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11/02/2012 - France

Slideshow - France under ice as cold causes more chaos

More than half of France was on high alert for snow and ice on Sunday, as the death toll from cold across Europe went over 600.

11/02/2012

French press review 11 February 2012

Behind the scenes of the French online presidential campaign. The mega profits of the biggest French multinational company.

11/02/2012 - France

Sarkozy set to announce presidential reelection candidacy early

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is on the verge of announcing his candidacy in April's presidential election.

10/02/2012 - France

Fire damages Le Corbusier's La Cite Radieuse in Marseille

Firefighters have extinguished a blaze that raged overnight at one of France’s architectural landmarks, La Cite Radieuse, an apartment block built by Le Corbusier.

 

10/02/2012 - France

France's glacial temperatures show no sign of easing

France’s glacial weather is set to continue over the weekend as the national weather centre, Météo ...

10/02/2012 - France

French ex-minister Woerth charged with corruption

A French probe has charged an ex-minister close to President Nicolas Sarkozy with corruption one day after he was charged with influence peddling in a case involving the country's richest woman, ...

Microcredit comes to the aid of small businesses
10/02/2012 - On-the-spot France

Microcredit comes to the aid of small businesses

With the financial crisis in full swing in France and unemployment at a 12-year high, setting up your own business is one way out.

09/02/2012 - France

French airport unions keep up pressure on final day of strike

French flag-carrier Air France cancelled more than a third of its long-haul flights and a quarter of medium and short-haul flights on Thursday as a four-day strike by aviation workers entered its ...

09/02/2012 - France

Study claims French weight loss drug, Mediator, killed at least 1,300

At least 1,300 people died from Mediator, a drug licensed for use by diabetics that was used in France as a slimming aid before it was withdrawn, according to a study published by the French ...

09/02/2012 - France

Sarkozy vows to keep Fessenheim nuclear plant running

French President Nicolas Sarkozy told cheering workers at France's oldest nuclear power plant at Fessenheim that he will keep it running and slammed his Socialist opponent François Hollande ...

Elysee Palace in Paris
11/02/2012 - France

French presidential elections 2012

The French will vote in Presidential elections on 22 April, with a probable second round on 5 May. In these tough economic times, the candidates are in for a rough ride.

09/02/2012

French press review 9 February 2012

The cordial handshake between Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande, a warning over French public spending by the financial watchdog, the Cour des Comptes, the industrial ...

New rules test immigrants knowledge of France
09/02/2012 - On-the-spot France

New rules test immigrants knowledge of France

Starting 1 July, the French government will implement a mandatory test on language, history and culture for those seeking French nationality.

Alain Juppé at the UN Security Council in New York at the end of January
08/02/2012 - France - Syria

France's Juppé calls Syria's promises "manipulation"

France’s Foreign Minister Alain Juppé said Wednesday that President Bashar al-Assad’s promises to Russia to end the violence in Syria were mere manipulation.

UMP ministers walked out of the National Assembly on Tuesday after opposition remarks
08/02/2012 - France

French political controversy bubbles after Guéant's civilisation comments

France’s political controversy continued Wednesday, following remarks by Interior Minister Claude Guéant that "all civilisations are not equal," on Saturday.

Eric Woerth at the National Assembly in Paris on 7 February 2012
08/02/2012 - France

Former French minister questioned in Bettencourt affair

A former French minister headed to a Bordeaux court on Wednesday to testify before investigating judges, over his role in an illegal financing campaign by L’Oreal heiress Liliane ...

08/02/2012

French press review 8 February 2012

In today's French press, it's a battle of political extremes, while Interior Minister Claude Guéant causes a kafuffle amongst UMP party members.

France's Budget Minister Valérie Pécresse at the Elysée Palace on 19 January 2011
08/02/2012 - France

France's budget deficit falls as Bank of France forecasts zero growth

France’s budget ministry announced on Wednesday that the central budget deficit had fallen at the end of 2011, and was hailed as a sign that the country was making financial progress.

Accessibility for everyone in France
08/02/2012 - On-the-spot France

Accessibility for everyone in France

Seven years ago, France passed a law requiring all public buildings to be accessible to everyone, including those with physical impediments, by 2015.

07/02/2012 - France

Immigration - do the French still care?

Always in the background, immigration has so far not been as prominent an issue as it was in 2007.

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