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A user's guide to the Socialist party primaries
28/06/2011 - THE WEEK IN FRANCE

A user's guide to the Socialist party primaries

The race is on to pick a candidate as the French Socialist party primaries officially kick off. Also, a hunt is underway to find the person who stole part of the French baccalaureate maths exam and posted it online. Finally, property prices in France rocket as foreigners snap up luxury homes.
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Financiers look on the bright side as Ireland's credit rating is downgraded
01/04/2011 - IRELAND

Financiers look on the bright side as Ireland's credit rating is downgraded

Ireland's credit rating has been downgraded once again, but the news isn't all bad, say the country's financiers. Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has even said the outlook for the Emerald Isle is stable. Dublin's new finance minister has announced a complete overhaul of the banking system, and a fresh cash injection, in an attempt to end the country's 3-year banking crisis.
Parisians squeezed out of housing market
19/01/2011 - FRANCE

Parisians squeezed out of housing market

In parts of Europe, the economic crisis has hit the housing market hard. Yet in France, house prices continue to climb steeply - nowhere more so than in Paris, where you can expect to pay around 8,000 euros for each square metre of living space. And with values jumping by another 20% last year, experts now worry that the country's capital has priced most house-hunters out of the market.
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French cities prefer fines to social housing
20/12/2010 - FRANCE

French cities prefer fines to social housing

Municipal authorities across France prefer to pay fines rather than invest in deeply unpopular social housing projects because paying the fines is cheaper and helps win votes. Several cities are obligated by law to increase public housing.
Campers descend on central Paris to highlight plight of homeless
05/11/2010 - FRANCE

Campers descend on central Paris to highlight plight of homeless

Dozens of activists protesting against homelessness and poor housing conditions have set up camp in the heart of Paris. Temporarily housed in red tents, they say they won’t budge until President Nicolas Sarkozy gives in to their demands.
Strikes: winners and losers
02/11/2010 - THE WEEK IN FRANCE

Strikes: winners and losers

The biggest labour protests in 2 decades have fizzled out, and the President's pension-reform headache is lifting, but both sides are left counting their losses. A new air connection between Paris and Baghdad marks an important milestone in Iraq's economic development. We'll show you how France hopes to throw its hat into the business ring. And the ninth edition of the Route du Rhum Trans-Atlantic, single-handed yacht race gets underway.
Lula leaves difficult shoes to fill
29/09/2010 - THE WEEK IN THE AMERICAS

Lula leaves difficult shoes to fill

Sunday's presidential vote will mark the end of an era for Brazil. The highly popular left-wing president will soon finish up his second four-year term, leaving the job as the leader of Latin America's biggest economy up for grabs. His chosen successor, Dilma Rousseff, has a strong lead in the polls. She's hoping for a first round victory, which would give her a stronger mandate to push through reforms. Her nearest rival is a centrist, a former governor of Sao Paolo named José Serra.
France to tackle student housing crisis with… shipping containers
30/08/2010 - FRANCE

France to tackle student housing crisis with… shipping containers

Taking inspiration from their Dutch neighbours, French officials have inaugurated 99 refashioned shipping containers in a novel approach to solving the chronic lack of housing for university students.
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Shares plunge on lowest US housing sales in a decade
24/08/2010 - BUSINESS

Shares plunge on lowest US housing sales in a decade

US housing sales plunged in July to their lowest level in more than a decade, exacerbating fears of a severe economic slowdown. Stock markets fell nearly 1 percent on the data.
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Notorious polygamist hits headlines again, this time accused of rape.
09/08/2010 - IN THE PAPERS

Notorious polygamist hits headlines again, this time accused of rape.

In today's French press, a notorious polygamist hits the headlines again, French teenagers get hooked on downloadable drugs and speedy snails compete in a very French race.
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