Some ministers in the new government lineup of French Prime Minister Michel Barnier are talking about possibly abolishing the ...

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news. US consumer confidence weakens as consumers worry about jobs ...

It took France nine long weeks to form a government after parliamentary elections delivered a deeply divided National ...

Since French President Emmanuel Macron’s explosive gamble to dissolve parliament before the summer, rumors have swirled over ...

Concerns are growing among France's European Union partners and on financial markets that the fragility of its minority ...

France is likely to see much tougher immigration and security measures to reflect a broad rightward shift in society, its new ...

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

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

European leaders are getting more vocal about their shared interest in preventing people from arriving in Europe.

PARIS -- France's new government dominated by conservatives and centrists gathered for the first time Monday as Prime ...