India had signed an inter-governmental agreement with France in September 2016 for the procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets at a cost of a...

The pan-European STOXX 600 fell 0.6 per cent by 0809 GMT, tracking a dour session on Wall Street overnight after U.S. bond yields surged.

New border controls went into force in France on Sunday as part of a massive effort to contain the spread of Covid-19 and avoid another nat...

In light of the fourth quarter performance, the Bank of France said it was sticking with a previous estimate that the euro zone's second-bi...

INSEE had already warned earlier this year that France's unemployment data for the first two quarters of 2020 was skewed because of the mid...

The Banque de France had forecast in September that economic activity, or GDP, would decline by 8.7 percent this year.

The government imposed the new lockdown on Oct. 30 to rein in a surge in new cases although the restrictions were softer than the first tim...

Hidalgo said this would entail shutting down certain shops selling takeaway food and drink at 10 p.m. local time, which would come on top o...

While the April lockdown cut business activity by some 30%, the impact this time would "more around 15%", the source added

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is due to meet state premiers to discuss closing restaurants and bars but keeping schools and nurseries ope...

Castex reiterated that "it should be possible" to avoid a nationwide lockdown like the two-month one at the height of the Covid-19 outbreak...

Notwithstanding logistical and planning challenges, France will continue to welcome Indian students for higher studies. Visas and scholarsh...

The jobless rate fell to 7.8% from 8.1% in the fourth quarter, hitting its lowest since late 2008, INSEE's quarterly unemployment survey fo...

In France, all broadcasters are replacing normal programs with special editions to cover Philippe's much-awaited presentation at 3 p.m. in ...

Although the coronavirus seems to affect children far less seriously than adults, many officials, teachers and parents are concerned about ...

Following Italy in extending the lockdown but announcing no immediate easing of restrictive measures as in Spain, Macron said the tense sit...

Macron had promised to have the UNESCO heritage site restored within five years, in time for the Paris Olympics of 2024.