France's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu held out an olive branch to the left on Saturday, ruling out his predecessor's plan to cut two public holidays to help slash the deficit.His gesture came ...

Credit rating agency Fitch has downgraded France’s sovereign credit score to A+. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Fitch agency downgraded France’s credit rating on Friday, as President Emmanuel Macron struggles with political instability and disagreements on how to put the country’s strained public finances ...

New French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu told French daily La Provence on Saturday that he was dropping a proposal by his ...

The strain is exposing core institutions of the Fifth Republic. Bayrou reopened the long-standing intermittent debate on electoral reform, proposing to replace the two‑round majoritarian system with ...

A day of major strike action on September 18 is set to see workers in several sectors walking out. Severe disruption is ...

French PM François Bayrou submitted his resignation on Tuesday after losing a confidence vote in parliament. He had gambled on a budget demanding over €40 billion in savings. The plan would have ...

Credit rating agency Fitch downgraded France’s sovereign credit score on Friday to the country’s lowest level on record, ...

France faces a fresh test of economic credibility after Fitch cut its credit rating, deepening the pressure on a new ...

As Emmanuel Macron looks for an elusive path out of France’s political deadlock, left-wing lawmakers have made their support ...

Macron ally Sebastien Lecornu’s unusual form of greeting has the French media digging into his past before he entered ...

PARIS (Reuters) - Credit rating agency Fitch downgraded France's sovereign credit score on Friday to the country's lowest ...