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On Tuesday, civil servants protested in France at the unanimous call from the unions against the government's draft budget for 2027 and the freeze on the point of index announced by Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu.
More than 170 rallies are planned on Tuesday across France to demand a salary increase of the civil servants and budgetary resources at the level of the missions of the public services. Firefighters, already in the streets of Paris yesterday to denounce "the lack of resources", will be in union processions, while dozens of high schools are blocked. Follow our direct.
The Ministry of Economy and Finance announced on Saturday that France's debt level would continue to rise to 119.3% of gross domestic product in 2026 and 121.7% in 2027.
