budget-credibility
French government survives no-confidence votes on expenditure part of 2026 budget
France rushes emergency budget law to avert shutdown after talks collapse
France to start 2026 without budget after talks fail
Explainer-French lawmakers race to agree 2026 budget before year-end
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...
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...
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...
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...

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...
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...
