Hollande and Merkel agree to mobilise €6bn to spend on unemployed youthLeaders call for solidarity and competitiveness across EuropeFri May 31 2013 - 01:00
Golden era of French popular song closes with death of singer Georges MoustakiTroubadour of love, tenderness and anti-racism gave France some of its best-loved musicSat May 25 2013 - 01:00
Hollande and Cameron alter position on Syria solutionLeaders step back from previous commitment to arm Syrian rebelsThu May 23 2013 - 01:00
Vigilante’ editor seeks out corruption and abuse in French political and financial lifeMon May 20 2013 - 13:00
Hollande vows to launch European initiativePlan would set up an economic government for euro zone, says French presidentFri May 17 2013 - 01:00
Hollande in Brussels for first meeting with European CommissionVisit the first by a French president with commission since 1997Wed May 15 2013 - 01:00
Hollande rejects demand for slavery reparationsRepresentative Council of Black Associations to file lawsuit against French state-owned bankSat May 11 2013 - 01:00
France’s Europe Day blues replace decades of red-blooded celebrationsSince 2004, the number of French people who say they lack confidence in the EU has risen from 40 to 56 per centFri May 10 2013 - 01:00
Are the French lazy? Perhaps not, but they exhibit a definite preference for leisureIMF charge of ‘preference for leisure’ rings trueWed May 08 2013 - 06:00
French president François Hollande marks first year in office with government seminar“What we have done in one year is substantial, and what remains to be done is considerable.”Tue May 07 2013 - 06:00
Self-styled heir to Robespierre hopes to mobilise 100,000 to retake BastilleJean-Luc Mélenchon says demonstration will be a ‘show of strength’ against President François HollandeSat May 04 2013 - 06:00
Hollande’s ‘annus horribilis’: ratings at record low after first year in officeNo president of the fifth republic has been so unpopular after one year in roleFri May 03 2013 - 05:36
‘Selfish’ Merkel phrase reveals French rift with GermanyRow over leaked document threatens Franco-German relationsMon Apr 29 2013 - 06:00
French unemployment breaks previous recordHollande calls for unity to reverse trend ‘by end of year’Sat Apr 27 2013 - 06:00
An international exhibition that’s become an international incidentAn exhibition of art in the Louvre has provoked fury in Germany for portraying the country as a dark and dangerous neighbour – has it ignored key movements deliberately, or is it all a matter of taste?Fri Apr 26 2013 - 07:00
France to become 14th country to legalise same-sex marriageHollande hopes opposition will die down once the law passes as the right demands a referendumTue Apr 23 2013 - 05:00
IMF director Lagarde to be questioned in ParisLagarde criticised for handing of financial settlement when French finance ministerFri Apr 19 2013 - 06:00
French cabinet ministers forced to publicly declare assestsMove follows scandal of tax-cheating former budget minister Jérôme CahuzacTue Apr 16 2013 - 06:00
Tales about the shelf-life of desireYou can love someone for your whole life. But is there is a timebomb ticking away at erotic attraction? French author Marie Darrieussecq talks to Lara MarloweSat Apr 13 2013 - 06:00
Thierry Repentin gets to grips with new role as France’s junior minister for European affairsMinister recognises Ireland’s need for better conditions to exit EU-IMF bailoutThu Apr 11 2013 - 06:52
Hollande announces new measures to combat corruption and tax fraudThree new bodies created to tackle graft in wake of former budget minister admitting to tax fraudWed Apr 10 2013 - 19:35
Hollande under pressure over campaign ally’s tax haven sharesPresidential campaign treasurer holds shares in two Cayman Islands companiesFri Apr 05 2013 - 06:55
Hollande faces political upheaval over Cahuzac scandalFormer budget minister pleads for forgiveness over secret bank accounts in Switzerland and SingaporeThu Apr 04 2013 - 06:49
Mediapart first to expose Cahuzac’s secret accountWebsite has earned reputation for fierce investigative reportingThu Apr 04 2013 - 06:42
French government to streamline overbearing regulationsOperational complexity has cost industry €60bn according to OECDWed Apr 03 2013 - 07:00
Polls verdict dismal following Hollande’s prime time interviewBad news for president as press slates performance and unclear plan for damage limitationSat Mar 30 2013 - 06:10
Carla Bruni turns the knife as she lets her music speak for herselfHollande eclipsed in media by predecessor and his wifeThu Mar 28 2013 - 06:00
Proposed French work reforms represent small cultural revolutionLaw would allow businesses in difficulty decrease salaries and would simplify layoffsWed Mar 27 2013 - 06:00
‘Syria is melting away before the eyes of the world’UN special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi is key to a nonviolent solution in SyriaSat Mar 23 2013 - 06:00
Sarkozy hits back over Bettencourt allegationsFormer French president outraged he has been accused of taking advantage of heiress’s age and dementiaSat Mar 23 2013 - 06:00
EU foreign ministers fail to agree on lifting Syrian arms embargoDivisions remain after Dublin meeting over wisdom of arming Syrian insurgentsFri Mar 22 2013 - 13:55
EU foreign ministers to consider Syrian arms embargoMeeting in Dublin today will discuss lifting weapons banFri Mar 22 2013 - 06:00
Hollande sacks budget minister under investigation for tax fraudJérôme Cahuzac placed under investigation for money laundering and tax fraudWed Mar 20 2013 - 06:00
President Hollande fiddles as desperate French workers self-immolate‘Where are your promises?’ young protester shouted before police led him awaySat Mar 16 2013 - 00:00
France warns of unilateral action on SyriaEU must reconsider embargo on arming rebels, says French foreign ministerThu Mar 14 2013 - 16:01
France gripped by unseasonal cold snapUp to 80,000 households lose electricity and mobile phone system fails to functionWed Mar 13 2013 - 06:00
Magic of living in Paris punctures pain of endless French bureaucracyHeroes like Stéphane Hessel, who believed that poetry has the power to save us, provided the moments of inspiration that shine through France’s gloomTue Mar 12 2013 - 06:00
Obama urges Americans to 'seize the moment' and unite to tackle challengesPresident Barack Obama surprised observers with the unprecedently liberal and progressive tone of his second inaugural address…Tue Jan 22 2013 - 00:00
Obama signals more aggressive second termMuch of the president’s speech was devoted to the rights of women, homosexuals and Hispanic immigrantsTue Jan 22 2013 - 00:00
Obama outlines his vision for USPresident Barack Obama surprised observers with the unprecedented liberal and progressive tone of his second inaugural address…Tue Jan 22 2013 - 00:00
Obama: the toughened veteran of a turbulent first term who finally 'gets it'As I prepare to leave Washington for Paris after four years in the US, I consider Barack Obama, the pragmatic idealist about …Sat Jan 19 2013 - 00:00
Obama says he is ready for fight as he lays out far-reaching gun control plansPresident Barack Obama signalled he is ready for a fight with House Republicans and the National Rifle Association over gun control…Thu Jan 17 2013 - 00:00
Obama's priorities lie on the home frontBoth of the US presidential candidates portrayed the election as a battle for the soul of the USSat Dec 29 2012 - 00:00
Francoise Gilot interview: Mistress of the masterHe was 61, she was 21 and their love affair was a decade-long battle of wits and willsSat Dec 15 2012 - 00:00
Obama stands by as Rice is hounded out of secretary of state bidAMERICA: The Orwellian process by which information is dispensed by the administration is a neglected aspect of the Susan Rice…Sat Dec 15 2012 - 00:00
28 lives lost in latest US shootingsA gunman shot dead 20 school children between the ages of five and 10 and six adults in the second deadliest school shooting …Sat Dec 15 2012 - 00:00
Romney wins at last for . . . the Lie of the YearIt was not the sort of victory Mitt Romney had in mind when he declared his candidacy for the US presidency, but the former governor…Fri Dec 14 2012 - 00:00
Republicans celebrate 'Waterloo' of trade unionsMichigan’s Republican-dominated legislature and Republican governor have dealt a severe blow to the US trade union movement and…Thu Dec 13 2012 - 00:00
