French Prime Minister Signals He Will Revisit Retirement Law That Led to Mass Protests
His government on shaky ground, Prime Minister François Bayrou offered to reopen debate on the measure, which raised the retirement age in an effort to stabilize the country’s finances.
France’s new prime minister says he'll renegotiate a contested plan to raise the retirement age
France’s new prime minister François Bayrou announced Tuesday the renegotiation of a contested plan raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, in a crucial move to seek more stability for his minority government.
Key Quotes From French Prime Minister Bayrou's Parliamentary Address
PARIS (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Tuesday told lawmakers that France was drowning in debt, but pledged to listen to ideas to renegotiate a landmark 2023 pension reform in a bid to win support from the left to pass the 2025 budget.
France: French Prime Minister François Bayrou presents his government's priorities to the National Assembly
French Prime Minister François Bayrou presents the priorities of his government with a general policy speech to the National Assembly while discussions continue to try to agree on the 2025 budget with opposition parties.
New French Prime Minister Bayrou aims to please all sides and avoid no-confidence vote
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou delivers his general policy speech, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025 at the National Assembly in Paris
France: government survives no-confidence vote
Both the far-right National Rally and center-left Socialist Party declined to back a no-confidence vote in new French Prime ...
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France’s Bayrou buys himself time with overture to Socialists
There should be “no totems or taboos” as new prime minister fights to reform pensions — and keep his job.
France’s Macron expresses support for new leadership in Lebanon as it recovers from crisis
France’s president began a visit to Lebanon Friday, where he will meet the crisis-hit country’s newly elected leaders, as the ...
France's PM Bayrou weakened by Socialists' threat to back no-confidence vote
PARIS - The prospects of French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's minority government surviving in the long term appeared ...
France's PM Bayrou vows to reopen pension reform talks amid growing debt crisis
France's Prime Minister François Bayrou on Tuesday vowed to reopen talks on reforming pensions as he conceded the country's ...
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France’s Bayrou gets spending plan approved by EU
BRUSSELS ― The European Commission has endorsed the new French government's updated spending plan in a boost to Prime ...
Fact-check: Exclusion of EU leaders from Trump inauguration is in line with tradition
Social media users have misleadingly attached importance to the fact that European heads of state and government have been ...
France's PM Bayrou weakened by Socialist threat to back no-confidence vote
The long-term survival prospects of French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's minority government have shrunk as he fights to ...