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17/05/2013

French press review 17 May 2013

The news is dominated by President François Hollande’s press conference to mark his first year in office and a shocking suicide committed in front of of school children in Paris.

François Hollande gives his bi-annual press conference.
16/05/2013 - France

Hollande defends economic leadership during first year in office

The French President, François Hollande, has used a major press conference to urge the French public to be patient with his plans to reverse sluggish growth and rising unemployment.

06/05/2013 - Analysis: France

Why is François Hollande so unpopular in France?

Only 15 per cent of French people have a positive view of François Hollande’s first year as French president, according to the latest opinion polls

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President François Hollande in Brussels in March
05/05/2013 - France - Germany

François Hollande denies discord with Germany's Merkel

French President François Hollande denied claims that his cooperation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel was on hold until after Germany’s general election.

EU economy commissioner Olli Rehn
03/05/2013 - France - European Union

European Commission may give France more time for deficit target

European Union Economic Affairs commissioner Olli Rehn on Friday said it would be "reasonable" to give France two extra years to meet the EU deficit target of three per cent of GDP.

02/05/2013 - France - Italy - Germany

Italy's new PM joins Hollande in opposing Merkel's austerity

France and Italy look set to present a united front against German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s austerity policy in Europe after Wednesday’s visit to Paris by new Italian prime minister ...

30/04/2013 - France - Germany

German government memo calls France 'Europe’s biggest problem child'

Just days after the leak of a French Socialist Party memo critical of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, a German newspaper has revealed an internal German political memo harshly critical of the ...

29/04/2013

French press review 29 April 2013

There's a lot about strained Franco-German relations on this morning's front pages.

29/04/2013 - France - Germany

Hollande urged to stand up for Germany after critical memo leak

The French President, François Hollande, and Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault have been urged to stand up for Germany after an internal Socialist Party memo critical of the German ...

25/03/2013

French press review 25 March 2013

Cyprus, Germany and the future leadership of France's Employers Federation, all feature prominently in the French newspapers today...

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