The French government is prepared to “make concessions” to get its budget though parliament and avoid a market “storm”, the finance minister said on Thursday, in a standoff that risks bringing down Michel Barnier,

The future for French Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government looks bleak, with his struggles to push the 2025 budget through a polarised parliament increasingly likely to end in the toppling of his fragile coalition.

More half of the French want the current government to fall, a survey showed on Thursday. The reason for the anger is Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s budget proposal, which entails both steep tax