National secretary of The Ecologists (EELV) party Marine Tondelier (L) with President of Ecologiste et Social parliamentary group Cyrielle Chatelain (2ndL) meet with France's Minister for Economy, Finances and Industrial and Digital sovereignty Eric Lombard (R) and France's Minister in charge of Public Accounts Amelie de Montchalin (2ndR) during a consultation session focused on France's budget, at the French Ministry for the Economy and Finances (Bercy), in Paris, on January 8, 2025. The difficult job of delivering a budget plan for 2025 falls upon Eric Lombard, the 66-year-old head of public-sector lender Caisse des Depots (CDC), who was named Economy Minister. (Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP) (Photo by BERTRAND GUAY/AFP via Getty Images)