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According to Prime Minister François C. A. Fillon, however, “One must assume the juridical risks of one’s convictions.” President Nicolas P.S. Sarkozy thus clarified the “republican” principles that are supposed to undergird this law before the Council of Ministers on May 19: “We are an old nation, which is assembled around a certain idea of the dignity of the person, and in particular, the woman’s dignity, around a certain idea of living together. The integral veil that totally...
...Less than 24 hours after the disastrous regional results were announced, Sarkozy instructed Prime Minister François Fillon to cull the carbon tax rather than apply it as planned. The reason: the reform was one conservative voters and legislators alike have derided as leftist. At its heart was a $23 tax on each ton of carbon produced - mainly applied at the gas pump and via heating bills. (See TIME's coverage of the World Energy Technologies Summit...
...think the attitude of the American government on the refueling-aircraft issue is a grave infraction of the rules of fair competition between our economies," French Prime Minister François Fillon said Wednesday, March 10, during a visit to Berlin, where members of the German government echoed his belief that the Pentagon was going to award the contract to Boeing no matter which company had the better bid. "The American government, I'll say here and now, forced EADS to quit the competition." (See pictures of the aircraft NASA, Boeing and the U.S. Air Force are teaming...
...Indeed, the proposals put forward by Prime Minister Francois Fillon this week to bolster patriotism are hardly revolutionary in scope. They include a requirement for schools to fly the French flag (most already do) and for each classroom to display the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (ditto). Authorities also called for naturalized foreigners to meet unspecified linguistic and integration requirements and instructed schools to issue "Young Citizen's Logs" to children in which they can record their civic actions. (See pictures of Bastille Day celebrations...
...Despite the derision the debates elicited, Fillon promised the issue of national identity would continue to be examined once the regional elections are over. Sarkozy, too, plans to give a public address on the issue - but not until April. Clearly, the government realizes that the electoral gamble it took may not have worked out to its favor. Now, it's trying to put the issue behind it - and quickly...