Tag: France

• Friday, February 4th 2011 - 21:07 UTC

  France and FAO call for greater regulation to curb commodities speculation

  

  France and the U.N. food agency FAO warned on Friday about the risk of a new global food crisis and ensuing riots, calling for greater regulation to curb speculation on commodities markets.

• Wednesday, November 3rd 2010 - 00:16 UTC

  UK, France sign historic defence-sharing agreement including nuclear arms

  

  After years of political division, Europe's two biggest military powers have come together to sign a historic defence-sharing agreement.

• Tuesday, September 28th 2010 - 04:50 UTC

  German unification conditioned to acceptance of Euro, reveal documents

  

  Deceased French president Francois Mitterrand in 1989 gave his approval to German unification on condition that then Chancellor Helmut Kohl opened the way for the creation of an only currency in the European Union.

• Tuesday, September 14th 2010 - 23:09 UTC

  France openly rejects trade talks with Mercosur: “farmers no bargaining chip”

  

  French Agriculture minister Bruno Le Maire reiterated Paris ‘strong rejection’ of European Union trade talks with Mercosur and said that Europe “is no dumping ground for Mercosur agriculture produce”.

• Wednesday, June 23rd 2010 - 04:09 UTC

  UK, France and Germany slap coordinated levy on banks

  

  Banks operating in the UK will be hit with a levy in a move set to raise more than £8bn over four years, the chancellor has announced -The levy is part of a joint move between the UK, France and Germany.

• Tuesday, May 18th 2010 - 18:01 UTC

  EU agrees on tougher regulation for hedge funds, in spite of UK objections

  

  European Union finance ministers have agreed to introduce tougher regulation of the hedge fund industry. Ministers overrode objections by the new UK government and the City of London, where 80% of European funds are based.

• Friday, May 7th 2010 - 03:33 UTC

  French Navy Locates Black Box from Air France that Plunged into the Atlantic

  

  The French navy has located the black box flight recorders from the Air France (EPA:AF) jet which plunged into the Atlantic killing 228 people last summer. However, officials said there was still no guarantee the recorders—that could explain the cause of the crash—would ever be brought to the surface.

• Wednesday, May 5th 2010 - 21:19 UTC

  France Demands “Fair and Prompt” Compensation for Bolivian Nationalizations

  

  France's government demanded “fair and prompt” compensation from Bolivia for the nationalization of a power plant half-owned by French utility GDF Suez (EPA:GSZ).

• Tuesday, May 4th 2010 - 05:29 UTC

  German Cabinet Approves Contribution to Greek Bail Out

  

  Germany's cabinet has approved its contribution to the Eurozone and IMF bailout of Greece. The German parliament is set to pass the legislation later this week to allow its loan—worth 22.4 billion Euros over three years—to be paid.

• Tuesday, April 27th 2010 - 02:47 UTC

  US Extradites Former Panamanian Leader Noriega and CIA Recruit to France

  

  The former Panamanian leader, Manuel Noriega, has been extradited to France by the United States after spending more than 20 years in a prison there.