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Jean-Marc Ayrault and Frank-Walter Steinmeier urged other EU members to join them in further steps toward a 'political union in Europe'.

AfD says France and south European countries pose problem to single currency as they have a different political culture from north Europeans.

The Swiss canton, or state, of Geneva has launched legal action aimed at forcing the closure of the ageing, accident-prone French nuclear plant at Bugey, which lies just 70 kilometres from the border with Switzerland. The lawsuit is for “the deliberate endangering of lives” and “water pollution”. If successful, this extraordinary move could encourage other countries bordering France and its network of 58 nuclear reactors to take similar action. Agathe Duparc reports from Geneva where the local authorities presented their case at a press conference on Monday.

As Hollande and Merkel meet in Paris, president insists that France shares the same desire as Germany to tackle the problem.

German media quote expert as saying 2014 incident at Fessenheim plant near German border was unique occurrence in Western Europe.

Heads of Paris and Berlin central banks say European Central Bank is not enough to sustain long-term growth for currency bloc. 

Manuel Valls said stricter controls were not imposed on the EU's external borders, then people would say 'enough of Europe'.

Paris worries its allies, including Germany, may not have the will to confront the militant threat head on, says The Wall Street Journal.

The French president said he expected Chancellor Angela Merkel to give 'exact details' over report that German intelligence spied on Laurent Fabius.

The 'historic' trip by Laurent Fabius and Frank-Walter Steinmeier is aimed at helping South Asian country combat effects of climate change.

France’s relative lack of appeal for migrants has not blunted the fearmongering about immigration that has helped fuel support for far-right.

President Hollande called for mechanism forcing countries to take an obligatory number of refugees, though avoided use of word 'quota'.

Nobel prize-winner Joseph Stiglitz said Germany's influence on economic policy of President Hollande involved 'a kind of intimidation'.

The three nations want a special meeting of justice and interior ministers within two weeks to find 'concrete steps' to tackle situation.