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France back into recession| France has entered its second recession in four years after the economy shrank by 0.2% in the first quarter of the year, official figures show | |
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| Dec.29 |
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French 75% tax rate struck down France's constitutional council has struck down a top income tax rate of 75% introduced by Socialist President Francois Hollande
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| Nov.29 |
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  Continental cleared over Concorde crash A French appeals court has cleared US airline Continental of criminal blame for the July 2000 crash of a Concorde jet shortly after take-off from Paris
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| Jan.29 |
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Sarkozy sets out 'Robin Hood' tax
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| Dec.5 |
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 France, Germany outline fiscal pact| Ahead of a key summit, the leaders of France and Germany agreed on a new fiscal pact that they say will help prevent another debt crisis | |
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| Oct.14 |
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 G20 talks seek eurozone progress Finance ministers of the G20 group of nations are meeting in Paris to continue talks on solving the eurozone debt crisis
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| Aug.16 |
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  Merkel, Sarkozy huddle as euro struggles The leaders of Europe's two most important economies meet Tuesday to try to help the battered euro
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| Dec.25 |
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Conditions improve at European airports  Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris was rebounding after hundreds of flights were canceled because of a shortage of de-icing fluid
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| Dec.24 |
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Paris cancels half of flights Map of Charles de Gaulle France Part of airport was evacuated due to the snow on the roof, and hundreds of flights were canceled because of a shortage of de-icing fluid
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| Dec.19 |
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Severe weather snarls Europe travel. London
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| Oct.28 |
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French unions stage last-ditch strikes
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| Oct.25 |
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Strikes cost hundreds of millions a day
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| Oct.21 |
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French unions call more strike days Unions called for two more days of protests against government plans to raise the retirement age, as lawmakers try to make the proposal law
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| Oct.16 |
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Paris airport fuel running short  France's main airport, Charles de Gaulle, has enough fuel to last only a few days, amid strikes against government plans
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| Jun.7 |
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French trader Kerviel faces court
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| May.20 |
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Sarkozy agrees with Merkel on finance
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| Sep.12 |
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French unease at telecom suicides
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| Jul.23 |
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France to relax Sunday shopping ban
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| Jun.20 |
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Air France pays $24.5K to victims' families
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| Jun.11 |
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Air France CEO disputes crash theory Pierre-Henri Gourgeon: There should be no assumed link between on-board speed sensors and the crash of Flight 447 into the Atlantic last wee...
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| Jan.29 |
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Huge crowds join French strikes| Huge crowds have taken to the streets to protest over the handling of the economic crisis, causing disruption to rail and air services. A day of strikes dubbed 'Black Thursday' looked more like 'Gray Thursd... | |
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| Oct.12 |
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European banks rescue plan agreed European leaders meeting have agreed a plan to tackle the banking crisis, saying no big institution will be allowed to fail
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| Oct.11 |
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EU chiefs confront markets crisis | The 15 eurozone leaders are to meet to try to establish a common approach to the financial crisis follow up and execute upon a G7 plan | |
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| Oct.4 |
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No banks bail-out fund for Europe France, Britain, Germany and Italy have agreed to work together to support financial institutions - but without forming a joint bail-out fund
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EU leaders meet to discuss credit crisis European leaders are meeting to discuss their approach to global financial crisis. Sarkozy planned to meet Brown, Merkel, and Berlusconi
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 Obama links NATO troops to U.S. tax cuts Barack Obama said that persuading NATO allies to contribute more troops to Afghanistan could lead to U.S. troops cuts and help improve the e...
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| Mar.12 |
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Second SocGen employee detained
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| Jan.30 |
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Societe Generale CEO keep jobs
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| Jan.28 |
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Trader 'concealed deals'
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| Jan.27 |
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Trader 'staked 50bn euros'
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| Jan.24 |
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Rogue trader to cost SocGen $7bn | Bank Societe Generale as uncovered 'massive' fraud by a trader which resulted in a loss of 4.9bn euros | |
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| Jan.11 |
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Cecilia Sarkozy fails to ban book
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| Nov.21 |
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Talks fail to end strike French commuters are facing a 9th day of travel chaos as a country-wide strike by transport workers continues
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| Nov.20 |
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Sarkozy defiant against strikers
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| Nov.13 |
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Transport workers on strike It's a second major showdown with President Sarkozy over his plan to reform pension
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| Apr.4 |
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More than 1 million protest jobs law  France: Protesters are hoping to kill a new law that will allow employers to more easily hire and fire young workers
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| Nov.21 |
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Railworkers begin strike
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| Nov.7 |
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Concorde back in business Air France Concorde, with 92 passengers took off from Paris for the flight to New York
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| Aug.24 |
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French Concorde makes test flight Concorde took off from Paris and flew out over the Atlantic to verify technical systems
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