the possible censorship of the Barnier government on the front page of the European press

“Paris on the brink of the abyss”headlines the British newspaper Financial Times on the front page, this Tuesday, December 3. In Europe, the entire press is at France's bedside, the day after Marine Le Pen's announcement of the RN's vote on the motion of censure tabled by the left, while the government of Michel Barnier, now in the hot seat , triggered 49.3 to vote on the budget in the Assembly. «Le Pen shakes up the government for three months», summarizes the Spanish daily The World.

The World

European newspapers also mention the National Rally much more than the left. “Marine Le Pen goes all out”for example headlined the Swiss daily New Zurcher Zeitung (NZZ). “New French government falters as Le Pen backs left-wing motion”writes the Spanish newspaper The Country. In Italy, we insist on “the crisis” with everyday life The Republic who advances: “Barnier is one step away” to fall. “Three months later, Barnier is already going all out”headlines the Belgian newspaper The Free.

The Free

“The fall of the French government”

“France seems ungovernable”explains Lthe Vanguard (Spain) in today's edition, while in Belgium we insist on Marine Le Pen who “is now very close to its objective: the fall of the French government”. The latter is at the heart of a decryption of Swiss daily life: “Why she runs the risk of going too far and falling deep”asks NZZ, while he presents it as “the most powerful person in French politics”.

The French economic context is also widely studied, notably by The Republic who questioned the French economist Jean Pisany-Ferry. “I am worried (for France, Editor’s note) but I do not think that the country risks a financial crisis, the cost of the debt is lower than that of Italy”he reassures. However, “the financial crisis is shaking national companies”according to the Portuguese economic newspaper Business. “The debt and the Paris stock market are under pressure. Fears are leading even more investors to bet on the United States.”the journalists still analyze.

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“Everything is collapsing here”

In England, The Telegraph is concerned about the repercussions of French news on Europe and the world: “A vote of no confidence against the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier could lead to problems at home and abroad”. “The ungovernability in France weakens Europe in the face of Trump »analysis for its part The World in today's editorial.

In Italy, daily life Time compares the French political context to that of Germany. Two crises on each bank of the Rhine which are not without consequences for the European Union: Ursula «Von der Leyen risks having a paralyzed commission”says the Italian newspaper before concluding: “Everything is collapsing here”.

Time

The motion of censure has not yet been voted on and it is already provoking reactions from European countries. But, across the Atlantic, the American media are not yet concerned about it.