François Hollande
IN THE FRENCH PAPERS
'Why was an 8-year-old boy questioned by police?'
We look at the French newspapers as the debate rages over the rights and wrongs of police questioning an 8-year-old child over his comments defending terrorism. Also, in the wake…
FRANCE
French unemployment hits new record high in December
Unemployment in France rose by 0.2 percent, or 8,100 people, in December to reach a new record high, with a total of 3.496 million people claiming benefits, according to official…
IN THE FRENCH PAPERS
'There have never been so many jobseekers in France'
FRENCH PAPERS - Weds. 28.01.15: French papers focus on bad news on the economic front with a new rise in unemployment figures in December. Business paper Les Echos points out…
DEBATE
France's urban 'apartheid': Paris attacks rattle the Republic's model of integration (part 1)
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has warned of a "cultural, ethnic, and territorial apartheid" in this country and of the government's responsibility to build social…
DEBATE
France's urban 'apartheid': Paris attacks rattle the Republic's model of integration (part 2)
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has warned of a "cultural, ethnic, and territorial apartheid" in this country and of the government's responsibility to build social…
IN THE FRENCH PAPERS
Hollande believes he's got a second chance
FRENCH PAPERS - Tues. 20.01.15: French papers focus on President François Hollande's incredible jump in opinion polls this month. His approval rating has gone up by a record…
MEDIAWATCH
Hollande gets historic boost in polls
An Ifop poll for "Paris Match" puts François Hollande's approval rating at 40%, an historic boost for a French president which represents a 21% increase in his poll rating.…
MEDIAWATCH
'French people just not that into big hugs - but Kerry didn't get the memo'
He came, he hugged, he set off a Twitter storm. US Secretary of State John Kerry didn't realise that the French just aren't that keen on hugging. Online critics made it…
FRANCE
French flag burners ‘should be punished’, says Hollande
Those taking part in violent anti-Charlie Hebdo protests should be "punished", President François Hollande said Saturday, as he underlined France’s commitment to free speech…
FRANCE
Hollande seeks to calm rising tensions after Paris attacks
French President François Hollande insisted Thursday that any anti-Muslim or anti-Semitic acts would be be “severely punished,” as he sought to calm rising social tension after…
FACE-OFF
Paris terror attacks: François Hollande stands tall
France will never be the same after last week's terrorist attacks. Nor will President François Hollande. His dignified behaviour during those tragic days has earned him…
IN THE FRENCH PAPERS
'The French September 11th'
FRENCH PAPERS - Fri. 09.01.14: French papers continue to react to the Charlie Hebdo massacre. Le Monde likens it to the French September 11th.
THE DEBATE