For those of you who don't know France is currently in a severe debt crisis made worse by the fact they don't control their own currency and therefor don't have a lender of last resort like every other normal country
And in order to save money France has started to take extreme measures like the elimination of 2 public holidays, these 2 days will be unpaid are called "solidarity days", a compromise to increase revenues without cutting pensions
This comes at a time when Europe is about to increase spending to remilitarize the continent
>Outlining the 2026 budget on Tuesday, Bayrou suggested Easter Monday and 8 May, when France commemorates Victory Day, marking the end of the second world war, although he said he was open to other options.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/15/france-public-holidays-easter-ve-budget-economy-debt