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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 11/03/2005-01/05/2005

March Unemployment Reaches Five-Year High

Statistics agency Insee said that the country's business confidence fell to an 18-month low in April, adding to the gloomy short-term prospects for the eurozone....

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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 28/01/2004-10/03/2005

New Finance Minister Pledges to Keep Public Spending Under Control

Foreign Minister Michel Barnier has urged the public not to be influenced by domestic policy concerns and to focus on European issues only, when voting on the EU referendum....

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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 06/12/2004-27/01/2005

Growth in Consumer Spending Points to Eurozone Recovery

During the week ending January 22nd at least 210,000 public sector workers took to the streets (including teachers, doctors, judges, civil servants, energy and railway workers) in the worst strike for...

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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 28/10/2004-05/12/2004

Government on Track to Meet 2005 Economic Growth Target

On December 2nd officials said that the government could hold a referendum to approve Europe's constitutional treaty before the end of June 2005, following a decisive victory for the Yes camp in a...

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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 10/09/2004-27/10/2004

Consumer Spending Declines as Fuel Costs Rise

Foreign Trade Minister Francois Loos said that prospects for French exports were favourable despite high oil prices. Loos said, "The prospects are favourable in the medium term despite the high p...

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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 27/07/2004-09/09/2004

Economy Poised for Faster Growth

At the meeting of European Union finance ministers that starts tomorrow, Nicolas Sarkozy is proposing plans to persuade poor EU eastern member states to raise company tax rates as public concern over ...

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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 09/06/2004-26/07/2004

President Spells Out Limits on Iraq Support

The government hopes to improve the economy through consumer spending, but given how the French hate debt, this particular strategy may need more thought. Official figures show an unusual trend, and o...

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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 28/04/2004-08/06/2004

Germany and France Call For EU Corporate Tax Revamp

Battles between France and the European Commission (EC) over state aid are growing in intensity. EC competition commissioner Mario Monti is working toward building a case alleging that the French gove...

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