German Chancellor Angela Merkel is greeted by French President Emmanuel Macron as he hosts the leaders of the G5 Sahel countries in La Celle Saint Cloud, near Paris, France, December 13, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer/File Photo PARIS/BERLIN (Reuters) – French... More »
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a news conference in Doha, Qatar December 7, 2017. REUTERS/Naseem Zeitoon PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron called on all foreign powers to stop interfering in Lebanese politics and urged all Leba... More »
FILE PHOTO: Members of Christie’s staff pose for pictures next to Leonardo da Vinci’s “Salvator Mundi” painting in London, October 24, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo ABU DHABI (Reuters) – The new branch of the Louvre in Abu Dhabi will exhibit Leonardo... More »
European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium June 14, 2017. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission proposed on Wednesday ideas for deeper euro zone integration in an effort to help unite... More »
A display featuring missiles and a portrait of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is seen at Baharestan Square in Tehran, Iran September 27, 2017. Picture taken September 27, 2017. Nazanin Tabatabaee Yazdi/TIMA via REUTERS BEIRUT (Reuters) – France s... More »
German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends the 5th African Union – European Union (AU-EU) summit in Abidjan, Ivory Coast November 29, 2017. REUTERS/Luc Gnago BERLIN (Reuters) – The leader of Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) said on Friday he ruled out no option i... More »
French farmer Marc Leprince pulls up a dead weed in an alfalfa field non-treated with weedkillers during an interview with Reuters in Greneville-en-Beauce, France, November 30, 2017. Picture taken November 30, 2017. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann NIOVILLE, France ... More »
French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, November 25, 2017. REUTERS/Ludovic Marin/Pool BERLIN (Reuters) – During Germany’s election cam... More »
A general view shows the Arc de Triomphe and the financial and business district in La Defense, west of Paris, France November 22, 2017. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes PARIS (Reuters) – The French parliament has approved measures to cut the cost of sacking traders by... More »
European Council President Donald Tusk looks on during a news conference at a European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium October 20, 2017. REUTERS/Dario Pignatelli BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A summit of euro zone leaders will go ahead as planned in the middl... More »
European Council President Donald Tusk looks on during a news conference at a European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium October 20, 2017. REUTERS/Dario Pignatelli BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A summit of euro zone leaders will go ahead as planned in the middl... More »
Free Democratic Party (FDP) leader Christian Lindner arrives for the board meeting at the party headquarters in Berlin, Germany, November 20, 2017. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The collapse of talks on a new German government means that the e... More »
German Chancellor Angela Merkel of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) during the exploratory talks about forming a new coalition government in Berlin, Germany, November 19, 2017. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday... More »
German parties exploring a coalition government remain divided on the issues of a euro zone budget, Europe's banking union and its ESM bailout fund ahead of a meeting of party leaders later on Friday, according to a draft paper on Europe seen by Reuters. More »
The German flag is pictured at the Reichstag building during exploratory talks about forming a new coalition government in Berlin, Germany, November 7, 2017. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke BERLIN (Reuters) – German parties exploring a coalition government remain di... More »
Paddles, the New Zealand prime minister's ginger cat, may have had six toes and a wide social media following but she has run out of lives. More »
Abu Dhabi opens its Louvre museum on Saturday, positioning itself as a city of cultural tourism with a display of hundreds of works that it hopes will draw visitors from around the world. More »
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire will meet German officials in Berlin this week to discuss the future of the euro zone and assess his own prospects of becoming the next chairman of the Eurogroup forum of finance ministers. More »
FILE PHOTO – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire attends a news conference about a report on French economy at the Bercy Finance ministry in Paris, France, September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer BERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) – French Finance Minister Bruno L... More »
The German parties exploring a possible coalition said on Thursday they wanted to discuss further the question of a euro zone budget -- an idea pushed by French President Emmanuel Macron. More »
German parties exploring a coalition government have dealt an early blow to French President Emmanuel Macron's hopes for more expansive fiscal policies from Berlin, backing a balanced budget and rejecting the idea of a separate pot of cash for the euro zone. More »
None of the German parties involved in exploratory coalition talks support French President Emmanuel Macron's idea to create a separate budget for the euro zone, a negotiator for the Greens party told Reuters on Wednesday. More »
BERLIN (Reuters) – None of the German parties involved in exploratory coalition talks support French President Emmanuel Macron’s idea to create a separate budget for the euro zone, a negotiator for the Greens party told Reuters on Wednesday. Reinhard Buetikofe... More »
Even presidential pets show the occasional disdain for pomp and protocol. More »
The Harvey Weinstein scandal is forcing a rethink of attitudes toward sexual harassment in France, a country that cherishes its self-image as the land of seduction and romance, said the minister tasked with cracking down on violence against women. More »
A leading candidate to be Germany's next finance minister signaled his willingness on Thursday to seek a compromise with Emmanuel Macron over the French President's plans for deeper euro zone integration. More »
World equity markets held close to all-time highs on Tuesday, as investors latched on to rising bets on higher borrowing costs in the U.S. and Britain. More »
Million of women across the world have been sharing their experiences of sexual harassment and abuse in an online campaign using the hashtag #MeToo on Twitter and with rolling posts on Facebook. More »
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences expelled producer Harvey Weinstein on Saturday, after allegations that he sexually harassed or assaulted a number of women over the past three decades, a sharp smack for a Hollywood mogul known for powering a st... More »
Catalonia's leader balked at making a formal declaration of independence from Spain on Tuesday, calling for talks with Madrid over the region's future in a gesture that eased fears of immediate unrest in the heart of the euro zone. More »
Some of Pablo Picasso's greatest works go on display in Paris this week, in an exhibition that charts a pivotal year in which he cemented his status as a titan of 20th-century art. More »
While most London-based bankers are brushing up on their German to prepare for a move to Frankfurt post-Brexit, senior staff at French investment banks expect to say "Oui" to government pressure to bring jobs home to Paris. More »
When Israel's envoy told UNESCO delegates last July that fixing the plumbing in his toilet was more important than their latest ruling, it highlighted how fractious geopolitics are paralyzing the workings of the agency. More »
The European Commission said on Wednesday it was taking Ireland to the European Court of Justice for its failure to recover up to 13 billion euros ($15.3 billion) of tax due from Apple Inc (AAPL.O), a move labeled as "regrettable" by Dublin. More »
The secessionist leader of Catalonia called for international mediation on Monday in the region's dispute with Madrid, a day after hundreds of people were hurt as police swung truncheons and fired rubber bullets to disrupt an independence referendum. More »
French President Emmanuel Macron won backing from Angela Merkel for plans to reform the European Union after Brexit, founded on what the German chancellor called "intense" cooperation between Paris and Berlin. More »
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday European Union leaders agreed during a summit dinner that they should push ahead more quickly with reforms of the bloc. More »
French President Emmanuel Macron offered an ambitious vision for European renewal on Tuesday, calling for the EU to work more closely on defense and immigration and for the euro zone to have its own budget, ideas he may struggle to implement. More »
A senior member of Germany's pro-business Free Democrats (FDP), a potential coalition partner for Chancellor Angela Merkel, generally welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron's European Union speech but criticized his proposal to create a joint euro zone budg... More »
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday reaffirmed that he wanted the euro zone to have its own budget and finance minister, adding that it was key to ensure the stability of the single currency union and to weather economic shocks. More »
Germany's Angela Merkel turns to the task of sounding out partners to build a coalition government after securing a fourth term as chancellor in Sunday's election, although she has been weakened by a surge in support for the far right. More »
French trade unionists blocked access on Monday to several fuel depots in protest against an overhaul of employment laws, seeking to test the government's will to reform the economy. More »
France's economic recovery is strong enough for the government to be able to cut spending and the deficit without growth being affected, the budget and finance ministers said on Monday. More »
European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker urged European Union governments on Wednesday to use economic recovery and Brexit as springboards toward a closer union, built on an expanded euro zone and a pivotal role in world trade. More »
The European Union should have a minister of economy and finance but no separate euro zone budget or parliament, the head of the European Commission said on Wednesday. More »
Hurricane Irma took aim at heavily populated areas of central Florida on Monday as it carved a path of destruction through the state with high winds and storm surges that left millions without power, ripped roofs off homes and flooded city streets. More »
Chinese President Xi Jinping told French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday that he hoped France could play a "constructive role" in restarting talks on North Korea, state TV said, days after the reclusive country conducted its sixth nuclear test. More »
South Korea said on Tuesday an agreement with the United States to scrap a weight limit on its warheads would help it respond to North Korea's nuclear and missile threat after Pyongyang conducted its sixth and largest nuclear test two days ago. More »
The leaders of Germany and France said on Tuesday they are ready to press ahead with deeper European integration, promising a tighter euro zone at the core of the European Union shaken by Britain's vote to leave. More »
Getting Europe's migrant crisis under control will be the main focus of a summit of Europe's 'big four' continental powers hosted on Monday by French President Emmanuel Macron, who has invited three African nations to the talks in Paris. More »
French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to Athens next month to send a message to fellow euro zone leaders about the need to strengthen the currency union, at a time when Greece is emerging from years of economic crisis, French officials said. More »
New Zealand's new opposition leader Jacinda Ardern is at the center of a second sexism row not even a month after taking the reins of the Labour Party and almost single-handedly reigniting its chances at a national election in September. More »
I'm here to send you the regards of the Federal Chancellor. I am entitled to tell you we want you in Germany. This private message from Angela Merkel, delivered by a regional politician to Wall Street bankers last year, is having the desired effect. More »
There is a whiff of betrayal in the air across Britain's Brexit heartlands where many impatient voters fear Prime Minister Theresa May is going soft on implementing last year's decision to leave the European Union. More »
China's President Xi Jinping said there needs to be a peaceful resolution to the North Korean nuclear issue, and in a telephone call with U.S. President Donald Trump he urged all sides to avoid words or action that raise tensions. More »
U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron spoke by phone on Saturday and agreed to work together on a crisis on the Korean Peninsula, the White House said in a statement. More »
Jacinda Ardern (C), New Zealand’s new opposition Labour leader, speaks to the press alongside members of her party after Andrew Little stepped down in Wellington, New Zealand, August 1, 2017. New Zealand’s opposition Labour party appointed Jacinda Ardern as it... More »
FILE PHOTO – Actress Moreau waves during a photocall for French director Ozon’s film “Le Temps Qui Reste” at the 58th Cannes Film Festival, in Cannes, France, May 16, 2005. Jeanne Moreau, the quintessential French actress whose mother was an English cabaret cl... More »
Bavarian Finance Minister Markus Soeder (CSU) arrives in the Bavarian state parliament in Munich July 17, 2012. A senior member of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Bavarian allies rejected French President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to reform the euro zone by in... More »
German Chancellor and leader of the conservative Christian Democratic Union party CDU Angela Merkel and German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble (R) attend the CDU party convention in Essen, Germany, December 7, 2016. Wolfgang Schaeuble has won his parliamen... More »
French President Emmanuel Macron (R Rear) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L Rear), stand as from L-R, German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere, French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian, European Commission Vice-President and EU ... More »
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during the press conference at the G20 leaders summit in Hamburg, Germany July 8, 2017. The European Union remains an incomplete project and will require changes to its treaties that bring greater convergence between eur... More »
Actress Kirsten Dunst poses before Dior fashion house Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2017/2018 show in Paris, France, July 3, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Platiau French fashion house Christian Dior marked its 70th anniversary on Monday with a show staged outside the Inva... More »
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire leaves after the weekly cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, June 28, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Platiau France will set up a special court to handle English-law cases for financial contracts after Britain le... More »
French President Emmanuel Macron leaves the polling station after voting in the first of two rounds of parliamentary elections in Le Touquet, France, June 11, 2017. REUTERS/Christophe Petit Tesson/Pool Standard & Poor’s is likely to raise its growth forecasts ... More »
A bank employee counts pound notes at Kasikornbank in Bangkok, Thailand, October 12, 2010. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang/File Photo Sterling steadied on Monday as British Prime Minister Theresa May scrambled to pick up the pieces and reunite her Conservative Party a... More »
Germany should consider imposing a “quiet period” immediately before the federal election in September, similar to a media policy in place in France, election director Dieter Sarreither said, amid concerns about possible meddling by Russia. More »
An European Union (EU) flag is pictured during a ceremony in Lausanne, Switzerland May 4, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse The EU executive will suggest on Wednesday the euro zone might need to issue collective debt and run a joint budget, among proposals for bol... More »
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks at a press conference at the end of the G7 Summit in Taormina, Sicily, Italy, May 27, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer French President Emmanuel Macron’s party is expected to emerge with the most seats in June’s parliament... More »
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Donald Trump before talks at the G7 summit in Taormina, Sicily, Italy, May 26, 2017. Guido Bergmann/Courtesy of Bundesregierung/Handout via REUTERS Europe can no longer completely rely on its allies, German Ch... More »
U.S. First lady Melania Trump (L) walks with Amelie Derbaudrenghien, partner of Belgian’s Prime Minister Charles Michel, at the Brussels Airport in Brussels, Belgium, May 24, 2017. REUTERS/Hannah McKay As her reality TV star husband meets many of his Western a... More »
FILE PHOTO – Bruno Le Maire speaks during an interview February 16, 2017 with Reuters in Paris, France. Bruno Le Maire is named French Finance Minister in Paris, France, May 17, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo New French economy and finance minister Br... More »
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron listen to national anthems during a ceremony at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, May 15, 2017. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she and France’s new president, ... More »
FILE PHOTO: Dollar banknotes are seen in this picture illustration taken April 28, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo The dollar started the week on the defensive on Monday after U.S. economic data came in shy of expectations and another missile ... More »
A hooded man holds a laptop computer as blue screen with an exclamation mark is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration Officials across the globe scrambled over the weekend to catch the culprits ... More »
French President-elect Emmanuel Macron reacts as he arrives to attend a handover ceremony with outgoing President Francois Hollande at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, May 14, 2017. REUTERS/Yoan Valat/Pool While the election of Emmanuel Macron as French pre... More »
Canada’s Finance Minister Bill Morneau (R) speaks with Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann during the G7 for Financial ministers meeting in the southern Italian city of Bari, Italy May 12, 2017. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi An economic recovery and robust outlook... More »
FILE PHOTO: U.S. dollar notes are seen in this November 7, 2016 picture illustration. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Investors stampeded into U.S.-based stock funds that invest in Europe, plowing the second-largest amount on record into those produ... More »
People are seen behind an electronic board showing stock prices at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) in Tokyo, Japan, January 4, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Asian stocks rose on Thursday, getting a lift from a record high close on MSCI’s global stocks benchmark ... More »
U.S. fund investors charged into international stocks at the fastest pace in nearly two years, betting on a continued fillip for the global economy, Investment Company Institute data for the latest week showed on Wednesday. More »
French President-elect Emmanuel Macron celebrates on the stage May 7, 2017 at his victory rally near the Louvre in Paris, France. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann Germany on Monday reiterated its opposition to the introduction of joint euro zone bonds a day after th... More »
FILE PHOTO: Emmanuel Macron, head of the political movement En Marche !, or Onwards !, and candidate for the 2017 presidential election, attends a campaign rally in Paris, France, May 1, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo Germany’s fixation on the idea th... More »
People walk through the lobby of the London Stock Exchange in London, Britain August 25, 2015. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett/File photo World stock markets dipped on Friday, as U.S. equities retreated after a soft reading on first-quarter economic growth, while the... More »
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., April 24, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Investors in U.S.-based mutual funds and exchange-traded funds poured $4.7 billion into stock funds in the week ended April 19, marking ... More »
A combination picture shows portraits of the candidates who will run in the second round in the 2017 French presidential election, Emmanuel Macron (L), head of the political movement En Marche !, or Onwards !, and Marine Le Pen, French National Front (FN) poli... More »
FILE PHOTO: Detail of a European map is seen on the face of a euro coin in London, Britain, January 31, 2016. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo The euro briefly vaulted to five-month peaks on Monday after the market’s favored candidate won through the first rou... More »
FILE PHOTO: A picture illustration taken on January 18, 2011, shows a 1 euro coin on one U.S. dollar banknotes. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration/File photo The euro pared gains after scaling a five-month high against the dollar on Monday after the centrist c... More »
Emmanuel Macron, head of the political movement En Marche !, or Onwards !, and candidate for the 2017 French presidential election, gestures to supporters after the first round of 2017 French presidential election in Paris, France, April 23, 2017. REUTERS/Phil... More »
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., April 20, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid U.S. stock index futures rose sharply on Sunday on relief that centrist Emmanuel Macron took the first round of voting in the French pre... More »
A logo of Japan Exchange Group Inc. is seen next to a woman at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) in Tokyo, Japan, January 4, 2016. REUTERS/Yuya Shino/File Photo Asian stocks erased early losses and edged higher on Thursday as steadying commodity prices, especiall... More »
FILE PHOTO: U.S. dollar notes are seen in this November 7, 2016 picture illustration. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo The dollar nursed losses on Friday, on track for a losing week as continuing tensions in North Korea underpinned the perceived safe... More »
FILE PHOTO: A man looks at campaign posters of the 11th candidates who run in the 2017 French presidential election in Saint Andre de La Roche, near Nice, France, April 10, 2017. L-R : Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, Debout La France group candidate, Marine Le Pen, Fre... More »
Marine Le Pen, French National Front (FN) political party leader and candidate for French 2017 presidential election, attends a political rally in Pageas, France April 13, 2017. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe Far-right National Front presidential candidate Marine Le Pe... More »
FILE PHOTO: Light is cast on a U.S. one-hundred dollar bill next to a Japanese 10,000 yen note in this picture illustration shot February 28, 2013. REUTERS/Shohei Miyano/Illustration/File Photo The yen hit five-month highs against the dollar, euro and sterling... More »
A woman walks past electronic boards showing stock prices outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, January 20, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Investors ducked for cover on Wednesday as a drumbeat of alarming geopolitical news sent the safe-haven yen and gold to five... More »
Emmanuel Macron, head of the political movement En Marche !, or Onwards !, and candidate for the 2017 French presidential election, attends a campaign rally in Marseille, France, April 1, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Laurenson Centrist Emmanuel Macron’s lead in Fran... More »
Marine Le Pen, French National Front (FN) political party leader and candidate for French 2017 presidential election, waves to supporters at the end of a political rally in Bordeaux, France, April 2, 2017. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau French presidential candidate M... More »
Emmanuel Macron, head of the political movement En Marche ! (Onwards !) and a candidate for the 2017 presidential election, delivers a speech during a campaign rally in Dijon, France, March 23, 2017. REUTERS/Robert Pratta A month before the first round of Fran... More »
An employee checks U.S. dollar bank-notes at a bank in Hanoi, Vietnam August 12, 2015. REUTERS/Kham The dollar struggled near a four-month low against the yen on Wednesday as a bout of investor risk aversion hit U.S. stocks and sent U.S. Treasury yields sharpl... More »
Emmanuel Macron, head of the political movement ‘En Marche!’, or ‘Onwards!’, and candidate for the 2017 presidential election, delivers a speech as he attends a meeting for Women’s day in Paris, France, March 8,2017. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes Centrist Emmanuel M... More »
