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 €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 country’s deficit
news Which taxes could be raised, or introduced, in new French PM's budget to combat debt? ‘The situation is extremely serious, more severe than I was led to believe,’ says new PM Michel Barnier
Marine Le Pen: ‘We expect Michel Barnier to act’ ‘At least he is aware that immigration is a major problem’, 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 EU’s chief Brexit negotiator to ring-fence citizens’ Brexit rights.
Brexit Minister to raise rights with EU today The UK’s 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 UK’s Brexit Minister has written to the EU encouraging it to agree to ‘ring-fence’ the rights of Britons living abroad in the EU and EU citizens abroad in the UK – 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 “only option” to do that – 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 there’s interest in an interview with the EU’s chief negotiator in which he said the Brexit deal voted down by MPs last week is the “only one possible” – but that there may be room for changes on plans for the ‘future UK/EU relationship’.