French Prime Minister asks MPs find measures to fund pension reform suspension

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With France in the midst of a budget crisis, French PM Sebastien Lecornu has suspended the country's controversial 2023 pension reform in a bid to keep his government in power. To finance this move, he is advocating for even more cost-cutting measures. What these measures will look like will depend on debates in French parliament. Lawmakers have until December 31 to agree on a new budget.