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 ...

Concerns are rising about France's minority government's ability to manage its public finances amidst opposition from far-right and far-left parties. With a rising budget deficit and public debt, the ...

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

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

France's new interior minister, Bruno Retailleau, signals a shift towards stricter immigration and security measures. The ...

The French government is studying targeted taxes on the wealthy and large companies as it tries to navigate an urgent need to ...

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

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