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French lawmakers topple PM Barnier's government in no-confidence vote
France's parliament voted to oust the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier in a no-confidence vote Wednesday.
Collapse of France’s Government Further Burdens Its Weak Economy
Already struggling with flat growth and a large debt and deficit, the country faces a new period of instability without a ...
Who dares lead France now?
Up to the wire, Emmanuel Macron thought this government could survive Wednesday’s no-confidence vote and so did the man he ...
Crunch time in France as lawmakers look set to oust Barnier's government
French lawmakers prepared to oust the government with a no-confidence motion on Wednesday, plunging the euro zone's ...
Bond ‘vigilantes’ are targeting France — for different reasons than in the U.S. or U.K.
The French government’s brewing political crisis has bond-market “vigilantes” taking aim at the country’s debt, two years ...
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French marine park to close over law banning killer whale shows
A French theme park said Wednesday that it would close early next year over a 2021 law banning shows featuring marine mammals ...
France's political chaos casts long shadow over economic growth
"At a time when economic growth in France is slowing markedly, this is bad news. The public deficit will remain high, debt ...
Bond vigilantes spare France for now, but political crisis will bring more pain
Bond investors are likely to spare France the dire financial "storm" Prime Minister Michel Barnier has warned of, but the ...