The European Union has told France its plan for slower deficit reduction next year is still within the bloc’s rules, handing Francois Bayrou ’s government a reprieve in its battle to repair creaking public finances.

The fledgling Paris government is “trying their best” to get a budget through parliament after a previous version sunk its predecessor.

The French foreign minister said the bloc must become stronger after US President-elect Donald Trump threatened to take control of Greenland. View on euronews

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot says the European Union (EU) will stand firm in its alliance in the face of repeated comments from President-elect Trump about the U.S. acquiring Greenland

PARIS (Reuters) - The European Commission must use its existing legislation in a much tougher manner, France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said, referring to Elon Musk.

BRUSSELS ― The European Commission has endorsed the new French government's updated spending plan in a boost to Prime Minister François Bayrou, two diplomats told POLITICO.

There's a tropical South American territory that's fully part of France and the EU, but it is 5,000 miles from France.

The European Commission must use its existing legislation in a much tougher manner, France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said, referring to Elon Musk. "Either the European Commission applies wit

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said on Wednesday that the European Union must defend itself better against attacks on its sovereign borders, following US President-elect Donald Trump's comments about taking Greenland.

Despite an all-time low in the number of births noted in the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies annual report published on Tuesday, the total fertility rate stands at 1.62 children per woman,

These imports are disrupting global markets and undercutting EU producers, Bloomberg reported. France, Germany, and the Netherlands suggest stricter EU rules for verifying biofuel production ...

The Spanish prime minister has announced plans for a new tax on second-home property purchases in the country by non-resident, non-EU citizens, which may reach up to 100% of the home’s value in some cases. It is part of a wide ranging reform to combat a mounting housing shortage in the country.