The government still faces two challenges in the coming weeks: the risk of a no-confidence vote and a tight budget deadline.

French President Emmanuel Macron named a new government led by Prime Minister Michel Barnier Saturday, marked by a shift to ...

France's new government, finally appointed two-and-a-half months after elections, features a host of new faces all of whom ...

Following an unprecedented period where France was without a government, Michel Barnier has now announced a cabinet, which in ...

French President Emmanuel Macron held phone calls with top political and military leaders from Lebanon as well as a separate ...

After months of political uncertainty following a snap legislative election, France appeared on the cusp of a new government ...

France now has "one of the worst" public deficits in its modern history, the newly-installed economy minister said Tuesday, ...

France's borrowing costs surpassed Spain's for the first time since 2008, indicating investor concerns about France's budget ...

Michel Barnier has become France’s favourite political figure, according to a surprise new poll, in a boost to the EU’s ...

“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 ...

His weakness has been noticed by rivals and allies alike. Macron was the first to blink in a standoff with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen over France’s European commission. Macron ...