Newly Inaugurated Hollande Begins Partnership With Merkel
President François Hollande of France must now forge his own economic partnership with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany. full story
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Socialists’ attack on Merkel undermines Franco-German axis
A call by President Hollande’s Socialist Party for confrontation with Angela Merkel brought warnings yesterday that France and Germany risked a...
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Berlin, Paris not 'bosom' buddies but get on fine, Merkel says
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel may not have a "bosom friendship" with her French counterpart, she said on Thursday, but her working relationship with Francois Hollande was strong and crucial for Europe.
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Merkel aide says French Socialists' criticisms won't hurt ties
BERLIN (Reuters) - Angela Merkel's spokesman said on Monday criticism of the German chancellor by French President Francois Hollande's Socialists was not a reflection of the cooperation between the two governments.
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French Socialists call for tougher stance on Merkel
PARIS (Reuters) - France's ruling Socialist Party is pressing President Francois Hollande to toughen his stance towards a German counterpart it describes as "self-centered", arguing that Chancellor Angela Merkel's pro-austerity policies are hurting Europe.
reuters.com (23 days ago)
Berlin, Paris not 'bosom' buddies but get on fine, Merkel says
By Stephen Brown BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel may not have a "bosom friendship" with her French counterpart, she said on Thursday, but her working relationship with Francois Hollande was strong and crucial for Europe. With her foreign minister saying Germany must not act with "Teutonic arrogance" towards its euro zone neighbors, Merkel played down...
yahoo.com (3 days ago)
France and Germany: A tandem in trouble
IT HAS been at the core of the European project ever since its inception in the early 1950s. Even so the Franco-German relationship has worked largely by simultaneously disguising both German strength and French weakness. And it has had many ups and downs. Yet a combination of the euro crisis, German economic success under Chancellor Angela Merkel and French economic...
economist.com (17 days ago)
Merkel rival stands by Hollande in rejecting austerity
PARIS (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel's Social Democrat (SPD) rival in this year's election accused the German leader during a visit to France on Friday of dragging Europe's southern economies into a vicious circle of ruin by insisting on fiscal austerity.
reuters.com (1 month and 13 days ago)
Hollande gambling on election defeat for Merkel as French influence fades
Relations have plunged to a new low with François Hollande's party openly criticising Merkel's self-serving approach to euro crisisFrançois Hollande made his debut on the European summitry stage in May and June last year as the anti-Merkel, the first European leader of weight to openly challenge the German chancellor's austerity prescriptions as the best medicine for curing...
guardian.co.uk (17 days ago)
French Prez Hollande in India to enhance strategic partnership
French President Francois Hollande arrived in New Delhi on Thursday on a two-day visit which is expected to include talks to finalise the purchase of Rafale fighter jets from Dassault Aviation.
india.com (3 months and 4 days ago)
France's François Hollande Meets Indian PM Singh
French President François Hollande met Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on Thursday (February 14) to deepen strategic partnership between both nations.
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