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Chirac to avoid corruption trial
A LONG-RUNNING investigation into alleged corruption by former French president Jacques Chirac looks likely to be dropped after prosecutors decided he had “no case to answer.”
Judges have been lookin…
?500 million boost for young jobless
YOUNG jobseekers are to benefit from a ?500 million scheme to help them move into employment.
Under-25s will be eligible for the Revenu de Solidarité Active (RSA) welfare-to-work scheme if they hav…
Mayor attacks Grand Paris plan
MAYOR Of Paris Bertrand Delanoë has demanded that the government withdraw current plans for developing Le Grand Paris (Greater Paris).
The idea involves schemes to consolidate the wider Paris area a…
New site aimed at French adulterers
MORE than 2,000 unfaithful French husbands and wives have signed up for a new social networking site ahead of its launch next month.
Gleeden.com is designed for not-so-happily married people who are …
Govt drops support for Roman Polanski
The French government has decided to drop its public support for Roman Polanski, the Oscar-winning director held in Switzerland over a child sex case dating back more than 30 years.
The government ha…
Top money saving tips and links
Low exchange rate, credit crunch and recession; here are some sites that could help belt tightening.
Changes after new telecom suicide
A FRANCE Telecom worker threw himself from a motorway bridge to become the 24th employee to commit suicide in the past 19 months.
The 51-year-old man, who was married with two children, left a note b…
Le Pen: Polanski not above the law
THE FRONT National has attacked its political rivals for coming out in support of the arrested film director Roman Polanski.
The 76-year-old Polish-born Polanski, who has French citizenship, was arre…
New law on private school funding
A NEW law on private school funding is a further erosion of the principle of the secular state, opposition politicians claim.
Parliament has passed a law retaining a controversial 2004 rule that mair…
Aspa – latest info and queries
Connexion has had a lot of interest in this benefit since we first wrote about it in January – here are some of the details involved