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France's Barnier entrusts budget dilemma to little-known duo

PARIS, Sept 22 (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Michel Barnier has handed a little known duo the task of plugging a huge hole in the budget, putting loyalty before political clout in the job description for his finance and budget ministers.

France24 (Video) on MSN · 4d

French PM Barnier swept into budget crisis

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier came under pressure on Wednesday to clarify how he will plug a gaping hole in the public finances as the central bank and public audit office warned spending cuts and tax hikes are inevitable.

France 24 on MSN · 5d

France's budgetary situation is 'very serious', new PM Barnier says

France has a "very serious" budgetary deficit, Prime Minister Michael Barnier said, weeks after France was placed on a formal procedure for violating European Union budgetary rules. Barnier, who was appointed to lead the French government on September 6 after months of political deadlock,

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Associated Press · 3h

France’s new government meets first time to discuss budget and migrant issues

France’s new government dominated by conservatives and centrists has gathered for the first time as Prime Minister Michel Barnier set budget and migrant issues as top priorities.

Euronews · 3h

French cabinet meets to discuss tackling budget and migrant issues

The 39 ministers comprising French Prime Minister Michel Barnier's recently unveiled cabinet will focus on tackling the country's debts and reducing "unbearable" levels of migration. #EuropeNews

France 24 on MSN · 5h

New French government faces deepening deficit and mounting debt

France's new economic team is led by two young and relatively unknown members of President Macron's pro-business coalition. They face a host of fiscal challenges as they try to reduce deficits without raising taxes on France's middle class.

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The Economist · 44m

Macron’s new coalition yanks France a step to the right

E UROPE IS A continent of coalition governments, painful to forge and fragile to maintain. Most European politicians are familiar with their challenges. For Michel Barnier’s new French government, however,

The New York Times · 1d

Macron Appoints Cabinet as He Seeks to Move France Out of Political Impasse

The government still faces two challenges in the coming weeks: the risk of a no-confidence vote and a tight budget deadline.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Factbox-Key Ministers in France's New Government Line-Up

In the new parliament, he had been set to head the economic committee in the lower house until Barnier tapped him for the top job at the powerful Ministry of Economics and Finance. Armand is no stranger to "Bercy" as the ministry is often called in France,

Radio France Internationale5h

Barnier promises to tackle France's most pressing problems swiftly

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Sunday called for a "national effort" to cut the country's public-sector deficit, but ...

France’s Budget Problems ‘Very Serious,’ Prime Minister Says

The French government, which missed a deadline this week to set a blueprint to lower its debt and deficit, is struggling to ...

French Energy Minister to Pursue Green Push Despite Budget Woes

France’s new energy, environment and climate minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher pledged to pursue the transition away from ...

The Local3h

What changes in France in October 2024?

From strikes and protests to France's budget deadline, plus the annual flu vaccine campaign and Ryanair ceasing flights from ...

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France needs more time to cut budget deficit, public auditor says

France needs more time to bring its budget deficit in line with a European Union (EU) limit than its current 2027 deadline, ...

France expects deficit could reach up to 6% of GDP in 2024, reports Les Echos

France's finance and economy ministry expects the country's budget deficit could reach up to 6% of GDP in 2024 - above 5.1% planned earlier - barring new government measures, reported Les Echos ...

France asks Brussels for extra delay on spending plans

France has asked the European Commission for a further delay in submitting its budgetary plans for the next few years, as ...

France names a new government, seeking to end turmoil from July’s election

The cabinet named by Prime Minister Michel Barnier marks a tilt to the right and will need to avoid being dissolved with a no ...

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