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19/06/2012 - France - Britain

'Patriotic' French won't flee to Britain to escape tax hike Socialist minister tells Cameron

France's Socialist government said on Tuesday it was confident that patriotic business leaders would not flee the country over tax hikes, after Britain's prime minister offered to "roll out ...

15/06/2012

French press review 15 June 2012

The second round of French legislative elections on Sunday, the European crisis and the Euro 2012 football tournament are the main topics in today’s national dailies.

14/06/2012

African press review 14 June 2012

The aviation business in Africa and drugs for Aids/HIV are big stories in the African press today.

14/06/2012

French press review 14 June 2012

The French press is still plugged into the feud between François Hollande's partner Valérie Treirweiler and his ex, Ségolène Royal, who is currently running for ...

Will Europe's debt crisis affect Africa?
11/06/2012 - African news explained

Will Europe's debt crisis affect Africa?

Reports by the African Development Bank, the World Bank, and the think tank McKinsey all show Africa achieving almost five per cent economic growth while Europe sinks into recession.

07/06/2012 - France - Germany

Germans look set to reject François Hollande's growth demands

Germany’s finance ministry has released a discussion paper examining options to boost growth within eurozone countries and those favoured by French president François Hollande are ...

05/06/2012 - France's new president

France eases limits on foreign graduates' right to work

The French government has reversed its predecessor’s order to officials to restrict the number of foreign graduates taking jobs in the country after they have graduated from French ...

Are eurobonds a solution to the eurozone crisis?
05/06/2012 - World news explained

Are eurobonds a solution to the eurozone crisis?

Germany has insisted that eurobonds are not the right solution to the current eurozone crisis. It says eurobonds would only be possible if there were greater European integration.

02/06/2012

French press review 2 June 2012

The bad US job figures that could wreck President Barack Obama’s reelection prospects, the worsening crisis in Syria and the ugly face of conflict in Southern Sudan hit the French front ...

01/06/2012

French press review 1 June 2012

The salaries of business chiefs, the security projects of the new interior minister, industrial jobs, the crisis-prone real estate sector and the Rwandan genocide make it to the front pages of ...

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