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French Parliament Urges More Spectrum for Mobile Broadband

telecomdirectnews.com     21 hrs ago   1 related          

France is pondering reserving part of the digital dividend—the spectrum that will be freed up once the analogue TV signal is switched off. In a report submitted to French Prime Minister François Fillon, a French parliamentary...                

France to slash military manpower by 15 percent

iht.com     yesterday   15 related          

France's military will slash its ranks by 54,000 personnel and close dozens of air, army and other bases in an overhaul meant to slim forces at home while making it easier and faster to deploy troops abroad, the prime minister...                

Paris plans smaller, more mobile armed forces

gulfnews.com     yesterday          

Paris: France yesterday announced plans to reduce the number of its military sites as part of a shake-up of defence strategy that Paris says will make the armed forces more efficient. The area hardest hit by the closures was...                

Sarkozy ekes out victory on constitutional changes

iht.com     Jul 22, 2008   67 related          

President Nicolas Sarkozy of France won approval for important constitutional changes on Monday, but by a very narrow margin. The changes, Sarkozy insisted, strengthen the power of Parliament and will make the president more...                

Sarkozy's changes passed by single vote

theglobeandmail.com     Jul 22, 2008   4 related          

President Nicolas Sarkozy's constitutional changes, meant to clarify the division of powers in France's hybrid system of government, passed by a one-vote margin yesterday after bitter debate in a joint session of parliament.                

French president lavishes praise on PM

xinhuanet.com     Jul 18, 2008   1 related          

PARIS, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Contrary to current media speculations, French Prime Minister Francois Fillon is not suffering from poor health due to the demanding nature of his functions at the helm of the government, President...                

Japan rubbed wrong way by Sarkozy

livemint.com     Jul 18, 2008   3 related          

By AFPTokyo: Japan, which prides itself on warm relations with the West, is looking on with unease at French President Nicolas Sarkozy, worrying he does not care about the Asian economic power. Since taking office 14 months...                

14 Juillet : Célébration de la Fête nationale à Chicago)

consulfrance-chicago.org     Jul 18, 2008          

M. Jean-Baptiste Main de Boissière, Consul général de France à Chicago This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which was signed in the Palais de Chaillot on December 10th, 1948. A few...                

Native leader takes umbrage at French PM's remarks

cbc.ca     Jul 17, 2008          

Comments by the French prime minister in a speech about the founding of Quebec 400 years ago were ill-informed, says a P.E.I. Mi'kmaq leader who has written asking for an apology. 'Without the Mi'kmaq and other aboriginal...                

Ni Putes Ni Soumises (Neither Whores Nor Submissives)

europenews.dk     Jul 16, 2008   1 related          

Ni Putes Ni Soumises (Neither Whores Nor Submissives) is a French feminist movement, founded in 2002, which has already secured the recognition of the French press and the National Assembly of France. It is also the name of a...                

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