The Schengen Agreement
In 1984 France and Germany agreed to gradually dismantle their joint borders. In the same year Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands did the same.
EU takes UK, Germany, four others to court over air pollution
The European Commission has said it is taking Germany, Britain, France and three other countries to the bloc's highest court for failing to comply with EU air quality standards.
Macron sees EU at crossroads as he meets Merkel in Berlin
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron pledge to deliver a reform road map for the EU summit in June.
Germany hits brakes on Macron’s European dreams
French President Emmanuel Macron's vision for a stronger EU may be under threat as a growing rift emerges with Germany on everything from defence to his plans for deeper eurozone integration.
France wrestles once again with how to counter Salafists’ sway
As France honored a policeman killed in the latest attack by a homegrown jihadist, debate has again flared over how to counter the influence of radical Salafist interpretations of Islam.
France leads EU fertility rates
France and Sweden have the highest fertility rates in Europe but births across the EU are less than needed to replenish the population naturally, according to Eurostat.
Jailbird jihadists, a security threat for Europe
Already wrestling with a constantly-evolving terror threat, European intelligence agencies spy a new problem on the horizon: hundreds of jihadists due to be released from prison.
Following Britain, 16 EU countries expel Russian diplomats
Earlier in the month Britain also ordered the expulsion of 23 Russian diplomats in response to the incident.
France beats EU deficit, growth targets in win for Macron
France has reported a budget deficit equivalent to 2.6 percent of the economy in 2017, below the EU limit of 3.0 percent for the first time in a decade.
EU: 650,000 people applied for asylum in 2017, half of 2015 record
Almost one million asylum applications were pending at the end of 2017, with Germany accounting for 48 per cent of the total figure.