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Budget Planning

Bayrou Sets Sept. 8 Confidence Vote and Opens Talks With Party Leaders

Opposition vows to vote no, making the government's survival unlikely.

DIW Chief Calls for Mandatory Social Year for Retirees as Parties and Unions Push Back

Bayrou Sets 2026 Deficit Target at 4.6%, Favors Spending Cuts Over Tax Hikes

Bund-Länder Commission Begins Work to Tackle Social Care Insurance’s Multi-Billion-Euro Deficit

Bayrou to Enshrine Pension Measures in Budget After CFDT Quits Talks

Starmer Concedes Benefit Cuts to Protect Existing Claimants

Trump-Brokered Israel-Iran Ceasefire Faces Early Breaches

Bayrou advances budget cuts as taxi drivers extend sporadic protests

Mayor Adams Unveils $115.1 Billion Budget with Focus on Public Safety, Education, and Social Services

François Bayrou Faces Early Challenges as France's New Prime Minister

French Government Faces Collapse Over Budget Standoff

French Lawmakers Reject EU-Mercosur Trade Deal in Resounding Vote

UK Faces Wealth Exodus Amid Reeves' Tax and Budget Challenges