French Prime Minister Michel Barnier has handed a little known duo the task of plugging a huge hole in the budget, putting ...

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

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

FRENCH Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Sunday called for a “national effort” to cut the country’s public-sector deficit, but ...

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier promised cohesion and a willingness to compromise Sunday, a day after his new government was announced to immediate threats of a no-confidence motion in parliament ...

Prime Minister Michel Barnier opened the door to taxing wealthy individuals and large companies in a bid to repair France’s massive budget deficit and reassure international investors.

French President Macron appoints conservative Michel Barnier as Prime Minister, facing challenges from opposition and budget ...

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

Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government has a distinctly more conservative tilt than that of his predecessor Gabriel Attal ...

French President Emmanuel Macron appointed Antoine Armand as finance minister, thrusting a 33-year-old with limited political ...

President Emmanuel Macron’s new government sparked an immediate angry reaction from across the political spectrum, raising ...

French President Emmanuel Macron appointed Antoine Armand as finance minister, thrusting a 33-year-old with limited political experience into an urgent budget battle in which he must bring fiscal ...