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22/11/2012 - France

Crisis in Sarkozy's UMP deepens: Copé rejects mediation, claims proof of pro-Fillon fraud

Jean-François Copé, narrowly declared president of the opposition UMP after a chaotic election, on Thursday rejected a demand from opponent François Fillon to hand over charge ...

20/11/2012 - Analysis: France

Can Copé reunite Sarkozy’s UMP after acrimonious leadership vote?

The narrowest of victories, after a chaotic leadership election marred by allegations of fraud, will in no way make the job easy but Jean-François Copé is a political animal in the ...

19/11/2012 - France

Copé, Fillon sling mud as Sarkozy party leadership vote descends into farce

The election for the leadership of France’s opposition right wing party, the UMP, descended into farce on Sunday night with both candidates for the post claiming victory, each accusing the ...

15/10/2012 - France

Outrage after French education minister hints cannabis should be legalised

Beleaguered French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault’s was forced to issue a statement on Monday asserting that his government had no intention of legalising cannabis, following comments by ...

11/10/2012 - Analysis: France

Should François Hollande stop shaving? - France loves the new Sarkozy

The French media, almost universally hostile to Nicolas Sarkozy while he was in power, are missing him badly.

28/09/2012 - France - Romania

Angry locals set fire to Rom camp in Marseille

Angry people living near a Rom encampment in northern Marseille, forced the families living there to flee on Thursday night, before setting fire to what remained of their camp.

11/09/2012 - France - Belgium

Bernard Arnault, tax, the rich and the French

France’s political class reacted with anger and dismay over the weekend to the news that Bernard Arnault, the richest person in France and the fourth richest in the world, was hoping to ...

03/07/2012 - France

Gay marriage, tax hikes, votes for foreigners, Ayrault outlines change in France

Gay couples in France will be allowed to get married and adopt children in the early months of 2013, Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault told the French lower house of parliament on Tuesday.

03/07/2012 - France

Landlords launch EU challenge to French social housing

Owners who let property in France say they are victims of unfair competition, because the French government subsidises publicly-owned property, allowing tenants to pay less rent.

26/06/2012 - France

Give French football team's bonuses to amateur clubs says parliamentarian

The bad behaviour of France’s national football team is once again a subject for national debate.

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