Tag Archives: France

  1. President François Hollande of France and Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany meet in Berlin, May 15, 2012 (Bundesregierung)

    Hollande, Merkel Face Fight Over Eurozone Bonds

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    The new French president and German chancellor will battle over the joint issuance of sovereign bonds in the eurozone.

  1. Voters celebrate as François Hollande's election victory is announced in Tulle in the south of France, May 6, 2012 (Benjamin Géminel)

    Austerity On the Ballot Across Europe

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    French and Greek national polls and local elections in Germany and Italy could shape the future of the euro crisis.

  1. French Socialist Party presidential candidate François Hollande, April 22, 2012

    Europe’s Age of Austerity Drawing to a Close?

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    Elections in France and Greece are sending shivers down the spines of Europe’s champions of spending restraint.

  1. French president Nicolas Sarkozy delivers a speech in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, May 1, 2012

    Sarkozy’s Final Pitch: “We Don’t Want Socialism”

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    The incumbent French president characterizes his challenger’s economic plan as one of “crazy overspending.”

  1. François Hollande, presidential candidate for the French Socialist Party, addresses supporters in Valence in southeastern France, March 13, 2012

    Hollande, Sarkozy Advance to Second Round

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    Incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy and his socialist challenger François Hollande won the first round in France’s presidential election.