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*** For a bird鈥檚-eye view of the country鈥檚 climate-friendly transition, read our 鈥�Guide to France.鈥� ***

Stories to watch in the weeks ahead

• Budget bug 鈥� With France facing that is , the government aimed in its 2025 budget bill, hoping to five percent of the country鈥檚 GDP in 2025 and to three percent by 2027. The deficit is expected . , the government had decided on , two-thirds of which would come from reduced spending. But prime minister Michel Barnier, who wanted parliament to adopt the bill by the end of December, was , as his plans drew heavy criticism from left-wing lawmakers and (RN). for , which allows bills to pass without a vote 鈥� 听鈥� the prime minister in early December , leaving no other option to lawmakers but . , and for Barnier鈥檚 successor. The president, however, , calling opponents irresponsible and power hungry.
  
• Taxes on top 鈥� Among the planned tax revenues in next year鈥檚 budget , the government had included 鈥� which was not welcomed by and 听鈥� as well as . Barnier, who had also aimed at collecting 3.4 billion euros , as pressure from opposition parties kept growing. The French government had also been thinking of its regulated nuclear electricity tariff () from the wholesale of its nuclear power output at the end of 2025. Although the government in October had ended from ecological transition minister Agn猫s Pannier-Runacher, the senate in late November voted for .
• Nuclear under water 鈥� Despite being bogged down in the construction of a reactor at Flamanville, the French government invited citizens on the building of two new nuclear reactors at the Gravelines power plant on the English Channel by 2035. According to Greenpeace France, the site is and the project is 鈥渁gainst all scientific logic.鈥�

The latest from France 鈥� last month in recap

• Mercosur, surely not 鈥� in France that is being negotiated between the European Union and five South American 听鈥楳ercosur鈥� countries that form a joint trade bloc. Leading French farming unions called for , explaining that a massive influx of products from South America, where health and environmental standards are lower and labour is cheaper, would pose a threat to their competitiveness 鈥� or, as some of their banners summarise it: 鈥淟et鈥檚 not import what we forbid in France.鈥� Most of , with Barnier denouncing in November 鈥渢he disastrous impact that this agreement would have on entire sectors, particularly agriculture and livestock farming.鈥� Before its collapse, the government had hoped that the European Commission would introduce binding environmental measures in line with the Paris Climate Agreement and incorporate mirror clauses to prevent unfair competition, or was ready to halt its ratification.
• Green transition strategy 鈥� After handing the European Commission its national climate and energy plan (PNEC) , the French government in October introduced (SPAFTE), in which it calls for public and private low-carbon investments . The plan includes supporting the deployment of electric cars, , and . Meanwhile, and (PPE) remain open to public consultation until 15 December.
• Changing climate 鈥� While the French government was busy discussing the country鈥檚 finances, manifestations of were observed across many regions of the country, particularly in the centre-east and the south. Between 16 and 20 October, France : due to exceptional floods, more than a thousand people had to be evacuated and . Rail lines and schools were also damaged or closed. According to the public insurance fund CCR, the damage caused by heavy precipitation on 17 and 18 October .

Juliette鈥檚 picks 鈥� highlights from upcoming events and top reads

• Just this once, I invite you to go back in time and find out what Barnier had in mind for France鈥檚 environmental future in 1990. French newspaper Le Monde at the time that the former deputy had prepared for the government was providing 鈥減roof that ecology has fully entered the institutions of the Republic.鈥�

• Barnier鈥檚 budget bill is no longer relevant, but the question remains: will the green transition be sacrificed for the sake of the economy? Macron said that his five-year term For journalist Matthieu Croissandeau, one of the guests who the topic on French parliamentary news channel Public S茅nat in November, France might soon have to issue an amber alert for ecology听鈥� unless the next prime minister takes a much bolder stance, that is.