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France needs to introduce 25 billion euros in cuts to tackle EU deficit

The French government has announced plans for €25 billion in budget cuts this year to address EU concerns over its deficit and debt levels.

Radio France Internationale

Over 200 candidates withdraw before second round of voting – France election as it happened

Around 130 are members of left-wing New Popular Front with more than 80 from Macron camp

The Guardian - UK

French far right eyes power as rivals wrangle over scope of anti-Le Pen front

The first round of France’s legislative elections has confirmed that Marine Le Pen’s far right is now the dominant force in French politics, putting her anti-immigrant National Rally within reach of power. Whether the rest of the political spectrum still has the ability – and the will – to hold…

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Fighting on two fronts, France’s Macron flags ‘extremist fever’ on right and left

French President Emmanuel Macron fought his last presidential campaign against the far right’s Marine Le Pen, and then the ensuing parliamentary polls against a newly united left. Just two years on, his weakened coalition must now take on both opponents at once, in a snap election that Macron has framed…

France 24

Macron's Opponents Rally For Snap Election Challenge

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday faced opposition alliances crystallising on left and right, after the centrist called a snap parliamentary election in the wake of a European poll defeat at the hands of the far right.

International Business Times

Macron To Face Press Grilling As Election Battle Heats Up

French President Emmanuel Macron was to face journalists' questions Tuesday after calling risky snap elections that could result in a far-right surge in parliament.

International Business Times

Who is Jordan Bardella? Marine Le Pen’s 28-year-old protege with film star looks who made Macron panic

The president of the far-right National Rally party is seeking to derail Emmanuel Macron’s government

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French budget deficit widens but government promises no tax hike

France's budget deficit widened more than forecast in 2023, official figures showed Tuesday, undermining President Emmanuel Macron's pledge to bring national finances back on track within the next four years.

Radio France Internationale

Slower economic growth means France must cut €10bn in public spending

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has announced €10 billion of spending cuts across all government departments and agencies to make up for a drop in the 2024 GDP growth forecast to 1 percent, from 1.4 percent.

Radio France Internationale

Macron Demands 'Revolutionary' Government But Few New Faces

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday asked ministers to be "revolutionaries", after a government reshuffle that left many of the same faces in place and raised doubts over gender equity and policy priorities.

International Business Times

French PM Attal's new cabinet maintains key defence, interior ministers

France's new Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, 34, unveiled his government on Thursday with several cabinet members remaining in their posts, including hardline Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin and controversial Justice Minister Éric Dupond-Moretti.

France 24

France seeks to force supermarkets to tackle 'scandalous' shrinkflation

Amid a cost-of-living crisis, France's government has notified the European Commission that it plans to introduce a new rule in 2024 requiring shops to inform consumers when products are subject to shrinkflation.

Radio France Internationale

EU Strikes Budget Reform Deal After Two-year Wrangle

The EU agreed reforms Wednesday that will loosen budget rules with the goal of encouraging investments while keeping debt and spending under control, after France and Germany bridged their differences.

International Business Times

French finance minister says decoupling from China not possible

France's finance minister said during a visit to Beijing on Sunday that cutting all economic ties with China was "an illusion", as some Western countries question their reliance on the Asian giant.

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French government promises tourists' safety is 'guaranteed' despite riots

France's Minister for Finance, Bruno Le Maire, has been leading a PR drive in the US and UK seeking to reassure and attract foreigners back to France in the wake of over a week of rioting that has caused international concern, as measures are put in place to get the…

The Guardian - UK

France riots live: teargas fired in Marseille as 45,000 more police deployed across country – as it happened

Police braced for unrest after funeral for Nahel, killed by police on Tuesday, held near Paris on Saturday

Radio France Internationale

French shoppers promised lower prices as food industry threatened with sanctions

France's biggest food industry players have pledged to cut prices on hundreds of products starting next month, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has announced, adding they would be at risk of financial sanctions if they broke that promise.

The Guardian - UK

FTSE 100 posts biggest jump since March as US economy adds 339,000 new jobs – as it happened

US economy added more jobs than forecast last month, with March and April’s data revised higher too, but unemployment rate has jumped to 3.7%

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Macron struggles to kick France's spending habit

President Emmanuel Macron has loosened labour laws and cut taxes among other reforms to transform the economy, but has not broken France's addiction to spending big to buy social peace.

The Guardian - UK

Non, minister. Spare us the derriere sex scenes and stick to politics

Bruno Le Maire isn’t the only politician to try his hand at an erotic novel, but one passage has been singled out for attention

Reuters

'Focused on the job': France's Le Maire defends writing of steamy novel

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said he was fully focused on creating growth and fighting inflation after coming under fire for penning a steamy novel that was published hours before France's credit rating was downgraded by an agency.

The Guardian - UK

French minister’s steamy novel turns up heat on Macron

Sex scene in Bruno Le Maire’s book provokes ridicule and anger among opposition politicians

France 24

French finance minister raises eyebrows with racy novel, 'Fugue américaine'

A new novel by French President Emmanuel Macron's Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire – containing one breathlessly erotic passage that has gone viral – has forced the government to explain how he finds the time for such a project in a period of economic trouble for so many.

Radio France Internationale

French economy grows by one-fifth of a percentage point in first quarter

France's economy grew 0.2 percent in the first quarter on the back of greater industrial production and increased foreign trade, the national statistics agency INSEE announced on Friday. Germany narrowly avoided recession, reporting flat GDP in the first three months of 2023.

Radio France Internationale

France's economy minister extends electricity subsidies to 2025

The French government will continue subsidising electricity bills into 2025 as prices suffer from Russia's invasion of Ukraine and part of the country's nuclear reactor fleet remaining offline, the finance minister said Friday.

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