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French Prime Minister Michel Barnier has lost a no-confidence vote that has ousted his government and plunged the country into a fresh political crisis. Not since 1962 has a French government been ...
France's government collapsed Wednesday after Prime Minister Michel Barnier was forced out in a no-confidence vote in Parliament, reigniting a summertime political crisis for the country as it ...
A poor relationship has major security, economic and social repercussions: trade is extensive and some 10 percent of France's 68 million population has links to Algeria, according to French officials.
France has one of the lowest retirement ages for an industrialised country, and spends more than most countries on pensions, with it amounting to almost 14% of economic output. [6] France's pension system is largely built on a "pay-as-you-go structure"; both workers and employers "are assessed mandatory payroll taxes that are used to fund ...
This decision plunged France into a political crisis [2] [3] and was followed by France Unbowed (LFI), the main party of the NFP, initiating impeachment proceedings against the French president on 31 August. The caretaker government remained in place for 51 days, [2] unprecedented since the fallen Pompidou government lasted 62 days in 1962. [4]
Mayotte is the poorest department in France. [1] Despite this, Mayotte is wealthy compared to Madagascar and Comoros , and economic migrants have come to Mayotte in search for work. [ 2 ] In 2018, illegal immigrants were rounded up by police which led to unrest. [ 3 ]
France is expected to see growth of 1.1% this year and 0.8% next year, while Germany’s economy is expected to shrink 0.1% this year, the second consecutive year of contraction, and rebound ...
Immediately after the vote, Health Minister Aurélien Rousseau, appointed only 6 months earlier, resigned to protest against the bill's passage and the potential reform of the AME system [25] while Higher Education Minister Sylvie Retailleau offered her resignation but she remained in the government after Macron and Borne gave her reassurances ...