Those watching the cultural news of the past week probably saw the festivities in France on July 14, Bastille Day, which is ...

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou wants to scrap two public holidays to put France's finances back on track. It's a brave ...

Prime Minister François Bayrou has angered MPs with a bid to cut two public holidays to rescue the country's finances.

The French government’s contested plan to rein in the budget deficit goes in the right direction to tackle deep problems in public finances, the chief of the central bank said.