France's budget talks must not be taken hostage, says government spokeswoman
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on January 29, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026

Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on January 29, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026

France's budget talks continue despite a dispute over the Prime Minister's immigration remarks. The government stresses the importance of not derailing the discussions.
PARIS (Reuters) - French budget talks are moving ahead and must not be "taken hostage" by a dispute over remarks the prime minister made about immigration, government spokeswoman Sophie Primas said on Wednesday.
The budget talks were on the verge of collapse on Wednesday, a day after Socialist party officials suspended their participation in protest over Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's remarks.
"At this stage the talks are ongoing. We do not wish for France's budget to be taken hostage," Primas told reporters after a meeting of the French ministerial cabinet.
(Reporting by Dominique Vidalon and Michel Rose; editing Leigh Thomas)
Government spokeswoman Sophie Primas stated that the budget talks must not be 'taken hostage' by the dispute over immigration remarks made by the Prime Minister.
The Socialist party officials suspended their participation in the budget talks in protest over Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's remarks regarding immigration.
As of now, the budget talks are ongoing, and the government is keen to ensure that they are not disrupted by external disputes.
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