Marine Le Pen turns screws on PM Michel Barnier

Marine Le Pen turns screws on PM Michel Barnier in French budget showdown
“The clock is ticking,” was one of Michel Barnier’s favourite lines as the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, when he perfected the art of using deadlines to strengthen his hand. Now, as France’s prime minister, he is the one running out of time.
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.
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,
Le Pen Makes More Budget Demands as Barnier Gives Ground
Marine Le Pen’s National Rally set out further demands for changes to the French government’s 2025 budget bill after Prime Minister Michel Barnier dropped plans to raise taxes on electricity in a key concession.
France’s Le Pen Boosts Budget Asks Ahead of Monday Deadline
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who holds outsize leverage in France’s split parliament, gave Prime Minister Michel Barnier until Monday to adhere to her budget red lines before she decides whether to topple the government.
French PM Barnier announces concession in bid to end budget standoff
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Thursday announced a major concession in a bid to end a standoff with the opposition over the budget, which has caused jitters on financial markets and risks bringing down his minority government.
France’s Le Pen Makes Budget Demands as Barnier Gives Ground
Marine Le Pen’s National Rally set out further demands for changes to the French government’s 2025 budget bill after Prime Minister Michel Barnier dropped plans to raise taxes on electricity in a key concession.
French government crisis: Mobilize the working class to bring down Barnier and Macron!
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French government creaks as Barnier's budget woes weaken survival chances
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France’s Barnier caves to far right’s electricity tax demands as budget crisis looms
Plan was sticking point between government and the National Rally, which has threatened to topple the prime minister.
Michel Barnier ‘won’t last until Christmas’ as polls reveal collapsing popularity of France’s new PM
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S&P Sticks With France Rating in Reprieve for Premier Barnier
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French Socialists reject Barnier’s overtures, raising odds of a government collapse
French MPs have spent weeks debating the Barnier government’s hastily prepared budget, which includes €40 billion in spending ...
Barnier promises concessions on budget to try to save French government
The French government is prepared to “make concessions” to get its budget though parliament and avoid a market “storm”, the ...
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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French PM Barnier: A ‘serious storm’ is on the horizon if the French government falls
“This is a very serious moment,” Barnier said in an interview with French broadcaster TF1. PARIS — French Prime Minister ...