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French PM Bypasses Parliament to Pass Budget, Facing Censure Threat
French Prime Minister François Bayrou used Article 49.3 to pass the 2025 budget on February 1st, despite potential censure motions from the opposition, maintaining a 5.4% deficit of GDP and reaching a bipartisan agreement in a joint commission.
French PM Bypasses Parliament to Pass Budget, Facing Censure Threat
French Prime Minister François Bayrou used Article 49.3 to pass the 2025 budget on February 1st, despite potential censure motions from the opposition, maintaining a 5.4% deficit of GDP and reaching a bipartisan agreement in a joint commission.
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48% Bias Score
French Budget Compromise Averts Cuts, but Government Stability Remains Uncertain
French lawmakers reached a compromise on the 2024 budget Friday, averting some cuts to public services, but the Socialist Party's vote remains uncertain, potentially leading to the use of Article 49.3 and a no-confidence vote that could topple the government.
French Budget Compromise Averts Cuts, but Government Stability Remains Uncertain
French lawmakers reached a compromise on the 2024 budget Friday, averting some cuts to public services, but the Socialist Party's vote remains uncertain, potentially leading to the use of Article 49.3 and a no-confidence vote that could topple the government.
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44% Bias Score
French Socialists Halt Budget Talks Over Bayrou's Immigration Remarks
The French Socialist Party (PS) suspended budget talks, demanding that François Bayrou retract the term "submersion" regarding migration and guarantee no AME cuts; the government urges the PS to avoid taking the budget "hostage".
French Socialists Halt Budget Talks Over Bayrou's Immigration Remarks
The French Socialist Party (PS) suspended budget talks, demanding that François Bayrou retract the term "submersion" regarding migration and guarantee no AME cuts; the government urges the PS to avoid taking the budget "hostage".
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40% Bias Score
France Replaces Pension Advisory Board Amidst Funding Concerns
Following criticism of its accounting practices, the French government replaced the Conseil d'orientation des retraites (COR) with the Court of Accounts to conduct a rapid assessment of pension financing, highlighting concerns about the accuracy and transparency of pension projections.
France Replaces Pension Advisory Board Amidst Funding Concerns
Following criticism of its accounting practices, the French government replaced the Conseil d'orientation des retraites (COR) with the Court of Accounts to conduct a rapid assessment of pension financing, highlighting concerns about the accuracy and transparency of pension projections.
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52% Bias Score
Bayrou Survives No-Confidence Vote as Socialists Abstain
French Prime Minister François Bayrou survived a no-confidence vote on Thursday after the Socialist Party unexpectedly abstained, despite concessions from Bayrou including abandoning planned cuts to healthcare, education, and overseas territories and maintaining certain taxes, leaving the left-wing ...
Bayrou Survives No-Confidence Vote as Socialists Abstain
French Prime Minister François Bayrou survived a no-confidence vote on Thursday after the Socialist Party unexpectedly abstained, despite concessions from Bayrou including abandoning planned cuts to healthcare, education, and overseas territories and maintaining certain taxes, leaving the left-wing ...
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48% Bias Score
Bayrou Delays French Pension Reform to Gain Political Leverage
French Minister François Bayrou is delaying the pension reform discussion to gain political leverage, using protracted negotiations and strategic communication to influence the debate and shape public perception, potentially risking prolonged uncertainty and social unrest.
Bayrou Delays French Pension Reform to Gain Political Leverage
French Minister François Bayrou is delaying the pension reform discussion to gain political leverage, using protracted negotiations and strategic communication to influence the debate and shape public perception, potentially risking prolonged uncertainty and social unrest.
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56% Bias Score
French Budget Negotiations: Bayrou Faces Crucial Vote
Fourteen French parliamentarians are negotiating a €32 billion budget cut to meet EU deficit targets; the Socialist Party's support is crucial, while the far-right's stance is uncertain; failure risks a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Bayrou.
French Budget Negotiations: Bayrou Faces Crucial Vote
Fourteen French parliamentarians are negotiating a €32 billion budget cut to meet EU deficit targets; the Socialist Party's support is crucial, while the far-right's stance is uncertain; failure risks a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Bayrou.
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48% Bias Score
French Socialists Halt Budget Talks Over Immigration Comments
The French Socialist Party (PS) suspended budget talks after comments by François Bayrou on immigration, demanding the government retract the word "submersion" and guarantee no cuts to the State Medical Aid (AME) for undocumented immigrants before resuming negotiations, which include increasing the ...
French Socialists Halt Budget Talks Over Immigration Comments
The French Socialist Party (PS) suspended budget talks after comments by François Bayrou on immigration, demanding the government retract the word "submersion" and guarantee no cuts to the State Medical Aid (AME) for undocumented immigrants before resuming negotiations, which include increasing the ...
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52% Bias Score
French Officials Clash Over Immigration Language
French Prime Minister François Bayrou's statement on France nearing "migratory submersion" sparked immediate criticism from National Assembly President Yaël Braun-Pivet, who rejects the language used and advocates for regulated immigration while emphasizing France's history of welcoming migrants, le...
French Officials Clash Over Immigration Language
French Prime Minister François Bayrou's statement on France nearing "migratory submersion" sparked immediate criticism from National Assembly President Yaël Braun-Pivet, who rejects the language used and advocates for regulated immigration while emphasizing France's history of welcoming migrants, le...
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40% Bias Score
French Government Seeks Social Accord on Pension Reform by Late May
French ministers initiated a three-month negotiation on pension reform on January 17th, aiming for an agreement by late May, following a report from the Court of Auditors on February 19th, with the CFDT union already opposing the 64-year retirement age.
French Government Seeks Social Accord on Pension Reform by Late May
French ministers initiated a three-month negotiation on pension reform on January 17th, aiming for an agreement by late May, following a report from the Court of Auditors on February 19th, with the CFDT union already opposing the 64-year retirement age.
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44% Bias Score
Bayrou Seeks to Avert French Government Collapse with Pension Reform Talks
French Prime Minister François Bayrou proposed a three-month negotiation period with unions to discuss raising the retirement age to 64, aiming to avoid a government collapse amid France's high public debt and political divisions.
Bayrou Seeks to Avert French Government Collapse with Pension Reform Talks
French Prime Minister François Bayrou proposed a three-month negotiation period with unions to discuss raising the retirement age to 64, aiming to avoid a government collapse amid France's high public debt and political divisions.
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40% Bias Score
Bayrou's Ambiguous Policy Speech Raises Questions About His Premiership
French Prime Minister François Bayrou's January 14th policy speech to the National Assembly lacked specific policy details, leaving his political future uncertain due to the possibility of a no-confidence vote, particularly regarding his approach to pension reform.
Bayrou's Ambiguous Policy Speech Raises Questions About His Premiership
French Prime Minister François Bayrou's January 14th policy speech to the National Assembly lacked specific policy details, leaving his political future uncertain due to the possibility of a no-confidence vote, particularly regarding his approach to pension reform.
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52% Bias Score
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