Michel Barnier

It is unclear who will succeed Michel Barnier, whose government was toppled last week.

With the country’s political system crippled, the French president is pushing to persuade opposition leaders to compromise.

Need for Paris to cut spending is “in the interest of Europe as a whole,” says Netherlands finance minister.

The outgoing government prepared the special legislation as Macron aims to find a new prime minister within days.

The ancient Paris cathedral has been restored to its former glory. Saturday’s reopening ceremony will become just another chapter in the bromance between two presidents.

Yields on debt for the two countries are converging, thanks to instability in Paris and a Rome government that has managed to divide the opposition. 

The left is under pressure after it toppled Prime Minister Barnier with the help of the far right.

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The financial storm Prime Minister Michel Barnier said would follow if he was toppled hasn’t materialized. Was he exaggerating or are markets simply being complacent?

Barnier’s government collapsed after losing a no-confidence vote in the parliament Wednesday night.

The toppling of the French prime minister has caused a massive headache for French President Emmanuel Macron just days before he receives U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in …

Prime Minister Michel Barnier will leave office having served the shortest prime ministerial term in modern French history.

France’s far-right leader has brought the government to its knees. Now, with the country in political turmoil, she has the president in her sights.

The former European commissioner is expected to go down as France’s shortest-serving prime minister in modern history.

“The moment is serious and difficult, but the challenge is not impossible,” the French prime minister said in a television interview.

The French president also downplayed the possible financial consequences of a no-confidence vote.

EU trade chief is taking up the last sensitive items with his Mercosur counterparts to achieve a pact in the coming days. 

The motion will likely see Prime Minister Michel Barnier get the chop.

Only a miracle can save Barnier. There doesn’t seem to be one on the horizon. 

The Barnier government could be toppled by the end of the week after prime minister declines to put budget to lawmakers.

The move comes just hours ahead of a crucial vote in France’s lower chamber.

“Barring a last-minute miracle,” the far-right National Rally will vote to topple the prime minister.

“Barring a last-minute miracle,” Jordan Bardella will vote to topple Prime Minister Michel Barnier — as France hurtles toward political and financial chaos.