French President Emmanuel Macron French President Macron toured the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris Friday, just days before the restored landmark is set to reopen.

The Paris landmark was devastated by a fire five years ago with work still yet to be completed on the exterior of the building.

Borrowing costs for France have hit a 12-year high relative to Germany, and were more than those of Greece for the first time ever

The 10-year yield on French government debt briefly reached 3.02 per cent in early trading on Thursday, crossing above the 3.01 per cent yield demanded by lenders to Greece, before switching back. The crossover reflects an upheaval in the perceived riskiness of Eurozone borrowers and underscores investors’ concern about France’s political and fiscal outlook at a time when Barnier’s minority administration is struggling to push through €60bn of tax increases and spending cuts.

French borrowing costs effectively matched those of Greece on Thursday for the first time, as Michel Barnier's government teetered on the brink of collapse, underlining a dramatic shift in how lenders view the creditworthiness of euro zone members.