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Constellation pulls out of Calvert Cliffs venture French group reviews nuclear options Constellation Energy's supply of nuclear power from its joint venture with EDF of France could be under threat, [...]

Electricity Two of big three below IPO price Rising uncertainty over US policy Europe's three largest renewable energy generators have delivered mixed performances since they listed, with two of them [...]

Unlimited strike from Tuesday Parents of disabled children targeted Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, hopes to weaken union opposition to pension reform by offering concessions for parents of disabled children [...]

Opposition to France's pension reform hardened on Wednesday as rail and energy unions gave the go-ahead for an open-ended strike from Tuesday. The move raised concerns that anger at proposals [...]

banks A battle is shaping up between France's La Poste and the financial institution about to become its second-biggest shareholder over whether the postal services and banking group should join [...]

France and China have been in talks for the past year as part of an effort by Paris to heighten co-ordination of exchange rates to promote stability of the international [...]

Peggy Hollinger explains how the principality is now seeking to attract entrepreneurs rather than tax exiles When Prince Albert II announced his engagement to South African former swimmer Charlene Wittstock, [...]

Tyre maker unveils investment plans Shares in biggest fallin almost two years Michel Rollier, head of Michelin, declared the crisis in the tyre market over as the French group launched [...]

energy Rival EDF to run new site in France Question mark over nuclear industry The future for France's new-generation nuclear technology is looking uncertain after it emerged that GDF Suez, [...]

When trade unions call strikes, the idea is normally to force a climbdown - either from management or from a government. The national strike set to hit the streets of [...]

Family conglomerate explores IPO options Move reflects change in commodity trading Louis Dreyfus, the French family owned conglomerate that owns one of the world's largest agricultural commodities trading houses, is [...]

Family business could look to bioenergy unit Louis Dreyfus, the French family conglomerate that owns one of the world's largest agricultural commodities trading houses, is exploring an initial public offering [...]

Thank goodness France will be brought to a halt by a national strike over pensions reform on Thursday. No trains, no school and no newspapers. Nicolas Sarkozy, president, must be [...]

aerospace & defence Safran, the French aerospace engine and equipment maker, has agreed to pay $1.1bn cash to boost its place in the US security market by buying iris and [...]

Settlers asked to 'prove themselves' Move seen as attack on republican values Naturalised citizens in France could be put on probation as part of the government's controversial security and immigration [...]

Even by his own standards, President Nicolas Sarkozy's defence of France's expulsions of Roma migrants at a European Union summit on Thursday was an extraordinary performance. During a lunch with [...]

News analysis Stand-off over Roma deepens France to continue deportations A stand-off between Brussels and Paris on the treatment of Roma migrants deepened on Thursday as Nicolas Sarkozy vowed to [...]

Sarkozy insists that expulsions will go on French president in clash with Barroso The stand-off between Brussels and Paris on the treatment of Roma migrants deepened on Thursday as Nicolas [...]

France turns up heat on Reding Issue overshadows G20 presidency Nicolas Sarkozy has hit out at Viviane Reding, European commissioner, suggesting that her home state of Luxembourg should open its [...]

European officials have claimed that a fresh World Trade Organisation ruling finally proves their case that Boeing has received 'massive subsidies' to make its passenger jets. The confidential interim report [...]

mining European bureaucracy threatens to undermine the continent's minerals industry in the face of growing Asian competition, according to the head of one of the world's biggest mineral processing groups. [...]

France High prices and infighting hurt the nation's joint bid, says Peggy Hollinger The shock came just a few days before Christmas, and for many involved in France's bid to [...]

News analysis The president has little room for manoeuvre in his battle with unions over pensions, saysPeggy Hollinger At last Nicolas Sarkozy is facing a battle worthy of his tough [...]

Integration Authorities have allowed a handful of families to stay as part of a social experiment, says Peggy Hollinger Cimona's daughter is 14 years old and top of her class. [...]

SNCF, the French rail operator, faces a political hurdle in its efforts to take part in a multibillion-dollar rail project in California, after legislation was passed that would force the [...]

Church and extreme right criticise policy President moves to shut 300 gypsy sites France's extreme right National Front and the Catholic Church have joined the chorus of criticism over the [...]

News analysis Upbeat August figures fail to stem concerns that global slowdown will hit eventually, writes Peggy Hollinger Xavier Dereeper won't make the same mistake twice. Three years ago, the [...]

Lagarde defends economic forecasts Political pressures build in Paris Christine Lagarde, French finance minister, yesterday hit back at critics of the government's plans to meet its deficit targets, accusing markets [...]

News analysis Sarkozy's scheme raises questions about policy in the EU, write Peggy Hollinger and Chris Bryant Hardly had the plane touched down on the tarmac at Bucharest on Thursday, [...]

France rules out income tax increase The French government is under pressure to find new public spending cuts to help it meet deficit targets after reducing its forecast for economic [...]

Romania highlights risk of xenophobia Sarkozy moves to close illegal camps France was forced on to the defensive yesterday over its crackdown on illegal gypsy camps after Romania warned of [...]

Nicolas Sarkozy, French president, is coming under fire from members of his own right of centre party for the summer assault on illegal Roma camps designed to bolster the government's [...]

President Nicolas Sarkozy has reportedly often told his ministers that he does not need to be loved. He only needs to be seen to be taking the action that will [...]

Schauble attends French cabinet Paris and Berlin yesterday went some way towards resolving their differences on eurozone governance with a joint call to suspend voting rights of members who repeatedly [...]

European politics The Italian, French and German ruling parties face internal divisions within their ranks, write FT reporters There is not a lot that Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's flamboyant prime minister, [...]

News analysis A deal between the two would create a global leader, write Peggy Hollinger and Alistair Gray Yet again Gerard Mestrallet's famously unruffled calm has paid off. The head [...]

Invesco keen but seeks cash premium GDF proposal expected in days The biggest shareholder in International Power has thrown its weight behind a potential deal with France's GDF Suez, improving [...]

Christine Lagarde once joked that she has not had an uninterrupted summer holiday since becoming France's finance minister in 2007. Apart from responding to a seemingly endless series of financial, [...]

electricity GDF Suez of France and International Power have revived talks about a partnership to create a world-leading electricity group that could involve a cash pay-out to shareholders in the [...]

GDF- Suez of France and International Power have revived talks about a partnership to create a world-leading electricity group that could involve a cash pay-out to shareholders in the UK-quoted [...]

It was a setting worthy of a Beckett play. Two men face to face across a simple table on a bare terrace, with nothing to distract from the words exchanged [...]

Sarkozy crisis Mediapart's success is in sharp contrast to the country's ailing newspapers, writes Ben Hall A French news website stole a march on its rivals this week with the [...]

News analysis write Ben Hall and Peggy Hollinger Most French people are already longing for languid days on the beach, but Nicolas Sarkozy is hoping the fast-approaching summer holidays will [...]

Savings of [euro]11.2bn envisaged next year ECB president talks up global recovery Germany's cabinet is set this week to approve a 2011 budget as part of a four-year programme of [...]

French rail operator SNCF is being targeted by a California state lawmaker who has introduced legislation that would force the company to disclose its role in the Holocaust as a [...]

The return of the French football team from its World Cup exploits this week was a shameful one. Instead of braving the handful of supporters who had overcome the obstacles [...]

News analysis There were some who saw divine justice in the debacle of France's World Cup campaign, dominated by a team mutiny that had travelling fans and citizens at home [...]

France has covered more of its financing needs, and is borrowing on better terms, than a year ago in spite of concerns over sovereign debt that have hit government bond [...]

Sponsors angered at behaviour of players France's World Cup campaign, crippled by dire performances on the pitch, internal strife and a players' strike, went from bad to worse yesterday when [...]

Move over BP, breathe a sigh of relief all you unloved bankers. The World Cup has just delivered up a whole new category of pariah and it is called the [...]