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'Hollande’s twelve labours in 2013'

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FRENCH PAPERS, Mon. 31/12/12: Facing high unemployment and a political defeat regarding his "super-tax" law, François Hollande is set to deliver his first New Year’s address to the French. Left-leaning papers say the government acted amateurishly in drawing up the new tax bill. Meanwhile, Le Parisien reports on an unusual call for help coming from China via the US. A woman in Oregon found a letter allegedly from a Chinese forced labour worker in a toy box.

IN THE PAPERS
By Florence VILLEMINOT

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56 papers around the world speak with one voice on climate change
07/12/2009 - IN THE PAPERS

56 papers around the world speak with one voice on climate change

FRENCH PRESS REVIEW: Libération and Le Monde have the same editorial as 54 other newspapers around the world this morning: they call on delegates in Copenhagen to ‘make the right choice’.
Lifestyle of French ministers under the spotlight
04/12/2009 - IN THE PAPERS

Lifestyle of French ministers under the spotlight

FRENCH PRESS REVIEW: Le Parisien leads this morning with some surprising figures regarding chefs and chauffeurs in French ministries
Thierry Henry and Michel Barnier: French bêtes noirs in the British press
03/12/2009 - IN THE PAPERS

Thierry Henry and Michel Barnier: French bêtes noirs in the British press

INTERNATIONAL PRESS REVIEW: France’s football captain Thierry Henry and the EU’s new Internal Market Commissioner, Michel Barnier are both under fire in this morning’s British papers.
46% of French opposed to construction of minarets
03/12/2009 - IN THE PAPERS

46% of French opposed to construction of minarets

FRENCH PRESS REVIEW: According to a poll conducted by the French Institute of Public Opinion for right-leaning paper Le Figaro, more and more French people are against the construction of mosques in France.
Obama troop surge speech received with “solemn silence and polite applause”
02/12/2009 - IN THE PAPERS

Obama troop surge speech received with “solemn silence and polite applause”

INTERNATIONAL PRESS REVIEW: Reaction to Obama’s speech was not overly-enthusiastic at West Point Military Academy where the President spoke for 40-minutes. Many of those present will now be deployed to Afghanistan

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