France

Chinese conglomerate Fosun International and Paris private equity firm AXA are offering to buy Club Med for $700 million.

France's government wants to allow English to be used more in French universities. This would attract more foreign students and give French students more opportunities overseas. Purists, however, see the move as another assault on the French language.

France today entered a double-dip recession. It depends on exports to Italy and Spain and they, like many eurozone nations, are still feeling the pinch. Europe's slump is dragging down the global economy.

France is in recession, while Germany's economy has expanded.

France's newest contribution to culture? A proposed tax on mobile phones.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel enjoyed close relations with former French President Nicolas Sarkozy but not with successor Francois Hollande. Differences over austerity are part of the problem.

Two European countries have come out with very different ways to tackle their economic problems.

Linked by a common currency, the countries in the euro zone are roped together like climbers scaling a cliff face. If one or more loses their footing, the rest could come crashing down.

French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici discusses the state of the French economy and where it is headed in the future.

The Geneva Auto Show opens in Switzerland this week. It’s usually a glitzy affair, but while U.S. carmakers are on the rebound, gloom has descended on the European auto industry.