PRESS CONFERENCE BY FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SEGOLENE ROYAL
French socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal addresses journalists in Paris, January 4, 2006. Royal would beat conservative frontrunner Nicolas Sarkozy in the second round of presidential elections later this year, according to a poll published yesterday. At right is her husband, the head of the Socialist Party, Francois Hollande. (UPI Photo/Eco Clement)
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UPI Almanac for Monday, May 6, 2013.
Under the strain of the euro crisis, trans-national politics in Europe are becoming unpleasantly personal, particularly between Paris and Berlin, which is putting a growing strain on a fragile system.
A coalition of left-wing parties said 180,000 people rallied in Paris Sunday, demanding reforms to French President Francois Hollande's Socialist government.
French lawmakers say the girlfriend of President Francois Hollande is costing the country only a third what the previous first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, cost.
Under a banner that read "the people first," thousands marched in Paris Wednesday to show their support for the National Front, officials say.
Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. has extended Royal Dutch Shell an invitation to take part in the development of the Bab sour natural gas field, the oil company said.
The number of French soldiers killed since France sent troops to Mali in January rose to six, with a death reported in northern Mali, French officials said.
Diplomats warned of growing anti-Western Islamist violence in Libya as jihadis ejected from Mali in the French-supported conflict moved into Libya.
A consensus is gathering pace in Europe against the controversial and painful austerity policies that are being driven by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
A record 3.2 million persons in France were unemployed in March with an additional 36,900 out of work in the month, the government said.
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