French Minister for the Economy, Finance and Industry Antoine Armand arrives to attend a meeting with France's prime minister and President of the French employers' association Movement of the Enterprises of France (MEDEF) at Hotel Matignon, in Paris, on September 24, 2024. France's newly-appointed Prime Minister Michel Barnier is meeting with leaders of labour unions and French employers' lobby group Medef to resume talks on labour and pension reform. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP) (Photo by THOMAS SAMSON/AFP via Getty Images)