Tag: France

Tuesday, March 25th 2014 - 09:30 UTC
Despite backlash from the extreme right, France will stick to economic reforms, says minister

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 Front (FN) made gains, the French finance minister said on Monday.
Friday, March 21st 2014 - 09:44 UTC
Cristina Fernández ends visit to France with references to Peron and De Gaulle

President Cristina Fernandez on the last day of her visit to France, and escorted by Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, inaugurated on Thursday Argentina's pavilion at the Salon du Livre in Paris, one of Europe's too cultural events, and also praised the long standing ties between the two countries and evoked leaders Juan Domingo Peron and Charles de Gaulle.
Thursday, March 20th 2014 - 07:11 UTC
Argentina secures French support for its ongoing litigations with hedge funds

President Cristina Fernández praised the decision by France to file an 'amicus curiae' brief before the US Supreme Court, in a show of support to Argentina in its long-standing battle against speculative fund creditors, and also secured the backing of the French government to settle a 9.5bn dollars dispute with the Paris Club.
Tuesday, March 18th 2014 - 00:13 UTC
Cristina Fernandez holds two-hour private meeting with the Pope and then flies to France

President Cristina Fernández (with a sprained ankle in a boot) and Pope Francis shared on Monday a lunch which lasted two hours and a half at Santa Marta residence in the Vatican. It's the third time the Argentine head of state and Francis meet since he was elected pontiff one year ago.
Friday, March 7th 2014 - 04:41 UTC
Cristina Fernandez wants France to lobby before the Paris Club

President Cristina Fernandez is expected to visit France for the opening of Paris Book Show, with a great display of Argentine culture and conferences, but most important she will be meeting on 19 March with her peer Francois Hollande to strongly lobby for a better deal with the Paris Club for the payment of a defaulted debt of 10bn dollars dating back to 2001.
Saturday, February 1st 2014 - 04:27 UTC
UK and France tighten defense cooperation and military procurement

The UK and France have agreed to strengthen defense co-operation following a summit at RAF Brize Norton on Friday. A communiqué signed by UK Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Francois Hollande sets out plans for closer ties between the two countries.
Friday, January 10th 2014 - 06:35 UTC
France fines Google for ignoring local law on tracking and storing users info

France's data protection watchdog has fined Google 150,000 Euros after the US search engine ignored a three-month ultimatum to bring its practices on tracking and storing user information in line with local law.
Friday, January 3rd 2014 - 05:51 UTC
France's controversial 'super-tax' becomes effective despite business leaders and football clubs

A French court has approved a highly controversial “millionaire tax” on annual salaries above €1 million. The super tax, one of President Francois Hollande’s signature policies, has infuriated business leaders and football clubs.
Friday, November 29th 2013 - 07:39 UTC
Mercosur must have an only voice and act as a block, advises former leader Sarkozy

“Mercosur must have greater integration, act with an only voice and operate as a block”, advised former French president Nicholas Sarkozy at a business conference in Buenos Aires, where he also underlined that without the European Union, “France or Germany could have disappeared from the world map”
Saturday, November 9th 2013 - 18:34 UTC
S&P downgrades France's credit rating but market reactions were contained

Another setback for the French government as the rating agency Standard & Poor’s cut its appraisal of the country’s credit worthiness. It reduced its rating one notch to AA from AA+.