Olympics: will Team France make its country proud?

Hungry for medals and hoping for gold - the 332 members of Team France prepare to take London by storm. Next, is French society sexist? A recent incident in the National Assembly is sparking controversy. Finally, we look at why France is still the world's top tourist destination.

THE WEEK IN FRANCE

Jessica Le Masurier

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22/07/2009 - THE WEEK IN FRANCE

French universities lag far behind

In this edition: A new report ranks French universities far behind their international competitors; the tribulations and a trial for Europe's richest woman, L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt; crisis times in the Socialist Party.

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14/07/2009 - THE WEEK IN FRANCE

Vintage wine bottles up for grabs

In this edition: 'Barbarians' gang members face retrial for gruesome murder of young Jew; organised crime targets upmarket wines; and are French tourists really the world's rudest?

08/07/2009 - THE WEEK IN FRANCE

Marseille's football club mourns its main shareholder

In this edition: Marseille's football club mourns the death of its main shareholder, Robert Louis-Dreyfus; the idea of working on Sundays creates debate; and the first high-speed trains only for families.

30/06/2009 - THE WEEK IN FRANCE

What is the government loan for?

In this edition: details of a massive government loan announced this week by Nicolas Sarkozy; the A(H1N1) virus may gather pace over the summer; and a portrait of the new Culture minister, Frederic Mitterrand, nephew of the late president.

24/06/2009 - THE WEEK IN FRANCE

Sarkozy addresses both houses of parliament in landmark speech

This week in France: The president speaks to both houses of parliament in a landmark speech; allegations link the killing of French engineers in Pakistan to a corrupt defence deal; and lawmakers set up a probe into the spread of burqas.