Prime Minister François Bayrou’s ramming through of a deep austerity budget with support of the social-democratic PS and the neo-fascists exposes the bankruptcy of Mélenchon’s NFP.

More tax increases that will slow growth, as Macron’s influence ebbs.

France has a retirement age lower than many of its European neighbors, but many French people view an early retirement as sacrosanct. It was part of the social contract developed at the end of World ...

The reigning champ in Oscar’s Best International Film category is The Zone of Interest, a film directed by an Englishman, shot in Poland, and whose dialogue is mostly German. Though filmmaker Jonathan ...

The country’s tense negotiations hinged on taxing and social spending — and they highlight issues facing Europe, and Western ...

Demonstrators march along a street during a nationwide strike called by trade unions to protest against the government plans to reform the pensions ... unable to bridge their differences over fiscal ...

Since the announcement, the farming community has taken to the streets in protest. Many farmers have been seen to support a ‘French style ... our concerns with government at any opportunity ...

France has been in a near-constant state of protest for the last 14 months. From Yellow Vests to pension reform ... government services for rural areas. Gilets Jaunes took to the streets, with ...

“The government is already dead in the eyes of the French ... to demonstrate against pension reform. Some trash bins were set on fire in early evening, but the protest was otherwise calm.

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou passed the first test of his new minority government on Thursday as he survived a vote of no-confidence called by the hard left after the centre-left Socialist ...

PARIS — French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou opened the door to renegotiating a disputed pension reform in ... by many previous governments. But he warned that France’s growing debt pile was a “sword ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) planned to reform a key benefits ... other job-related activity. The Government estimated it will save almost £3bn over the next four years.