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11/05/2012 - France - Eurozone

Blow for Hollande as France to miss budget target for 2013

Newly-elected French President François Hollande received a blow to his hopes of pulling the country out of the economic crisis after figures released by the European Commission show ...

07/05/2012 - France

Asia, Europe stockmarkets fall on Hollande election as French president

Sunday night’s election of socialist François Hollande as the new French president saw stocks tumble on Monday across Asia and on opening in Europe.

19/01/2012 - France - European Union

Europe threatens crackdown on French battery hen farmers

The European Commission is to crack down on French farmers found guilty of mistreating battery hens.

Los italianos salieron a las calles para celebrar la renuncia de Silvio Berlusconi.
13/11/2011 - Italy - Eurozone

Italian president under pressure to appoint Monti prime minister by day's end

Former European Union competition commissioner Mario Monti is tipped to become Italy’s next prime minister

04/11/2011 - Italy - Eurozone - IMF

Italy debt package under IMF, EU spotlight

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and European Union are to strictly monitor Italy’s efforts to reduce its budget deficit, European officials announced Friday, but Italian sources ...

French Finance Minister Francois Baroin leaves after the weekly cabinet meeting
24/10/2011 - France

France ‘convinced’ of euro crisis solution

French Finance Minister Francois Baroin said he was "convinced" that European leaders would agree on a comprehensive deal to end the eurozone debt crisis at a summit on Wednesday.

Who will win the broadcast battle?
02/10/2011 - International media

Who will win the broadcast battle?

France and the European commission are at a standoff over the rights of three private broadcasters to run so-called bonus stations in compensation for revenue lost after France's switch to digital ...

23/06/2011 - European Union.

EU leaders to discuss Greece as US pressure mounts

Leading Eurozone leaders including French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are to hold a pre-summit meeting ahead of a European Union summit on Thursday in Brussels to ...

02/06/2011 - European Union - Russia

EU angry over Russian vegetable ban, Spain wants compensation for cucumber slur

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday that the E coli bacteria that has caused 17 deaths in Germany and Sweden is a new strain.

16/02/2011 - Hungary - EU

Hungary agrees to change media law

Hungary has agreed to change a media law that has caused uproar in Europe, European Commission vice-president Neelie Kroes announced Wednesday.

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