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All eyes on Hollande after his first New Year's address
02/01/2013 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

All eyes on Hollande after his first New Year's address

FRENCH PAPERS, Weds. 02/01/13: French papers react to François Hollande’s first New Year’s address. According to Libération, he was eager to re-conquer public opinion. While Hollande is convinced there will be a return to growth, Le Figaro points out that German Chancellor Angela Merkel isn’t as optimistic.
French university professors decry a failing system
11/12/2012 - FRANCE

French university professors decry a failing system

Five years after a controversial reform granted France’s public universities greater autonomy over budget, staff, curriculum and funding, professors seem to be anything but happy. France24.com takes a closer look at their complaints.
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Where is Palau?
30/11/2012 - MEDIAWATCH FRANCE

Where is Palau?

Palau, Micronesia, The Marshall Islands, Nauru... who are they?! These tiny states all voted against the Palestinian bid for observer status at the UN - we look at why and where we've seen them mentioned before. Also, Sarkozy's bid to mend the UMP split and DSK's alleged settlement with hotel maid Nafissatou Diallo.
France's Conservative Party: from bad to worse
29/11/2012 - POLITICS

France's Conservative Party: from bad to worse

Who said politics was no fun? The surreal fight for the Conservative party leadership has kept us hypnotized, baffled and bemused for the past 12 days. The two rivals to succeed Nicolas Sarkozy are locked in a vicious standoff: both Jean François Copé and François Fillon claim victory and accuse the other of cheating. No one, not even Sarkozy himself, has been able to bridge a compromise.
Steel industry: the nationalisation card
29/11/2012 - FRANCE 2012

Steel industry: the nationalisation card

The whiff of the 1980s is in the air as the French government has issued a threat to nationalise a struggling steel plant in northern France if its Indian boss refuses to sell it. Also on the menu today, the never-ending saga of the leadership battle for the Conservative UMP party.
'The Palestinians' date with destiny'
29/11/2012 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

'The Palestinians' date with destiny'

IN THE FRENCH PAPERS, Thursday 29 November: "A date with destiny" is how L'Humanité describes Thursday's UN bid by the Palestinian Authority; Le Monde says a "Yes" vote will pave the way to peace; it's crunch-time for the French government with regards to energy policies, according to Les Echos; and we look at two former French presidents - one's "fuming", the other's celebrating. Find out who's who in this Thursday's French Press Review.
French feminists slam Carla Bruni-Sarkozy
30/11/2012 - FRANCE

French feminists slam Carla Bruni-Sarkozy

Former French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy’s comments about feminism, published in the cover story of the current issue of Vogue, have provoked a flurry of outraged responses via Twitter in France.
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‘Conditions not met’ for UMP referendum, says Copé
28/11/2012 - FRANCE

‘Conditions not met’ for UMP referendum, says Copé

The bitter internal dispute within French opposition party UMP took another turn on Wednesday as Jean-François Copé declared that the conditions for a referendum on whether to re-run a leadership vote had “not been met.”
'The twofold agony of France's over-55s'
28/11/2012 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

'The twofold agony of France's over-55s'

IN THE FRENCH PAPERS, Wednesday 28th November: Communist daily L'Humanité reports on the "double agony" of France's over-55s, as unemployment figures rise for the eighteenth month running; economic daily Les Echos examines just how the French government intends to create more jobs, and Le Figaro praises former French president Nicolas Sarkozy for "brokering peace" in the UMP leadership battle - but not everyone's in agreement.
France's warring right head for referendum to end dispute
28/11/2012 - FRANCE

France's warring right head for referendum to end dispute

France's divided opposition moved to end a bitter internal dispute on Tuesday, with rivals Jean-François Copé and François Fillon conditionally agreeing to hold a referendum on whether to re-run the pair's disputed leadership election.
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