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.

The proposal is among a raft of spending cuts laid out by Prime Minister Francois Bayrou in a sweeping, and potentially ...

The measure most likely to rankle the French was a proposal to scrap two national holidays: Easter Monday and May 8, which ...

The French Revolution, which took place between 1789 and 1799, is one of the most significant events in the world.

Trump, once self-proclaimed "king of debt" who promised to eliminate national debt, now faces criticism from Elon Musk over a GOP spending package adding $3 trillion to the national debt.

France’s ragtag army stood against the professional might of Austria and Prussia. What followed at Valmy stunned Europe—and changed history.

France's President Emmanuel Macron says he will set up a commission to study French-Haitian history and the impact of a huge debt imposed on Haiti in exchange for its independence exactly 200 ...

After two centuries, a contrite tone from President Emmanuel Macron, though no talk of reparations for French actions that thwarted the development of its former colony.

French debt reaches new peak of €3.3 trillion French public debt reached 113.7% of GDP in the third quarter, the national statistics institute announced on Friday.

Moody’s has downgraded the ratings of seven major French banks amid spiraling national debt and a toxic political environment, days after it cut its rating for the country as a whole. The ...

French stocks were sliding on Monday after Moody's downgraded the country's debt. The ratings agency slashed its score to Aa3 from Aa2, meaning it thinks there’s a slightly higher probability ...