Sarkozy postpones university reform bill
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President Nicolas Sarkozy has postponed introducing a bill that could allow French universities to eventually charge substantial tuition fees, apparently fearing the kind of student protests that plagued his predecessors.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy will be in the hotseat next week in Brussels where his plans to slow French momentum toward a balanced budget have unsettled some European partners.
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Iraqi President Ghazi Yawer postpones a visit to France over the kidnapping of two French journalists in Iraq.
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Lebanon's presidential election was postponed from Monday to February 11, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said on Sunday, announcing the 13th delay of a vote blocked by the country's political crisis.
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A 24-hour strike that could be extended began at 8 p.m. to protest plans by President Nicolas Sarkozy to overhaul early retirement plans for a limited group of public-sector workers.
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The French Parliament is likely to pass a law that rescinds the country s 35 hour-workweek rule, annulling a key piece of legislation put in place by the previous Socialist government that failed to cut ...
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President Nicolas Sarkozy&#39;s right wing party won a clear majority to carry through his reform programme in France&#39;s legislative election Sunday but failed to get a widely predicted landslide.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday received a much-awaited economist's report on removing barriers to growth, but its call for 300 free-market reforms sparked a mini-rebellion in his party.
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A referendum on Burundi's new constitution, due to take place next week, is postponed.
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The French anti-doping agency postponed a decision Thursday on whether to suspend Tour de France winner Floyd Landis because of a positive doping test.
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Pakistan's government decided on   Monday to delay trying to pass a bill reforming laws to protect   women until President Pervez Musharraf returns from the United   States at the end of the month, senior officials said.
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Plans to expand a Nato training mission in Iraq are delayed after France and Belgium voice last-minute doubts.
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French unions won a legal bid to postpone  a crucial board meeting of Gaz de France  on its  planned 80 billion euro ($102.5 billion) merger with utility  Suez , dealing a blow to the government-backed deal.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday dropped a heavy hint he was preparing to marry Italian singer and former model Carla Bruni, but he avoided announcing a wedding date.
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France votes in the first round of parliamentary elections on Sunday with President Nicolas Sarkozy's party expected to strengthen its hold on power, clearing the way for him to push ahead with reforms.
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A controversial new law that could signal trouble ahead for independent programers is delayed again.
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The election of Lebanon's president must  go ahead on Saturday as scheduled, French President Nicolas  Sarkozy told his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad in a phone  call, Sarkozy's spokesman said on Friday.