GERMAN Chancellor Friedrich Merz makes his first official visit to the United Kingdom on Thursday (Jul 17) to sign a landmark bilateral friendship deal. The agreement confirms not only warmer economic ...

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

France has proposed scrapping two public holidays in an effort to reduce its growing debt, boost the economy, and prevent ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron announced a new migrant return agreement due to begin ...

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

# But all that is in the distant past. France is Britain’s closest neighbour and an old ally. What welcome news it is that bilateral relations have been demonstrably strengthened following last week’s ...

Why France’s prime minister wants to scrap two public holidays - France’s prime minister has proposed cutting two public ...

Swooping warplanes, axe-carrying warriors, a drone light show over the Eiffel Tower and fireworks in nearly every French town — it must be Bastille Day. France celebrated its biggest holiday Monday ...

French Prime Minister François Bayrou announced drastic measures to reduce the public deficit by €43.8 billion in 2026, ...

By Leigh Thomas and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou proposed scrapping two public holidays and freezing most public spending as part of a 43.8 billion euro ( ...

The CNDA made a landmark ruling on Friday, granting refugee status to a mother a son following fears of persecution by the ...