PARIS — France’s Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire is amping up the volume on the need to tackle the country's deteriorating public finances. But his strident calls for deep public spending cuts are quickly getting on the French president’s nerves as the s...
6 months agoThis article is part of the Brussels Survival Guide.Becoming a member of European Parliament isn’t just about fancy gifts and bottomless (well, €4,950 a month) general expenses. There’s also serious work to be done. But a new term doesn’t mean a blank sla...
2 months agoPARIS — France’s government on Thursday unveiled a detailed budget for 2025 aimed at bringing down the country’s spiraling deficit by enacting €41.3 billion in spending cuts and levying approximately €20 billion in taxes, most of which will affect large c...
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