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PROFESSIONAL WATCHES™ (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
[ via F.P. Journe ] After Tokyo, Hong Kong, Geneva and Boca Raton, F.P. Journe - Invenit et Fecit - will open a prestigious watch boutique-lounge in Paris, world capital of fashion and the arts, on December 8, 2008 at 63 Faubourg St-Honoré, close to the Elysée Palace. Until recently, number 63 housed the Gallery Pétrides, home for numerous works of art and more importantly Utrillo's representative...
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This French Life (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
HERE is a quick round up of news from France which has appeared across the internet over the past week. The stories take in everything from long-lost diamonds, voodoo dolls and a cartoon book featuring life in the Elysée Palace. And don't forget throughout the week, This French Life has a page featuring a collection of news articles that is updated every day. Hope diamond 'is Sun King's...
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The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
'There are probably several women inside me.' Carla Bruni wants it all - to be a great songwriter, First Lady and devoted wife. She invites to meet all three during an interview held in her private house, well away from the Elysée Palace
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Metro.co.uk (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
... with those living with HIV and to help prevent the spread of the disease. A spokesman for the Élysée Palace, the Paris residence of Mrs Bruni-Sarkozy and her husband, said: 'Yes, she has personal reasons for taking this position. 'The date of the announcement has been chosen to coincide with World Aids Day. She will help to heighten awareness of this issue.'Your viewsNo comments have...
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The First Post (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
The relationship between President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni (pictured) has been laid bare in a new 'investigative comic book' about the couple's life in the Elysee Palace.…
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angel Merkel agreed here on Monday that Value Added Tax (VAT) cuts is not an option for France and Germany as an effective response to the global economic crisis. This agreement was made at the Elysee Palace, where the two leaders of the twin engines of Europe met along with top ministers from their governments to discuss concrete...
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
... The book reveals, for instance, that President Nicolas Sarkozy is known to his own staff at the Elysée Palace as "Carlito" – or little Carla – because he has fallen so deeply under the influence of his wife. The facts are mingled with unashamed fantasy and told through inspired imagery, such as a sequence of Disney-like frames showing Carla Bruni hypnotising the President with cat-like...
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Charles Bremner (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
... appointment of the TV chief will merely simplify things because everyone knew that the Elysée palace had the ultimate say on the matter even though the CSA is notionally independent.[The ORTF in 1968 leftist poster]Few beyond Sarkozy's camp bought these arguments. He was accused of giving an advertising windfall to the private networks and mainly Martin Bouygues, his friend who owns...
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 24/11/2008
... not the right answer for France and Germany,” Mr. Sarkozy said at a joint news conference at the Élysée Palace.Ms. Merkel’s spokesman even ruled out reversing last year’s increase in the sales tax to 19 percent, at least until elections next fall.The British government announced on Monday a stimulus program that included a one-year reduction in the value-added tax to 15 percent, from...
