French PM scores big win as social security budget clears major hurdle
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu scored a key political victory Tuesday after lawmakers approved next year’s social security budget by just 13 votes. The…
Category: Budget
France risks ending year without budget as former Macron ally Philippe pulls support
PARIS — France is at risk of ending the year without a budget deal as former French Prime Minister and…
‘Generation war’ dogs pension debates in France and Germany
PARIS — A generational reckoning is brewing in Paris and Berlin, where a new wave of younger politicians is putting…
EU countries reject ‘blank check’ guarantee to Belgium over Russian assets loan
BRUSSELS — European governments are accusing Belgium of making excessive demands for “blank check” protection in case the Kremlin sues over…
France wants to end free health care for foreign pensioners
PARIS — Foreign pensioners who dream of spending their retirement under the sun in the French Riviera might have to…
EU will speed up Ukraine’s €140B loan, vows von der Leyen
The EU will accelerate its plan to use frozen Russian state assets to underpin a €140 billion loan to Ukraine,…
Europeans sketch out plan B in race to raid Russian assets for Ukraine
BRUSSELS — European countries are working on an emergency plan B to stop Ukraine running out of money early next…
Macron unhappy with some budget concessions but ‘compromise is indispensable’
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron said he’s not happy with some of the budget amendments passed in parliament, but…
Brussels sides with France to urge EU handling fee for cheap parcels
BRUSSELS — The European Commission wants to slap a customs handling fee on low-value packages entering the bloc below one…
French parliament votes to suspend Macron’s controversial pensions reform
PARIS — France’s National Assembly on Wednesday voted to suspend the controversial 2023 law raising the retirement age from 62…