According to the United Nations, the UK's population is expected to balloon 6.8 per cent from 69.6million to 74.3million by ...

Prime Minister François Bayrou is staking the political future of his government on a budget aimed at significantly reducing France’s national debt.

PARIS – Michel Barnier, the EU’s former chief Brexit negotiator and briefly serving French prime minister in 2024, has announced his candidacy for a Paris parliamentary seat, seeking to reassert ...

France and Italy opt out of a US-led arms initiative for Ukraine, prioritizing European defense self-sufficiency amid budget ...

France’s public debt has reached €3.3 trillion, or 114 per cent of GDP, with annual interest payments projected to hit €100 billion by 2029. Prime Minister François Bayrou’s 2026 budget proposes ...

Francois Bayrou proposed scrapping two public holidays and freezing most public spending as part of a €43.8-billion ($50.88-billion) budget squeeze he outlined on Tuesday. Mr. Bayrou’s plan involves ...

Citing budget pressures and a push to boost its own defense industry, France is reportedly opting out of a US-led arms funding deal for Ukraine, per reports.

While France and the U.K. are taking a positive step for European security, the announcement is both more and less than it ...

France declined to join the plan because of President Emmanuel Macron's push for European nations to strengthen their own defense industries by purchasing domestically produced arms, Politico reported ...

The cost-cutting measures unveiled by French Prime Minister François Bayrou on Tuesday, including the elimination of two ...

According to the report, French President Emmanuel Macron has long advocated for Europeans to build up their own defense industrial base by buying weapons made by European manufacturers ...