The term “Françafrique” describes the political, economic and military networks built to preserve French influence in Africa. It refers to a past era but many believe that it still shapes relations ...

Euro zone government bond yields rose on Monday, after a two-week climb, as investors awaited U.S. data and tracked trade developments following a fragile truce between the U.S. and China.

David French is an Opinion columnist, writing about law, culture, religion and armed conflict. He is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and a former constitutional litigator. His most recent book is ...

The raid on the Louvre is far from the first museum heist. But several factors have combined to make Europe fertile ground ...

French lawmakers shot down proposals to levy a wealth tax on the ultra-rich demanded by the Left and on Friday backed instead ...

A combination of the breakdown of the Hollywood studio system, the decline of censorship, and the rise of wildly — and ...

Today, as a new government struggles to put together a budget for 2026, and to the dismay of many centrists, the pension reform has been suspended. In an interview with The Economist on October 28th, ...

If they are not happy with what was decided and they don’t agree to continue this setup, they are free to decide to move out of FCAS,” said Airbus' CEO ...

France has taken a bold step that could reshape Europe’s monetary direction. Lawmakers in the National Assembly have adopted ...

Around France, agents of the CAF, a government body that provides welfare benefits, deal with difficult situations as social ...

A group of medical specialists staged a protest outside the National Assembly Tuesday wearing tape over their mouths to represent the metaphorical gag they say the health minister's special law, Bill ...

In each era of globalisation since the mid-17th century, a single country has sought to be the clear world leader – shaping ...