Preparation of the G20 Summit : Interview given by Christine Lagarde, Minister for the Economy, Industry and Employment, to the “Les Echos” newspaper.
Paris, June 24 2010
AUSTERITY PLANS
Q. – In the space of a few days Germany, then Britain have presented very ambitious austerity plans. What's your analysis of them?
THE MINISTER – I wasn't at all surprised by the German plan – my colleague Wolfgang Schäuble had announced it. Germany is applying to the letter, rigorously and in a disciplined way (…)

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Mr Bernard Kouchner to meet Mr Anand Sharma, Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry, Statement by the Spokesperson of the Ministry of External and European Affairs
The Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry, Anand Sharma, is on an official visit to France from 24-25 June, 2010, to participate in the Indo-French Joint Economic Commission.
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Preparation of the G20 Summit – Joint letter from Nicolas Sarkozy, President of the Republic, and Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, to Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada¹
Paris - Berlin, 21 June 2010
Dear Prime Minister,
We will be meeting this week in Toronto at a time when the nascent economic recovery could be challenged by renewed financial tensions.
Since our first meeting in Washington in 2008, we have made solid progress in implementing the financial regulatory reform agenda. (…)

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Telephone conversation between Nicolas Sarkozy, President of the Republic, and Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel – Communiqué issued by the Presidency of the Republic
Paris, 6 June 2010
President Sarkozy had a telephone conversation today with Mr Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel.
President Sarkozy asked Mr Netanyahu to follow up the United Nations Security Council's calls for a credible, impartial investigation into the circumstances of the Israeli intervention against (…)

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Paris, 20 May 2010
THE PRESIDENT – Good evening ladies and gentlemen. I'm very happy to be having a meeting in Paris with the new British Prime Minister, whom I'd already had the opportunity of meeting for the first time five years ago, and on several occasions since. I look forward to seeing (…)

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Interview given by Pierre Lellouche, Minister of State responsible for European Affairs, to the “Aujourd'hui en France” newspaper
Paris, 12 May 2010
Q. – Will France be able to agree to the Brussels Commission having a right to inspect her budget?
THE MINISTER – It is already the case under the European treaties. And even before the onset of the Greek crisis we had already pledged to the Commission to cut our public deficits to 3% of GDP by 2013. And we are already taking all possible measures (…)

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President Sarkozy sincerely congratulates David Cameron on his appointment to the post of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He most warmly wishes him every success in the conduct of his high office and looks forward to working with him on (…)

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For Greece, for Europe
With the Greek crisis, which is ours too, Europe is at a watershed moment for its history and future, 60 years almost to the day after the Schuman declaration. Let's not take the easy way out with anxiety-provoking and defeatist speeches, let's face facts. This crisis shows just one thing: that we need more Europe. Europe was born out of a (…)

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Paris, May 5, 2010
(…)
Q. – So you're confident in the Euro Area's stability, that's clear. But do you think there's a risk of this financial crisis affecting, impacting on France?
THE PRIME MINISTER – Today in Europe, the French economy is, with Germany's, the economy other countries have greatest confidence in.
We obviously have to do our utmost to keep it that way. First of all for us, for our own growth, but also because it's (…)

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