The French government’s contested plan to rein in the budget deficit goes in the right direction to tackle deep problems in public finances, the chief of the central bank said.

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 François Bayrou has angered MPs with a bid to cut two public holidays to rescue the country's finances.

The proposal is among a raft of spending cuts laid out by Prime Minister Francois Bayrou in a sweeping, and potentially ...

The measure most likely to rankle the French was a proposal to scrap two national holidays: Easter Monday and May 8, which ...

Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said Tuesday he wanted to reduce the number of public holidays in France as part of a bid to tackle what he called the "curse" of his country's debt.

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou proposed scrapping two public holidays and freezing most public spending as part of a ...

The French Revolution, which took place between 1789 and 1799, is one of the most significant events in the world.

In brief For the first time since 2005, the 5-year interest rate on French debt exceeds that of Italy. This symbolic inversion marks a sign of market distrust towards the French signature. Despite a ...

The national debt has increased under most U.S. presidents. Here is how much each president's time in office added to the U.S. debt by percentage and dollar amounts.

The couple has been accused of helping to sell the gold for a French diver who stole it decades ago, but have denied knowledge of any wrongdoing.

But exactly how big is the country's debt? The national debt is the total amount of outstanding borrowing by the U.S. federal government accumulated over the nation’s history.