Fareed speaks to the Economist’s Paris bureau chief Sophie Pedder about the France student protests and the debt crisis in ...

France on Sunday called on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to reverse a decision to postpone legislative elections, ...

Volkswagen’s chief executive has called for greater co-operation between France and Germany to strengthen European ...

Religious identity has become an unusually prominent battleground in next year’s French election. During the pope’s visit to ...

Waves of protests expose debt crisis faced by French government, but political wrangling is stalling an escape plan. Is there a way out?

Goldman Sachs says Italy’s higher 2027-28 deficit targets, rising yields and election uncertainty could weaken its debt outlook.

I'm pregnant and living in France. My experience and care here has been great so far, but there are times I wish I were back ...

The phenomenon of pupils wrecking equipment and setting fire to classrooms predates the current crisis. Is it rooted in poverty, social media peer pressure – or just plain boredom?

Zinédine Zidane was renowned for his prodigious skills during a 17-year playing career that took him from the streets of ...

What options does France have to stabilise its public finances? Are these moves likely to be implemented?

Chaos in schools, on the streets and in the markets is rooted in France’s struggles to fund its social welfare state, with a ...