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French drugmaker Sanofi's Monday confirmation that it plans to sell a controlling stake in its over-the-counter unit to a US investment fund sparked a new political backlash, stoked by fears the deal marks a loss of sovereignty over key medications.

France's financial future is under close scrutiny this month as two of the world's top credit rating agencies assess the country's ability to manage its mounting debt. Meanwhile, a hung parliament, fierce budget debates and a record-high deficit have brought the economy to the edge of crisis.

France’s prime minister says firefighters and other rescuers have been involved in about 2,300 operations, some of them lifesaving, in what appears to be the biggest flooding in 40 years in central France

The French government wants to adopt a new immigration law in 2025, just one year after the previous bill split the majority in the National Assembly. It would be the 33rd immigration law in 44 years.

France's far-right National Rally (RN) has announced it will present 'a counter-budget' next week at the start of a National Assemby committee's examination of Prime Minister Michel Barnier's 2025 finance bill, deeming the government's current copy 'absolutely unacceptable'.

France’s decision to extend AI-powered video surveillance in public spaces until March 2025 is stirring fears over privacy and civil liberties. Critics argue that the technology, introduced for the 2024 Olympics, could lead to discriminatory practices and excessive monitoring.

The French government’s newly unveiled 2025 budget has drawn backlash from all sides as it pushes for €60 billion in spending cuts and tax hikes aimed at reducing the country’s “colossal” debt burden.

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Thursday presented a deficit-slashing budget to his cabinet ahead of its submission to a hostile parliament in what is seen as a major test of his government's staying power.

New French Prime Minister Michel Barnier faces a major test Thursday as he presents a deficit-slashing budget to his cabinet before submitting it to a largely hostile parliament.

France's new government will on Thursday deliver its 2025 budget, with plans for €60 billion worth of tax hikes and spending cuts to tackle a spiralling fiscal deficit. But without a majority, Prime Minister Michel Barnier will likely need to make concessions to avoid a veto from opposition parties.

France's Prime Minister Michel Barnier will hold a cabinet meeting this Thursday where he'll unveil his budget plan for 2025. His bid to reduce the deficit from 6.1 percent of GDP will be looked at closely on international bond markets and by the country's disparate political forces. Also in this…