Prime Minister François Bayrou during the presentation of the measures adopted to curb the public deficit for the 2026 budget, in Paris on July 15, 2025. JULIEN MUGUET FOR LE MONDE
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wo weeks after French Prime Minister François Bayrou announced plans to stabilize the public debt by 2029, the government assessed the extent to which these measures had provoked hostility among the unions. On July 21, three national unions refused to attend the consultation organized by Labor Minister Astrid Panosyan-Bouvet. Those who did attend, including the more moderate CFDT and CFTC, expressed outrage upon learning the main details of the government's proposed unemployment insurance reform.
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