Roma Deportations: Sarkozy muscles Brussels

The honeymoon between France and Europe seems to be coming to an end. A European Commissioner criticizing the French policy over Roma Gypsies comparing it to the some kind of Nazism; the President of the European Commission and Nicolas Sarkozy having an argument; here is the set of the latest summit of the Council of Europe.

DEBATE

A debate with Mark Owen and guests:

Ana NAVARRO-PEDRO, Paris Correspondent for the Portuguese weekly Visão

Fabienne KELLER, UMP Senator and member of the Delegation for the European Union

Christophe ROBEET, France24 Europe specialist (Via satellite from Brussels)

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Programme prepared by Yi Song and Perrine Desplats

Presenter

François Picard

16/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

Hollande's rebuttal: French president meets the press (part 2)

In the face of recession and dismal poll numbers, the French president promises to go on the offensive, but by staging his grand bi-annual press conference one day after a trip to Brussels, does François Hollande give the impression he’s come with his marching orders?

16/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

Hollande's rebuttal: French president meets the press

15/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

I spy, you spy

And you thought the Cold War was over. Beyond cloak-and-dagger tales of blonde wigs and bags of money, the expulsion of an alleged US spy highlights the continued and unabated mistrust between Moscow and Washington.

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14/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

Riots in Paris: why Paris Saint-Germain title celebrations turned sour (part 2)

A case of poorly-anticipated hooliganism, or were Monday's Right Bank riots symptomatic of a deeper-rooted problem in France that goes well beyond football? François Picard's panel looks at how Paris Saint-Germain's past could haunt its new Qatari owners.