France's prime minister has used special executive powers to get the 2025 budget approved without a vote by lawmakers.

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will use special constitutional powers to pass the 2025 budget on Monday, triggering a crucial no-confidence vote later this week that will decide whether his minority government survives.

France finally being on track to adopt its budget is also likely to reassure the Commission, which has recently expressed concerns about French public spending.

The head of France’s far-right National Rally party says he doesn’t support a no-confidence motion filed against the government, making it more likely that the prime minister will remain in office and

By Michel Rose and Makini Brice PARIS (Reuters) -French budget talks teetered on the brink of collapse on Wednesday, a day after Socialist party officials suspended their participation in protest over remarks about immigration by Prime Minister Francois Bayrou,

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou forced a 2025 budget bill through the lower house of parliament on Monday, using a constitutional provision that will trigger a no-confidence vote likely on Wednesday.

French Prime Minister François Bayrou on Monday made use of a special article in the constitution to push through a budget for 2025 without a vote in the National Assembly. Bayrou's minority centre-right government is likely to face a vote of no confidence as a result,

By Elizabeth Pineau and Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou rammed the 2025 budget bill through parliament on Monday, betting that he has made enough concessions to his rivals to survive an inevitable no-confidence motion that could cut short his premiership.