France shows devotion to Euro Disney bailout
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After years of snubbing Mickey, leaders give flagging theme park a hand. For years, France has fought what it sees as an American cultural invasion, powered by Hollywood movies, U.S. pop music and giant brands ...
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European Union regulators have asked France to provide details of a tax deal with entertainment and telecommunications giant Vivendi Universal to ensure it complies with EU rules on state assistance to companies, the EU said Friday.
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Euro Disney, the French theme park operator, said yesterday it had won agreement from all its creditors on a modified debt restructuring plan, including a â¬250m (Â£170m) capital increase, designed to haul it back from the brink of bankruptcy.
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France warned foreign banks on  Tuesday not to try to grab control of Societe Generale  , as speculation of a takeover approach by rival BNP  Paribas  drove its shares more than 10 percent higher.
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He first threatened and then charmed, but either way French Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy drew little support for his plans to harmonize corporate taxes in the European Union during a tour of new member ...
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Euro Disney plans a life-saving 250 million euro ($322 million) capital increase in mid-January if market conditions permit, said its finance
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As numerous European banks assess whether to make a bid for SociÃ©tÃ© GÃ©nÃ©rale, regulators in Brussels warned France against any effort to thwart open competition.
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French Finance Minister Thierry Breton has said it was important for the European Central Bank to listen to the views of eurozone finance ministers on developments in the euro-dollar exchange rate.
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The French government today said was to sell a 17.7% stake in Air France-KLM, the worldâs largest airline, in a move that would help the state reduce its debt and scale back its influence on the Franco-Dutch carrier.
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EuroDisney, the European home of Mickey Mouse and friends, says it will sell 253m euros of new shares as it looks to avoid insolvency.
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French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin voiced concern about the euro's surge to record highs against the dollar, but would not say if he thought the European Central Bank should intervene.
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"I'm worried about the growing attacks that France is deploying against its European allies, against the Germans, the Luxembourgers, against all of the European countries."  France faces thinly concealed and growing frustration from Paris' European partners, irked at President Nicolas Sarkozy's strident position towards EU spending limits and attacks on the ECB. via Raw Story
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Mickey Mouse, enduring symbol of U.S.   popular culture, breaks into a bastion of French high art this   week, when the Grand Palais in Paris stages an exhibition   focusing on the sources of Walt Disney's art.
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For Walt Disney Co. chief Robert  Iger, the decision to hold the entertainment giant's annual  shareholder meeting in New Orleans on Thursday 18 months after  Hurricane Katrina was as much personal as professional.
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The chequered story of theme park operator Euro Disney took a twist as dramatic as anything in a Mickey Mouse cartoon when an obscure Swiss holding company announced plans for a hostile takeover bid.
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France will sell up to 12.1 percent of France Telecom in Europe&#39;s largest share placement in four years, bringing as much as 5.75 billion euros ($6.
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Paris- French Finance Minister Thierry Breton Sunday defended theEADS "Power8" restructuring plan, calling it "indispensable" for the Airbus airplane manufacturer in an interview with several French media.Comment