Word: elyse
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Worried that Areva may be headed for even bigger problems, the French government, which owns 90% of the company, demanded an internal review earlier this year. French media reports speculated that Lauvergeon could get the heave-ho as part of the evaluation, which looked at finances and strategy. The government...
Not surprisingly, having Royal deliver an apology for a nation presumably shamed by the words of its own president caused Sarkozy's fellow conservatives to hit the roof. Dominique Paillé, a spokesman for Sarkozy's ruling Union for a Popular Majority (UMP) party, charged it was in fact "the...
Love may mean never having to say you're sorry to those you hold dear, but it turns out apologizing is a pretty good way of cheesing off your enemies. Just ask French Socialist politician Ségolène Royal, who's infuriating foes on the right and left...
French President Nicolas Sarkozy's triumphant march to the Elysée was paved with a promise to ignore formality. To his credit, that style has helped deliver some reformist victories at home. But that undiplomatic swagger can also get Sarkozy into trouble - especially when he talks trash about foreign...
When international newspapers picked up the comments the Elysée went into spin mode, denying the most offensive quips, particularly those about Obama. But parliamentarians party to Wednesday's dissing included members from France's opposition Socialist Party, who had no qualms about confirming Sarkozy's comments - and at...