Prime Minister Francois Fillon denied France was in a recession and vowed Monday to keep the budget deficit below the European Union's 3 percent limit, even as the economy falters.
Cycling's governing body says it has struck a deal with the operators of the Tour de France to settle a yearslong dispute that has led to a string of court cases.
Opera-lovers in Belgium and France will be able to watch performances of the New York Metropolitan Opera live on movie screens, a Belgian cinema group said Monday.
Electric bikes range in price from a couple hundred dollars to several thousand. The types that are available vary depending on the country. Some models available in the U.S. and France:
Two French holding centers for illegal immigrants have been set ablaze in recent weeks, ratcheting up tensions over tough new immigration policies that France wants to spread Europe-wide.
One of France's most famous shellfish-producing regions has been banned from harvesting and selling oysters because of a series of public health scares.
