• How can France survive its budget crisis?

  • Oct 18 2024
  • Length: 37 mins
  • Podcast

How can France survive its budget crisis?

  • Summary

  • France is facing political turmoil. The survival of Michel Barnier’s new government rests on whether he can pass a controversial budget intended to rescue the country from its huge fiscal deficit. Bronwen Maddox is joined by Sophie Pedder, the Paris Bureau Chief of The Economist, Shahin Vallée, a former advisor to Emmanuel Macron and Armida van Rij, the head of our Europe programme.

    Episode includes a clip of Nancy Pelosi at Chatham House.

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