Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alex Ledsom is a France-based contributor who covers travel. France intends to introduce a new healthcare charge for all non-EU nationals, and that would include Americans who are ...

Already struggling with flat growth and a large debt and deficit, the country faces a new period of instability without a functioning government or a budget. By Liz Alderman Reporting from Paris As France prepared for deepening political turmoil after a ...