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15/04/2013 - France

French Socialist ministers braced for asset declaration reactions

French ministers were set to reveal all their assets to the public for the first time ever on Monday afternoon.

29/03/2013 - France

Right and hard left slam Hollande's TV appearance

Nearly eight million people watched President François Hollande’s lengthy interview with a star TV presenter on Thursday evening - lower than the almost 10 million who watched him ...

21/03/2013 - France

French government survives confidence vote despite minister's resignation

Jean-Marc Ayrault’s government survived a no-confidence vote in the French parliament on Tuesday. No surprises there

17/03/2013

French weekly magazines review

It’s all about money and power this week in the French press, starting with the right-wing weekly Le Figaro magazine, which takes a look at old money and into the world of the French ...

06/03/2013 - France - Venezuela

Venezuela faces test after Chavez death, Hollande

Venezuela faces a “test of its democracy and stability” after the death of Hugo Chavez, French President François Hollande said Wednesday, praising the country’s late ...

22/02/2013

French press review 22 February 2013

The economy, youth unemployment and the divide between private and public sector workers in France, all feature in today's French press.

31/12/2012

French press review 31 December 2012

There's not a lot of news on this morning's front pages. That's normal . . . most of the readers and nearly all of the journalists are on holiday, and it's the end of the year . . .

18/12/2012 - France

Rivals Copé and Fillon agree new leadership vote for Sarkozy's UMP

The rivals in the leadership row which split Nicolas Sarkozy’s rightwing French former ruling party, the UMP, agreed on Monday to a new internal election after a bitterly-contested first ...

09/12/2012

French weekly magazines review

There's left-wing Schadenfreude over the spat in Sarkozy's party, a look at changes in Paris's luxury hotels, hints on staying upbeat in economic hard times and shrinks fall out over ...

02/12/2012 - France

Sarkozy issues ultimatum to warring UMP leadership candidates

The former French president, Nicholas Sarkozy, has reportedly threatened to disqualify the two men fighting to take control of his party, the UMP.

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