French ministers brace for report cards
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French ministers are preparing to receive individual performance reviews to find out whether they are getting the job done in the reformist government of President Nicolas Sarkozy.
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Societe Generale (SocGen) , hit by massive losses it blamed on rogue trades, braced for fresh criticism on Tuesday after a government report highlighted major failings in its risk controls.
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A report aimed at rejuvenating France's economy has been presented to president Nicholas Sarkozy.
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France&#39;s center-right cabinet discussed  plans to reform ailing universities on Wednesday and to curb  some strike rights, a move that could put President Nicolas  Sarkozy on collision course with trade unions.
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A fresh row is threatening to mar the first day in office of the new European Commission on Monday. France&#39;s commissioner Jacques Barrot is under fire for failing to disclose a previous conviction for embezzlement.
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France braces for three days of strikes expected to cause massive disruption in the public sector.
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French foreign minister says country has to prepare for possibility of war against Iran over nuclear programme.
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Pending job cuts at Airbus are expected to top the agenda at a meeting between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Jacques Chirac in Germany on Friday.Comment
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France's interior minister and presidential frontrunner Nicolas Sarkozy stood accused by top judges Thursday of undermining the work of the judiciary after he lashed out at the courts of a riot-hit Paris suburb ...Comment
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France signalled it will slash its budget overspending next year to come into line with EU rules in a 2005 budget published on Wednesday and forecast economic growth of 2.5 percent.
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France braced for protests after 'brutal' clean-up.
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Papers judge the aftermath of the EU Commission wrangle, examine football racism and French mobile phones
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Spain's Basques, the French working week and German unemployment top the agenda in Wednesday's European papers.
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Nicolas Sarkozy awaits the public sector disruption that could shape his future reforms  and presidency
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A look at the measures announced Thursday by President Nicolas Sarkozy to improve France's environmental reputation:
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French voters are electing a new parliament, with President Sarkozy's UMP party expected to make gains.
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PARIS -- France's finance minister said he would use a visit to Berlin today to iron out ''misunderstandings&quot; over his interventions to protect French companies, which have irked German politicians and business leaders.