French conservatives back Fillon for president, left flounders (Update)
France‘s centre-right rallied behind free market reformist Francois Fillon as its candidate for president on Monday after a snap opinion poll showed him clear favourite...
French President Francois Hollande
Anastasiades: productive meeting with Hollande
France’s position on the Cyprus problem is consistent with international law, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Wednesday following talks with his French counterpart in Paris....
French police break up refinery blockade in anti-reform showdown (Updated)
French riot police broke up a strike picket at an oil refinery near the southern port of Marseille on Tuesday in a government versus union...
From cows to drug busts – France’s Hollande broadens message in hunt for votes
By Ingrid Melander From hunters to police officers, French President Francois Hollande is broadening his charm offensive among voters to include groups not normally associated...
France’s Hollande: Turkey needs to ramp up Islamic State fight
By John Irish and Marine Pennetier French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday Turkey must do more to tackle Islamic State in Syria and urged...
France honours Americans, Briton who disarmed train gunman
By Elizabeth Pineau French President Francois Hollande on Monday awarded France’s highest honour, the Legion d’honneur, to three US citizens and a Briton who helped...
Hollande calls for the creation of a euro zone government
French President Francois Hollande called on Sunday for the creation of a euro zone government and for citizens to renew their faith in the European...
France tries to keep path open for Greece accord (Updated)
By Mark John France urged Greece on Monday to come back to the negotiating table with new proposals, insisting a cash-for-reform deal was possible even...
France’s Hollande: it’s our duty to keep Greece in euro zone
French President Francois Hollande said it was the duty of other euro zone countries as well as Greece to keep the country in the single...
G7 leaders agree to strive for low-carbon economy (Updated)
By Paul Carrel Group of Seven leaders agreed on Monday to wean their economies off carbon fuels and supported a global goal for reducing greenhouse...
Merkel promises to work with Britain’s Cameron on reform of EU
By William James German Chancellor Angela Merkel promised on Friday to work with David Cameron to clinch a deal on reforming the European Union that...
Hollande becomes first French president to visit Cuba
By Elizabeth Pineau French President Francois Hollande is making the first visit to Cuba by a French head of state on Monday, attempting to carve...
French government survives no-confidence vote (Updated)
By Emile Picy France’s Socialist government survived a parliament no-confidence vote called by opposition conservatives on Thursday after it resorted to a controversial decree to...
Russian-backed rebels massing to attack key Ukrainian towns
By Aleksandar Vasovic Pro-Russian separatists have intensified shelling of government forces on all front lines and appear to be amassing forces for new offensives on...
Condolences to France over cartoon shootings
PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasides has sent a message of condolence to French President Francois Hollande with regard to the terrorist attack in Paris. In his message...
Western leaders confront Putin at G20 with threat of more sanctions
By Alexei Anishchuk and Gernot Helle Western leaders warned Vladimir Putin at a G20 summit on Saturday that he risked more economic sanctions if he...
EU strikes compromise to set new climate target
By Barbara Lewis and Alastair Macdonald European Union leaders struck a deal on a new target to cut carbon emissions out to 2030, calling it...
France opens Iraq conference urging “global” fight on jihadists
By John Irish and Jason Szep French President Francois Hollande called on Monday for united international action to tackle the threat from Islamic State militants...
Hollande tried to win me back, says ex in tell-all book
By Nicholas Vinocur French President Francois Hollande’s former companion writes in a tell-all book to be published this week that months after their public breakup...
France says Libya needs ‘exceptional’ UN support
By John Irish French President Francois Hollande on Thursday called on the United Nations to organise “exceptional” support for Libyan authorities to restore order there...