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    Lecornu names new government after reappointment

    Shorouk Express Lescure faces the difficult task of passing a budget for next year while cutting France’s massive public spending deficit, which is worrying financial markets and international institutions. Lecornu is expected to unveil his budget plans for next year on Monday, and outline his policy priorities in a speech before the French parliament in…

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    France announces new government composition

    Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 5. On October 5, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced the composition of the new government, which includes 18 ministers, Trend reports. Twenty-six days after his appointment by President Emmanuel Macron, the former defense minister has retained a cabinet structure largely similar to that of his predecessor, François Bayrou, reappointing…

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    Spain’s government proposes making abortion a constitutional right

    Shorouk Express Spain’s leftist government on Friday proposed anchoring the right to abortion in the constitution following a move by Madrid city hall to inform women about a supposed “post-abortion syndrome”. The controversy erupted on Tuesday when Madrid city hall, controlled by the conservative Popular Party (PP) approved a far-right proposal to require medical services…

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    Government decision to engage with Trump ‘validated entirely’, says top Starmer ally

    Shorouk Express Reynolds also chastised opposition parties, including the Liberal Democrats, who have called for the U.K. to distance itself from the Trump administration, saying: “You can say that if you’re the opposition, but that’s not serious. “The defense of our country, our economy, thousands of jobs depend on that relationship.” His comments come two…

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