Applause from Commissioner Andor for the socialist turn in France
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You will hear a lot of congratulations in the days to come for François Hollande. The first ones have already come in, and among the ones congratulating was the social democrat President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz who wrote in a tweet...
France: Reactions to Presidential Election Results in Photos
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The 2012 French presidential election delivered its verdict on May 6, 2012. Francois Hollande collected 51.90% of the votes against 48.10% for incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy. Both happiness and sorrow is on display in online photos.
How to Get the Balance Right: Fiscal Policy At a Time of Crisis
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The crisis has harmed growth, increased unemployment, and left a large number of people less protected. We are now seeing some signs of stabilization. Most countries are reducing their deficits and even if debt ratios are still rising, the return bac...
François Hollande: the change France needs
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François Hollande has a rare opportunity to reshape the political landscape in a country whose default position is to the rightFrançois Hollande won a stunning victory, not just for himself, as a man who spent much of his career in the shadow of ot...
François Hollande wins the Presidential Election
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Here are the official results for the French Presidential Elections of 2012. An extraordinary moment and I day I...
A Boeing, and not an Airbus, to Be Among Planes Flying François Hollande and His Team to Paris
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Among the four aircraft taking president-elect François Hollande and his team from Corrèze's Brive airport to Paris is an American airplane, a Boeing 737, and not an Airbus (the three other planes are smaller Falcons).Personally, Hollande and Valé...
Hollande's victory: what does it mean for Europe? | Open thread
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Nicolas Sarkozy has lost the French presidential election. Tell us what you think this means for the country, and for EuropeSocialist candidate, François Hollande, has secured victory in the French presidential election. His supporters began celebra...
Le crime au XXIème siècle : une nouvelle élite en gestation, la bourgeoisie mafieuse?
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Le lancement de la commission spéciale du Parlement européen sur le crime (cf. autre article) est l’occasion de faire un certain nombre de considérations qui sont plus des constats que des réflexions. Ce qui frappe l’observateur extérieur,...
Many Europeans Will Breathe a Sigh of Relief at the News of My Election, Claims Hollande
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I didn't expect François Hollande to sound arrogant in his speech, but apparently, in true Obama fashion, a leftist cannot help thinking that only he has all the answers and that only he responds to all peoples' expectations everywhere. "J'ai évoqu...
Putin orders police to arrest opposition leaders
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Rumours about the death of the popular anti-Putin protests in Russia are highly exaggerated. On the eve of the Putin´s re-inauguration thousands of Moscowites took to the streets to voice their opposition against Russia´s criminal ruler. Among...
Images from #france2012 as the Sarkozy, the narcissus, loses….
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TweetShare via email [View the story "Images from #france2012 as the Sarkozy, the narcissus, loses...." on Storify] TweetShare via emailRelated posts: A dieu Sarkozy, we will not miss you! #france2012 #Syntagma Burns. Images from Twitter…...
Will İstanbul Become a Global City?
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İt was odd to go straight from the London elections to an academic conference on multiculturalism in İstanbul, organised by the İslington-based Dialogue Society, but at least London was the subject of the paper İ presented at it at Fatih Univers...
A dieu Sarkozy, we will not miss you! #france2012
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TweetShare via email Hollande ‘wins French presidency’ from BBC News | Europe | World Edition Socialist Francois Hollande has been elected as France’s new president, early estimates say, in a vote that has wide implication...
Nicolas Sarkozy Assumes Full Responsibility for His Defeat to François Hollande
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Outstanding concession speech by Nicolas Sarkozy, who asks his party members to treat the incoming president, François Hollande, with respect.Nous devons ce soir penser exclusivement à la grandeur de la France et au bonheur des Français. Je veux...
Cyberculture roundup: Apple and Microsoft seemingly close to pro-CISPA, Uncle Sam’s ‘Pirate’ Justice,
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TweetShare via email Apple and Microsoft backed trade group parties to celebrate CISPA’s passage from The Next Web by Alex Wilhelm Reddit’s TestPAC is campaigning to defeat Lamar Smith, SOPA’s daddy from Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow Tes...
Nicolas Sarkozy Loses: Socialists' François Hollande Beats France's Incumbent President, 52 to 48
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The socialists' François Hollande unseats Nicolas Sarkozy, 51.9% to 48.1%.
FTfm on AV
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Some highlights from Monday’s FTfm.Most fund managers ‘inefficient’An Investit report has found that a survey of managers representing £4tn in assets under...
Hollande Elected as French President
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François Hollande has been elected as the 24th President of the French Republic. The election of Mr Hollande will worry EU leaders who see Hollande as being too left wing and a danger to the recovery process for the Eurocrisis. The new President ha...
Hollande Elected as French President
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François Hollande has been elected as the 24th President of the French Republic. The election of Mr Hollande will worry EU leaders who see Hollande as being too left wing and a danger to the recovery process for the Eurocrisis. The new President ha...
Whatever your thoughts on House of Lords reform, ‘the economy is more important’ is a lousy excuse
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There are all kinds of legitimate positions about reform of the House of Lords. All elected, all appointed, some combination of both, even the abolishment of the house altogether. But saying that the issue is not important is not a legitimate positio...
The demise of European refineries?
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Over the last years, European refining has been in the spotlight for several closures among its refineries. It is now the case of Petroplus to be at stake. Petroplus was the largest independent oil refiner in Europe, but the company is shutting out 3...
