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It was expected that the reshuffle would reflect a policy pivot towards social and environmental priorities in the wake of COVID-19 and as a response to the outcome of local…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB254501
ISSN: 2633-304X
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French pension reforms.
Eric Coquerel of the far-left France Unbowed (LFI) was elected chair of the powerful finance committee, which plays an important constitutional oversight role in passing budgets…
The minority government faces significant opposition to its medium-term financial plans, next year’s deficit-reducing budget and immigration reforms.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281881
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Political situation in Belgium.
France is confronted with a form of international terrorism -- as many recent perpetrators have claimed allegiance to the Islamic State group (ISG) -- but only the November 2015…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB213225
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As a result of dwindling tax revenue, he also said that state spending would be cut by EUR10bn (USD10.8bn). The government’s forecast for this year is more optimistic than…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285767
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The proposals follow the ‘great national debate’, a two-month series of consultations online and in town halls across France, at which disillusioned voters conveyed their…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB243484
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The bill, which will cost the government EUR500mn (USD540mn) each year, will focus on the provision of grants for new projects, expedited permitting and training for green…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279174
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The disaster gives the government political ammunition against its predecessors, but intractable dilemmas over resource-starved public infrastructure may quickly divide it.