Deal or no deal?

At the outset of a summit to save the euro, all bets are on: will it be a deal among 17 or 27? François Picard's panel examines the limits of leadership by summitry...and the hard sell of a Franco-German-motored solution.

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Franziska BRANTNER, German Member of the European Parliament, Green Alliance

Julia CAGE, Economist at Harvard University & Paris School of Economics

Charles TANNOCK, UK Member of the European Parliament, European Conservatives and Reformists (from London)

Christophe ROBEET, France 24 Europe Editor (from Brussels).

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Produced by Yi Song, Christopher Davis, Mary Colombel, Anelise Borges

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François Picard

16/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

Hollande's rebuttal: French president meets the press (part 2)

In the face of recession and dismal poll numbers, the French president promises to go on the offensive, but by staging his grand bi-annual press conference one day after a trip to Brussels, does François Hollande give the impression he’s come with his marching orders?

16/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

Hollande's rebuttal: French president meets the press

15/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

I spy, you spy

And you thought the Cold War was over. Beyond cloak-and-dagger tales of blonde wigs and bags of money, the expulsion of an alleged US spy highlights the continued and unabated mistrust between Moscow and Washington.

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14/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

Riots in Paris: why Paris Saint-Germain title celebrations turned sour (part 2)

A case of poorly-anticipated hooliganism, or were Monday's Right Bank riots symptomatic of a deeper-rooted problem in France that goes well beyond football? François Picard's panel looks at how Paris Saint-Germain's past could haunt its new Qatari owners.