Michel Barnier is a fragile prime minister without a parliamentary majority - and yet he is behaving like a conquering ...

French President Emmanuel Macron Wednesday said he and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will work on "a more united, stronger, more sovereign Europe" as Donald Trump won the US presidential election.

Marine Le Pen 'decides' - But Barnier, a right-winger and the European Union's former negotiator on Brexit, was Thursday lunch time seen emerging from talks at the Elysee with Macron to make a ...

French pensions are funded through workers’ payroll taxes that at almost 28 per cent of gross income are about 10 points higher than the OECD average. The country now spends 14 per cent of national ...

France is hoping to persuade Poland into joining forces to block a sweeping trade deal between the European Union and Latin ...

On the domestic scene, Macron has been caught between a rock and a hard place: On the one hand, he needs Michel Barnier, the prime minister, to succeed, as his failure would put pressure on the ...

The French president was among the first international leaders to react, even before the results were officially announced.

France's Prime Minister Michel Barnier was "doing well" Thursday after an operation to his neck over the weekend, government spokeswoman Maud Bregeon said. "Of course (Barnier) was with us this ...

When Emmanuel Macron became president in 2017, his political doctrine was anchored in reducing taxes to stimulate the economy and encourage small businesses to prosper. Barnier’s €20 billion signifies ...