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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.

16/05/2013

African press review 16 May 2013

There are concerns over industrial action at mines in South Africa; Kenya's President chairs a meeting on security issues; and Swaziland imposes flight restrictions...on witches.

16/05/2013

French press review 16 May 2013

If you're looking for good news this morning, you might be well advised to buy a copy of the New Testament.

12/05/2013

French weekly magazines review

The weeklies are dominated by Le Canard Enchaîné’s story line that French President François Hollande has been handed a 2 year so-called “suspended ...

The French UN ambassador's apartment on New York's Park Avenue is reportedly up for sale.
10/05/2013 - France - United States

Home of France’s UN ambassador up for sale

France is reportedly selling the luxurious permanent residence of the country’s ambassador to the United Nations in New York in order to raise some much-needed cash.

French President François Hollande and Polish counterpart Bronislaw Komorowski, on 8 May, one of France's many bank holidays
09/05/2013 - France

Bank holidays under scrutiny as France's economy slugs along

France’s bank holidays, into their third this month, have come under attack for contributing to the country’s economic downturn.

French President François Hollande and Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski commemorate VE Day in Paris.
08/05/2013 - France

Hollande calls for German compromises on VE Day

The French President, François Hollande, has used Victory in Europe Day to call for compromises with Berlin in order to resolve the Eurozone economic crisis.

08/05/2013

French press review 8 May 2013

There is something for eeryone in the French press today: a big miracle and a few political changes.

07/05/2013 - France

French Bank Société Générale announces job cuts after profit slump

French bank Societe Generale is to shed more than a thousand jobs worldwide, after reporting on Tuesday that first-quarter net profit fell by half to 364 million euros.

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