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Michel Barnier, French Prime Minister

French finance minister says budget can still be improved

French Finance Minister Antoine Armand said on Saturday that the 2025 budget could still be improved, but stopped short of giving ground in a standoff with the far right over new concessions.

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French Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government makes budget concession

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier scrapped plans to raise electricity taxes amid the far-right's no-confidence vote threat.

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Barnier promises concessions on budget to try save French government

The French government is prepared to “make concessions” to get its budget though parliament and avoid a market “storm”, the country’s finance minister said on Thursday, in a stand-off that risks bringing down Michel Barnier,

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French PM scraps electricity tax in budget in bid to save government

Gupta and Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Thursday scrapped plans to raise electricity taxes in his 2025 budget, reacting to far-right threats to bring the government down in a no-confidence vote unless he eased the burden on the working classes.

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French govt ready for budget concessions to avoid financial 'storm'

The French government is ready to offer concessions to parliament to get through its budget, the finance minister said Thursday, in a standoff which is causing market turbulence and risks

French bond yields surpass Greece's

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French bond yields surpass Greece’s for first time as budget worries swirl

The 10-year yield on French government debt briefly reached 3.02 per cent in early trading on Thursday, crossing above the 3.01 per cent yield demanded by lenders to Greece, before switching back.

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France’s bond yields rise above Greece’s for first time amid political instability in Paris

Borrowing costs for France have hit a 12-year high relative to Germany, and were more than those of Greece for the first time ever

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Budget woes put French borrowing costs equal with crisis-scarred Greece

French borrowing costs effectively matched those of Greece on Thursday for the first time, as Michel Barnier's government teetered on the brink of collapse, underlining a dramatic shift in how lenders view the creditworthiness of euro zone members.

French President Macron visits Notre-Dame

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French President Macron visits Notre Dame as fire-ravaged cathedral prepares to reopen

French President Emmanuel Macron French President Macron toured the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris Friday, just days before the restored landmark is set to reopen.

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Macron lauds artisans for restoring Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron praised on Friday the more than 1,000 craftspeople who helped rebuild Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral in what he called "the project of the century", five-and-a-half years after fire gutted the Gothic masterpiece.

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French President Macron visits Notre-Dame after more than 5 years of intense restoration

French President Emmanuel Macron praised the more than 1,000 craftspeople who helped rebuild Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, in what he called "the project of the century," five-and-a-half years after fire gutted the 12th-century monument.

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For the first time, France's Macron calls 1944 killings of West African troops by French a massacre

France's President Emmanuel Macron has for the first time recognized the killing of West African soldiers by the French Army ...

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French PM scraps electricity tax amid far right's no-confidence threat

Gupta and Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Thursday dropped plans to raise electricity ...

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Over 50% of French People Want Government to Fall, Survey Finds

Over 50% of French People Want Government to Fall, Survey Finds PARIS (Reuters) - Some 53% of French people want Prime ...

French Yields Close In on Italy With Safe Market Image in Ruins

First Ireland, then Portugal and Spain, and now Greece. One after another, countries at the heart of Europe’s debt crisis ...

French government creaks as Barnier's budget woes weaken survival chances

The future for French Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government looks bleak, with his struggles to push the 2025 budget ...

Majority of French Back Macron's Resignation if Government Falls - Poll

PARIS (Reuters) - Some 54% of French people think a no-confidence vote in parliament that could topple the government of ...

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Rangers accuse French police of jeopardising fans

Rangers have accused French police of jeopardising the club's fans with "draconian" tactics in Nice on Thursday. A statement ...

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French Inflation Stays Below 2% Target

Inflation increased a little in France this month but remained below policymakers’ target as the economy showed signs of ...

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Michel Barnier, French Prime Minister

French bond yields surpass Greece's

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