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Roland Lescure

Finance Minister, French Government

2 articles · 3 July 2026 to 5 August 2026

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Described the wildfire impact on Gironde as an economic thunderbolt for a region that did not need it.
Urged political parties to separate the 2025 budget debate from the 2027 presidential campaign to avoid legislative paralysis.

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Business

Europe's summer of heat and fire exposes the cost of delayed climate action

Record temperatures, dried-up rivers and megafires are already slicing billions from GDP across the continent, undermining the argument that green policy hurts competitiveness.

Peter van den Berg5 August 20266 min read

Politics

Lagarde signals possible early ECB exit as French presidential race looms

ECB president tells Les Echos she may leave before her 2027 term ends to inject a European voice into a French campaign dominated by the far-right National Rally.

Sofia Marchetti3 July 20268 min read

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