It's back to school for Hollande and his ministers

IN THE FRENCH PAPERS, Mon. 20/08/12: French papers focus on the government as summer recess comes to an end. François Hollande and his ministers have their work cut out for them, according to Le Parisien. Meanwhile, Interior Minister Manuel Valls defends the government's security policy. And Le Figaro says the race for the top job at the opposition UMP party has begun.

IN THE PAPERS

30/04/2010 - IN THE PAPERS: The French Press Review

Who wears the Burqa will have to pay

The French government is looking to vote a law banning the Burqa in public areas. The Figaro takes a closer look at what that law would look like and what consequences it entails for women wearing the full Islamic veil.

29/04/2010 - INTERNATIONAL PRESS REVIEW

Brown’s day from hell

It was the mother of all gaffes and cast the Prime Minister as two-faced and insincere. All of today’s British dailies lead with Gordon Brown’s “bigot” comment in reference to the now infamous Gillian Duffy, a pensioner he was filmed having a frank but friendly conversation with just moments earlier. THURSDAY, 29th APRIL 2010

29/04/2010 - FRENCH PRESS REVIEW

France mends ties with China

Nicolas Sarkozy’s trip to China has France’s papers abuzz with analysis. Is Paris sacrificing important values in favour of a realpolitik approach to Beijing? We also looked at the spreading Greek crisis and a prostitution scandal that has struck France’s football team. THURSDAY, 29th APRIL 2010

28/04/2010 - INTERNATIONAL PRESS REVIEW

Greece: “Contagion fear spread”

This morning we look at coverage of Greece’s economic woes and the worry of a ‘contagion effect’. We also look at German and French papers the day after Bayern Munich knocked Lyon out of the Champion’s League. Other stories we looked at include a bizarre performance art exhibition in New York, Belgium’s crisis viewed from Africa and revelations about Sarkozy’s recent meeting with Israel’s Shimon Peres. WEDNESDAY, 28th APRIL 2010

28/04/2010 - FRENCH PRESS REVIEW

Lyon’s defeat is “a nightmare”

“Disillusionment”, “a nightmare”, the “end of the dream”… This morning’s French papers lament Lyon’s 0-3 defeat at the hands Bayern Munich in the semi-final of the Champion’s League. We also look at coverage of the feared contagion effect of Greece’s economic woes as well as the front pages of the satirical papers ‘Le Canard Enchaîné’ and ‘Charlie Hebdo’ which come out every Wednesday. WEDNESDAY, 28th APRIL, 2010