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France set to tax rich companies at 75%

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Paris: French President Francois Hollande declared on Thursday that companies would have to pay a 75 percent wealth tax on salaries over a million euros after his plan for a "super-tax" on individual

Steel tycoon Mittal meets Hollande on factory dispute

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President Francois Hollande was due to hold key talks with India-born steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal on Tuesday over a mounting row threatening the future of Mittal's giant ArcelorMittal group in France.

Merkel, Hollande urge Greece to stick to reforms

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Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande urged debt-wracked Greece on Thursday to push through with painful but crucial reforms to safeguard its eurozone future as they began talks here.

The German chance

Merkel seen as big loser in eurozone showdown

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Angela Merkel was portrayed across Europe as the big loser of a eurozone showdown in Brussels after the German chancellor was forced to accept the crisis-fighting measures championed by countries stru

Euro's big four agree growth boost, split on bonds

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel resisted pressure on Friday for common eurozone bonds or a more flexible use of Europe's rescue funds but agreed with leaders of France, Italy and Spain on a 130 billio

G20 backs Europe's plans for overhaul to fight crisis

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Europe won support from world leaders on Tuesday for an ambitious but slow-moving overhaul of the eurozone, even as pressure built in financial markets for quicker solutions to its debt crisis that th

French Socialists enjoy free rein after fresh vote win

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The road was clear on Monday for France's Socialists to push through their tax-and-spend agenda to battle the eurozone debt crisis after clinching an absolute majority in parliamentary polls.

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France aghast at tweet by French leader's partner

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French President Francois Hollande's girlfriend has set the French political establishment aghast with a tweet of support for the man running against the mother of Hollande's children.

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France's Hollande caught in storm over partner's tweet

French President Francois Hollande faced his first political storm on Wednesday as his rightwing opponents looked to exploit an incendiary tweet by his partner just days ahead of a parliamentary elect

French Socialists poised to take control of parliament

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French President Francois Hollande's Socialists and allies came out on top in Sunday's first round parliamentary elections, poised to secure the majority needed to push through tax-and-spend reforms.

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