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France gets new leader, Europe new direction

YoopyaMay 7, 20120

PARIS (AP) — France handed the presidency Sunday to leftist Francois Hollande, a champion of government stimulus programs who says the state should protect the

Hollande defeats Sarkozy 51.62 pct to 48.38 pct

YoopyaMay 7, 20120

PARIS (AP) — France has awoken to a new era after electing Socialist Francois Hollande as president, a leftist pledging to buck Europe’s austerity trend

Russia says preemptive strike on NATO missile system is possible

YoopyaMay 4, 20120

A top Russian military official says that if the U.S.-led missile defense project in Europe continues as planned, Moscow would not rule out attacking it.

Europe needs growth but don’t look to ECB, Draghi says

YoopyaMay 4, 20120

(Reuters) – European Central Bank President Mario Draghi urged euro zone governments to agree a growth strategy to go hand in hand with fiscal discipline,

Sarkozy’s chances fade two days before French runoff

YoopyaMay 4, 20120

(Reuters) – President Nicolas Sarkozy’s chances of clinging to power were fading two days before France’s election runoff after far-right and centrist leaders deserted him,

France’s president, challenger wage combative TV debate

YoopyaMay 3, 20120

President Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist rival Francois Hollande take polar opposite views on issues including the economy and immigration before Sunday’s vote. PARIS — It

Sarkozy fails to floor Hollande in French vote duel

YoopyaMay 3, 20120

(Reuters) – French President Nicolas Sarkozy made a last-ditch appeal to far-right voters on Thursday after failing to land a knockout blow in a heated

French presidential rivals to face off in TV debate

YoopyaMay 2, 20120

(Reuters) – Nicolas Sarkozy faces Francois Hollande in a “moment of truth” television debate on Wednesday that could be the French president’s last chance to

Analysis: French will resist reform till things get worse

YoopyaApr 30, 20120

(Reuters) – “How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?” General Charles de Gaulle famously asked. His distant successor as president

Sarkozy threatens legal action over Gaddafi funding claim

YoopyaApr 30, 20120

By Nicholas Vinocur PARIS (Reuters) – French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Monday he would sue news website Mediapart for publishing a document which it