Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The French Economy and Finance Ministry in Paris. (© Bertrand Guay/AFP) Prime Minister François Bayrou has warned that France’s ...

France must overcome its political impasse to tackle a debt burden that risks suffocating the economy, the head of the country’s central bank said. Bank of France Governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau ...

As France's minority government hovers on the brink of collapse over its austerity plans, fears are mounting that the debt of the EU's second-largest economy is spinning out of control.Few doubt that ...

France's growing debt pile is at the heart of the confidence vote that could topple the government of Prime Minister Francois Bayrou next week. Bayrou called the vote to settle a fight over the budget ...

London (CNN) — France lost its fifth prime minister in less than two years this week, just before the 2026 budget was due to be sent to parliament. Sébastien Lecornu resigned Monday after announcing a ...

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou seek 44 billion euros ($51 billion) in savings to cut the country's massive debt - Copyright AFP/File Pedro PARDO French Prime ...