Heavily indebted France has received the green light from the Council of the European Union for its plans to gradually reduce its substantial deficit. The body of governments of the EU member states,

The fledgling Paris government is “trying their best” to get a budget through parliament after a previous version sunk its predecessor.

Jean-Noel Barrot, France's foreign minister, told Inter radio that if the European Commission does not apply protections "with the greatest firmness," it should "think about giving the capacity to do so back to EU member states." Following an investigation ...

The president of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, said Tuesday that the European Commissioner for Home Affairs, Magnus Brunner, has committed the European Commission to begin to analyze “in depth” the situation of unaccompanied foreign minors,

President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, said he "100%" supports raising sanctions on Russian oil producers if the future president requests doing so.

France on Wednesday urged the European Commission to protect its member states with "the greatest firmness" against interference in political debate particularly from the billionaire owner of social media platform X,

But only a proper budget would help reduce France's deficit and allow key expenses such as defense measures needed amid the war in Ukraine or aid promised to angry farmers. Financial markets, ratings agencies and the European Commission are pushing France ...

BRUSSELS ― The European Commission has endorsed the new French government's updated spending plan in a boost to Prime Minister François Bayrou, two diplomats told POLITICO.

The French foreign minister said the bloc must become stronger after US President-elect Donald Trump threatened to take control of Greenland.

The European Union has told France its plan for slower deficit reduction next year is still within the bloc’s rules, handing Francois Bayrou ’s government a reprieve in its battle to repair creaking public finances.

PARIS: The European Union (EU) tells France its plan for slower deficit reduction next year is still within the bloc’s rules, handing Francois Bayrou ’s government a reprieve in its battle to repair creaking public finances.

Echoing Macron's Monday accusation that tech billionaire Elon Musk was interfering in elections, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot called on the European Commission to be firm in applying laws against such moves.