“Sarkozy threatened with deportation” (Libération)

FRENCH PAPERS, Thursday, 16th September, 2010: France’s papers lead with the European Commissioner Vivienne Reding’s controversial remarks about France’s policy towards the Roma as well as the voting of the contentious pensions reform bill. These and other stories in today’s French press review.

IN THE PAPERS

By James CREEDON

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Articles in today’s French press review:

Several front pages cover the raucous scenes yesterday in the French National Assembly as discussions were cut short to vote through the pensions reform bill: France Soir, Dauphiné Libéré, L’humanité, Le Figaro

The other big story on the front pages is EU Commissioner Viviane Reding’s remarks about the deportation of the Roma: Libération , Libération’s editorial, Le Figaro, Le Figaro (interview with Berlusconi)

And we finish with wild boars taking over Europe: Le Monde

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