Hippolyte d'Albis, the co-president of the Circle of Economists, discusses France's budget deficit. Trump says U.S. economy ...

French far right leader Marine Le Pen may have decided to let Prime Minister Francois Bayrou survive this time round, but his ...

France needs to get its public finances back on track this year or risk pressure from unforgiving financial markets to do so ...

France’s main fiscal oversight body warned Thursday that the budget could hurt the French economy, cutting growth next year from an already tepid 1.1 percent pace forecast by the government.

Just a couple of weeks ago, France was under scrutiny over how it would plug the holes in its budget. Now the issue is whether the euro area's second largest economy can muster a budget at all.

France’s government confirmed it expects the budget deficit to rise to 6.1% of economic output in 2024 as it canceled some spending plans to mitigate part of the huge impact from unexpectedly ...

The signature achievement of Mr. Bayrou’s budget is to bring the French budget deficit to about 5.4% of GDP, down from 6.2% last year. That puts France closer to the European Union’s 3% target ...

Prime Minister François Bayrou, who has no majority in Parliament, has lost the Socialists' 'indulgence.' Now, if the ...

Budget airline Ryanair has cancelled more than 170 flights because of French air traffic control strikes, affecting more than ...

But budget overruns and lower-than-expected tax revenues instead dug a bigger hole. This year’s budget deficit is expected to reach 6.1% of GDP. Barnier, appointed in September following surprise ...

French Prime Minister François Bayrou will face another no-confidence measure by the Socialist Party over failed pension ...

France's Socialists have filed a no-confidence measure against Prime Minister Francois Bayrou after pension talks collapsed, ...