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Image for French government survives no-confidence votes on expenditure part of 2026 budgetFinance

French government survives no-confidence votes on expenditure part of 2026 budget

Image for France rushes emergency budget law to avert shutdown after talks collapseFinance

France rushes emergency budget law to avert shutdown after talks collapse

Image for France to start 2026 without budget after talks failHeadlines

France to start 2026 without budget after talks fail

Image for Explainer-French lawmakers race to agree 2026 budget before year-endHeadlines

Explainer-French lawmakers race to agree 2026 budget before year-end

Image for Spanish parliament rejects government's 2026 spending plan

Spanish parliament rejects government's 2026 spending plan

Date: December 8, 2025

(Reuters) -Spain's lower house rejected the government's proposed 2026 spending plan on Thursday, providing a setback to the government's attempts to restore a normal budget timetable. The plan set a...

Image for French PM pressures lawmakers to pass 2026 budget despite parliament tensions

French PM pressures lawmakers to pass 2026 budget despite parliament tensions

Date: November 24, 2025

PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu put pressure on lawmakers on Monday to pass the 2026 budget by the end of the year after the deeply divided lower house of parliament rejected...

Image for French lawmakers reject income part of budget bill as it heads to Senate

French lawmakers reject income part of budget bill as it heads to Senate

Date: November 22, 2025

PARIS (Reuters) -The French lower house rejected parts of the 2026 budget bill on Saturday, leaving open whether the politically fragmented parliament, under pressure from investors to reduce a budget...

Image for Italy to refund banks through extra borrowing, following EU ruling, sources say

Italy to refund banks through extra borrowing, following EU ruling, sources say

Date: October 9, 2025

ROME (Reuters) -Italy will refund its domestic banks for part of the IRAP regional corporate tax they have paid, following a European Union ruling, two government officials with knowledge of the...

Image for Macron searches for France's sixth prime minister in under two years

Macron searches for France's sixth prime minister in under two years

Date: October 9, 2025

By Inti Landauro and Makini Brice PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron was on Thursday searching for his sixth prime minister in under two years, hoping his next pick can steer a budget...

Image for French PM scraps ministers' severance payouts in belt-tightening move

French PM scraps ministers' severance payouts in belt-tightening move

Date: October 8, 2025

PARIS (Reuters) -Caretaker French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Wednesday that ministers in his short-lived government would not receive severance pay, aiming to set an example of the...