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29/04/2013 - France - Germany

Hollande urged to stand up for Germany after critical memo leak

The French President, François Hollande, and Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault have been urged to stand up for Germany after an internal Socialist Party memo critical of the German ...

17/04/2013 - France

Ayrault defends Hollande as disgraced budget minister bows out of politics

France’s disgraced budget minister Jérôme Cahuzac is to give up his seat in parliament.

16/04/2013 - France

French ministers declare their (financial) worth

French ministers have published their personal assets in a move President François Hollande hopes will help restore confidence in his government. The richest member of the government ...

15/04/2013 - France

French police injured in clashes with Nantes airport protesters

Three police officers and one protester were injured in clashes at the controversial site of a planned airport near the western French city of Nantes on Monday morning.

13/04/2013 - France

French Prime Minister works to reassure Socialist party amidst rising discontent

France’s Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault made a call to his fellow socialists to surmount the Cahuzac affair, which saw the country’s ex-Budget Minister charged with tax fraud last ...

03/04/2013 - France

Timeline - the scandal that's rocked Hollande's government

Background and key events to understanding the Jérôme Cahuzac affair.

03/04/2013 - France - Live blog

Live blog - Hollande government rocked by Cahuzac affair

French President François Hollande was set to make a special televised statement following Wednesday's cabinet meeting, following former Budget Minister Jérôme Cahuzac's

03/04/2013 - France

Hollande government reeling after ex-minister's Swiss account confession

France’s Socialist government is desperately trying to recover from the shock of former budget minister Jerome Cahuzac confession that he salted money away in a foreign bank account.

27/03/2013 - France

French unemployment nears record levels

Unemployment in France came even closer to an all-time record on February, hitting 3,187,700, just a few thousand lower than 1997’s 3,195,000.

Malian soldiers stand guard before the arrival of France's President Francois Hollande at Independence Plaza in Bamako, Mali February 2, 2013.
21/03/2013 - France-Mali

France appoints new ambassador to Mali

France appointed a new ambassador to Mali on Thursday, recalling the existing envoy after he reportedly fell out with French Foreign Minister, Laurent Fabius.

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