US EditionFrench PM Bayrou warns Trump’s ‘hurricane’ has made France vulnerable
- François Bayrou, the French Prime Minister, stated that France urgently needs to reduce its budget deficit to confront a "tsunami of destabilization" involving a bellicose Russia and trade issues from U.S. President Donald Trump's policies.
- Bayrou reported that France's budget deficit was 5.8% of GDP in 2024 and aims to reduce it to 5.4% in 2025, targeting EU compliance by 2029.
- He indicated that consultations on the 2026 budget would conclude by July 14, earlier than usual, and ruled out increasing overall taxes.
- Bayrou emphasized the vulnerability of France's financial position, attributing it to Trump's actions that have shattered global trust during a time of international uncertainty.
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French PM Bayrou warns Trump’s ‘hurricane’ has made France vulnerable
French Prime Minister François Bayrou took an unusually stern tone against the United States and its leader on Tuesday, accusing Donald Trump of having unleashed a “hurricane” on the world by turning on traditional allies and by triggering a trade war. The US president’s actions has made France particularly vulnerable, he said, adding that the country urgently needs to cut its budget deficit to address the "tsunami of destabilisation".
Bayrou, French Prime Minister, to testify on sexual abuse
François Bayrou, French Prime Minister will testify on May 14th, before the commission probing clergy sexual abuse at the Catholic school in Bétharram. Bayrou’s son was a student; his wife taught religion at the Our Lady of Bétharram Catholic school where 200 now adults claim to be survivors of abuse. In a development that could reshape the French political landscape and is the most significant development in the clergy sexual abuse crisis in the
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