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12. De Gaulle and the Anglo-Saxons
As much as they are both part of the Western civilization, Anglo-Saxons and French are coming from a different culture. Anglo-Saxons are protestant, the French are catholic. Protestants and Catholics Anyone who has ever read Max Weber’s The protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism, understands why the religious factor is so important, even in…
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11. Municipal elections week
A heavy diplomatic agenda, with Ukraine in focus After the contested Crimea referendum, the situation in Ukraine is expected to remain in the forefront of European diplomatic efforts. EU foreign ministers are to meet in Brussels on Monday, while Laurent Fabius, the French minister of foreign affairs is to visit Moscow on Tuesday. A European…
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10. The situation in Ukraine affects this weeks’ schedule
The political week in France is expected to be long and intense, full of unexpected twists and turns: the municipal elections are looming around, so all actors will focus on campaigning. It also means that the majority of the week’s debates is simply unpredictable. However, the so-called Copé affair, revealed by Le Point last week,…
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9. Nicolas Sarkozy to meet Chancellor Merkel
Take a look at the events of week 9: theweekinfrance9-2014. Important macro-statistics to be published It is full of important macro-statistics that are to be published, including the ever-so-important job claimants count. On the other hand, the political agenda of week 9 is interesting mostly because of one single thing: former president Nicolas Sarkozy is…
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8. French politics: week7 2014
French politics: a long, but interesting week ahead We have a very long political week ahead of us. French politics is expected to be full of interesting and important things this week. Of course, the U.S. visit of President Hollande is the most important political event of the week, and I am sure that the…
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7. An Introduction to French Bashing
Those who follow international current affairs often stumle upon articles that criticize France on account of its expansive public sector, its high taxes, its attraction to red tape, its competitiveness and so on and so forth. Many medias, including Anglo-Saxon journals are in the front line of calling France “the sick man of Europe”. And…