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Leader of Greek anti-austerity party Syriza in Paris
22/05/2012 - On-the-spot France

Leader of Greek anti-austerity party Syriza in Paris

Ahead of a new election in Greece next month, Alexis Tsipras, the leader of anti-austerity party Syriza, visited Paris on Monday, to explain his position for the country hardest hit by ...

Paris marks International Day against Homophobia
18/05/2012 - On-the-spot France

Paris marks International Day against Homophobia

France is one of 70 countries around the world to mark the eighth annual International Day Against Homophobia on 17 May.

France's new president in Mr Average swearing-in
16/05/2012 - On-the-spot France

France's new president in Mr Average swearing-in

François Hollande has taken office as the seventh president of France's fifth republic.

Celebration at the Bastille as François Hollande is elected new French president
07/05/2012 - On-the-spot France

Celebration at the Bastille as François Hollande is elected new French president

As soon as preliminary results showed François Hollande with a clear victory, supporters began gathering to celebrate at the Place de la Bastille in Paris, a traditional rallying point for ...

Indignant protesters take neglected areas' demands to streets
25/04/2012 - On-the-spot France

Indignant protesters take neglected areas' demands to streets

In France les Indignés  has been active for nearly a year. Taking its name from the French word for indignant, it’s France’s incarnation of the Occupy movement.

Paris' bookshops resist France's economic crisis
24/04/2012 - On-the-spot France

Paris' bookshops resist France's economic crisis

The French capital is home to hundreds of neighbourhood bookshops that somehow manage to survive economic troubles, not to mention a changing publishing industry and the shift towards digital ...

Socialists gear-up for run-off against Sarkozy
23/04/2012 - On-the-spot France

Socialists gear-up for run-off against Sarkozy

As predicted by the polls, François Hollande and the French Socialist Party won the first round of the presidential vote on Sunday.

Sarkozy, Hollande rally troops in Paris
16/04/2012 - On-the-spot France

Sarkozy, Hollande rally troops in Paris

The two frontrunners in France’s presidential election held rival rallies in the capital on Sunday, a week before the first round of voting. In the first in a week of reports from ...

Government hopes to cut France's divorce rate
12/04/2012 - On-the-spot France

Government hopes to cut France's divorce rate

It’s a startling statistic: one out of two marriages in France ends in divorce.

French presidential election - two weeks to go
07/04/2012 - Campaign chronicles

French presidential election - two weeks to go

The first round of France's presidential election is just two weeks away from tomorrow.

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