Vincent and Bruno to wed, a first in France
PARIS (Reuters) - Two men will marry in the southern French city of Montpellier on Wednesday, the first same-sex couple to wed in France under a reform which has stoked...
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Vincent and Bruno to wed, a first in France
PARIS (Reuters) - Two men will marry in the southern French city of Montpellier on Wednesday, the first same-sex couple to wed in France under a reform which has stoked...
IMF’s Lagarde: a pragmatist in austerity debate
PARIS (Reuters) - Christine Lagarde has made her mark as International Monetary Fund chief by taking a firm yet pragmatic stance in the austerity-versus-growth debate raging as Europe struggles to...
Wealth inventory exposes millionaires in French government
PARIS (Reuters) - France's Socialist government contains eight millionaires, a list of ministers' personal assets showed on Monday, dealing a blow to the image built by President Francois Hollande of...
Hollande to fight for his political life in TV interview
PARIS (Reuters) - With approval ratings and most of his economic pledges in tatters, French President Francois Hollande will try to convince a disillusioned nation on primetime TV on Thursday...
France’s Hollande hits companies with 75 percent wealth tax
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande declared on Thursday that companies would have to pay a 75 percent tax on salaries over a million euros after his plan for...
Analysis: Older French face slow squeeze in pension reform
PARIS (Reuters) - Anxious to avoid the fury that greeted his predecessor's pension reforms, President Francois Hollande will ask more of old people to fix the hole in French retirement...
France says has begun military intervention in Mali
PARIS (Reuters) - France said it launched a military operation in Mali on Friday to help the government there stem a push southwards by Islamist rebels who control much of...
France says has begun military intervention in Mali
PARIS (Reuters) - France said it launched a military operation in Mali on Friday to help the government there stem a push southwards by Islamist rebels who control much of...
Analysis: Hollande policy gaffes endanger French reform drive
PARIS (Reuters) - On the campaign trail, Francois Hollande pleased working-class voters with promises of a super-tax on millionaires and sought to reassure foreign investors with commitments to restore public...