VEF French Property: Latest News (Free subscription) | yesterday
French Prime Minister, Francois Fillon, recently detailed plans of how he wants 70% property ownership in France.
France24 (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
French Prime Minister François Fillon announced a modernisation plan for a leaner and more mobile military reflecting new priorities. The plan involves shutting 83 units, including regiments, logistics centres and air force bases, from 2009 onwards.
Denver Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
nation and world briefsFrance to slash military numbersDenver Post Wire ReportArticle Last Updated: 07/24/2008 08:19:55 PM MDTPARIS — France's military will slash its ranks by 54,000 personnel and close dozens of air, army and other bases in an overhaul meant to slim forces at home while making it easier and faster to deploy troops abroad, the prime minister announced Thursday. Prime Minister Francois...
Modulator (Free subscription) | yesterday
The French are taking a step, albeit a small one, that the rest of the world, especially the United States, should follow:France's military will slash its ranks by 54,000 personnel and close dozens of air, army and other bases in an overhaul meant to slim forces at home while making it easier and faster to deploy troops abroad, the prime minister announced Thursday. Prime Minister Francois Fillon...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
PARIS—France's military will slash its ranks by 54,000 personnel and close dozens of air, army and other bases in an overhaul meant to slim forces at home while making it easier and faster to deploy troops abroad, the prime minister announced Thursday.Prime Minister Francois Fillon said the 15 percent cut in manpower and base closings will save billions of dollars but still permit an...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
PARIS France's military will slash its ranks by 54,000 personnel and close dozens of air, army and other bases in an overhaul meant to slim forces at home while making it easier and faster to deploy troops abroad, the prime minister announced Thursday.
Prime Minister Francois Fillon said the 15 percent cut in manpower and base closings will save billions of dollars but still permit...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Last updated July 24, 2008 1:52 p.m. PTFrance to slash military manpower by 15 percentBy JENNY BARCHFIELDASSOCIATED PRESS WRITERPARIS -- France's military will slash its ranks by 54,000 personnel and close dozens of air, army and other bases in an overhaul meant to slim forces at home while making it easier and faster to deploy troops abroad, the prime minister announced Thursday.Prime Minister Francois...
Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
France, which has one of Europe's largest military forces, has announced it will reduce its military personnel by 54,000 and close 83 military sites from next year. Prime Minister Francois Fillon announced the changes are part of a major restructuring plan to save billions of euros. Fillon also said a smaller, more agile military was better suited to today's defence needs. Most...
cellular-news (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
In a report submitted to French Prime Minister Francois Fillon, the commission recommended that the 790 MHz-862 MHz sub-band be dedicated to electronic communication in order to open up high-speed Internet to as many people as possible.
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Prime Minister Francois Fillon said the restructuring will save billions of euros and allow for a smaller, more agile military. Like other European countries, France is grappling with aging military equipment, budget constraints and threats such as terrorism, drug trafficking and Internet-based crime.
IOL (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
R/$ 7.67R/€ 12.00R/£ 15.20Gold $/oz 924.00JSE Alsi 27,430.12 Article Search » » » » » France unveils plans to scale down military July 24 2008 at 03:50PM Paris - France on Thursday said it would cut 20 regiments and close military bases across the country from next year as part of plans to modernise the defence sector and help it face threat of terrorism. Prime Minister Francois Fillon,...
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Critics said that the changes would further diminish the power of the prime minister. But Sarkozy's prime minister, François Fillon, praised the changes and called for national cohesion. "Our Constitution is neither of the right nor the left; it is our basic law, which governs the functioning of our democracy," Fillon said. "Either renewal or the status quo: here are the alternatives,...
Autopia (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
... system ranked prominently among Sarkozy's campaign pledges last year, and he and Prime Minster François Fillon lobbied hard to win the support of both sides. Speaking during a visit Monday to Ireland, Sarkozy welcomed the vote. "It's not one camp that has won against another this evening, it is French democracy that has won," he said at a news conference in Dublin.... "The outcome...
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
... system ranked prominently among Sarkozy's campaign pledges last year, and he and Prime Minster François Fillon lobbied hard to win the support of both sides.Speaking during a visit Monday to Ireland, Sarkozy welcomed the vote"It's not one camp that has won against another this evening, it is French democracy that has won," he said at a news conference in Dublin.The Union for a Popular...
France24 (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
... -- would make the head of state more accountable to lawmakers and to the public. Prime Minister Francois Fillon called for "national cohesion" in his address to the Versailles congress that voted on the bill which modifies nearly half of the constitution's 89 articles. "Our constitution is neither of the right nor of the left, it is our basic law which governs... the functioning of...
