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France wants independence, will stay 'strong and reliable' US ally, finance minister says

French finance minister Bruno Le Maire said on Wednesday that France and Europe want to pursue an independent policy path from the United States and China, but intend to be "strong and reliable allies of the United States of America."

Reuters · Apr 12, 2023

France has narrowed its budget deficit, but how does it compare to other EU states?

French economists and public auditors alike breathed a sigh of relief as the national statistics agency INSEE on Tuesday published an annual report showing that the country’s 2022 budget deficit dipped below 5% of GDP. Public debt also slightly decreased. Despite these hopeful figures, France still remains one of the…

France 24 · Mar 29, 2023

France says no risk of contagion as governments handle SVB collapse fallout

The bankruptcies of US banks Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature do not pose a danger to French financial institutions, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said Monday as authorities in the US and UK took extraordinary steps to stop a potential banking crisis.

France 24 · Mar 13, 2023

EU seeking to offset Biden's green plans with own subsidies

European Union leaders and member nations are putting forward moves to ensure the EU would not be left behind by the United States in the green industry race

The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2023

Fifa should investigate Argentina taunts of Kylian Mbappe, minister claims

French finance minister Bruno Le Maire believes some scenes were ‘undignified’ and questioned openly whether Fifa should look into the events

The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2022

France's top priority is ending inflation, Le Maire tells Yellen at G20

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Monday that Europe and France were paying a heavy price for Russia's actions in Ukraine through higher energy prices and inflation, and France's top economic priority was to bring these down.

Reuters · Nov 14, 2022

French-German ties need 'reset' amid Ukraine war and energy crisis, French minister says

Strained relations between France and Germany amid the war in Ukraine and energy crisis need a "reset" to forge a stronger alliance between the two biggest EU countries, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Thursday.

Reuters · Oct 20, 2022

French strikes spread as government orders fuel depot staff back to work

French railway workers and civil servants voted on Thursday to join striking oil refinery staff with a walkout next week after the French government resorted to emergency powers to compel some fuel depot workers to return to their jobs in a bid to ease petrol shortages.

France 24 · Oct 13, 2022

France orders some fuel staff back to work to tackle refineries strike

The French government on Tuesday said it would requisition staff at some petrol depots as it battles to secure petrol supplies following weeks-long strikes, putting it on a collision course with the hardline CGT union as social tensions rise.

Reuters · Oct 11, 2022

French government ‘worried about Britain’, Macron’s finance minister says

Bruno Le Maire is the French opposite number to chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2022