France
Explore our coverage of France’s politics, economics, business and culture, in articles, charts, podcasts and video
Culture
The Seine may determine athletes’ success at the Paris Olympics
Yet the river plays an even more vital role in the culture and economy of the city
International
Paris could change how cities host the Olympics for good
The games will test the success of new solutions to old bugbears
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
Europe
J.D. Vance, an honorary Frenchman, sends Europe into panic mode
Millennial, MAGA champion, hillbilly…Gaullist
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
Europe
A crushing blow for Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance
A big turnout for Le Pen’s hard right makes clear the president’s gamble backfired spectacularly
Europe
France heads to the polls in a critical parliamentary vote
Marine Le Pen’s hard-right party is expecting a massive surge