Tag: Francois Hollande

• Monday, June 18th 2012 - 07:06 UTC

  France defies Germany proposes 120bn Euros “pact for growth” to EU leaders

  

  French President Francois Hollande has proposed a 120 billion Euro “growth pact” ahead of key talks with Euro zone leaders, newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche reported on Sunday.

• Monday, June 11th 2012 - 05:28 UTC

  Hollande set to consolidate power with a working majority in the Lower House

  

  Socialist President François Hollande looked set to consolidate his grip on power with a left-wing majority in parliament after a first-round vote on Sunday, and may be able to govern without relying on hard leftists hostile to closer European integration

• Saturday, June 9th 2012 - 03:31 UTC

  Hollande could manage a narrow manageable majority in Sunday’s election

  

  The latest opinion polls released ahead of France's parliamentary election on Sunday suggest President Francois Hollande will win a narrow but workable majority that depends on Green allies and hard leftists.

• Wednesday, May 23rd 2012 - 18:38 UTC

  Euro-zone tells members to prepare contingency plans for a possible Greek exit

  

  Euro zone officials have told members of the currency area to prepare contingency plans in case Greece quits the bloc, an eventuality which Germany's central bank said would be testing but “manageable”.

• Wednesday, May 16th 2012 - 04:01 UTC

  Merkollande admit differences but call for unity and growth in the Euro zone

  

  Despite their differences over how to drag Europe out of its current economic swamp, German and French leaders pledged to join efforts in reinvigorating growth in the continent during their first meeting on Tuesday.

• Tuesday, May 15th 2012 - 15:53 UTC

  Economy receives Hollande with anaemic performance: zero growth in Q1

  

  France's economy stalled in the first quarter as household consumption flat lined, businesses pared back investment and exports slowed, underlining the challenge facing Socialist President Francois Hollande who took office on Tuesday.

• Tuesday, May 15th 2012 - 15:47 UTC

  Hollande names parliamentary leader and Germany expert as Prime Minister

  

  French President Francois Hollande named veteran Socialist parliamentary leader and Germany-expert Jean-Marc Ayrault as prime minister on Tuesday, an appointment which may help smooth negotiations with Berlin on tempering austerity in Europe.

• Tuesday, May 15th 2012 - 15:40 UTC

  New elections in Greece; Hollande flies to meet with Merkel in Berlin

  

  Attempts to form a government in Greece collapsed on Tuesday rattling financial markets at the prospect of extremist parties opposed to the terms of an EU bailout could sweep to victory and push the Euro zone crisis into a dangerous new phase.

• Tuesday, May 15th 2012 - 08:30 UTC

  Hollande is sworn as French president and flies to talks with Merkel in Berlin

  

  Socialist Francois Hollande is to be sworn as France's president Tuesday before naming a prime minister and dashing to Germany to battle with Berlin over how to tackle Europe's debt crisis.

• Monday, May 14th 2012 - 19:11 UTC

  Germany prepares to receive Hollande but insists on tight austerity measures

  

  The European Union cannot amend agreed rules on tighter fiscal discipline despite voters' rejection of austerity policies in several countries, and France's new leader must understand this, Germany's finance minister said.