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18/05/2012 - Report: Cannes Film Festival 2012

Reality, Italian director Matteo Garrone's new Cannes film on Big Brother fan

Italian director Matteo Garrone follows his recent film about the Mafia in southern Italy with a more overtly philosophical look at society in Naples.

17/05/2012 - France

Nearly 300km of traffic jams as French start long weekend

There were 291 kilometres of traffic jams on French roads on Thursday as motorists took advantage of the Ascension public holiday to take a long weekend.

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 ...

08/05/2012 - Analysis: France's new president

When France's Hollande talks growth is Europe listening?

Just two days after the election of Socialist François Hollande to the French presidency on a pro-growth policy there are signs of change sweeping through the European Union.

06/05/2012

European press review

Voters go to the polls in France and Greece. Portugal 's attempts to get of debt flounder. Will Timoshenko's hunger strike lead to Euro 2012 cancellation?

Inter Milan's new manager
31/03/2012 - Sports Insight

Inter Milan's new manager

The trials and tribulations of Inter Milan, the club which has just appointed its fifth manager in two years. He's 36-year-old Andrea Stramaccioni.

29/03/2012

French press review 29 March 2012

Political problems in Spain and Italy and the rise of far-left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon in polls ahead of the French presidential election, are all stories in today's French dailies.

François Hollande with Sigmer Gabriel
18/03/2012 - France

Hollande receives backing of German Social Democrat opposition leader

The leader of Germany's opposition Social Democrats, Sigmar Gabriel, has backed Socialist presidential candidate François Hollande and his bid to renegotiate the European Union's new budget ...

11/03/2012

European press review

We begin this week in Iceland, where a former prime minister became the first leader in the world to be tried for failing to deal with the economic crisis.

Raffinerie pétrolière à Assalouyeh en Iran.
19/02/2012 - Iran - France - Britain

Iran stops oil sales to France and Britain

Iran’s oil ministry says it has halted all oil sales to France and Britain in retaliation for a phased European Union ban on Iranian oil that is yet to fully take effect.

 

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