Hi everyone, welcome to this new regular column: 'Understanding France' - a weekly snapshot of the big stories in France. This Week's Dispatch: Ségolène Royal - Nicolas Sarkozy + Niger ejected French diplomats
Join us on a trip to Le Musée des Archives Nationales as we discover that there's much more to an archive than meets the eye.
French politics really are riddled with sex scandals – why does no one seem to care in France?
It's written all over school supplies stores – but la rentrée is more than a fresh start for the kids..
The mass demonstrations of 2008 organised by the Confédération Française Démocratique du Travail in favour of the thirty-five hour week were a dismal failure. People simply wanted more money, not more leisure time in which to ponder ideas.
Confessions from Carla Bruni in ELLE magazine, the Rolling Stones hold a private concert in Paris and the cover of 'Le Libération' magazine features the French minister Arnaud Montebourg for his 'Made in France' campaign.
Les confidences de Carla Bruni-Sarkozy au magazine ELLE, les Rolling Stones en concert privé à Paris et le "Made in France" du ministre français Arnaud Montebourg, voilà ce qu'il ne fallait pas rater ces derniers jours dans la presse française.
The mayor of Meaux subscribes to Sarkozy’s policies and wishes to defend the outgoing French president’s term achievements. However, his relationship with Nicolas Sarkozy has not always been so idyllic…
Jean-François Copé est candidat à la présidence de l'UMP, au même titre que François Fillon. Depuis des semaines, il affronte les cadres du premier parti de la droite française à coups de joutes verbales et de déclarations médiatiques.
Des États-Unis à l’Europe en passant par l’Afghanistan, François Hollande entend respecter ses promesses de campagne, se heurtant parfois aux réalités de la scène internationale et aux jeux de forces de ses dirigeants.
Come with us to experience French life beyond the cliché.
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