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Taxes on some wealthy French top 100 pct of income: paper
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - More than 8,000 French households' tax bills topped 100 percent of their income last year, the business newspaper Les Echos reported on Saturday, citing Finance Ministry data. The newspaper said that the exceptionally high level of... -
French president signs law allowing same-sex marriage
PARIS -- French President Francois Hollande on Saturday signed a law allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt, after months of sometimes violent protests and the vehement opposition of the country's Roman Catholic Church leaders. The controversial...
Tags: Roman Catholicism, Politics, Same-Sex Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Elections
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France's Hollande's signs gay marriage bill into law
ReutersPARIS, May 18 (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande has signed into law a bill allowing same-sex marriage, making France the 14th country to legalise gay weddings. France's official journal announced on Saturday that the bill had become law...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Same-Sex Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Marriage, Family
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Brussels, Berlin lukewarm on Hollande's euro zone vision
Reuters* French president calls for euro zone "economic government" * Wants stand-alone euro zone budget, ability to issue debt * EU officials and Berlin see little new, but open to ideas By Luke Baker BRUSSELS, May 17 (Reuters) - European officials gave a...Tags: Berlin (Germany), European Union, Foreign Exchange Market, Germany, International Organizations
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French gay marriage law gets constitutional all-clear
ReutersPARIS, May 17 (Reuters) - France's Constitutional Council cleared the way on Friday for same-sex marriage, throwing out a last-ditch effort by opponents to scupper the country's biggest social reform since abolition of the death penalty. After months...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Same-Sex Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Marriage
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France tumbles into double-dip recession
PARIS -- Beleaguered French President Francois Hollande suffered a further setback in his attempts to pull France out of its economic slump after official figures showed Wednesday that the country has entered a double-dip recession. Figures released by...
Tags: Economic Indicator, European Union, France, Japan
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France must present credible reform plan: EU's Barroso
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Wednesday France needed to present a credible program of structural economic reforms if the EU is to grant it two more years to bring its budget deficit down as promised....Tags: Weather Reports, Globalization, Weather, Germany, International Organizations
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France slips into shallow recession
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - France entered a shallow recession in the first three months of the year as the economy contracted by 0.2 percent because of weak exports, investment and household spending, preliminary data from the INSEE statistics agency showed on...Tags: Economic Indicator, France
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Trudy Rubin: Russia gives John Kerry very little on Syria
Those who oppose greater U.S. involvement in Syria were no doubt relieved at the announcement that Moscow and Washington want to convene an international conference to end the country's civil war. They shouldn't be. Secretary of State John Kerry's...Tags: Politics, Bashar Assad, Barack Obama, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Moscow (Russia)
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France May Prop Up Movie Production With New Smartphone Tax
ReutersMay 14 (TheWrap.com) - The French may soon have to cough up a few more euros for that iPhone -- though the money won't be lining Apple's pockets. A report published Monday by a panel of nine French experts recommends imposing "culture" taxes on...Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Apple iPhone, France, Google Inc.
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Exclusive: EU to propose punitive duties on Chinese solar panels
ReutersBRUSSELS (Reuters) - The EU's trade chief will recommend placing punitive import duties on billions of euros of solar panels from China, people close to the matter say, in a protectionist move that risks upsetting Beijing. The case, the biggest the...Tags: European Union, Environmental Issues, China, Germany, International Organizations
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EXCLUSIVE-EU to propose duties on Chinese solar panels
Reuters* Germany supports duties on China to protect local industry * China's solar panel output is more than entire world demand By Robin Emmott and Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS, May 3 (Reuters) - The EU's trade chief will recommend placing punitive import...Tags: European Union, Bankruptcy, China, Germany, Politics
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