# Could France trigger another eurozone debt crisis?

https://mins.news/en/video/102737

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-10-16 08:00 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYl6edghSUg

> France is facing a growing crisis of confidence in its public finances, with borrowing costs at their highest in more than two decades. Investors demand higher yields on French government bonds than on Italian or Greek bonds. Public debt is nearing 120 percent of GDP and the deficit is above 5 percent, putting pressure on the government to cut spending, while protesters seek more education investment. Parliament is deeply divided.

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