Easter, Easter, Easter - Easter is approaching and you want to offer perfect gifts? Unfortunately the Fabergé eggs are...
Easter: Origins and Traditions - Easter is approaching! I know for most of you, it will just be the perfect opportunity...
Boring French Classics...Think again - It is not always easy to get into French literary classics. Especially if you...
March 2010 recipes - Swordfish, Pachino and Fennel, osso buco, Stewed Mammole Artichokes and Lemon and Ricotta Pancakes...
What's under the Burka?
During his speech in Versailles, President Nicolas Sarkozy has said that the Islamic burka is 'not welcome' in France. Polemic.
Tony Blair: A man to look up to?
I know that writing about Tony Blair in the UK is never a good idea. And, with such a title, it is clearly suicidal. Worshipped or hated, the former PM unchains extreme reactions. Last week, I...
Should a gentleman's house truly become his castle?
Nobody can ignore that we are going through a really rough patch, some people go further and forecast civil unrest, geopolitical explosions, nuclear war, famine and even Armageddon. From the most...
When Nicolas met Carla
This could have been called "When Nicolas met Carla". It could have been a romantic comedy starring Meg Ryan and Billy Cristal but it's not. It's called "Autobiographie non autorisée"...
The Rise and Fall of Rachida Dati
A few weeks ago we asked you if you agreed with Rachida Dati's decision to get back to work after just 5 days of maternity leave. The results of the vote showed that 56 per cent of you called her a...
In Calais, Besson wants to make the border watertight to illegal immigrants
“We are going to make the zone around Calais watertight to illegal immigration”, declared the new French immigration minister, Eric Besson, on 27th January. This declaration didn't pass unnoticed...
France: A nation of strikers?
On 29th January, France and especially Paris were in a mess that only French people know how to make: Between 1 and 2.5 million people were protesting against the recent reforms. An, unfortunately,...
Rachida Dati: Wonder woman or traitor woman?
Once again Rachida Dati is at the centre of heated debate. After a controversial pregnancy, the French Justice Minister finally decided to return to work only five days after giving birth to a...
EU: Eurosceptic about to take control
On 1st January, the Czech Republic took over the European Union presidency. But there have been speculations; especially in France, about whether this small country is actually capable of leading...
Increasing tension between EU and China
On 6th December, President Nicolas Sarkozy met the Dalai Lama in Poland while he was running the presidency of the EU and attracted the wrath of Beijing. The tension raised so high that China...
Parisian-style hire bicycles about to conquer London
On 18th November, London Mayor Boris Johnson announced the introduction of an easy-access cycle hire scheme in the city in 2010. This project is largely inspired by the Parisian Vélib'. But will...
French Socialists in Fratricidal war
Civil war is looming between some of the key players of the French socialist party. Since the party leadership ballot came to a close in a virtual dead heat between the two contenders, Martine...
"Voyage under the skirts of the Republic": France and espionage
Notebooks of former spy chief Yves Bertrand reveal dirty secrets and gossip about French leaders raises a question: Is there a "little Stasi à la française" as said MP Arnaud Montebourg?
Is the French audiovisual sector following the lead of the BBC?
The French Council of Ministers passed the draft law on the reform of the audiovisual sector on 22nd October. This controversial law was inspired by the BBC’s model. Logical, since the “Beeb” is...
Strauss Kahn's case : media, personal life and politics
Last week, Dominique Strauss Kahn (DSK) seemed to be on top of the world: he was high in the French polls and got the IMF's approval to reform the international economical control system. However...
Unemployment in the UK: The end of an El Dorado?
Today unemployment in the UK is rising at the fastest rate in 17 years jumping to 1.79 million.Yet the UK used to be the country to look up to: with only 5 per cent of unemployed, it was the "El...
Medicine and literature: two Nobel prizes for France
Cocorico!!!! France won two Nobel prizes this year, for literature with Le Clézio and for medicine with the discovers of HIV. Such a success had not happened since 1952.
Could Strauss-Khan be the next socialist candidate for the 2012 presidential election?
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former Finance and Economy Minister, is now faraway from France, at the head of the IMF. But the French want him back. According to a poll published in "Le Journal du...
Sarkozy's EU: between success and dampened ambitions
It's already been three months since France took over the European Union's rotating presidency. If it's too soon to make a definitive evaluation of Sarkozy's work at the head of the Union, we can...
Is France going to lead the energetic field of the UK?
The Brits are worried that EDF is taking over the running of British Power. However, what does it really mean for the future? Is there any reason to worry about it?
Rachida Dati: the mother of all interrogations
An article to take stock about Rachida Dati's unexpected pregnancy and its mysterious father, the debate on single motherhood and the French people's reaction.
French Presidential Visit in the UK
Carla Sarkozy (rather than Mrs Nicolas Sarkozy as her husband pointed out during their stay in London) made the front page of all the UK national newspapers. She charmed them all and we all know...
Honeymoon for French President, Nicolas Sarkozy
Finally, after weeks of waiting, rumors and speculation, French President Nicolas Sarkozy officially got married to his new romance, singer and ex-model Carla Bruni.