Emmanuel Macron
Explore our coverage of Emmanuel Macron, president of France, including how he aims to modernize France and strengthen its global influence
Europe
France stares into a “colossal” budgetary abyss
A fragile new government must try to plug the hole. Fast
Finance & economics
How bond investors soured on France
They now regard the euro zone’s second-largest economy as riskier than Spain
Europe
France’s new coalition yanks the country a step to the right
Can the prime minister, Michel Barnier, bring stability?
Europe
Paris’s stunning vision for the Olympics wins a gold medal
It marks a shift away from sporting gigantism
The Economist reads
The romance and reality of Paris, the Olympics’ host
Five non-fiction books about a city that is both gilded and gritty
Money Talks
Could political turmoil derail France’s commercial revival?
Our podcast on markets, the economy and business. This week: the economic fallout from the country’s messy election
Europe
France is desperately searching for a government
Party rivalry threatens deadlock before compromise
Leaders
The French far right may not have peaked
After winning 32% of the vote in parliamentary elections it will eye the presidency
Europe
After a deadlocked election, can anyone govern France?
The country is scrambling to find a new prime minister
Europe
A shock election result in France puts the left in the lead
But they are well short of a majority; uncertainty looms
International
Trump and other populists will haunt NATO’s 75th birthday party
Threats to Western alliances lie both within and without the club
Europe
Europe faces a new age of shrunken French influence
Sharing power will weaken the federalist president’s sway in Brussels
By Invitation
This needn’t be France’s Brexit moment, says its business envoy
Pascal Cagni explains why foreign investors should not panic