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Le ministre de la Ville, François Lamy (G) en pleine discussion avec le ministre de l'Intérieur, Manuel Valls (D), lors du défilé du 14 juillet 2012 à Paris.
21/08/2012 - France

Socialists propose tax incentives for Amiens

The town of Amiens in northern France has never seen so many politicians outside of an election period. After last week's riots the Interior Minister Emmanuel Walls visited the town.

14/08/2012

French press review 14 August 2012

An archbishop deplores gay marriage and euthanasia. President Hollande’s first 100 days come under scrutiny. And why sun screens may not do what they say on the bottle.

French firemen and police stand outside a leisure centre after rioters opened fire and injured more than a dozen police in overnight clashes
14/08/2012

Rioting rocks French city of Amiens

A riot in the town Amiens has left 16 police officers injured, a primary school severely damaged by fire and a sports centre completely destroyed, local officials said Tuesday.

09/08/2012

French press review 9 August 2012

Today’s French newspaper headlines are dominated by the Syrian conflict, including a controversial internvention by former president Nicolas Sarkozy and the fifth anniversary of the start of ...

07/08/2012

French press review 7 August 2012

How the Arctic is becoming a modern Klondike. The Taubira verdict. Will the French left split over Europe? Should France grow more corn?

26/07/2012 - France

Alcatel plans to axe 5,000 jobs as French unemployment nears three million

French telecoms giant Alcatel-Lucent on Thursday announced i twill shed 5,000 jobs worldwide as France’s unemployment rose for the 14th month running.

19/07/2012 - France

France's budget minister outraged at PSG footballer Ibrahimovic's 'indecent' salary

Football superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic's record-breaking salary following his transfer to Paris Saint Germain has sparked an angry backlash from French politicians denouncing it as ...

11/07/2012 - France's new government

French Socialists promise dialogue at social summit

France’s new Socialist government is hoping to bring back a “culture of negotiation”, according to President François Hollande.

03/07/2012 - France

Hard left refuses to vote for French Socialist government's programme

Hard-left MPs will not give France’s new Socialist government a vote of confidence when Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault presents his programme on Tuesday, according to Communist National ...

30/06/2012 - France

Socialist deputy Olivier Ferrand dies at 42

Socialist deputy and president of think tank Terra Nova, Olivier Ferrand, died unexpectedly on Saturday, following a morning jog in the southeastern town of Velaux.

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