Francois Hollande was sworn in Tuesday as France's new president — the first Socialist to lead the country since 1995 — and within hours named lawmaker Jean-Marc Ayrault as his new prime minister. full story ![]()
The president’s approval ratings are at an all-time low. Unemployment is at an all-time high. So you might think that the French prime minister has more pressing matters on his hands than regulating the use of English in official documents.
independent.co.uk (24 days ago)
Remember this guy? This would be Jerome Cahuzac, the French "budget minister" who was tasked with rooting out tax fraud by his socialist "75% tax or the capitalist pigs win" overlord, and who resigned two weeks ago to avoid "hindering" an investigation into allegations he had a secret Swiss account, all the while maintaining his innocence? Well, he was just exposed as the...
zerohedge.com (1 month and 21 days ago)
Prime Minister Stephen Harper will meet with France's prime minister Thursday morning on Parliament Hill, where the two are expected to discuss Canada-EU trade talks and sign agreements on research co-operation and youth mobility.
cbc.ca (2 months and 12 days ago)

French prime minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said pension reforms in in the nation will not affect the official retirement age.
dailymail.co.uk (1 month and 23 days ago)

French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault kept Toronto's business community on the edge of their seats on Thursday, since everyone was wondering exactly when he would show up
financialpost.com (2 months and 12 days ago)
“I DON’T like rich people,” François Hollande once said. When campaigning for the presidency in 2012, he promised an end to bling, a top income-tax rate of 75% on the rich, and a modest, “normal” presidency in touch with the people. Now the Socialist president’s new disclosure rules reveal that seven of his ministers, including his prime minister, Jean-Marc Ayrault, are...
economist.com (1 month and 5 days ago)

Minister heading Hollande cuts programme quits over allegations that he used secret Swiss bank account to avoid taxThe French minister in charge of clamping down on tax evasion resigned on Tuesday after allegations that he evaded taxes with a secret Swiss bank account.Jérôme Cahuzac, the budget minister, who has vehemently and repeatedly denied the accusations, stood down...
guardian.co.uk (2 months and 7 days ago)
PARIS (Reuters) - Islamist militant group Boko Haram has claimed that it is holding seven French nationals captured in Cameroon last week, France's Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said on Monday.
reuters.com (2 months and 29 days ago)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh received a letter from French President Francois Hollande expressing regret for the tragic incident in which two Indian nationals were killed.
indiatimes.com (2 months and 1 day ago)
PARIS (Reuters) - A plan to reform France's state pension system will leave in place the official retirement age of 62, French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault told a French newspaper.
reuters.com (1 month and 24 days ago)
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