Did Athens lie to Europe?

FRENCH PAPERS, Mon. 25/06/12: Mohamed Morsi’s win is a symbolic victory for Egypt and the Arab world as a whole according to Libération. Le Figaro wonders whether Greece has been lying to its European partners. Athens is accused of hiring 70 000 civil servants last year, a move that would violate the terms of the troika bailout accords.

IN THE PAPERS

By Florence VILLEMINOT

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Some articles from today’s French press review:

Libération: “Symbolic”

Le Figaro: “Egypt: the army hands the presidency over to the Islamists”

Le Figaro: “Athens accused of lying about its civil servants”

L’Humanité: “Minimum wage increase: not enough”

20/01/2010 - IN THE PAPERS

Number of orphans in Haiti may have doubled

FRENCH PRESS REVIEW (Wednesday, 20th January 2010): Several papers in France this morning lead with the US deployment of troops in the Haitian capital.

19/01/2010 - IN THE PAPERS

“Can the US maintain a robust role in Haiti?”

INTERNATIONAL PRESS REVIEW (Tuesday, 19th January 2010): The US has a history of either political domination or neglect in its backyard, says the International Herald Tribune. Washington is now mulling over its role in the Haiti crisis.

19/01/2010 - IN THE PAPERS

Haitian writers pay tribute to their homeland in Libération

FRENCH PRESS REVIEW (Tuesday, 19th January 2010): Writers express their angers and their hopes in an 8-page supplement in Libération this morning, illustrated by painters from Port-au-Prince

18/01/2010 - IN THE PAPERS

“We will not give up. We will dig for as long as it takes.”

INTERNATIONAL PRESS REVIEW (Monday, 18th January 2010): The front page of British paper, “The Independent” is indicative of much of this morning’s press coverage. Time has already run out for most of those buried under the rubble.