Archive for October, 2009

L’état, c’est moi: the cult of Sarko

INDEPENDENT - Midway though his term of office, the President’s imperious ways are provoking a growing outcry. Last night Sarkozy and son were forced into a humiliating climbdown to regain the public’s trust INDEPENDENT

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David Miliband: any other country would be ‘delighted’ to have Tony Blair as EU president

TELEGRAPH - David Miliband, the Foreign Secretary, has said that any other country would be “delighted” to have Tony Blair as front-runner for the new post of president of the European Union.  TELEGRAPH

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Trop de colère sur Internet, ou pas assez dans les médias traditionnels ?

NUMERAMA - Dans une réaction à une chronique de Daneil Scheidermann, le journaliste Jean-Michel Apathie dénonce “une certaine dérive d’Internet, où dominent la colère et le ressentiment“. De quoi ouvrir un large débat… NUMERAMA

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Weekly Special Press-Review: RUSSIA

Revue de presse hebdomadaire: RUSSIE - Weekly Special Press-Review: RUSSIA

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Berlusconi to discuss pipelines at Putin party

FT - Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is due to attend a private birthday party for Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin tomorrow on the shores of Lake Valdai, south of St Petersburg, with Russia’s controversial plans to build two more gas pipelines to Europe expected to be high on the agenda. FT -

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Nord Stream, South Stream projects on schedule

ITAR TASS- ST. PETERSBURG, October 25 (Itar-Tass) - Nord Stream and South Stream projects are on schedule, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told a Sunday press conference.  ITAR TASS

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The struggle over Russia’s ‘energy weapon’ beneath the Baltic

FT - The Nord Stream gas pipeline venture is one of the most controversial business deals involving German and Russian companies, and has become a focal point for suspicion of commercial and political relations between the two states. - FT -

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RIA Novosti political commentator Andrei Fedyashin: The EU has a constitution, needs a president

RIAN - At the same time, Paris and Berlin are choosing candidates for the post of foreign policy chief-cum-vice president of the EC. Some people in Brussels think this post will be more important than that of president. Merkel would like to see her interior minister, Wolfgang Schauble, in that position. In 1994, Schauble shocked Europe by putting forth the idea of a “two-speed” Europe led by a pioneer group with Germany and France at its heart. RIAN

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Dollar down 6 kopeks, euro down 3.51 kopeks

RIAN - Dollar down 6 kopeks, euro down 3.51 kopeks

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Libya in Talks with Russia Over Billion-Dollar Arms Deal

PRAVDA - Russia and Libya have already signed five agreements in the field of defense cooperation. The contracts particularly touch upon the military hardware for land troops and navy.  Two year ago, Libya was in talks with France about a 6-billion-dollar arms deal to purchase Rafale fighter jets, as well as combat and cargo helicopters.  PRAVDA

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Immigrant youths’ hopes and dreams are similar to those of native-born Finns

HELSINGIN SANOMAT - A number of Estonian, Russian, and Somali youths aged between 15 and 21 were interviewed by 15/30 Research for the survey, along with a control group of young Finnish adults. Those interviewed were dreaming of education, a nice job, safety, and equality. ”Many Finns think that when we receive 100,000 immigrants, 50,000 of them become bus drivers, and the other half will become nurses”, claims researcher… HELSINGIN SANOMAT

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Berlusconi va rencontrer Poutine

LE FIGARO - Le chef du gouvernement italien Silvio Berlusconi doit rencontrer son homologue russe Vladimir Poutine à l’occasion d’une visite “privée” aujourd’hui en Russie, lors de laquelle il sera notamment question d’énergie, selon le porte-parole du gouvernement russe. LE FIGARO

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Sarkozy in Kazakhstan for military, energy, democracy talks

RIAN - French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in Kazakhstan on Tuesday for a state visit to discuss energy cooperation, military transit and strengthening democracy in the former Soviet state. Sarkozy is visiting the energy-rich Central Asian country with a large delegation of French officials and businessmen in energy, aerospace and other fields… RIAN

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