Germany, France to hold crisis meetings over Greece on Monday

Last Updated: Monday, June 29, 2015, 01:16

The leaders of France and Germany will hold crisis meetings with their respective ministers and party leaders on Monday over the crisis in Greece, their offices said.

French growth revised up to 0.6% in first quarter

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 24, 2015, 15:14

France`s economy grew by 0.6 percent in the first quarter of this year, the national statistics agency Insee said Wednesday, revising up its initial estimate by a tenth of a percentage point.

France unveils new measures to kickstart employment

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 9, 2015, 16:55

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls on Tuesday unveiled a battery of measures to encourage small businesses to take on more staff in a bid to chip away at the country`s dismal unemployment figures.

France and Spain confident of Greece deal

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 3, 2015, 18:21

France and Spain expressed confidence Wednesday that a deal would be reached to help prevent Greece possibly defaulting on its debt this week as the Greek prime minister was due to hold last ditch talks.

Germany, France usher Greece back to negotiating table

Last Updated: Saturday, May 23, 2015, 08:44

"It was a very friendly, constructive exchange, but it`s also clear that there must be more work with the three institutions. There is a lot to do," Merkel told reporters on the sidelines of an EU summit in Riga.

France cracks down on food waste by supermarkets

Last Updated: Friday, May 22, 2015, 18:44

The bill would require big supermarket chains to donate goods no longer fit for sale to charities or to farms for use as animal feed or compost.

French economic growth jumps to 0.6% in first quarter

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 13, 2015, 12:33

French economic growth jumped to a better-than-expected 0.6% in the first quarter.

EU accepts anti-trust remedies from Delta, Air France, Alitalia

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 12, 2015, 19:32

EU regulators accepted concessions from Delta, Air France-KLM and Alitalia Tuesday to end an anti-trust probe into alleged illegal collusion over flights between the United States and Europe.

French investments in India to grow at 10%, says envoy

Last Updated: Sunday, May 3, 2015, 13:57

French investors are now diversifying from old areas of interest and exploring investment opportunities in newer sectors like port management and car manufacturing.

France, Qatar seal 6.3 bn euro Rafale fighter jet deal

Last Updated: Thursday, April 30, 2015, 15:31

Tensions in the Middle East with conflicts in Yemen, Syria and Libya, as well as fears of Iran`s growing influence in the area, have fuelled a desire across Sunni Gulf Arab states to modernise their military hardware.

US logistics group XPO buying France`s Dentressangle

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 29, 2015, 03:49

US transporter XPO Logistics announced a deal Tuesday to buy France`s much larger Norbert Dentressangle in a deal worth 3.24 billion euros ($3.56 billion) including acquired debt.

EU clears key hurdle to giant Lafarge, Holcim merger

Last Updated: Saturday, April 25, 2015, 01:11

The EU on Friday removed a key hurdle to the merger between French cement giant Lafarge and Swiss rival Holcim, approving the sale of assets demanded for the deal to go through.