AFP
14 Dec 06 European Union leaders have converged on Brussels for a summit that will see them slow down the process of EU enlargement at least until they have a clearer vision of the bloc's future.
The leaders, meeting here for two days from Thursday, will confirm the partial suspension of membership talks with Turkey, whose rocky path toward Europe's rich club has embodied the concerns and fears about the ability to take on new members. |
By CIARAN GILES
Associated Press 14 Dec 06 Parliament on Thursday began debating a law that seeks reparations for victims of Spain's 1936-39 Civil War and the dictatorship of Gen. Francisco Franco.
The bill, proposed by the Socialist government in July, would also ban symbols and references to the Franco regime in public buildings and asks local and regional governments to rename streets or plazas that are named after Franco or refer to his regime. |
By Don Mackay
Mirror.co.uk 14 December 2006 |
By ELAINE SCIOLINO
New York Times December 14, 2006 PARIS, Dec. 13 - The conference was supposed to be a day of healing, a way for Nicolas Sarkozy, the interior minister who wants to be president, to rid himself of his image as the enemy of France's ethnic Arab and black African residents.
But no sooner had the invitation-only event in the Interior Ministry's crystal-chandeliered, velvet-draped reception hall begun on Wednesday than Mr. Sarkozy came under attack. |
By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
The Telegraph Dec 13 06 French exports slumped in October and the country's car industry slid deeper into crisis, heightening fears that France is buckling under the strain of the super-strong euro.
The monthly trade deficit ballooned to $2.7bn, following two months of sliding industrial orders and a shock halt to economic growth in the third quarter. Car output is down 14pc so far this year. |
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