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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 !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "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 !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "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 offering3.9bn - including related service contracts !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Mitsubishi offered a 10% stake - in Alstom - and inject3.1bn 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 a60m 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 a1bn 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 swapped600m 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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US Investment - US cable - 2008: LINK ¤ 08PARIS141

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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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Biotech Companies - US cable - 2007: LINK ¤ 07PARIS633

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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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Biotech Companies - US cable - 2007: LINK ¤ 07PARIS4170

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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

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  • "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 Bill - US cable - 2007: LINK ¤ 07PARIS4646

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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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Monsanto - US cable - 2008: LINK ¤ 08PARIS78

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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 - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09PARIS520

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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 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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 !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "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 !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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 !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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 !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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