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European left-wingers back Juncker for EU Commission
By Mark John and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) - Left-wing European leaders agreed on Saturday to back Luxembourg conservative Jean-Claude Juncker for the post of European Commission president, saying they...
Alstom backs GE bid as Bouygues stake deal takes shape
By Gilles Guillaume and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) - The board of Alstom backed a proposed tie-up with General Electric on Saturday as the French government neared agreement with shareholder...
France tells GE and Siemens: Alstom proposals still not good enough
By Natalie Huet and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) - The French government raised the stakes in the battle for engineering group Alstom on Tuesday, telling rival suitors General Electric and...
Airbus, Safran create space launch joint venture
By Tim Hepher and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus Group and Safran confirmed plans on Monday to combine work on space launchers, accelerating efforts to fend off a growing...
Plane, car deals mark Chinese state visit to France
PARIS (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping and French counterpart Francois Hollande oversaw the signing of a series of industrial co-operation deals and multi-billion dollar aircraft sales in Paris on...
France draws up Central African Republic sanctions list, includes ex-leader Bozize
PARIS (Reuters) - France has drawn up a list of eight citizens of Central African Republic, including former President Francois Bozize, on whom it believes the United Nations should impose...
French first lady Trierweiler leaves hospital
PARIS (Reuters) - French first lady Valerie Trierweiler left a hospital in Paris on Saturday, a week after reports emerged that her partner, President Francois Hollande, was having an affair...
French first lady Trierweiler leaves hospital
PARIS (Reuters) - French first lady Valerie Trierweiler left a hospital in Paris on Saturday, a week after reports emerged that her partner, President Francois Hollande, was having an affair...
France’s Hollande said to back away from reshuffle
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande is unlikely to reshuffle his government before the summer break and will instead urge ministers to sharpen their focus on unemployment and other...
France hits rich families’ tax breaks in benefit reforms
PARIS (Reuters) - President Francois Hollande's government on Monday announced cuts in tax breaks for rich households as part of a plan to reduce the huge cost of France's generous...