It says a lot about the dramatic crisis facing the euro zone when the leaders of its two biggest economies go into a highly scrutinized summit amid promises, assurances, and even a form of hype ...

The leaders of France and Germany are pushing all 17 nations that use the euro to enshrine balanced budgets in their constitutions and want greater collective governance of the eurozone. French ...

The leaders of the European Union's Big 2 met in Paris Tuesday, amid daunting signs of slow growth and rising debt. Afterward German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy ...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy issued a joint call Friday for the release of abducted Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit as part of a deal with Hamas.

PARIS (AP) - A slowdown in European economic growth is overshadowing a meeting Tuesday between the leaders of Germany and France aimed at getting the eurozone's 17 countries to work closer together to ...

The leaders of Germany and France, the eurozone's two biggest economies, said Sunday that they have reached an agreement about how to strengthen Europe's shaky banking sector amid the region's debt ...

PARIS/BERLIN, Jan 31 (Reuters) - By enlisting Germany's Angela Merkel to help his bid for reelection, French President Nicolas Sarkozy has put Europe at the heart of his campaign. Merkel's decision to ...