The French Senate on Wednesday approved a special law to ensure the continuation of core state functions while the government works on next year's budget. The law, passed after the lower house's approval, serves as a temporary measure while the deeply divided parliament tackles the 2025 budget.

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French parliament adopts special law to avoid government shutdown

To ensure the continuity of public services, a special law was definitively adopted on 18 December. We will have to wait for a real finance law to decide on new fiscal measures.

Pour assurer la continuité des services publics, une loi spéciale a été adoptée définitivement le 18 décembre. Il faudra attendre une vraie loi de finances pour décider de nouvelles mesures fiscales.

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Senators adopted the text unanimously, without changing the version already approved by the National Assembly on Monday. The enactment of the law before 31 December is assured.

Les sénateurs ont adopté le texte à l’unanimité, sans modifier la version déjà approuvée lundi par l’assemblée nationale. La promulgation de la loi avant le 31 décembre est assurée.

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The pro-European coalition parties, PSD, PNL, UDMR and the minorities have concluded a new round of negotiations, stating that the USR's demands are a pretext to dissociate themselves from the government. At the same time, the coalition parties reiterated the need for a common candidate for the presidential elections.

Partidele coaliției pro-europene, PSD, PNL, UDMR și minoritățile au încheiat o nouă rundă de negocieri, precizând că cerințele USR sunt un pretext pentru a se disocia de guvernare. Totodată partidele coaliției au reiterat necesitatea unui candidat comun pentru alegerile prezidențiale.

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Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will travel to Brussels on Wednesday, where a summit of the European Union and the Western Balkan countries will be held, and on Thursday he will attend a meeting of the European Council, Bertalan Havasi, the prime minister's press chief, told MTI.

Orbán Viktor miniszterelnök szerdán Brüsszelbe utazik, ahol az Európai Unió és a nyugat-balkáni országok csúcstalálkozóját tartják, csütörtökön pedig az Európai Tanács ülésén vesz részt - tájékoztatta az MTI-t Havasi Bertalan, a miniszterelnök sajtófőnöke.

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Pending the constitution of a full-fledged government around François Bayrou and especially a real budget for the year 2025, Parliament is working as quickly as possible with this atypical bill, which authorizes the executive to levy taxes and borrow to finance the State and Social Security.

Dans l’attente de la constitution d’un gouvernement de plein exercice autour de François Bayrou et surtout d’un véritable budget pour l’année 2025, le Parlement pare au plus pressé avec ce projet de loi atypique, qui autorise l’exécutif à prélever l’impôt et à emprunter pour financer l’Etat et la Sécurité sociale.

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Viktor Orbán will travel on from Brussels immediately because of Russian gas - in Bulgaria he will meet with both the former and current prime ministers.

Orbán Viktor Brüsszelből rögtön továbbutazik az orosz gáz miatt - Bulgáriában a volt és a jelenlegi kormányfővel is találkozik.

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After days of tense negotiations, the political games are starting to become clear. PSD, PNL and UDMR could form a new Government in a few days without USR, which is increasingly close to the Opposition, alongside extremist parties. Elena Lasconi gave an ultimatum to the parties in the pro-European coalition today. In order to enter government, she wants a pact for the dismissal of Klaus Iohannis.

După zile întregi de negocieri tensionate, jocurile politice încep să devină clare. PSD, PNL şi UDMR ar putea forma un nou Guvern peste câteva zile fără USR, care este tot mai aproape de Opoziţie, alături de partidele extremiste. Elena Lasconi le-a dat astăzi ultimatum partidelor din coaliţia pro-europeană. Ca să intre la guvernare, vrea un pact pentru demiterea lui Klaus Iohannis.

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The President of the Republic received happy holidays from the Government this Wednesday morning. The Prime Minister highlighted the strategic solidarity and productive cooperation between Belém and São Bento.

O Presidente da República recebeu na manhã desta quarta-feira os cumprimentos de boas festas do Governo. O primeiro-ministro destacou a solidariedade estratégica e cooperação produtiva entre Belém e São Bento.

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Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will travel to Brussels on Wednesday, where the European Union and the Western Balkan countries will hold a summit, and on Thursday he will participate in a meeting of the European Council.

Orbán Viktor miniszterelnök szerdán Brüsszelbe utazik, ahol az Európai Unió és a nyugat-balkáni országok csúcstalálkozóját tartják, csütörtökön pedig az Európai Tanács ülésén vesz részt.

French parliament adopts special law to avoid government shutdown

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