Seven months out, presidential candidates are lacklustre and there are too many of them

Outside the snobbish capital, American line-dancing is huge

The island is voting on whether to restart EU membership talks

Bordeaux is on alert, and worse is yet to come

Despite being found guilty by the Paris court of appeal

The 30-year-old populist will run if Marine Le Pen is banned. Who is he?

Berliners gaze with dread at this weekend’s forecast of 40ºC (104ºF)

The National Rally is mixing raw nativism with promises of fiscal liberalism

Europeans see a hopeful shift in America’s attitude

Germany could become the benchmark military power in Europe

With multilateralism in crisis, new ways must be found to co-operate, argues the departing head of the Banque de France, François Villeroy de Galhau

Jean-Luc Mélenchon defies the weakness of the European left

Jean-Luc Mélenchon defies the weakness of the European left

Why France is betting on business to shake off its colonial baggage

What if the National Rally wins, in one of Europe’s most centralised states?

French mayoral elections show the centre can hold against populist extremes, with Socialists winning six of ten biggest cities and Marine Le Pen's National Rally taking only Nice.

Emmanuel Macron will build more warheads and include allies

Donald Trump’s America makes Gaullism respectable again

Donald Trump’s America makes Gaullism respectable again

He urges the EU to move fast or be swept aside

Britain and France are deepening their co-operation

Some new stations are architectural gems

French and German nationalists are not happy with America’s grab for Greenland

But western European societies are in denial

It could win the presidency in 2027 or parliamentary power even sooner

Three leaders struggling at home, but vigorous abroad

Three leaders struggling at home, but vigorous abroad

As wine-drinking slows, farmers are uprooting vines