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Tuesday, July 15, 2003
posted by gbarto at 2:42 AM:
French news headlines:Note that today/yesterday was Bastille Day in France, the day on which they celebrate the French Revolution and the start of French democracy. Though there have been stops and starts - a few kings here, some emperors there... - the day remains an important one, important enough that the President usually gets dragged into a TV interview about the year past and the year to come. This year was no exception and whereas last year's scoop was an attempt on Chirac's life, this year's is Chirac's faith in dialogue as a cure-all.
Le Monde: M. Chirac Draws Lightning Bolts from Eurogroup after suggesting in a Bastille Day interview that EU policies on financial growth and stability could be loosened up.
Le Figaro: Chirac puts forth reform through dialogue.
Libé: Chirac, the "Adapter" of Social Conflicts, who called on the French to adapt to a changing world rather than protesting it.
Ouest-France: July 14 is under the sign of dialogue... Ouest-France found something astrological about Chirac's calming assurances that with dialogue all would be well.
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