French govt agencies set to be closed or merged

By Earle Gale in London | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2025-04-29 06:16 Tens of thousands of French government agency workers could lose their jobs in a new round of cost cutting aimed at balancing the country's books. Amelie de Montchalin, minister delegate for the budget and public accounts in Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's government, said on the weekend she is looking at either combining or eliminating around a third of all such agencies. She told the French broadcasters CNews and Europe …