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Comfy slippers for Socialists?

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Are they too cosy in their slippers now they are in power? Left-wing daily Libération suggests they could be. The paper is talking about the ruling Socialists as they start their annual conference in La Rochelle in the Charente, a region known for its traditional grandpa-style moccasins. That's the focus for this look at the French press for Friday 24th August, 2012.

IN THE PAPERS
By Nicholas RUSHWORTH
Angelina Jolie: 'my medical choice'
14/05/2013 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

Angelina Jolie: 'my medical choice'

INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Tues. 14/05/13: Actress Angelina Jolie pens a piece in the New York Times explaining why she decided to have a preventive double mastectomy. Also, garment workers in Bangladesh are to get a pay rise and a safer work environment, the US Justice Department secretly obtained phone records from AP journalists, and a Canadian superstar astronaut returns to Earth.
Paris, c’est tragique!
14/05/2013 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

Paris, c’est tragique!

FRENCH PAPERS, Tues. 14/05/13: French papers react to what was supposed to be a celebration of Paris Saint-Germain's Ligue 1 victory yesterday that turned quite violent. Critics say the police was underprepared. Also, according to a recent study, French people’s approval of the European Union is plummeting. Finally, the government wants to tax smartphones and tablets to fund culture.
Pakistan elections: Democracy 1, Taliban 0
13/05/2013 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

Pakistan elections: Democracy 1, Taliban 0

INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Mon. 13/05/13: International papers react to elections in Pakistan over the weekend. Pakistani papers applaud the voter turnout despite threats from the Taliban. Also, China remembers victims on fifth anniversary of a deadly quake, Benjamin Netanyahu sparks outrage over "bed-gate" and a town in Spain boasts zero unemployment.
Paris c’est magique!
13/05/2013 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

Paris c’est magique!

FRENCH PAPERS, Mon. 13/05/13: Paris Saint-Germain clinched their first Ligue 1 title in 19 years on Sunday with a 1-0 win over Lyon. Also, François Hollande’s government gears up to tackle pension reform, Ségolène Royal releases a book and French papers react to rising tensions on the border between Turkey and Syria.
'Camps hold Syria’s lost youth'
10/05/2013 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

'Camps hold Syria’s lost youth'

INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Mon. 10/05/13: Bangladeshi papers react to a deadly fire in a factory that comes soon after the country’s worst industrial accident. Also, the International Herald Tribune reports on Syria’s lost generation in refugee camps, a controversial opera gets banned and a twist in Turkey's "lipstick gate".

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It's time to force feed Greece.

by Anonyme - 24/08/2012 - 11:42

Greece can only be helped, when it is possible for Greeks and others, to invest in Greece. The help can commence by the Greeks implementing a plan based on what the Germans would do, if the Germans were in charge of Greece. Much of the ongoing trouble could have been avoided, had Greeks and/or others who were finding it difficult or impossible to invest in Greece, taken Greece to the EU's competition commission.

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