French employers' group chief hails 'revolutionary' deal
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A deal struck last week on labour market reform between French employers and trade unions was "revolutionary", the head of the country's MEDEF employers' group said in an interview published Tuesday.
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French and German business leaders, headed by Cie. de Saint-Gobain SA Chief Executive Jean-Louis Beffa and ThyssenKrupp AG supervisory board chairman Gerhard Cromme, will form a working
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French conglomerate wants to build its presence in domestic telecom market, confirming talks.
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France's centre-right government stood defiantly by plans to make the 35-hour work week more flexible with the controversial prospect of longer hours, despite mass weekend protests.
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Nicolas Sarkozy's election and the promise of reforms has boosted French business confidence, a study says.
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France&#39;s prime minister has announced plans to let workers negotiate workweeks that exceed the current 35-hour limit. Jean-Pierre Raffarin also vowed to cut the current 9.9 percent unemployment rate by a 0.1
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PARIS  - In a boost to supporters of the EU&#39;s proposed new constitution, members of France&#39;s opposition Socialists voted &quot;yes&quot; to the plan in a ballot of party members.
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Unions claim a breakthrough in the fight to stop the closure of half the Remploy factories in Britain.
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The chief executive of state-controlled French electricity giant EDF said Tuesday that the sale by the government of a further stake in the group would be &quot;good news.&quot;
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Thursday European Union leaders might be able to overcome Polish threats of a veto and agree at a bloc summit next week on the drawing up of a new EU treaty.
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A WAVE of relief swept France last night after the Government confirmed the release of two French reporters held hostage by Islamic extremists in Iraq since August 20.
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French President Jacques Chirac said he is ``optimistic&#39;&#39; that China will award more contracts to French companies including Alstom SA, the world&#39;s second-largest train maker, and Areva SA, the No.
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Mr. Sarkozy proved to be the crucial figure during a European Union meeting, helping to break down the resistance of Polandâs identical-twin leaders to a deal.
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Germany and France have agreed that a future combination of European Aeronautic, Defense and Space Co. and Thales SA must benefit both countries&#39; interests, Economics and Labor Minister Wolfgang Clement said.
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The outgoing French finance minister has been confirmed as the new head of President Jacques Chirac&#39;s governing party. Nicolas Sarkozy, one of France&#39;s most popular politicians
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French President Jacques Chirac: on his way out figures among the top &#x2019;euro-saures&#x2019; who, in accordance with the laws of evolution, must give way to a new kind of leader.Comment
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The European Union executive said it was confident that a revolutionary nuclear energy project will go to France, as sensitive talks continued with Japan, the other bidder for the site.