Lawmakers voted to oust Prime Minister Michel Barnier, plunging France into political and economic instability and putting ...

François Bayrou’s plans to find €40 billion in budget adjustments for 2026 look likely to bring down his government.

French PM Michel Barnier has invoked Article 49.3 to pass budget measures without parliamentary approval, risking a no-confidence vote. Opposition, led by Marine Le Pen, demanded the indexation of ...

France's government has been toppled by a no-confidence vote in parliament, for the first time sine 1962. Prime Minister Michel Barnier served the shortest time in the post in France's modern history.

Michel Barnier’s tax raid is poised to cost France’s largest company an extra €800m (£670m) next year, as the French prime minister races to reduce the country’s “colossal” debt pile.

Michel Barnier speaks during a campaign rally on Feb. 13, 2022, in Paris. President Emmanuel Macron named the former EU Brexit negotiator as France's new prime minister on Thursday after more than ...