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President Hollande talks with Angela Merkel amid fears that 'disproportionate' action against its biggest bank could pose risks to banking system.

Ryanair has said 26 flights to and from France will be cancelled while easyJet say a quarter of their flights could be scrapped at start of dispute.

French business activity contracted further in June, stoking fears that Europe's attempts to kickstart lasting economic growth is losing momentum. 

Head of German parliament's economics committee says Paris acted with 'ice-cold national industrial interest' in taking stake in French firm.

Minister says that allowing new domain names such as .vin and .wine could undermine the EU-US transatlantic trade deal negotiations.

The British Charitable Fund, set up in the 19th century for 'the relief of distressed British subjects' in France, is still active today.

A planned nationwide 'Green tax' on heavy vehicles that led to violent protests is abandoned in favour of road tolls that will raise less revenue.

The US giant has finally won its lengthy bidding against rivals after shareholder Bouygues agreed to sell its stake to the French government.

Pro-democracy and minority groups protested PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to meet with Turkish expats ahead of presidential poll.

Tourism minister tells tourism conference that 'too often we mistake service with servility' and calls on French to 'recover a sense of hospitality'.