another cliff edge after months of upheaval that toppled Michel Barnier’s government in December and left the country relying on stopgap ...

and now faces a no-confidence motion that threatens the survival of his 6-week-old government. Opposition parties were expected to file the no-confidence motion later Monday, and a vote is ...

French lawmakers on Thursday will try to reach a budget compromise that can get enough support to avert another government collapse and restore financial certainty for the country. A handful of ...

Patrick Kanner, the leader of the Socialists in the Senate, said the government response was inadequate. "I am disappointed by his response... he could have gone further," Kanner said on BFM TV ...

The collapse of the Barnier government in early December meant France was unable to pass a budget before the year-end deadline, creating economic uncertainty for households and businesses alike. The ...