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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....

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...

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...

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...