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France: Far-right sets sights on European Parliament

YoopyaApr 3, 2014July 21, 20230

PARIS (AP) — France’s far-right National Front, coming off a historic electoral victory at home, is marching toward a new target: the European Parliament. Party

France: Hollande’s ex-partner named to new French cabinet

YoopyaApr 2, 2014September 30, 20230

PARIS (AP) — French President Francois Hollande approved a new Cabinet Wednesday that includes his ex-companion Segolene Royal as minister of environment and energy. The

Europe: France’s Hollande seen reshuffling cabinet after local poll rout

YoopyaMar 31, 2014July 21, 20230

(Reuters) – President Francois Hollande will make a televised statement on his government as early as Monday, a close ally said, after a local poll

France: Hollande to pursue reforms despite French local vote thump

YoopyaMar 28, 2014July 21, 20230

(Reuters) – President Francois Hollande’s government will stick to planned economic reforms and spending cuts despite being punished in local elections where the anti-immigrant National

Europe: France’s National Front sees town halls in its grasp

YoopyaMar 24, 2014September 16, 20230

(Reuters) – France’s anti-immigrant National Front (FN) has surged to power in a former Socialist town-hall bastion and sees more victories in local elections where

French court sentences Rwandan ex-soldier for genocide role

YoopyaMar 15, 2014September 26, 20230

(Reuters) – A Paris court sentenced a former Rwandan soldier to 25 years in jail on Friday for his role in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, in

Africa: France striving to stop Central African Republic split, Hollande says

YoopyaMar 1, 2014September 17, 20230

(Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande told the Central African Republic on Friday that his troops would work to stop the country splitting in two

France: Morocco raises stakes in diplomatic spat with ally France

YoopyaFeb 28, 2014September 30, 20230

(Reuters) – Morocco has halted judicial cooperation with France, blocking procedures from prisoner transfers to joint investigations, officials said on Thursday, in a growing dispute

Italy and France to lag Germany in euro zone recovery

YoopyaFeb 26, 2014September 30, 20230

(Reuters) – Germany is set to accelerate away from France and Italy in 2014 as the fragmented euro zone economy gradually recovers from its worst

German, French growth creeps above forecasts in last months of 2013

YoopyaFeb 14, 2014October 30, 20230

(Reuters) – Economic growth in Germany and France, the euro zone’s two largest economies, marginally exceeded expectations in the fourth quarter and offered hope of