French Prime Minister Michel Barnier resigns after no-confidence vote passes He will remain in place as a caretaker prime minister until President Macron announces a new government
Pension freeze to affect 14 million people in France: who and why It is estimated that a six-month delay will save the state more than ā¬4 billion by 2025
Proposed tax rises on well-off in France: who is deemed wealthy? The PM is considering several options to raise the billions needed to address the countryās deficit
news Which taxes could be raised, or introduced, in new French PM's budget to combat debt? āThe situation is extremely serious, more severe than I was led to believe,ā says new PM Michel Barnier
Marine Le Pen: āWe expect Michel Barnier to actā āAt least he is aware that immigration is a major problemā, said the head of the Rassemblement National
Campaigners lobby EU negotiator over Britons' rights THE British in Europe (BiE) campaign group joined British MPs and lords to urge the EUās chief Brexit negotiator to ring-fence citizensā Brexit rights.
Brexit Minister to raise rights with EU today The UKās Brexit Minister is expected to raise again the idea of ring-fencing the rights of expatriates on both sides of the Channel when he meets with EU negotiator Michel Barnier today.
Ring-fence Britons' Brexit rights - clarification The UKās Brexit Minister has written to the EU encouraging it to agree to āring-fenceā the rights of Britons living abroad in the EU and EU citizens abroad in the UK ā however contrary to some reports, the EU has issued no response to this as yet.
Existing deal is "only option" for "orderly" Brexit The EU's chief Brexit negotiator has said that if the UK wishes to leave the EU in an "orderly manner" then the negotiated withdrawal agreement remains the āonly optionā to do that ā the others being a no-deal exit or "no Brexit".
'No other deal, but we can review future relationship' Brexit is well covered in news everywhere. In France thereās interest in an interview with the EUās chief negotiator in which he said the Brexit deal voted down by MPs last week is the āonly one possibleā ā but that there may be room for changes on plans for the āfuture UK/EU relationshipā.
