Divide And Confuse: A Weaker France Changes Strategy
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For nearly a decade, French policy toward Europe and the world has been dominated by an unspoken conclusion, one that is unspeakable for French leaders and that they exert great energy to obscure.
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PARIS, Oct 23 (IPS) - The joint strike action by French and German  railways workers Oct. 18 disguises wide differences in approach  to industrial action in the two countries.
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Comment is free: Martin Kettle: The French leader has the classic Gaullist vision: Europe, with our former prime minister in the chair, shaping the world
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Sharp differences appeared Wednesday between Germany and France after Chancellor Angela Merkel dismissed calls by French President Nicolas Sarkozy for a brake on the euro&#39;s rising value.
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France is seen by many Americans as a reluctant ally, at best, in President Bush's war on terror. But a new hostage crisis has made clear that the Gallic nation, with western Europe's largest Muslim population, is not immune to threats from radical Islam.
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PARIS, Jun 20 (IPS) - In his successful bid to lead the country this past  spring, French President Nicolas Sarkozy made reform of the  country's immigration system a centrepiece of his campaign,  at one point telling a news conference that France was  "exasperated by the dispute about national identity and by  uncontrolled immigration."
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A more pragmatic and realistic French foreign policy is gradually replacing the defiant period of confrontation with the United States, especially after the latter's invasion of Iraq.
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France and Africa must remould their relationship and change their ways, French minister Nicolas Sarkozy says.
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Less fat, less sugar, less salt: Even the mostly svelte French are cracking down. Beginning Thursday, the government ordered food ads to carry cautions telling the French to stop snacking, exercise and eat more fruits and vegetables.
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The decision to keep Daniel Bouton at the helm of SociÃ©tÃ© GÃ©nÃ©rale baffled some people in the United States and Britain.
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Jean-Marie Le Pen is shaking up France's election season, thanks to some surprising new supporters
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Business & money: Â· Two years of strife over dual control ends  Â· France and Germany fall out over raising new funds
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France&#39;s decision to back a leading socialist to head the IMF brought mixed reactions at home on Sunday, while media reports suggested Italy and Poland might yet put forward competing candidates.
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Five years ago, France joined Europe's largest nations in a radical experiment: to try to create hundreds of thousands of new jobs and improve the quality of life by having existing employees work shorter ...
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In 2003, France took an unforgettable beating.As the leader of global opposition to the Iraq war, it became the late-night comedian's punching bag.Comment
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By Pierre Tran In Paris  FRENCH football fans may soon get a chance to line up as shareholders and shoot questions at management on their choice of a defensive 5-3-2 line-up in the last season.
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September 18, 2006 Has Socialism Started Retreating In Europe? Two weeks ago, I wrote about Nicolas Sarkozy's electoral strategy to run against the "60s mentality" in France and support market based reforms of ...