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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:38:51 +0000Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:15:29 +0000Newspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/cms/0e3b4494-227d-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.html(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/ff5a2e72-d540-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=0e3b4494-227d-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Ffrancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ff5a2e72-d540-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlThe sale of Areva's power transmission and distribution subsidiary sparks speculation about whether France really is ready to choose a foreign bid over a home-grown solutionThu, 19 Nov 2009 23:38:51 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/d230f098-d45f-11de-a935-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=0e3b4494-227d-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Ffrancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d230f098-d45f-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Iraqi government has stepped up its efforts to encourage French business to invest in the oil-rich country, telling Total it could expect favourable treatmentThu, 19 Nov 2009 15:50:57 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/b203d6b8-d479-11de-a935-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=0e3b4494-227d-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Ffrancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b203d6b8-d479-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlThe French president has unveiled a flagship initiative intended to mobilise public support around a spending programme to boost competitiveness at a time when public confidence in economic recovery is lowWed, 18 Nov 2009 23:18:58 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/add7c64e-d47e-11de-a935-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=0e3b4494-227d-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Ffrancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/add7c64e-d47e-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlHenri Proglio has sparked a controversy just days before he takes over at France's state-controlled nuclear operator by claiming the country's showcase atomic industry is not workingWed, 18 Nov 2009 23:08:29 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/db557044-d2fd-11de-af63-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=0e3b4494-227d-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Ffrancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/db557044-d2fd-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.htmlFinance minister fears some institutions have become too powerful as the market has been consolidated by banking failures and industry mergersMon, 16 Nov 2009 23:04:47 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/79a0da6e-d2d5-11de-af63-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=0e3b4494-227d-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Ffrancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/79a0da6e-d2d5-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.htmlFrench-Senegalese author Marie NDiaye, winner of the Prix Goncourt, seemed a model of integration, but her strong views of a 'hideous' country have riled politicians Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:51:57 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a450ea7a-d216-11de-a0f0-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=0e3b4494-227d-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Ffrancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a450ea7a-d216-11de-a0f0-00144feabdc0.htmlThe need for France and Germany to pull together is ever more obvious to an increasing number of people in both countries, writes Wolfgang Münchau Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:49:19 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/bbfc1ee0-ce35-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=0e3b4494-227d-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Ffrancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bbfc1ee0-ce35-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0.htmlFor months the French government has been casting around for new projects to strengthen Franco-German co-operation at the heart of Europe, but it has found little enthusiasm in BerlinTue, 10 Nov 2009 23:40:42 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/d8344972-ce2e-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=0e3b4494-227d-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Ffrancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d8344972-ce2e-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0.htmlThough his and France's achievements are not negligible, the country's economic recovery depends on what the president does nowTue, 10 Nov 2009 20:05:53 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/0b12ad38-cd63-11de-8162-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=0e3b4494-227d-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Ffrancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0b12ad38-cd63-11de-8162-00144feabdc0.htmlFrance: At the midpoint of his presidential term, Nicolas Sarkozy's zeal for reform appears to be waning – jeopardising longer-term economic recoveryMon, 9 Nov 2009 19:38:22 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/429319a8-ca4a-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=0e3b4494-227d-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Ffrancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/429319a8-ca4a-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlPotential delays to the construction of the state-controlled utility's new generation nuclear reactor prompt the group to put teams to work around the clockThu, 5 Nov 2009 23:23:16 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a39c021e-ca31-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=0e3b4494-227d-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Ffrancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a39c021e-ca31-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlEither he must step back and assume the traditional role of a French president, or he will have to go the whole hog and admit France has become a US-style regime, writes Peggy Hollinger Thu, 5 Nov 2009 17:56:01 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/6ff6b5f4-c8b4-11de-8f9d-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=0e3b4494-227d-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Ffrancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6ff6b5f4-c8b4-11de-8f9d-00144feabdc0.htmlThe move against Jacques Chirac reinforces the sense that the French courts are now readier to take action against politicians accused of wrongdoingTue, 3 Nov 2009 20:21:40 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/269c721c-c7d4-11de-8ba8-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=0e3b4494-227d-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Ffrancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/269c721c-c7d4-11de-8ba8-00144feab49a.htmlAny acquisitions for the heavily indebted company would be 'modest' as it signals a return to normality after a year of upheaval, says Frédéric Lemoine, chief executive of the private equity groupMon, 2 Nov 2009 21:01:39 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/07c3aa3a-c541-11de-8193-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=0e3b4494-227d-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Ffrancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/07c3aa3a-c541-11de-8193-00144feab49a.htmlIndependent judge decides that former French president should stand trial accused of abusing public funds during his time as mayor of Paris Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:35:21 +0000