Search results for ‘President Nicolas Sarkozy’
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We should measure wellbeing – David Cameron
As David Cameron announces that the nation’s wellbeing is to be measured, a leading charity tells Channel 4 News that government spending cuts could have a negative effect on families.
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Ireland awaits economic rescue
Ahead of an EU bailout and a government austerity package, Channel 4 News speaks to Irish graduates about whether the country offers them a future.
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UK and France sign historic defence deal
As the UK and France agree to share military capabilities including aircraft carriers, a defence expert tells Channel 4 News he is surprised at the “sexy” top-level deal.
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‘Britain failed in Iraq and is failing in Afghanistan’
There is a widespread perception in Washington that Britain failed in Iraq and is failing in Afghanistan, an adviser to the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps tells Channel 4 News.
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David Cameron wins budget backing from EU leaders
David Cameron wins support from fellow European leaders to restrict a planned increase in the EU’s budget to less than three per cent. Cathy Newman is in Brussels.
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Petrol runs dry as French protests escalate
Petrol pumps in France shut down as a result of pension protests. A petroleum industry spokesperson tells Channel 4 News that petrol businesses are losing 1m euros a day because of the blockade.
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Roma deportation: life in a migrant camp
As human rights activists threaten to take France to court over President Sarkozy’s decision to expel thousands of Roma, Andrew Thomas travels to a Paris camp to hear from the migrants themselves.
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‘Two million’ protest in French pensions strike
Unions in France say more than two million people have joined a series of nationwide protests against plans to increase the retirement age.
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MoD rejects ‘speculation’ on UK-France shared ships
The Ministry of Defence dismisses as “speculation” a report Britain and France could share their naval aircraft carriers in a bid to maintain military strength in the face of planned cost-cuts.
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Iran: nuclear ambition
What next in Iran’s nuclear plan? President Ahmadinejad says “we don’t have to tell you everything”. Science Correspondent Julian Rush visits a civil nuclear power station on the Persian Gulf coast.
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FactCheck Q&A: does Macron’s victory mark the death of right-wing populism?
Macron’s French presidency win has been hailed as a victory against the “populist revolution”. FactCheck takes a closer look.
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How the outcasts of French politics have joined the mainstream
Did the apparent political unity that ensued after the terror attacks represent only affluent Paris rather than the concerns and fears of France as a whole?
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Europe’s anti-austerity movements: from Podemos to the SNP
The surge in support for the radical left Podemos party in Spain’s regional elections is the latest manifestation of a spectre haunting Europe: the rise of the anti-austerity movement.
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DSK ‘prostitution ring’ trial: who, what and where?
Dominique Strauss-Kahn is on trial in France, accused of “aggravated pimping”. What might the trial throw up for the former IMF head, who else is involved in it, and what is aggravated pimping?
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Britain and France: with friends like these…
As the British and French leaders hold a summit at an RAF base, Channel 4 News looks at the recent history of bad blood between the two countries.