Hollande Says Greek Deal Possible as Merkel Sees No Progress

French President Francois Hollande held out the prospect of a deal for Greece even as German Chancellor Angela Merkel said negotiations looked to be going backward.

Labour row clouds French job-creation summit

Paris (AFP) - French President Francois Hollande on Monday kicks off a summit with business leaders aimed at creating half a million vitally-needed jobs in return for lower taxes, but a labour row threatens to mar the event.

In slight to Hollande, Berlin fetes Sarkozy

(Reuters) - In his first major speech since losing the French presidency in 2012, Nicolas Sarkozy weighed in on euro zone integration, the Ukraine conflict and the risks of weak leadership in Europe to an adoring crowd of fellow conservatives in Berlin.

French succumb to temptation of cash as taxes climb

PARIS: French handyman Bruno works full-time doing repair work on homes around Paris. But he says the real reward comes after all paperwork has been signed and customers ask for more work - off the books.

French private sector shrinks at slowest pace in 17 months: PMI

PARIS: France's private sector shrank at its slowest pace in 17 months in July, a survey showed on Monday, adding to signs of an emerging recovery in the euro zone's second-largest economy.

France wants banks to be core Euronext investors - sources

LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - The French government has approached the country's banks and insurers about forming a consortium to buy at least 34 percent of the Euronext stock exchange, due to be spun off in a public offering, sources close to the matter said on Friday.

Blackstone’s Assant Says Buyout Funds Negative on France

Blackstone Group LP (BX)’s head of European private equity, Lionel Assant, said his industry is “absolutely negative” about investing in France because the country is delaying economic reforms.

Germany, France, Italy, Spain vow billions to boost growth

ROME: The leaders of the eurozone's four biggest economies on Friday vowed measures to boost growth in the face of a relentless debt crisis, including an injection of up to 130 billion euros ($163 billion).