Tag: France

• Thursday, March 28th 2013 - 09:26 UTC

  Frustration with Hollande at its peak; Thursday he will address the French people

  

  French President Francois Hollande's popularity rating has fallen to its lowest level since he came to power, according to a poll released a day before he is due to address the nation to ask for patience as he attempts to revive the economy.

• Monday, March 4th 2013 - 05:06 UTC

  The “entente fugale” and the French point of view on defence of the Falklands

  

  Dubbed the “entente frugale” and criticised by some as a dangerous dilution of military sovereignty, Franco-British defence cooperation is nonetheless growing stronger. Shrinking budgets, a less indulgent United States and Europe’s diminishing military clout in the world have bolstered the two countries’ determination to work together.

• Friday, February 15th 2013 - 05:34 UTC

  Germany and France poor performance plunge Euro zone into recession

  

  The Euro zone slipped deeper into recession in the last three months of 2012 after its largest economies, Germany and France, shrank markedly at the end of the year. It marked the bloc's first full year in which no quarter produced growth, extending back to 1995.

• Thursday, December 13th 2012 - 07:23 UTC

  Rousseff warns austerity measures alone are not sufficient to address economic crises

  

  Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff criticized in Paris policies that are limited to austerity when facing crises because they are not effective in economic terms and only generate ‘more recession and unemployment”.

• Saturday, December 1st 2012 - 07:00 UTC

  Moody’s downgrades EU financial support funds after France loses top grade

  

  Moody's Ratings agency announced it has downgraded the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) from “Aaa” to “Aa1,” with negative outlook on each.

• Thursday, October 18th 2012 - 16:07 UTC

  Paymaster Germany suggests EU Executive veto power over national budgets

  

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel demanded stronger central powers for the European Union's executive to veto national budgets that breach EU rules, risking a clash with close ally France at a summit of the bloc's leaders.

• Monday, September 24th 2012 - 02:33 UTC

  France/Germany celebrate 50th anniversary of post-WWII reconciliation speech

  

  French and German leaders have stressed they will remain committed in tackling European issues on the 50th anniversary of a post-WWII reconciliation speech. Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Francois Hollande made the pledge in the German city of Ludwigsburg.

• Wednesday, September 19th 2012 - 21:15 UTC

  Don’t wait for the end of the EU crisis: boost trade among emerging economies, recommends Brazil

  

  Brazilian finance minister Guido Mantega said that resolving Europe’s economic problems are likely to drag out over coming years due to a complex and slow process of decision-making in the region and recommended emerging economies to promote domestic consumption and trade among them.

• Wednesday, August 29th 2012 - 06:30 UTC

  Brazil donates Argentina Malvinas Spanish charts dating back to 1770

  

  Four certified charts of the Falklands/Malvinas Islands dating back to the XVIII century and belonging to the Pedro de Angelis collection of Brasilia’s National Library were given by the Brazilian Foreign ministry to the argentine delegation currently holding a bilateral meeting in the country’s capital.

• Wednesday, July 25th 2012 - 21:54 UTC

  French president Hollande welcomes new Paraguayan ambassador to Paris

  

  Paraguayan ambassador Emilio Gimenez Franco presented last July 11 his credential letters to French president Francois Hollande, making him the country’s representative before Paris.