You will have noticed that, in order to reduce France’s €3.3 trillion debt (to which €5,000 is being added every second, ...

In the land of the 35-hour work week, this is tantamount to treason. Most of the public seems to hate it, unions have called it a declaration of war and the far right has called it a provocation. The ...

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French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's budget plan, which includes scrapping holidays and freezing spending to cut the deficit, has received cautious approval. French central bank governor Francois ...

French President Emmanuel Macron has thrown his support behind Prime Minister François Bayrou’s highly controversial budget for next ...

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou has unveiled a controversial plan to slash 43.8 billion euros ($51 billion) from state spending, warning that mounting debt poses a "mortal danger" to the nation.

As part of a new economic plan, one European leader has proposed eliminating two of his country's national holidays, and ...

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou wants to scrap two public holidays to put France's finances back on track. It's a brave ...

Prime Minister Francois Bayrou has proposed scrapping two of the country's 11 public holidays as part of a deeply unpopular ...

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou proposed the elimination of two public holidays from the country’s annual calendar to save money in next year’s budget.

French PM Francois Bayrou proposes cutting two public holidays to address France's financial woes. Bayrou faces political upheaval with opposition from both the far-right and left-wing parties. While ...

Nepal has the highest number of public holidays in the world with 35 days annually. Other countries with a high number of ...