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01/05/2013 - France

French far-right march through Paris amid rising popularity

Hundreds of supporters of the far-right National Front have marched in Paris as the party rides a recent wave of popularity.

01/05/2013 - France

French unions march separately on International Workers’ Day

French unions are planning major rallies today to mark International Workers’ Day.

01/05/2013

French press review 1 May 2013

Le Monde is the only daily newspaper available here in France on May Day because it was printed yesterday and is dated tomorrow.

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 ...

30/04/2013

French press review 30 April 2013

France announces reduced budgets for the military, and as French workers prepare to down tools for International Labour Day tomorrow, a preview of a month of protests scheduled for May.

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 ...

27/04/2013

French press review 27 April 2013

An attack on German Chancellor Angela Merkel drawn up for François Hollande's Socialist Party and Qatar’s unquenchable appetite for France are among the big stories hitting the front ...

26/04/2013

French press review 26 April 2013

The dailies are dominated by French unemployment figures, which reached a record high on Thursday, and President François Hollande’s first visit to China.

26/04/2013 - France

French unemployment hits record high

The number of unemployed in France hit a record high in March, reaching 3,224 million, although the percentage has not yet overtaken 1997’s level.

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