法国正面临公共财政信任危机的加剧。其借贷成本已升至二十多年来的最高水平。投资者现在要求法国政府债券的收益率高于意大利或希腊的债券。
France is facing a growing crisis of confidence in its public finances. Its borrowing costs have reached their highest level in more than two decades. Investors now demand higher yields on French government bonds than on Italian or Greek ones.
随着公共债务接近国内生产总值（GDP）的120%，赤字超过5%，政府面临削减支出的压力。但抗议者要求在教育方面增加投资。议会深度分裂，总统选举临近，达成解决方案证明困难重重。现在的担忧是法国的问题会不会蔓延到整个欧元区。
With public debt nearing 120 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) and a deficit above 5 percent, the government is under pressure to rein in spending. But protesters are demanding more investment in education. With parliament deeply divided and a presidential election approaching, agreeing on a solution is proving difficult. The concern now is whether France’s troubles could spread across the Eurozone.