The French government thinks the country has too many days off for its own good, but its proposal to cull some public ...

The measure most likely to rankle the French was a proposal to scrap two national holidays: Easter Monday and May 8, which ...

The proposal is among a raft of spending cuts laid out by Prime Minister Francois Bayrou in a sweeping, and potentially ...

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(Reuters) -French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Tuesday proposed to cut two public holidays to drive economic growth as ...

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Tuesday proposed scrapping two days of public holidays, as part of an overall plan ...

France's proposal has stirred outcry in the European Union's second-largest economy, and resurfaced memories of a toppled ...

In 2025, if a public holiday falls on the weekend, it can now be moved to the start of the new week. This is a new law ...

French Prime Minister François Bayrou presented a severe €43.8 billion in budget cuts on Tuesday, including a proposal to ...

Prime Minister François Bayrou's proposal, which, according to the government, would save €4.2 billion, has struggled to ...

As part of a new economic plan, one European leader has proposed eliminating two of his country's national holidays, and ...

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou proposed scrapping two public holidays and freezing most public spending as part of a ...