PARIS (Reuters) - More than 8,000 French households' tax bills topped 100 percent of their income last year, the business newspaper Les Echos reported on Saturday, citing Finance Ministry data. Full story
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European officials gave a lukewarm response to French President Francois Hollande's sweeping proposals for deeper euro zone integration on Friday, noting that many of his ideas were already in circulation. Full story
PARIS (Reuters) - France's Constitutional Council cleared the way on Friday for same-sex marriage, throwing out a last-ditch effort by opponents to scupper the country's biggest social reform since abolition of the death penalty. Full story
TOMATE, TOMATEN: Cooperation between Germany and France is crucial to ending the European economic crisis, but comments from leaders of the continent's No. 1 and No. 2 economies reveal diverging priorities. Full story
PARIS (Reuters) - The French parliament passed a landmark reform of the country's labor code on Tuesday, part of President Francois Hollande's efforts to convince European partners he is determined to revamp the euro zone's second largest economy. Full story
French President Francois Hollande is defending the record of his first year in office and promising to unveil a 10-year plan to invest 20 billion euros ($26 billion) in infrastructure, digital technology and clean energy. Full story
French president Francois Hollande vowed to help ease the country's stagnation and deficit by a 75 percent tax on incomes over a million euros, sparking outrage among entrepreneurs, who say it would kill any innovative spirit. NBC’s Michelle Kosinski reports.
French President Francois Hollande's companion, Valerie Trierweiler
French President Francois Hollande's companion, Valerie Trierweiler , and Malian first lady Mintou Doucoure Traore visit a charity run by non-governmental organization SOS Enfants in Sanakoroba May 17, 2013. Picture taken May 17, 2013. REUTERS/Emilie Regnier (MALI - Tags: POLITICS)
French President Francois Hollande reacts as he speaks to journalists in the courtyard after a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris May 17, 2013. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
French President Francois Hollande and Mali's interim President Dioncounda Traore descend the steps of the Elysee Palace in Paris May 17, 2013. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS)
