France Economy
Information - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN
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- "documents from the NSA - described "information need" !"
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- "on French export - trade - and budget !"
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- "two French finance ministers - Pierre Moscovici - and François Baroin !"
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- "French export contracts - worth more than US$ 200m - in sectors including telecoms !"
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- "electricity - energy - transport - and health !"
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Information - WikiLeaks: LINK ¤ WIKILEAKS
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- "documents from the NSA - described "information need" !"
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- "information needs - IN - identified as 2002-204 - first created in 2002 and then updated !"
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- "details of the economic activities - of French companies - and the economic policies !"
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- "economic relations with the US - French business practices !"
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- "French financial - macroeconomic policy - views on G-8 - G-20 developments - issues !"
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- "budgetary contributions to Nato - French views !"
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- "relations with least developed countries - LDCs - and transitional states !"
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- "foreign contracts - feasibility studies - negotiations !"
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- "relations with international financial institutions - French trade policies !"
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- "French sales and financing - of significant projects - related to !"
- "information - and telecommunications facilities networks - and technology !"
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- "electric power - natural gas - oil facilities - and infrastructure - to include renewable energy generation !"
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- "transportation infrastructure - and technology - to include ports - airports - high-speed rail - and subways !"
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- "environmental technologies used in France - and for export !"
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- "health care infrastructure - services - and technologies - including biotechnology developments !"
- "all French company negotiations - and contracts - valued at over US$ 200 million !"
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Information - WikiLeaks: LINK ¤ WIKILEAKS
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- "documents from the NSA - described "information need" !"
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- "reports were also sent to the - US department of commerce !"
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- "the US trade represenative - and the US treasury !"
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- "from the French government policy - budget - diplomacy - banking !"
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- "to infrastructural development - business practices - and trade activities !"
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- "French policy on the World Trade Organization - the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement !"
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- "the G7 - and the G20 - and the automotive industry in France !"
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Alstom - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN
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- "for Alstom - the French company - that makes Eurostar trains !"
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- "General Electric - GE - made a surprise - US$ 13bn takeover offer !"
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- "then France's economy minister - Arnaud Montebourg - intervened !"
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- "said national interests - had to be preserved ! - ( the group Alstom - employs 18,000 people in France ! )"
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- "the French government encouraged - European firms - to submit rival bids !"
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- "then there came an official offer - from Siemens !"
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Alstom - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN
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- "Siemens and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries - jointly offered to buy - parts of France's Alstom !"
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- "for Alstom's gas business - Siemens was offering € 3.9bn - including related service contracts !"
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- "Mitsubishi offered a 10% stake - in Alstom - and inject € 3.1bn into the company !"
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- "Siemens said it would offer job guarantees - for three years !"
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- "and would establish its European headquarters - for the combined gas service business - in France !"
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François Hollande met Google CEO - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN
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- "French President François Hollande - met with Google's chairman Eric Schmidt !"
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- "after negotiations a deal was signed - to set up a € 60m fund !"
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- "to finance digital publishing innovation - and Google helps !"
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- "French news organisations - increase their online advertising revenue !"
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- "( it was about whether Google was allowed - or should pay - for news content - in its search results ?! )"
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- "Google wanted an Internet user - clicked on ads - advertising ! - ( revenue ! )"
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- "European publishers - and news organisations wanted !"
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- "a bigger share - online - in the changed environment !"
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- "France seeks to protect - its own media groups - and what they produce !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Hollande showed Schmidt - a possible plan - for a new tax !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "that would make search engines - pay each time - they use content - from French media !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Serge Dassault was detained - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN
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- "Serge Dassault - Dassault Group - Le Figaro - was detained !"
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- "and questioned by police - over vote-buying - in a Paris suburb !"
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- "( the Dassault Group - held a majority stake in Dassault Aviation - included Rafale jet ! )"
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- "investigators suspected him - of operating an extensive system !"
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- "of vote-buying - that had influenced the outcome of - three mayoral elections in Corbeil !"
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- "money had been transferred between France - and Lebanon - included one totalling - € 18m !"
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- "the alleged vote-buying - looked at poorer families - from immigrant backgrounds !"
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Disneyland Paris was in Trouble - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN
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- "Disneyland Paris was in trouble again - had been forced to ask !"
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- "for a € 1bn emergency rescue - to save the park !"
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- "Disneyland Paris had struggled - under a mountain of debt - and lost money !"
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- "almost every year - Walt Disney owned 40% of the business !"
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- "in its third multimillion-euro bailout - it swapped € 600m of debt - into shares !"
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- "Pierre-Yves Gerbeau - who ran Euro Disney in the 1990s - said "the Disneyland Paris’s management" ! "
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- "had fallen asleep at the wheel - and failed to keep up with technical innovations !"
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- "and consumers’ diverging interests - it looked outdated and tatty !"
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- "Disney had struggled - to win over the French - from the outset - in its misunderstanding of the French !"
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- "it initially banned the sale of wine - even though champagne vineyards - were nearby !"
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no French Ship to Russia - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN
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- "France suspended delivery of a - Mistral ship - to Russia !"
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- "in protest at it's role - in eastern Ukraine !"
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- "the Elysée Palace said - the government could not go ahead - with the planned delivery !"
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Ikea France - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN
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- "head of Ikea France - among those accused of employing - private detectives !"
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- "employees - particularly union activists - and even unhappy clients !"
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- "and of fraudulently obtaining - personal information - from police files !"
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- "10 people had been arrested - and put under investigation - for "fraudulent use of personal information" !"
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- "the satirical magazine Le Canard Enchainé - obtained and published emails !"
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- "allegedly between Ikea's management in France - and Sûreté International !"
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- "the security company was obtaining information - from the national police information system !"
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- "Ikea agreed to pay Sûreté International - € 80 for each request ! - ( 200 at the same time ! )"
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US Trade - US cable - 2005: LINK ¤ 05PARIS402
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- "the US embassy in France - ranked services sectors !"
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- "the priority - 1 - top priority - 5 - low priority !"
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- "accounting - 1 - computer - 1 - rental and leasing - 1 !"
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- "advertising services - 1 - market research - 1 - management consulting - 1 !"
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- "courier services - 1 - banking and financial services - 1 !"
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- "the US embassy looked at the EU - free movement of people - services - capital - and goods !"
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- "investors had welcomed - tax - labor - and pension reform initiatives - by Sarkozy !"
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- "there was a strong disconnect in France - between farmers - consumers - and politicians !"
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- "on the issue of biotechnology - the US embassy had lobbied for it ! - ( stakeholders ! )"
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- "the US embassy had developed - a network of key contacts - within the sector !"
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- "included regulatory authorities - research agencies !"
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- "farmers groups - companies - and the media !"
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- "a moratorium - or ban - on planting biotech corn !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "could be the signature outcome - of France's national environmental policy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the US embassy looked at - export ! - ( US$ 40 million - coordinated with seed companies ! )"
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Public Broadcasting - US cable - 2007: LINK ¤ 07PARIS3414
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- "France Televisions includes - the five national television channels - France2 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "France3 - France4 - France5 - and FranceO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the public audiovisual sector includes - TV5 Monde - and France 24 - the news channel !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Sarkozy looked at three proposals - to set up a holding company !"
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- "that would run TV5 Monde - France 24 - and RFI ! - ( with the least political opposition ! )"
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- "to appoint a common president - for all of the various entities !"
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- "without reorganizing them - into a holding company !"
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- "and a straightforward merger - between France 24 - and TV5 Monde !"
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- "staff at both TV5 Monde - and France 24 - would strongly oppose this idea !"
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Biotech was Frozen - US cable - 2007: LINK ¤ 07PARIS4368_________________________________________
- "the French government - announced a number of steps - to protect the environment !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "following the conclusion of the "Grenelle" - consultative process !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "agricultural biotech - was "frozen" - in France !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and a new "high authority" - determined not only if such products - were safe ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "but also whether such products - were for "the greater good" ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the options for the US embassy - were limited !"
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- "a strident public reaction - would reinforce public support - for the measure in France - and in Europe !"
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- "the US embassy recommend a measured public posture - reminded WTO rules !"
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- "biotech farmers - had to contribute to a "financial guarantee" - covering economic loss !"
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- "to a conventional crop - due to accidental presence - of biotech material !"
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- "seed distributors - also had to contribute !"
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- "location of biotech crops - at the parcel level - were publicly available !"
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- "there was the safeguard clause against - MON 810 - in France !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "until a reevaluation of this variety - occured at the European level !"
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- "by applying the - precautionary principle !"
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Auto Support Program - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09PARIS212
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- "there was a 9 billion euro - aid package - for France's auto sector !"
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- "the plan included loans for - Peugeot - Renault - and Renault Trucks - Volvo !"
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- "and incentives for consumers - to use "greener" - vehicles !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- ""green" investments - accounted for roughly - 4.0 billion euros !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "of the 26 billion euro - French economic support package !"
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- "funds for public rail - energy generation - alternative energy investments !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "energy distribution - and transport - figure among allocations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Francafrique - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09PARIS1534
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- "foreign ministry secretary Stephan Gompertz - said about France's !"
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- "Africa policy - it did not interfere in a country's - internal politics !"
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- "France's "francafrique" era - of secret dealings - was over !"
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- "but France's Africa policy - concentrated on the same countries !"
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- "even if it did make strategically - not much sense !"
- "comment US - circumstances and the unpredictable - at times tempted !"
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- "even the French government - acted less ideally !"
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- "when a decision - was based on the - national interest !"
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- "even it was not - the prettiest way !"
Goldstone Report - US cable - 2010: LINK ¤ 10PARIS229
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- "the US embassy lobbied for its views - but France remained the same position !"
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- "France believed the - UNGA resolution - for Gaza human rights - was "moderate" !"
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- "and helpful for starting - Israel-Palestinian - discussions !"
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- "this resolution could strengthen - PA President Abbas !"
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- "in a way that would encourage him - for discussions with Israel !"
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- "this resolution could be helpful - in starting the peace talks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Informationen - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD
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- "Dokumente der NSA - beschrieben gewünschte Informationen !"
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- "hundert französische Unternehmen - darunter alle im französischen Aktienindex - CAC40 !"
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- "Projekte in Frankreich - mit Verbindungen zur - Telekommunikation !"
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- "Elektrizität - Gas - Erdöl - Energie - und erneuerbare Energien !"
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- "auch Umwelttechnologien - und die Gesundheitsbranche !"
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- "alle Verhandlungen und Verträge - französischer Firmen !"
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- "mit einem Umfang von mehr als - 200 Millionen Dollar !"
PSA-Chef verzichtete auf 21-Millionen-Pension - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD
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- "der PSA-Chef verzichtete - doch auf eine Zusatzpension !"
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- "nach einem öffentlichen Sturm der Entrüstung - in den Medien !"
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- "nahm der scheidende Chef - des französischen Autoherstellers - PSA Peugeot Citroën !"
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- "eine Zusatzpension von 21 Millionen Euro - nicht mehr in Anspruch !"
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- "die französische Regierung - kritisierte diese Pension !"
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- "und erinnerte an die Unterstützung - die PSA Peugeot Citroën - von dieser bekommen hat !"
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- "Finanzminister Pierre Moscovici - forderte die Firma auf - Klarheit zu schaffen !"
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- "und erinnerte an die staatliche Garantie - von sieben Milliarden Euro - für die PSA-Bank !"
FRANCE ECONOMY - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ FRANCE ECONOMY