Meet the key ministers shaping France's new government After months of political deadlock following July’s snap elections, France has a new government. Prime Minister Michel Barnier unveiled the ...

The French presidential palace unveiled a new centre-right government Saturday, more than two months after elections that produced a hung parliament and deepened political divisions as France ...

It came more than two months after elections that produced a hung parliament and deepened political divisions as France grapples with growing financial and diplomatic challenges. A left-wing ...

“I am discovering that the country’s budgetary situation is very serious,” said Michel Barnier, who was appointed by President Emmanuel Macron this month after a summer in which France ...

France’s new government dominated by conservatives and centrists gathered for the first time Monday as Prime Minister Michel Barnier set budget and migrant issues as top priorities. Barnier ...

With more than 90 million foreign visitors recorded in 2018 (including overseas destinations), France remains the world’s leading tourist destination (ahead of Spain, the United States, China and ...

In order to address the economic consequences of COVID-19, on 3 September 2020 the French government set out its “France Relance” recovery plan. This is a massive €100 billion investment plan ...

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Barnier’s newly named cabinet marks a tilt to the right and will need to maintain enough support across France’s National Assembly to avoid being dissolved with a no-confidence vote.

France’s new prime minister, Michel Barnier, has opened the door to reversing some of President Emmanuel Macron’s tax cuts in an effort to fix the country’s widening budget deficit. By Liz ...

A court case involving 33 alleged members of a Kurdish smuggling gang is under way in northern France. Officials said the overloaded boat carrying migrants started sinking off the French coast at ...

Freya: More tourists visit France than any other country! Here in the south they come for the beaches and the Mediterranean Sea. Chrissie: But that can cause problems. People throw away lots of ...