Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alex Ledsom is a France-based contributor who covers travel. France intends to introduce a new healthcare charge for all non-EU ...

President Macron’s reformist agenda has run out of steam. Pity French president Emmanuel Macron—and France, too. The nation suffers from an unsustainable economic model, and the president’s government ...

The result gives Sébastien Lecornu, France’s prime minister, a reprieve after weeks of political turmoil. But he still has to get a budget passed by the end of the year. By Aurelien Breeden Reporting ...

French police arrested hundreds of protesters Wednesday as "Block Everything" demonstrations erupted across the country, with crowds shutting down roads, lighting fires and clashing with authorities.

The most recent attempt to put France’s finances in order failed. On Monday, the French Parliament, in a vote of no confidence, rejected the plan of then Prime Minister Francois Bayrou to address ...

PARIS/LONDON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - The collapse of France's latest government leaves the euro zone's second-biggest economy lurching deeper into a morass of feeble growth, high borrowing costs and a ...

France’s prime minister has quit after losing a confidence vote that toppled his government, plunging the country into a new political crisis. François Bayrou submitted his resignation to President ...

Legislators toppled France's government in a confidence vote on Monday, a new crisis for Europe's second-largest economy that obliges President Emmanuel Macron to search for a fourth prime minister in ...

Journal Editorial Report: The week’s best and worst from Allysia Finley, Kyle Peterson and Kim Strassel. François Bayrou couldn’t, and Emmanuel Macron probably can’t anymore, either. Can anyone else ...

France's prime minister next Monday faced a confidence vote that he called, but is likely to lose. The minority government led by Prime Minister Francois Bayrou has struggled to pass a 2026 budget.

PARIS — France's latest political controversy isn't about taxes, retirement or even cuts to summer vacation. It's about air conditioning. As European summers get hotter, some say: Turn it on. Others ...

France’s new Indo-Pacific document centers on its territories and forging robust partnerships with regional powers – while sharpening criticism of China. France’s updated Indo-Pacific strategy, ...