Sarkozy announces huge job cuts
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France's president vows to cut thousands of civil service jobs, as unions threaten strikes over pension reform.
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France will meet its European budget commitments in 2005, bringing its deficit under the 3 percent EU limit for the first time in four years, Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy said Wednesday, touting the extent of the slash as unprecedented.
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French teachers went on strike on  Thursday, the third day of public sector protests over pay,  reforms and job cuts that have sent a sharp warning to  President Jacques Chirac's conservative government.
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President Nicolas Sarkozy vowed to stay the course of economic reform in a keynote speech to French business leaders Thursday, promising to free up the labour market, drive down prices for consumers and root out waste in the public sector.
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France's centre-right cabinet on Wednesday discussed plans to reform ailing universities and curb some strike rights, a move that could put President Nicolas Sarkozy on a collision course with trade unions.
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Peugeot Citroen unveils an aggressive restructuring which includes trimming its European workforce by 8,000.
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The French finance minister Nicolas Sarkozy fired the first serious shots yesterday in his campaign to become the next president when he presented a budget designed to show his capacity for both fiscal rigour ...
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Frank-talking Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy has revealed he will seek the French presidency, pledging to recharge the country by breaking with coveted job protections and better integrating disillusioned minorities.
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Trade unions at France's international  news channel France 24 have strongly criticized President  Nicolas Sarkozy for saying the broadcaster should ditch its  English and Arabic services and stick to French.
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Nicolas Sarkozy has resigned as France&#39;s finance and economy minister to concentrate on his new job leading the ruling UMP party of President Jacques Chirac.
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The BBC announced approximately 1,800 job cuts over the next six years in a statement released by the broadcaster Thursday.
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Popular former French finance and Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy has taken over the leadership of his country&#39;s conservative ruling party in a move that could change the face of French politics.
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French rail unions were to meet Monday to plan their next step after mounting a crippling two-day strike over President Nicolas Sarkozy's plans to cut pension privileges for rail and energy workers.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy unveils plans to give French employers incentives to allow overtime.
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French President Jacques Chirac is expected to announce his retirement today after a 45-year career in politics.Comment
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TOULOUSE, France - Troubled planemaker Airbus confirmed 10,000 job cuts and announced plans to sell all or part of six factories on Wednesday, as workers protested and ...Comment
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PLANEMAKER Airbus is looking to slash 10,000 jobs as part of its restructuring plan, French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin confirmed yesterday.Comment