France's Defence Minister Catherine Vautrin (L) and France's Culture Minister Catherine Pegard leave after the weekly cabinet meeting (Conseil des ministres) during which the 2027 state draft budget (PLF) and social security financing bill (PLFSS) for 2027 were presented, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on October 1, 2026. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP via Getty Images)