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Save the date, France’s first same-sex wedding is set for May 29 No sooner had the inked dried on the new law approving same-sex marriage in France than the first couple had announced their nuptials. Invitations to the… 18/05/2013
Save the date, France’s first same-sex wedding is set for May 29 No sooner had the inked dried on the new law approving same-sex marriage in France than the first couple had announced their nuptials. Invitations to the… 18/05/2013
France: Hollande on the “offensive” over flagging economy François Hollande came out fighting at a news conference marking his first anniversary as France’s President – a day after data showed the country is back in… 16/05/2013
France urged to speed up reforms It was during a joint press conference in Brussels where the European Commission’s Jose Manuel Barroso stood with French President, Francois Hollande and… 15/05/2013
The new face of the World Trade Organisation Russia has agreed to extend the term of its loan to Cyprus and reduce the interest rate to provide additional financial relief to the island. At the same… 10/05/2013
Europe Weekly: Thoughts on the EU during celebrations for Europe Day France and Germany try to side-step their differences and portray a united front; how the EU hopes to change “casino banking” and give every European the… 10/05/2013
Hollande’s year of rattling chains François Hollande one year ago was inaugurated in the rain. Many people then took the weather as an omen for the French president. In the months that… 06/05/2013
Holland tries to relaunch his flagging government French President François Hollande has held a special cabinet meeting ahead of an expected reshuffle, a year into office and the most unpopular president in… 06/05/2013
Hollande’s victory music out of tune on French election anniversary When François Hollande was elected French president exactly one year ago, accordionists accompanied him on stage as he celebrated victory. Twelve months on… 06/05/2013
Letta’s call for growth over austerity warmly welcomed in Paris New Italian prime minister Enrico Letta is proposing economic stimulus at a European level, following on from his calls for an end to austerity. Letta made… 01/05/2013
China orders 60 Airbus planes French President Francois Hollande’s two-day visit to Beijing focusing on trade has included China signing a deal with European planemaker Airbus to purchase… 26/04/2013
French President Hollande talks of human rights during China visit French President Francois Hollande, who is in China to meet his counterpart Xi Xingping, has said his talks touched upon Beijing’s human rights… 26/04/2013
Hollande aims to energise exports with China visit It’s not your average business trip – French President François Hollande is in China on a two-day visit aimed at boosting exports. His focus: energy and… 25/04/2013
French and Chinese leaders meet – nocomment French President Francois Hollande met with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on the second day of his China visit. 25/04/2013
Hollande calls for calm as gay marriage opponents vow to fight on in France France could stage its first gay marriages as early as June after parliament gave its final approval to the country’s most contested social legislation for… 24/04/2013
French hostages freed in Cameroon back in France Seven members of a French family freed after being kidnapped by gunmen in Cameroon have arrived back in France. French President François Hollande greeted… 20/04/2013
France, under fiscal pressure, sends a message to Europe The French President has used a gathering of economists, business leaders and political figures at the OECD in Paris to send a message to Europe. On the… 17/04/2013
Owning up: French cabinet ministers forced to declare assetsFrench president François Hollande, in hot water after the Cahuzac scandal and the Offshore Leaks revelation about his campaign financier, is keen to appear… 16/04/2013
France: equality, liberty… transparency Cahuzac in the French lower house of parliament, the Assemblée Nationale, said: “I deny categorically… I do not have – have never had – an account… 15/04/2013
Ministers of Bling outed in France The ‘Great Revelation’ has begun as French politicians unveil their assets to the public with some rather surprising discoveries. Details began trickling… 15/04/2013
Ministers of Bling named and shamed in France The ‘Great Revelation’ has begun as French politicians unveil their assets to the public with some rather surprising discoveries. Despite some MPs decrying… 15/04/2013
Ex-French minister with millions to invest Swiss Journalists have reported disgraced formed French finance minister, Jerome Cahuzac, could have stashed away 15 million euros in a foreign bank… 08/04/2013
France’s ministerial turmoil French President François Hollande’s public opinion rating is in the mud. His fortunes have shrunk as the Cahuzac scandal swells, a symbolic bad example for… 05/04/2013
More pressure for Hollande over ex-treasurer scandal French President Francois Hollande isn’t feeling the heat in quite the way he expected on his visit to Morocco. Jean-Jacques Augier is Hollande’s former… 05/04/2013
Pressure mounts on Hollande over budget minister’s secret Swiss account The fallout from Jerome Cahuzac’s confession that he lied over having a secret Swiss bank account now threatens the entire French government. The crusading… 04/04/2013
Cahuzac triggers French ‘democratic earthquake’ The Cahuzac affair first saw the light of day at Mediapart, an online newspaper. At the beginning of December it published the transcript of a four minute… 03/04/2013
French govt scrambles to limit damage from Cahuzac confessions The French cabinet has gone into damage limitation mode, reeling from the confessions of the former budget minister who lied about secret offshore bank… 03/04/2013
Hollande: ex-minister Cahuzac’s trickery ‘unpardonable’ The French cabinet met in Paris, still reeling from confessions of the former budget minister that he had lied about secret offshore bank accounts he had held… 03/04/2013
Disgraced former French budget minister admits foreign bank accounts The former French Budget Minister Jérôme Cahuzac has admitted to holding a foreign bank account following months of strenuous denial. Cahuzac’s resignation in… 02/04/2013
French unconvinced by Hollande’s pep talk President Francois Hollande has pleaded with the French people to give him more time to get the country out of its economic mess, but it mostly fell on deaf… 29/03/2013
Thousands join anti-gay marriage protest in Paris Demonstrators filled the streets of Paris on Sunday, to show their opposition to a draft law which would allow same-sex couples to marry and adopt… 24/03/2013
France confirms death of al Qaeda’s Abou Zeid in Mali France says it can confirm “with certainty” that one of al Qaeda’s most senior commanders has been killed in a military operation in Mali. Abou Zeid was… 23/03/2013
French Minister leading tax evasion crackdown resigns after formal investigation launched A formal investigation has been opened into the former French Budget Minister Jerome Cahuzac following allegations he had a secret Swiss bank… 20/03/2013
France marks first anniversary of Merah killings Sunday was a day of mourning in the southern French city of Toulouse. One year after self-declared jihadist Mohamed Merah shot dead three members of the… 17/03/2013
EU split over UK-France plan to arm Syria’s rebels Britain and France say the European Union arms embargo on the Syrian opposition must be lifted – if the rebels are to succeed in toppling the regime of Syrian… 15/03/2013
Hollande warns Europe’s fiscal hawks over EU budgetFrench President François Hollande fired a warning shot to the EU’s fiscal hawks on Tuesday. He told MEPs in Strasbourg that France would stand up for their… 05/02/2013
France’s Hollande warns UK over EU rebate French President François Hollande took aim at British Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday ahead of this week’s EU budget talks. Hollande, who was… 05/02/2013
French labour reform talks struggling After two days of talks, French employers and unions still seemed far away from agreeing on changes to the country’s labour laws, to make it more… 11/01/2013
French unemployment rises again 2013 will be a crucial year for the French economy and the government which targets a public deficit of under three percent of GDP in 12 month’s… 27/12/2012
French president’s symbolic walkabout in Algeria – nocomment French President Francois Hollande was greeted by cheering crowds on the streets of Algiers and at a square dedicated to a pro-independence activist, on the… 21/12/2012
Hollande’s France-Algeria friendship drive It has become expected of French presidents that they visit Algeria, though in spite of the rhetoric, these visits have often proven disappointing. Since… 20/12/2012
Renault plant for Algeria after 33-year absence French President Francois Hollande started his two-day state visit to Algeria with a big commercial announcement in the form of plans by Renault to build a… 19/12/2012
Optimism a welcome guest at EU summit EU leaders gathered for an unprecedented seventh summit in what has been a turbulent and costly 2012. In contrast to recent meetings an air of optimism… 13/12/2012
Franco-Italian axis speaks on euronews Hello and welcome to the first edition of The Global Conversation. Joining us today: French President François Hollande and Italian prime minister Mario… 03/12/2012
French, Italian steel trouble How to reverse decades of industrial decline is at the top of the political agenda for both France and Italy. The furore surrounding ArcelorMittal’s… 30/11/2012
Slim chance of budget deal angers MEPs EU officials have downplayed any chance of any agreement on the bloc’s budget this weekend. It means that European leaders will be back to do it all again… 23/11/2012
Baguette “bomb” explodes into diplomatic row From Paris a wind of fury has stirred, directed across the channel at Britain. French Prime Minister, Jean-Marc Ayrault has accused The Economist of resorting… 16/11/2012
World War One commemoration in ParisTwo children of French servicemens killed in action this year, and France’s President Francois Hollande, attend a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier… 11/11/2012
Hollande urges new approach on EU partners French President François Hollande has been meeting with the heads of the World Bank, IMF, and other top economic bodies at the OECD headquarters in… 29/10/2012
France and Spain budgets Within a day of each other, Spain and now France have made public their plans for their next year’s budgets. They are, respectively, the euro zone’s fourth… 28/09/2012
Who’s finding France too taxing? At the centre of a political row over his decision to seek Belgian nationality, France’s richest man insists he is not doing that to avoid paying French tax… 12/09/2012
Hollande promises he is accelerating With his popularity flagging, French President François Hollande has set out to recast his image as ‘man in control’. He told the nation on television… 10/09/2012
France’s 3m jobless concerns French President François Hollande’s popularity rating has sunk to 55% in recent weeks, with worries about the economy and jobs. He tried raising sprits at… 03/09/2012
Greece and Spain worries persist Back after the summer break, Europe weekly reviews important European news of the past week. The German and French leaders met in Berlin to define a common… 24/08/2012
French Socialists ‘don’t want austerity’ French Socialist President François Hollande returned from his summer vacation a few days ago. He has a lot of work to do, into a stiff headwind of criticism… 22/08/2012
Hollande’s first 100 days It has been 100 days since François Hollande stepped onto the red conveyor belt of history and became President of the Republic of France. He wanted it… 15/08/2012
French president plays Robin Hood – nocomment France’s President François Hollande tries archery during his visit to Olympic athletes at the team’s training headquarters in Paris on July 16. 17/07/2012
Bastille Day celebrations in Paris – nocomment French President Francois Hollande attends his first Bastille Day parade since taking office in May. The military parade down the Champs-Elysees is the… 15/07/2012
Hollande goes to Downing Street New Socialist French President François Hollande has been visiting traditionally eurosceptic London, on his first official trip to Britain. Current policy… 10/07/2012
EU summit to focus on banking union European leaders will discuss ways of forming an EU wide banking union at a summit in Brussels this week, according to a document released ahead of the crunch… 25/06/2012
France’s Socialists get a strong mandate to govern French President Francois Hollande’s Socialist party are celebrating after gaining an outright majority in the National Assembly. Sunday’s second-round… 18/06/2012
France: dangerous liaisons? France’s second round of voting for who enters parliament promises to be a tighter race than perhaps ever before, between the socialists (PS), conservative… 15/06/2012
French Socialists feel power in reach Encouraged by the results of the first round of voting in legislative elections, France’s President François Hollande can feel confident of sealing his… 11/06/2012
Hollande rolls back Sarkozy’s retirement reforms French President Francois Hollande unveiled a plan on Wednesday to lower the retirement age to 60 for some long-term workers. It partially reverses his… 06/06/2012
The effects of elections in France and Greece On Europe Weekly this week, we look at the effects of elections in France and Greece, and discuss the implications of another Greek election in June. … 18/05/2012
Hollande-Merkel’s first blind date Just hours after his inauguration, Francois Holland went not to his office, but to Berlin for a much anticipated meeting with Angela Merkel. Having… 18/05/2012
France Socialist-led France is now under the socialist leadership of President François Hollande. May 15 was a day of rites of passage and symbolism, before getting down to… 18/05/2012
France’s new premier strong in German Jean-Marc Ayrault is the new prime minister of France, named by a freshly-inaugurated President François Hollande. Since 1997, Ayrault has been the head of… 15/05/2012
Hollande takes control of FranceFrance’s new president, Francois Hollande, arrives at the Elysee Palace in Paris for a swearing-in ceremony in the presence of outgoing president, Nicolas… 15/05/2012
Hollande sworn in as French president – nocomment François Hollande has been officially sworn in as France’s new president, during a ceremony at the Elysée Palace in Paris. He is the first Socialist to take… 15/05/2012
Will Hollande have the power to change the course of Europe? France’s presidential run-off was a closely fought race in the end as both candidates made gestures to a far right that came in third in the first… 09/05/2012
The Presidents of the French RepublicOutgoing French President Nicolas Sarkozy and President-elect François Hollande attend Victory Day commemorations in Paris, in a show of Republican unity. It… 08/05/2012
A View From The US: Amanpour on Hollande’s victory President Barack Obama was among the first to congragulate Francois Hollande, but what will Washington and America at large make of the man they call Mr… 07/05/2012
France: next in foreign policy… With France under new Socialist leadership, changes are to be expected in how it conducts diplomacy. France is a nuclear power and so has a permanent seat… 07/05/2012
Historical evening in France – nocomment First reactions of winning and losing candidates in French presidential election result. 07/05/2012
Street party outside Socialist HQThe face of the newly-elected French President Francois Hollande appears on a giant screen, as the winner of the 2012 French presidential elections is… 07/05/2012
French presidential baiting and debating A single showcase debate on television between the contenders for the French presidency was intended to convince people who had not yet made their choice of… 03/05/2012
French elections foreign policy interest low As in many election campaigns, foreign policy is not one of the French public’s main interests. When the two finalists have mentioned it, foreign policy has… 02/05/2012
MEPs react to French first round result The first round of France’s Presidential election has been watched well beyond the country’s borders. Numerous European broad sheets led with the result… 23/04/2012
Politics pummel share prices Politics pushed Europe’s stock exchanges deep into the red on Monday and the effect splashed over onto financial markets world wide also pulling down the… 23/04/2012
Political fears undermine share prices Europe’s stock exchanges headed deep into the red on Monday with investors reacting to political worries. They sold off shares – to buy things like safe… 23/04/2012
French election frenzy The ten candidates for France’s presidency have six days left to persuade voters: ‘I am the one,’ and the tone seems to be ‘the devil take the… 16/04/2012
French elections: what’s Y got to do with it? They are young, they are French and they are part of what is known as Generation Y. A generation less than 30 years old, they are said to number 13 million… 13/04/2012
Hollande, a most untypical French presidential candidate On the 22nd of April and the 6th of May the French elect their president. Who will follow in the footsteps of Charles de Gaulle, Georges Pompidou, Valerie… 13/03/2012
Hollande, the French Socialists ‘Clark Kent’? The man who will compete with Nicolas Sarkozy for the French presidency next May (it’s expected) has gone by many nicknames in his time: François Hollande… 17/10/2011
France’s Hollande & Aubry, who’s who François Hollande has long been the favourite to challenge President Nicolas Sarkozy next April. But some opinion polls show that both he and Martine Aubry… 10/10/2011
Trade talks dominate Francois Hollande’s first Russia tripFrench President Francois Hollande met with Russian President Vladimir Putin Moscow with trade at the top of the agenda. Hollande was under pressure from… 28/02/2013
US seeks to accelerate transition in SyriaThe US Secretary of State John Kerry has said the opposition in Syria needs more help in its struggle to overthrow the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. He… 27/02/2013
Hollande wants better EU meat labelling to improve traceabilityFrench President François Hollande has called for greater traceability for the meat used in ready-made meals. Hollande made the comments as he visited the… 23/02/2013
French family kidnapped in CameroonSeven French nationals, four of them children, have been abducted in northern Cameroon. They are all members of the same family and were on holiday in the… 19/02/2013
Hollande in Greece, calls for new investmentA nationwide news blackout greeted French President Francois Hollande as he arrived in Greece on Tuesday for his first visit there since taking office. The… 19/02/2013
Heavy gunfire erupts in northern Mali townHeavy gunfire and running street battles between Malian troops and suspected Islamist insurgents erupted in the town of Gao only hours after a foiled suicide… 11/02/2013
Budget talks reveal EU divisionsEuropean Council President Herman Van Rompuy chosen not to put forward a new budget compromise to EU leaders on Thursday, due to sharp divisions between key… 07/02/2013
Short delay to start of EU summit over budget dealLast minute negotiations over the EU’s budget delayed the start of the two day leaders’ summit in Brussels on Thursday. The first talks of the year between… 07/02/2013
Time for tough talk as EU summit to hash out budget deal beginsIt was all smiles as German Chancellor Angela Merkel watched a football friendly between her country and France with French President Francois Hollande – but… 07/02/2013
French and Italian heads of state meet in ParisThe French and Italian heads of state have met in Paris, a few days ahead of the next round of EU budget talks in Brussels on Thursday. The 27-nation bloc… 04/02/2013
French resume attacks on Mali insurgentsFrench warplanes have bombed fresh targets in northern Mali in their efforts to rid the country of Islamist militants. The so-called “major” air strikes… 03/02/2013
Hollande in Mali: French troops will not stayThe French president was greeted by jubilant crowds for a second time in Mali, when he arrived in the capital Bamako. Francois Hollande was visiting the… 03/02/2013
Hollande mobbed by grateful Timbutuku residentsFrancois Hollande has been hailed as a hero during his one-day visit to Mali. The French president pledged his sustained support for the west African… 02/02/2013
