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France goes for gold, but no medals for the government?
02/08/2012 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

France goes for gold, but no medals for the government?

The French papers focus on good news for France's athletes at the Olympics, but disappointment at the new government's lack of ambitious reforms so far - this as ministers depart for their summer break.
Hollande's first three months: Has 'Mr Normal' won the austerity battle? (part 2)
02/08/2012 - THE DEBATE

Hollande's first three months: Has 'Mr Normal' won the austerity battle? (part 2)

François Hollande has been France's president for a little under three months. He came to power vowing to fight the European trend for austerity. Laura Baines and her panel discuss whether Hollande has managed to turn the tide in Europe, or whether the French president is merely swimming against it as the eurozone crisis rumbles on.
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Hollande's first three months: Has 'Mr Normal' won the austerity battle?
02/08/2012 - THE DEBATE

Hollande's first three months: Has 'Mr Normal' won the austerity battle?

François Hollande has been France's president for a little under three months. He came to power vowing to fight the European trend for austerity. Laura Baines and her panel discuss whether Hollande has managed to turn the tide in Europe, or whether the French president is merely swimming against it as the eurozone crisis rumbles on.
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Trouble for fasting in one country, and for breaking it in another
01/08/2012 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

Trouble for fasting in one country, and for breaking it in another

Muslims get into trouble for breaking their fast in Algeria – and for maintaining it in France. Plus, it’s almost summer time for France’s politicians, so the newspapers are grading the class of 2012, the government of Jean-Marc Ayrault - and guess who comes out on top?
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Patrick Artus, Chief economist at Natixis
27/07/2012 - THE BUSINESS INTERVIEW

Patrick Artus, Chief economist at Natixis

Recent job cuts at PSA Peugeot-Citroën, Air France, and Alcatel-Lucent have all shocked France, raising fears the country is losing its industry. Meanwhile, is Africa the rising continent? After decades of slow growth, the IMF predicts 6% growth across the continent in 2012. Patrick Artus, Chief economist at Natixis, discusses all these issues in The Business Interview.
Eric Saint-Frison, Former chairman and managing director, Ford France
25/07/2012 - THE INTERVIEW

Eric Saint-Frison, Former chairman and managing director, Ford France

Matthew Warren talks to Eric Saint-Frison, a former chairman of Ford France, as the French car industry faces its biggest crisis in years. Eric Saint-Frison, who spent 20 years working in the auto industry, analyses the French government’s plan to help this struggling sector.
'At the heart of the battle for Aleppo'
24/07/2012 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

'At the heart of the battle for Aleppo'

FRENCH PAPERS, Tues. 24/07/12: Le Monde has a special report about the situation in the north of Syria where the rebels are practically in control. Meanwhile, Le Parisien profiles a Syrian-born Islamist who is saying out loud what many people fear deep down. And Libération wonders: just what does Arnaud Montebourg do?
French lawmakers approve tax hike on rich
21/07/2012 - FRANCE

French lawmakers approve tax hike on rich

After four days of sometimes fierce debate, French lawmakers have approved a revised 2012 budget that includes hiking taxes on the wealthy and ending former president Nicolas Sarkozy's policy of exempting overtime hours from payroll charges.
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'The cop and the terrorist'
17/07/2012 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

'The cop and the terrorist'

FRENCH PAPERS, Tues. 17/07/12: Le Parisien covers an exclusive report that has established a probable link between France's nuclear testing in the '60s and certain cases of cancer. Meanwhile, French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici talks to Le Monde about the challenges facing the government. And Libération publishes controversial police recordings from the Mohamed Merah siege in Toulouse.
Hollande vows action on economy on Bastille day
14/07/2012 - FRANCE

Hollande vows action on economy on Bastille day

In his first major interview since his May election victory, French President François Hollande sought to portray himself as the man who will put the French economy back on track, improve competitiveness and make employment his "top priority".
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