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France-Germany : No Merkollande ... yet

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He came to power pledging to hold back the tide of austerity washing over Europe. But does Francois Hollande have the power to drive the French agenda through, when his German counterpart is calling for "more Europe"? It may be too early to shout federalism, but moves are a foot to create a banking union and to give the European Commission unprecedented oversight of national budgets.

POLITICS
By FRANCE 24

On set :

  • Françoise Crouïgneau, freelance journalist
  • Marc-Olivier Padis, Vice-president, TerraNova
27/11/2008 - POLITICS

Can Aubry work with Royal?

After a fractious campaign, can new Socialist leader Aubry heal the wounds? Among David Crossan’s guests is Laurence Rossignol, spokesperson for Aubry during her ultimately successful campaign. (Part 2/2)
27/11/2008 - POLITICS

Can Aubry work with Royal?

Martine Aubry is the new Socialist Party leader after narrowly defeating Ségolène Royal. David Crossan interviews Laurence Rossignol, spokesperson for Aubry during her ultimately successful campaign.(Part 1/2)
21/11/2008 - POLITICS

Which way now for France's Socialists?

This week David Crossan’s guests on Politics include Socialist Party MEP Pervenche Beres and Green Party MEP Alain Lipietz. What now for the Socialist Party? A new alliance of the “plural left” including the Greens? (Part 2)
20/11/2008 - POLITICS

Which way now for France's Socialists?

This week David Crossan’s guests on Politics include Socialist Party MEP Pervenche Beres and Green Party MEP Alain Lipietz. What now for the Socialist Party? A new alliance of the “plural left” including the Greens? (Part 1)
23/11/2008 - POLITICS

Socialist party leadership contest bubbling up nicely

Defeated presidential candidate Ségolène Royal had put her candidacy "in the fridge", then declared social democracy to be past its "best before" date. Now it looks like Royal is coming out of the cold and into the fire.
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