France - Irish Weekly https://irishweekly.com News that matter Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:25:40 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://irishweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/irish-weekly-logo-512x512-1-150x150.png France - Irish Weekly https://irishweekly.com 32 32 France’s Slow-Burning Crisis: Debt, Demographics and Political Deadlock https://irishweekly.com/europe/frances-slow-burning-crisis-debt-demographics-and-political-deadlock/ Mon, 16 Feb 2026 21:10:40 +0000 https://irishweekly.com/?p=1576 As France grapples with rising debt, an aging population and deep political fragmentation, the country’s generous social model is colliding with fiscal reality. With borrowing costs climbing and reform efforts stalled, the pressure is building on leaders to act before gradual strain turns into a full-blown crisis.

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