France 24 (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
1959 GMT: France are in their traditional blue kit while the visiting Irish are in white shirts with green shorts. 1959 GMT: The Irish players and fans belt out Soldiers Song - the French reply with a stirring rendition of Marseillaise and we're ready to go - 90 minutes (or more) to book a ticket for South Africa 1956 GMT: Expectant French fans wave their tricolor flags in the stadium as the players...
Booker Rising (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Cacophony is the day within the ruling center-right UMP party, as they determine exactly how to handle outspoken French Secretary of State for Sport Rama Yade. The drama is making national headlines in Franch. The French are even calling Secretary Yade, who is a former human rights minister, "La Rebelle" (The Rebel). Some days ago, there was a row over Secretary Yade's dissent from the party...
France24 (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
French Prime Minister Francois Fillon signalled on Thursday that a controversial national loan for post-crisis investments might not be so big as has been suggested. "The Treasury has mentioned a figure of 20 billion to 30 billion euros (30 billion to 44 billion euros) in its first analysis," Fillon told Le Monde newspaper in an interview. On Wednesday, President Nicolas Sarkozy's office...
France24 (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
French Prime Minister Francois Fillon insisted on Thursday that French nuclear group Areva and its new-generation EPR reactor are sound, responding to safety concerns in remarks to the Le Monde newspaper. Fillon said in the interview that that there were "no problems with Areva" and that its top managers had "the confidence of the state." French nuclear technology, and domestic...
Booker Rising (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Things are getting interesting in France in regards to Rama Yade, the outspoken French Secretary of State and former human rights minister who is France's most popular politician. A move by the French government to scrap a tax break which benefits top football and rugby players has angered clubs and caused a huge row between Secretary Yade and her fellow center-right cabinet colleagues . Ms. Yade was...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Paris - French Sports Minister Rama Yade may be on her way out because of her public disagreement with a new law eliminating a tax break for top athletes, the online edition of the weekly Le Point reported Tuesday. Prime Minister Francois Fillon gave...
North to Leith (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Strap in because this is a very long post... In my last post I said if you were lucky I’d tell you who I think will, and who I think should, get the job as President of the European Council. Well you lucky things here it is... From all the speculation as to who might get the post there are 22 riders who are considered contenders. Who? F/I Position Nation Bertie Ahern Former PM Ireland Jose-Maria...
Xinhuanet (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
French Prime Minister Francois Fillon Tuesday met with visiting Chinese State Councillor Dai Bingguo on bilateral ties in Paris.
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
The Bulgarian Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, discussed Monday with his French counterpart, Francois Fillon, the notorious corvettes deal. According to the Bulgarian information agency, BGNES, this has been the most unpleasant topic of the conversation, and Borisov, who is on a two-day official visit to Paris, had hoped it wouldn't come up. Borisov is quoted as saying the French side had fallen pray...
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
French Prime Minister Francois Fillon has expressed support for more compensations for the closed reactors at Bulgaria's Kozloduy nuclear power plant. This was announced by Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov after a meeting with his French counterpart as he started a two-day working visit to France on October 12 2009. The decision for granting Bulgaria additional EUR 300 M in compensations for...
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
France's Prime Minister Francois Fillon has committed to hold talks with French companies, potential investors in Bulgaria's planned second nuclear power plant on the Danube, which has hit funding problems. This was announced by Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov after a meeting with his French counterpart as he started a two-day working visit to France on October 12 2009. "Belene project...
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov is scheduled to confer with French President Nikolas Sarkozy on Monday during his official two-day visit to Paris, the governmental press office announced. The agenda includes meetings with French Prime Minister Francois Fillon, representatives of the Bulgarian community there and a working breakfast with Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, former President of France....
France24 (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009
French Prime Minister Francois Fillon (pictured) has said in an interview to be published Sunday that Pierre Gadonneix, chairman of the French semi-public energy giant EDF, is to be replaced, confirming media speculation.
France24 (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
Prime Minister François Fillon says he expects the French economy to shrink by 2.25% in 2009 (down from a previous forecast of 3%), and resume growing by 0.75% next year. Yet, while the economy is no longer contracting, it is still shedding jobs.
People Daily (Free subscription) | 09/15/2009
President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday discussed a wide range of issues with French Prime Minister Francois Fillon, including the global financial crisis. The two leaders also discussed joint humanitarian projects, and international issues, including the Middle East, and the upcoming G20 summit in Pittsburgh, the Kremlin said. Medvedev also met with Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero...
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