| 单词 | Mitterrand |
| 例句 | The first leg of the trip took Winnie and me to Paris, where we were treated in very grand style by Francois Mitterrand and his charming wife, Danielle, a longtime ANC supporter. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Sutherland was decorated on Saturday evening at a ceremony in Paris by former French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand, who praised the Canadian star's "extraordinary" career - with diverse roles in films such as Federico Fellini's "Casanova." Actor Donald Sutherland honored in France 2012-06-10T10:54:08Z But the president’s arrangement was more democratic, as Margot points out in this novel: “Mitterrand had split his holidays between both families, the women and children stood together at his funeral.” A Teenager Plays With Fire and Family Secrets in ‘The Margot Affair’ 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z Over the years there have been calls by prominent French citizens, including, in 1992, by Danielle Mitterrand, who was then France’s first lady — to rewrite its most bellicose lyrics. After Paris Attacks, ‘La Marseillaise’ Echoes Around the World in Solidarity 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand was even more enthusiastic, telling the media he envisaged artists working throughout the space, including "across the windows of the rooms via the stairs and ceilings." Europe's biggest contemporary art center opens 2012-04-12T17:41:08Z In 1980 he was hit by a laundry van in Paris, while walking home from a lunch given by François Mitterrand, the future president of France, and died a few weeks later. Books of The Times: Wallowing in Grief Over Maman 2010-10-14T20:53:00Z Only two serving French presidents have polled lower, François Mitterrand and Jacques Chirac, but both maintained the support of their party. Sarkozy sparks party revolt as voters lose confidence in him 2010-04-03T23:07:00Z He argued that there was a Socialist party tradition of colluding with right-wing racism – from Mitterrand through Jospin and, no doubt, into Hollande's first term. Alain Badiou: a life in writing 2012-05-18T21:55:11Z Marie spaces out on the air and loses her job; when she gets a contract to write a veil-ripping biography of François Mitterrand, she delivers a book about life-after-death research instead. "Hereafter": Clint sees dead people 2010-10-15T18:45:00Z It’s nice when a gallery brings a representative sampler of one artist’s work, as Mitterrand and Sanz does with Michael Phelan. Art Review | Independent: An Abundance of Room, an Absence of V.I.P. Gloss 2010-03-04T23:16:00Z The line-up of carriages dominates the exhibition hall, recalling an era when President François Mitterrand and his culture minister, Jack Lang, encouraged the artist to reflect the sociological changes of the time. A Joyous Image Maker Way Before His Time 2012-01-09T12:30:21Z There were chuckles as Mitterrand struggled to tie the medallion around the 76-year-old actor, who sported the long silver hair last seen for his role in blockbuster movie "The Hunger Games." Actor Donald Sutherland honored in France 2012-06-10T10:54:08Z François Mitterrand became a virtual Ramesses II, opening the Bastille Opera, a new National Library, the Arab World Institute and the pyramid. Abroad: In Planning a History Museum, Sarkozy Opens a Can of Worms Instead 2011-03-08T10:23:38Z “Living with art was part of everyday life for Les Lalanne, which is why their pieces have a function,” Mr. Mitterrand said. Bronze Beasts Blur Line Between Furniture’s Wild Side and High Art 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z Jubilant left-wingers celebrated outside Socialist Party headquarters and in Paris' Bastille square, where revelers danced in 1981 when Francois Mitterrand became France's only other Socialist president. Socialist Hollande ousts Sarkozy in France 2012-05-06T18:33:00Z “His collection, part of which he will keep, is a great illustration of the close relationship between collector, gallery and artists,” Mr. Mitterrand said. Bronze Beasts Blur Line Between Furniture’s Wild Side and High Art 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z The anonymous American collector met the Lalannes in 2007, before prices for these artists had surged, and bought pieces either directly from them or through Mr. Mitterrand. Bronze Beasts Blur Line Between Furniture’s Wild Side and High Art 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z She was a teenager from a conservative upper-middle-class Roman Catholic family in the provinces when she met Mr. Mitterrand, then in his mid-40s and married with two children, an occasional golf partner of her father. In François Mitterrand Letters, an Intimate Portrait of the Other Woman 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z But he is no main character, no De Gaulle or Mitterrand: he will never deliver a speech à la Jean Jaurès, never abolish any death penalty. Nicolas Sarkozy, the murderer of the Princess of Cleves 2011-03-23T09:30:01Z Mr. Bergé became a friend and trusted confidant of President Mitterrand. Pierre Bergé, Transformative Fashion Executive, Dies at 86 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z The pyramid is the most popular of a series of ambitious projects launched by then President Francois Mitterrand in the 1980s and 1990s that changed the image of the French capital. Louvre's glass pyramid set for interactive performance for 30th... 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z “This is a good time for our client to sell,” Mr. Mitterrand said. Bronze Beasts Blur Line Between Furniture’s Wild Side and High Art 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z His culture minister, Frédéric Mitterrand, chimed in, promising that the history museum would illuminate France’s “soul,” whatever that meant. Abroad: In Planning a History Museum, Sarkozy Opens a Can of Worms Instead 2011-03-08T10:23:38Z Our late François Mitterrand had his double life, his double family, his double children kept secret. France loves sex, but not on the front page 2010-05-01T23:21:00Z As Minna and Lili’s friendship is put under increasing pressure, the streets of Montpelier erupt in celebration of the election of François Mitterrand’s Socialists. Immigrant Lives, Back to Back and Upside Down 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z Ron Davies, Mark Oaten and Francois Mitterrand were the scant examples cited, with the most obvious mayoral-politics parallel – Boris Johnson – somehow overlooked. Media Monkey: James Murdoch, Steve Coogan, and the Daily Mail 2013-07-28T17:04:00Z “There was really a need for something more than the model that was imposed on us,” says the fair’s director, Laura Mitterrand. | At the Independent Art Fair, Thinking Outside the White Box 2014-03-07T22:58:23Z Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand made Bouzid a knight in the Legion of Honor in a ceremony Thursday on the margins of the Cannes Film Festival. France honors top Tunisian filmmaker at Cannes 2011-05-12T18:42:08Z "The French cinema is a widow today," said Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand. France mourns death of top actress Annie Girardot 2011-02-28T21:51:34Z Her death was announced by the French culture minister, Frédéric Mitterrand, who provided no further details. Fran?oise Cachin, a Director of French Museums, Dies at 74 2011-02-10T04:23:05Z Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand named the artist a knight in the Legion of Honor at the work's inauguration, saying the ceiling reminded him of "the sea, allied with the sun." US artist Cy Twombly creates ceiling for Louvre 2010-03-23T17:08:00Z Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand told The Associated Press, referring to the sprawling royal palace in the Paris suburb of Versailles and the home of Impressionist painter Claude Monet in the northern Normandy region. Glitzy Louvre benefit glams up Paris museum 2011-06-14T21:22:08Z François Mitterrand famously maintained an extra- marital relationship with Anne Pingeot, which began when she was 20 and he was 47 and continued throughout his presidency. Ne me touche pas… the shift in sex and power sweeping France 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z “I made the introductions, and the collector came to the atelier for lunch several times,” Mr. Mitterrand said. Bronze Beasts Blur Line Between Furniture’s Wild Side and High Art 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z Even before the results were declared, cheering crowds gathered at Socialist headquarters to acclaim the party's first presidential victory since Mitterrand's re-election in 1988. Socialist Hollande ousts Sarkozy in France 2012-05-06T18:33:00Z In the early 1980s, after France’s newly elected Socialist president François Mitterrand instituted a series of anti-capitalist policies like nationalizing banks and major companies, many French executives, including Bernard, fled to more business-friendly countries. | At Berluti, Antoine Arnault Puts Business Before Pleasure 2013-09-12T08:00:08Z “There is a core of steel in Anne Pingeot,” said Philip Short, who interviewed her for his 2013 biography, “A Taste for Intrigue: The Multiple Lives of François Mitterrand.” In François Mitterrand Letters, an Intimate Portrait of the Other Woman 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z Frédéric Mitterrand – the culture minister lui-même – had even penned a foreword, proving beyond a shadow of doubt that the project had received his imprimatur. C?line: great author and 'absolute bastard' 2011-01-31T11:33:28Z Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand pinned a green and gold medallion on the filmmaker, making him a Commander in France's National Order of Arts and Letters. France honors director Haneke in Cannes ceremony 2010-05-16T15:31:00Z François Mitterrand, the president at the time, described Gainsbourg as "our Baudelaire, our Apollinaire ... he elevated song to the level of art". Serge Gainsbourg's 20 most scandalous moments 2011-02-28T12:10:13Z In conversation with broadcaster Jon Snow she described the way Mitterrand used to tease Margaret Thatcher by indicating Galsworthy and having her translate into English: "This young woman is one of yours." Hay festival diary: Tales of the interpreter 2010-05-30T17:22:00Z So I kept the real names of Mitterrand and Reagan, but all the other names are changed. Christian Carion?s ?Farewell? Revisits the Cold War 2010-07-09T04:32:00Z François Mitterrand declared the author a “hedonist inspiration.” ‘Consent,’ a Memoir That Shook France, Recalls Living a ‘Perverse Nightmare’ 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z “He was our Baudelaire, our Apollinaire,” François Mitterrand, then the president of France, said at the time. Up Close: Lucien Gainsbourg’s Debut Album Is a Salute to His Father 2012-11-21T19:08:14Z As the Falklands taskforce set off, the then French president François Mitterrand, in theory Thatcher's ideological opposite, mused aloud, according to the diary of one of his advisors, "Do I admire her … or envy her?" Margaret Thatcher by Charles Moore; Not for Turning by Robin Harris – review 2013-04-24T12:57:02Z It also brings to mind the story of François Mitterrand, the former French president who had a daughter, Mazarine, with his own mistress while remaining married to his wife. A Teenager Plays With Fire and Family Secrets in ‘The Margot Affair’ 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z “The layout is dictated not by the space itself, it’s dictated by the galleries and what they’re going to be showing,” Mitterrand says. | At the Independent Art Fair, Thinking Outside the White Box 2014-03-07T22:58:23Z He and Mr. Mitterrand would sometimes breakfast together and he spent holidays with the Mitterrand family. In François Mitterrand Letters, an Intimate Portrait of the Other Woman 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z A small museum in Burgundy houses the vases, clocks and silverware given to the socialist president François Mitterrand on his travels. Chirac's collection of kitsch gifts wrecks region's economy 2010-12-31T16:21:24Z As his fame spread, he became a friend to international dignitaries, including French President François Mitterrand and U.S. Love in the time of surveillance: FBI agents tracked Gabriel García Márquez 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z The rich went on strike, taking their money out of the country, and Mitterrand famously reversed course without a fight. “The Intouchables”: Racial comedy, French style 2012-05-22T20:45:00Z When François Mitterrand came to power in 1981, Derrida was invited to set up an international college of in Paris. Derrida: A Biography by Benoît Peeters - review 2012-11-14T08:00:01Z Although it is a stretch to compare the Second Empire’s destruction of a certain Paris with the later destruction by François Mitterrand, there are some irresistible comparisons and contrasts. Review: Starchitect of the Second Empire 2010-11-18T08:00:00Z The deal was hailed by the culture minister, Frédéric Mitterrand, as the most spectacular acquisition ever made by a French library. Casanova at the National Library in France 2011-11-28T23:30:08Z And where the elitist Mitterrand never mobilized his followers after he used them to win the presidency, the populist Mélenchon seems almost certain to take to the streets even after he loses. “The Intouchables”: Racial comedy, French style 2012-05-22T20:45:00Z Today, as the first details of the chosen films emerged, the culture minister, Frédéric Mitterrand, said that, in immersing themselves in fictional masterpieces, pupils would be getting to grips with reality as well. France's pupils to view cinema classics in the classroom 2010-05-18T16:55:00Z French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand's office expressed satisfaction with the decision, nine months after Mitterrand said Polanski had been "thrown to the lions." Polanski free, Swiss reject U.S. extradition request 2010-07-12T14:48:00Z I borrowed a few small things from Mitterrand and transformed them, just details, because I wanted the president to be me, not him.” Cannes Film Festival: Alain Cavalier's 'Pater': Private Musings of a Public Sort 2011-05-18T14:00:05Z Officers lay in wait for the woman at a Metro and suburban train station in eastern Paris that serves the François Mitterrand national library, the prosecutor’s office said. Paris police open fire on a woman who allegedly made threats in the latest security incident 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Young regaled Bili before the ceremony with how he first met Mitterrand in the late 1950s when Young traveled to France as an employee of the National Council of Churches. France bestows further honor on former United Nations ambassador and Atlanta mayor Andrew Young 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z President Jimmy Carter, tea cup set from French President Francois Mitterrand, a basketball signed by Michael Jordan given by former U.S. Rifle, fur hat, drones: North Korea's Kim returns with gifts from Russia 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z “Passengers” opens with footage of leftist joy in the streets over François Mitterrand’s election as president in 1981, before settling into its domestic concerns. Review: Charlotte Gainsbourg navigates complex emotions in 'The Passengers of the Night' 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z Under a 1980s policy known as the “Mitterrand doctrine,” named after Socialist then-President Francois Mitterrand, France refused to extradite Italian far-left activists unless there was evidence that they committed “crimes of blood.” French court refuses to extradite Italian former militants 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z “A permanent coup d’état,” Mr. Faure’s phrase, was also the title of a book that François Mitterrand wrote to describe the presidency of de Gaulle. Macron Faces an Angry France Alone 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z François Mitterrand and Helmut Kohl, the French and German leaders in that earlier time, had fierce conflicts over reunification, but they had been working closely together for years. Ukraine War Accelerates Shift of Power in Europe to the East 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z This is the seventh French pension reform since President François Mitterrand cut the retirement age to 60 in 1982. France strikes bid to halt Macron's rise in retirement age 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z "This happens most frequently in developing countries but happened with early Mitterrand before a U-turn, in the late Carter Administration before Volcker and with Lafontaine in Germany." Reversing UK confidence crash requires policy U-turn: economists 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z He presented the key to French President Francois Mitterrand to be displayed for a week at the newly opened Bastille Opera House next to the original Bastille site. How France’s treasured Bastille key ended up at Mount Vernon 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z That was before Mr. Mitterrand became president himself and in time came to enjoy all the pomp and power of his office. Macron Faces an Angry France Alone 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z Economic interventionism by the government is a strong tradition in France, even as it has mostly moved away from the sweeping nationalizations of the 1980s under François Mitterrand, the Socialist president at the time. France, Hoping to Weather Energy Crisis, Will Renationalize Electricity Giant 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z In his speech to the European Parliament in May, Mr Macon cited a proposal for a "European Confederation" by one of his predecessors, former French President Francois Mitterrand. European Political Community: Could UK join a new club of nations? 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z A wave of arrests and life sentences eventually crushed the group - but about 300 members fled to France, given asylum by the government of President Francois Mitterrand if they renounced violence. Italy's Red Brigades: Ex-members face extradition from France 2022-06-25T04:00:00Z Minority governments are a rarity in France, and even when there was one in 1988 under President François Mitterrand, he was only 11 seats short of an outright majority. Ungovernable? France takes stock after Macron loses majority 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z A similar situation happened in 1988 under Socialist President Francois Mitterrand, who then had to seek support from the Communists or the centrists to pass laws. Le Pen: Huge gains in French parliament a ‘seismic event’ 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z "It is an abject failure for this government. Even Mitterrand in 1988 did not hit this level. It is the failure of Macron's strategy. He will have to draw the consequences and change prime minister." Macron set to lose absolute majority in French parliament: reaction 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z Proposed during the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989, Mr Mitterrand's idea eventually faltered as it failed to generate enough support outside France. European Political Community: Could UK join a new club of nations? 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z “It really reminds me of 1981,” Mr. Guedj said, referring to the year when François Mitterrand, the Socialist leader, won the presidency with support from French Communists. It’s Macron vs. the Left in a Fierce Battle for France’s Parliament 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z François Mitterrand named a physician and small-town mayor as ambassador to the Seychelles. French Diplomats to Strike Over Loss of Separate Status 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z The idea of concentric rings or “tiers” of European states, of a “multispeed Europe,” has been suggested several times before, including by a former French president, François Mitterrand, in 1989. As Ukraine Fights, Does the E.U. Owe It Membership? 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z She recalled being targeted by incessant sexist attacks, including over her outfits, after she was appointed by François Mitterrand, the Socialist president at the time. Taking Aim at Left-Leaning Voters, Macron Names a Woman Prime Minister 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z Borne, 61, will be the first woman named as prime minister since Edith Cresson briefly occupied the office during the presidency of Socialist leader Francois Mitterrand in the early 1990s. France's Macron picks Elisabeth Borne as new prime minister 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z Borne is the second woman to hold the position after Edith Cresson, who was prime minister in 1991-1992 under Socialist President Francois Mitterrand. Elisabeth Borne appointed France’s new prime minister 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z Though in office, Mitterrand and Chirac were politically impotent - but that helped when the wheel turned again and they found themselves back in favour. French election: Historic win but Macron has polarised France 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z He voted for the left until François Mitterrand, the former Socialist president, imposed limits on work hours, and then switched his allegiance to the far-right National Front party, now Ms. Le Pen’s National Rally. In Le Pen Territory, as France Votes, Anger at a Distant President 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z The Daily Telegraph described his performance in Mitterrand as "charming, arrogant, childlike and teasing". French actor Michel Bouquet dies aged 96 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z When Mitterrand won the presidency in 1981, he was up against five left-wing and environmentalist candidates in Round One. French elections: Divided left fight doomed race of their own 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z And she referred to giants of European post-war politics like German Christian Democrat Helmut Kohl and French Socialist Francois Mitterrand to overcome party divisions and give her guidance. Maltese legislator elected European Parliament president 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z But none are from the office of François Mitterrand, the French president at the time. Who Killed African Icon Thomas Sankara? Trial Opens, 34 Years After His Death. 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z He briefly served as urban affairs minister in President François Mitterrand’s cabinet and was cited as a potential successor, with rumored ambitions to move into the Élysée Palace. Bernard Tapie, French magnate trailed by scandal in business and soccer, dies at 78 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z Macron was speaking alongside Robert Badinter, the justice minister of late President Francois Mitterrand who steered the abolition of the death penalty through the French parliament in 1981. French EU presidency to push for worldwide end to death penalty, says Macron 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z But whether it was Margaret Thatcher, François Mitterrand, Helmut Kohl or Willy Brandt, they were more often than not guided by a set of ideological principles. Do Germany’s Election Results Signal a Left Turn for Europe? 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z “My appeal is to rediscover the purpose of Kohl and Mitterrand and leave behind the entrenchment of the past as we look to the future,” she said. Maltese legislator elected European Parliament president 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z He urged the crowd in Blois to recall the “fervor of 1981” that swept François Mitterrand and the left to power for the first time in the Fifth Republic. The French Left Is in Disarray, but Here Comes Anne Hidalgo 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z The latest film is set four decades ago just as François Mitterrand was about to enter the Élysée Palace, the first time the presidency fell into the hands of Socialists. A Popular Comedy’s Return in France Exposes Growing Divides 2021-08-14T04:00:00Z Mitterrand had close ties to former Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana, a Hutu. Macron asks Rwanda to forgive France over 1994 genocide role 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z But she added, “the anomaly is not the arrests, but the unreasonable persistence of the Mitterrand doctrine, the fact that it took so many years, and so much effort, to unblock the situation.” France Arrests Leftist Militants Convicted of Terrorism Long Sought by Italy 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z France established in 1985 a policy known as the “Mitterrand doctrine,” from the name of Socialist President Francois Mitterrand. Seven Italian Red Brigades members arrested in France 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z It accused the government of the French president at the time, François Mitterrand, of doing so in order to advance and reinforce its own influence and interests in the country. France Enabled 1994 Rwanda Genocide, Report Says 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z Early this month, France said it will open the Rwanda archives of former French President Francois Mitterrand, as part of an effort to better understand the nation’s role in the African country during the genocide. Rwanda says France bears responsibility for enabling 1994 genocide 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z In March, a French expert commission found that France under the late President François Mitterrand had borne "heavy and overwhelming responsibility" for the genocide but had not been complicit. Macron asks Rwanda to forgive France over 1994 genocide role 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z The French presidency said in its statement Wednesday that the arrests “fall strictly within the framework of the Mitterrand doctrine, since they are blood crimes.” France Arrests Leftist Militants Convicted of Terrorism Long Sought by Italy 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z Accusations that France, then led by socialist president François Mitterrand, may have played a part in the genocide have dogged French-Rwandan relations for the best part of the last three decades. France was not complicit in Rwandan genocide, Macron commission claims 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z Among the archives are those of then-President François Mitterrand, who had close ties to former Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana, a Hutu. Rwanda genocide report to focus on French links 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z Activists close to the government of François Mitterrand sought to address the complex problem of assimilating France’s mostly North African immigrants by founding an American-style activist group called SOS Racisme. Opinion | Is This the End of French Intellectual Life? 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z He and his accomplices were pardoned by former President Francois Mitterrand in 1990. Militant involved in OPEC kidnapping buried in Lebanon 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z The scandal centres on allegations of corruption in connection with two 1990s French arms contracts during the final years of François Mitterrand’s presidency, when Balladur was prime minister. French ex-PM Édouard Balladur goes on trial over alleged kickbacks 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z The cancer that took François Mitterrand’s life, for example, was alluded to only quietly, if at all. Emmanuel Macron Tests Positive for the Coronavirus 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z He seized his narrow margin of victory over Socialist François Mitterrand to implement a centrist program of “change without risk.” Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, former French president, dies at 94 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z He lost to Francois Mitterrand in 1981, after just one term. Late French ex-president Giscard helped reshape Europe 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z But by the time he was ousted from the presidential palace in 1981, roundly defeated in his re-election bid by the socialist François Mitterrand, few French were ascribing greatness to him. Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, 94, Is Dead; Struggled to Transform France 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z His hopes of becoming prime minister under Mitterrand in 1986 were dashed and he refused to support either right-wing candidate in the 1988 presidential elections. Obituary: Valéry Giscard D'Estaing 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z But the global economic downturn of the 1970s and his perceived arrogance that rubbed many French voters the wrong way contributed to his losing his re-election bid to Socialist Francois Mitterrand. Former French president Valery Giscard d'Estaing was architect of EU integration 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z Neither the diamond story nor Mr. Giscard’s account of Mitterrand’s remarks has been officially confirmed. Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, former French president, dies at 94 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z The power of capital strike is well-illustrated by the reaction to the 1981 electoral victory of Francois Mitterrand's Socialist Party in France. Uber and Lyft’s threat to leave California over labor law would have been illegal in many countries 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z Years of economic austerity and rising discontent with the president’s style brought Mr. Mitterrand and his Socialist-Communist coalition to power in 1981. Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, 94, Is Dead; Struggled to Transform France 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z “There was a tradition of keeping quiet in France that protected presidents’ private lives, which is how Mitterrand was able to lead a double life, but that is not possible today. What the butler saw: sex secrets of French presidents' palace revealed 2020-04-19T04:00:00Z For years, Matzneff described his exploits with underage girls and boys in his work, whose fans included even former president François Mitterrand. Woody Allen’s French publisher vows to push through with memoir’s release 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z Beyond the article by Mr. Mitterrand, Mr. Matzneff had more direct help. A Pedophile Writer Is on Trial. So Are the French Elites. 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Denise Bombardier may have been vilified in 1990 for attacking a French literary treasure - admired by President François Mitterrand no less - but in fact she represented the future. When sexual abuse was called seduction: France faces past 2020-01-18T05:00:00Z Mr. Rohatyn’s years in France were largely uneventful; he fostered a friendship with President François Mitterrand, promoted museum exchanges and helped create the French-American Business Council. Felix G. Rohatyn, Financier Who Piloted New York’s Rescue, Dies at 91 2019-12-14T05:00:00Z He socialized for decades at the nexus of financial and political power, counting leaders such as French President François Mitterrand and U.S. Felix Rohatyn, Wall Street wizard who helped save NYC from bankruptcy, dies at 91 2019-12-14T05:00:00Z For the Socialists, President François Mitterrand lowered the retirement age from 65 to 60 when he took office in 1981. No trains and no compromise as France faces a winter of discontent 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z “But no, he’s not in jail, he’s welcomed and pampered by the president of the Republic, Mitterrand.” A Pedophile Writer Is on Trial. So Are the French Elites. 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z These feminizing metaphors trivialize her strength and disregard comparisons to her male peers, including Reagan and French President François Mitterrand, massively protected in retirement and decline by their wives and even mistresses. Review | Margaret Thatcher’s last stand 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z Corbyn’s manifesto is the most left-wing set of proposals seen in a western democracy since the programme commun drawn up by France’s Socialists and Communists in an alliance under François Mitterrand in 1981. UK: Can Corbyn sell Britain on his hard left turn? 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z Just over a century later, in 1986, an agreement between France and Britain to build the tunnel was signed in the presence of François Mitterrand and Margaret Thatcher. 'I formed the 45 Metre Underground Club': Eurostar stories of sex, celebrity and speed 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z According to Bobrick, Theodore Roosevelt kept his birth chart on a table in his drawing room, and Charles de Gaulle and François Mitterrand sought advice from astrologers. Astrology in the Age of Uncertainty 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z The only public support for Ms. Bombardier came from an unexpected corner: President Mitterrand. A Pedophile Writer Is on Trial. So Are the French Elites. 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z He was mayor of Paris for many years and served two terms as prime minister, including under Socialist President François Mitterrand. French head to palace to remember 'beloved' Chirac 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z Mr. Mitterrand’s ambitious socialist agenda, including nationalizing banks and major industries, largely failed, leading the center-right to take control of the national legislature in 1986. Jacques Chirac, Who Led France Envisioning European Unity, Is Dead at 86 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z In the operations centre there is a photograph of Mme Thatcher and President Mitterrand when they signed that agreement in 1986. 'I formed the 45 Metre Underground Club': Eurostar stories of sex, celebrity and speed 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z His early days in office were characterized by a peripatetic energy, in sharp contrast with Mitterrand’s more languid style. Jacques Chirac, flamboyant French president who opposed U.S. invasion of Iraq, dies at 86 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z But when he went to the station, Mr. Matzneff had a talisman in his pocket: an article praising him by President François Mitterrand. A Pedophile Writer Is on Trial. So Are the French Elites. 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Mitterrand called a general election, which was won by the Socialists and their allies. Jacques Chirac obituary 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z President Ronald Reagan and French President Francois Mitterrand clashed in 1982 at Versailles, France, over trade with the Soviet Union and officials from both countries afterward dismissed key parts of the final statement. After 45 years, G-7 endures despite the Trump tweets 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z Bonnet claimed the then French president François Mitterrand’s chief of staff was informed of the deal, but that “officially … the Elysée knew nothing”. 'We made a deal': ex-French spy chief admits 1983 pact with fatah terrorists 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z One memo from the then British ambassador in Pretoria, Sir Anthony Reeve, relayed hitches in Mitterrand’s state visit to South Africa. 'Bill Clinton talks loudly, fails to act': envoys’ barbed missives to John Major 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z As Thatcher and Reagan were liberalising their economies, French president François Mitterrand promised “a break with capitalism”. The rise and fall of French cuisine 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z The new premier was no match for the crafty Mitterrand, who easily outmanoeuvred him. Jacques Chirac obituary 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z He was perhaps the most eminent architect in the world when, in 1984, President François Mitterrand selected him to redesign the entrance to the Louvre, the symbolic heart of France. I. M. Pei and the Asian-American Experience 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z Then French President Francois Mitterrand, who personally selected Pei to oversee the decaying, overcrowded museum’s renovation, endured a barrage of criticism when he unveiled the plan in 1984. I.M. Pei’s legacy stretched from the West to the East 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z The project launched by President Francois Mitterrand was met with much controversy. The Louvre museum pays tribute to pyramid’s architect Pei 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z It was considered a sacrilege on the 17th-century palace, a symbol of death, a monument to President François Mitterrand, an occult power centre for the Illuminati/Satan/Dan Brown, a foreign intrusion, a modernist intrusion. IM Pei: an audacious daredevil who built the impossible 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z In 1988 Mitterrand and Chirac faced each other in the final round of the presidential election and Mitterrand was the easy winner, calling a parliamentary election, which was won by the left. Jacques Chirac obituary 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z After being chosen for the job by President Francois Mitterrand amid much secrecy, Pei began by making a four-month study of the museum and French history. Architect I.M. Pei dies at age 102: New York Times 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z French President Francois Mitterrand, who personally selected Pei to oversee the decaying, overcrowded museum’s renovation, endured a barrage of criticism when he unveiled the plan in 1984. I.M. Pei, architect who designed Louvre Pyramid, dies at 102 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z After being chosen for the job by the then president, François Mitterrand, amid much secrecy, Pei began by making a four-month study of the museum and French history. Architect IM Pei dead at 102 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z Once it opened, however, it proved a triumph — the most admired of the “Grand Projets” with which France’s then-President Francois Mitterrand hoped to transform Paris. I.M. Pei, architect who designed Louvre’s Pyramid, dies at 102 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z It was clearly understood, at least by Chirac, that Balladur was a simple lieutenant and that le grand would step forward when Mitterrand’s second seven-year term ended and new presidential elections took place. Jacques Chirac obituary 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z Forty years ago, France’s “socialists” under François Mitterrand disavowed classical socialism as they privatized many of France’s government enterprises. Opinion | A ‘democratic socialist’ agenda is appealing. No wonder Trump attacks it. 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z But Mitterrand and his supporters prevailed and the pyramid was finished in 1989. I.M. Pei, architect who designed Louvre Pyramid, dies at 102 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z Joan of Arc was beatified in the cathedral and world leaders attended memorial services for former French presidents Charles de Gaulle and François Mitterrand there. Notre-Dame: A history of Paris's beloved cathedral 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z Requiem masses were held there for presidents Charles de Gaulle and François Mitterrand. Our Lady of Paris: a history of Notre Dame Cathedral 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z World leaders attended memorial services held for former presidents Charles de Gaulle and Francois Mitterrand. 'City of lights' plunged into dark sorrow as Notre-Dame burns 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z Le Fouquet’s restaurant is seen as symbolic of French power and was also a favourite with the late Socialist president François Mitterrand, a regular diner with his own table – number 83. France’s gilets jaunes target luxury shops and restaurant in protests 2019-03-16T04:00:00Z The French president François Mitterrand and his British counterpart Margaret Thatcher had both worried about a resurgence of “bad Germans.” ‘Already an Exception’: Merkel’s Legacy Is Shaped by Migration and Austerity 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z He admires the forthrightness of French President François Mitterrand — “when I would call him about difficult problems, he would give me a straight answer” — whom he had buttered up during a visit to Kennebunkport. The memoir I wish George H.W. Bush had written 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z He was also popular with the awkward squad of foreign leaders with whom he had to deal, including Margaret Thatcher, Helmut Kohl and François Mitterrand. George HW Bush obituary 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z Similarly, he agreed with French President François Mitterrand that German reunification was a matter for the Germans to decide and that only a “united Europe” could keep Germany in check. George H.W. Bush, 41st president of the United States, dies at 94 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z He operated at times like a one-man State Department, on the phone at dawn with his peers — Mikhail Gorbachev of the Soviet Union, Francois Mitterrand of France, Germany’s Helmut Kohl. Former President George H.W. Bush dies at age 94 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z In France, the late Socialist president François Mitterrand was a golfer, while the 40-year-old centrist Emmanuel Macron is known more for tennis. Ryder Cup: how golf is new focus of soft power diplomacy 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z Mitterrand, elected twice, left a deep mark on French politics. Why Brigitte Macron is the most loved French first lady for years 2018-08-04T04:00:00Z Kohl was keen to seize the historic opportunity to bring the two Germanies together, but Gorbachev, Mitterrand and – even more vehemently – Thatcher were all opposed. George HW Bush obituary 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z The Dassaults successfully rebuffed attempts by French President François Mitterrand to nationalize the company in the 1980s. Serge Dassault, French billionaire who ran aviation empire, dies at 93 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z The Dassaults fought to keep the aviation company independent, and successfully rebuffed attempts by French President Francois Mitterrand to nationalize it in the 1990s. Serge Dassault, patriarch of French aircraft empire, dies at 93 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z The political right remained in power in France until the victory in 1981 of François Mitterrand and his very un-1968 brand of socialism. Opinion | What the Non-Revolution of May ’68 Taught Us 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z Although his profile was lower than that of German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and French President Francois Mitterrand, Mr. Lubbers played a key role in European political integration. Ruud Lubbers, long-serving Dutch prime minister who trimmed welfare state, dies at 78 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z In the 1980s, the SNJ says President Francois Mitterrand located it there in a “willingness to be transparent.” Media groups: Macron’s press room move could “stain” legacy 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z Historians say a son of François Mitterrand, the French president at the time, was also a close friend of the Rwandan leader whose government organized the genocide. Rwanda Accuses France of Complicity in 1994 Genocide 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z Since Mitterrand, we have forgotten what it’s like to have a cultivated president. Orbiting Jupiter: my week with Emmanuel Macron 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z This notion of distance from the fray was modelled on previous presidents Charles de Gaulle and François Mitterrand, but he is now seeking to prove he is not deliberately cutting himself off. Emmanuel Macron to give first live television interview 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z He soon founded the socialist-aligned magazine Globe Hebdo, where he was known to write bombastic and at times impenetrable columns in favor of Mitterrand. Pierre Bergé, fashion tycoon and partner of Yves Saint Laurent, dies at 86 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z President François Mitterrand, who worked as a low-level Vichy administrator before joining the Resistance, declared in 1992 that “the French state was the Vichy regime, it was not the Republic.” Macron Denounces Anti-Zionism as ‘Reinvented Form of Anti-Semitism’ 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z It was said to emphasise his contribution to European unity and the importance of the Franco-German bond Kohl forged with the French president, François Mitterrand. Awkward farewell for Helmut Kohl, who united Germany but divided family 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z It also threatened to dismantle Kohl’s crowning economic achievement – the euro – which he and his French ally, President Francois Mitterrand, forced into existence over the objections of many their peers and, indeed, many economists. German Chancellor Helmut Kohl Nearly Outlived the Europe He Created 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z Together with his closest ally, France's President Mitterrand, Kohl shaped the federal ideal of the European Union and laid the groundwork for the creation of the single currency. Obituary: Helmut Kohl - BBC News 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z Together with his French ally President Francois Mitterrand, he was responsible for the introduction of the euro. Germany's Helmut Kohl dies, aged 87 - BBC News 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z It was a theme of François Mitterrand’s Socialist Party, a bid to recapture power. Can a New Generation in the Banlieues Change French Politics? 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z For the historic party of François Mitterrand, that would probably mean a devastating loss of more than 200 seats. Macron’s party headed for commanding position in French election 2017-06-11T04:00:00Z It was that wise old Frenchman, Francois Mitterrand, who once said that the trouble with referendums was that too many people voted on a question that hadn't been asked. Election results: The gamble that settled nothing - BBC News 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z Mr Mitterrand, with his imposing personality and cynical use of the powers vested in him as president, was able to surmount that gap. Is France's Socialist Party dead? - BBC News 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z On 25 February 1980, Barthes interrupted his work on an essay about Stendhal to attend one of the future president François Mitterrand’s regular cultural lunches. Laurent Binet: ‘I’ll vote Macron, but I hate having to do it’ 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z Former president François Mitterrand took a mistress half his age when he was in his 40s, a younger woman who famously stood near his wife at his funeral in 1996. Emmanuel Macron is 39 and his wife is 64. French women say it’s about time. 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z “Shameful! Because I expressed the position that was General de Gaulle’s, and François Mitterrand’s, and that of all the presidents one after another until Jacques Chirac.” How Marine Le Pen played the media 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z That structure was commissioned by French President François Mitterrand in 1983 and added an element of timeless modernity to a 12th-century palace that’s one of the greatest cultural attractions in the world. One of the World’s Best Restaurants Gets an Update 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z But at the heart of the Mitterrand legacy was a contradiction - between dogma and reality, utopia and the free market. Is France's Socialist Party dead? - BBC News 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z French Catholics followed the cues of statesmen from Charles de Gaulle to François Mitterrand who mainly kept their religious beliefs to themselves. François Fillon, Embracing His Catholicism, Challenges France’s Secular Tradition 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z Old-timers in Brussels lament the lack of vision among today’s crop of leaders, as if a transplanted Kohl, Mitterrand or Delors would be enough to restore Europe to health. Why Europeans are reading Stefan Zweig again 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z In 1982, though the party had won no elections of any note and counted only a few thousand registered members, he wrote to president François Mitterrand to complain that the media was denying him attention. How Marine Le Pen played the media 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z He got his first job in politics when the Socialist leader, François Mitterrand, was elected president in 1981. France’s François Hollande gives up on running for a second term 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z In the 1980s, when Thatcher and Reagan preached laissez-faire economics, Mitterrand nationalised banks and factories, and shortened working hours. France’s presidential election takes an unlikely liberal turn 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z Mr. Mitterrand was praised for a 1981 campaign poster that set him against a bucolic background dominated by a church bell tower—a symbol of the central place of Christianity in the secular nation’s heritage. François Fillon, Embracing His Catholicism, Challenges France’s Secular Tradition 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z President Ronald Reagan and were thoroughly trounced by the Socialist François Mitterrand in the next election, says Bruno Cautrès, a political scientist at the Centre for Political Research at Sciences Po in Paris. François Fillon Pitches Bitter Economic Medicine in Bid for French Presidency 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z For Mitterrand loyalists, the letters are not only proof that their hero was a great literary stylist. Mitterrand seduces France again with letters to his lover - BBC News 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z Shortly before his death, Mitterrand had an intimate farewell supper with friends. Fit for office? A brief history of leaders' illnesses 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z At its 1980s peak, under François Mitterrand and Helmut Kohl, the European project combined German economic strength and French confidence in power politics. Is Europe Helpless? 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z Even the former president of France François Mitterrand — a Socialist who nationalized the banking system, increased government employment and raised public-sector pay after being elected in 1981 — was forced into a U-turn. The Anger Wave That May Just Wipe Out Laissez-Faire Economics 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z As part of a pharaonic building spree, then-President François Mitterrand ordered an overhaul of the museum, adding a vast sunken lobby and other spaces below the ground floor of the Louvre Palace. Louvre Races to Protect Art From Seine’s Rising Waters 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z The letters remove any doubt that Anne was the most important woman in Mitterrand's life. Mitterrand seduces France again with letters to his lover - BBC News 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z In part because hunting the songbird was illegal in France, this supper – just like Mitterrand’s cancer – remained a secret until after his death. Fit for office? A brief history of leaders' illnesses 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z The national library closed its François Mitterrand site on the riverbank as a precaution and staff at the French parliament hastily removed archives from its basement on the edge of the river. 'There's something terrifying about it': rise of the river Seine 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z A photo of then French President Francois Mitterrand and then German Chancellor Helmut Kohl holding hands in the Douaumont cemetery at Verdun became a symbol of a new era of reconciliation. Merkel, Hollande together mark 100 years since Verdun battle 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z Both the wife and the mistress of another, François Mitterrand, attended his funeral, to general indifference. Of creeps and crèches 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z For many others, they are a reminder - whatever Mitterrand's shortcomings - of what it was like to have a president who fitted the part. Mitterrand seduces France again with letters to his lover - BBC News 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z When François Mitterrand came to power in France, the country’s aristocrats, fearful of new taxes, stashed their money in Monacan banks. The Great Swiss Bank Heist 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z “The party of Mitterrand,” he said, referring to François Mitterrand, the nimble politician who led the Socialists back into power in 1981 after years in the wilderness, “no longer exists.” France’s Socialist Government Survives a Vote, but Remains Fractured 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z An Anglophile by inclination, his job, as seen by President Mitterrand, was to ensure the British did not back out of the project as they had done once before. Been and Gone: The actress whose attack scene became notorious - BBC News 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z François Mitterrand, the President before Chirac, was not a Salon fan. Inside France’s National Food Festival 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z For years the French have seen her as a victim: the lover forced to hide her love and, when Mitterrand died, to grieve alone with her daughter. Mitterrand seduces France again with letters to his lover - BBC News 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z Previously the legal duration of the working week had been 39 hours, established under Francois Mitterrand. Labour law reform: Hollande's last throw of the dice - BBC News 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z But Boutros-Ghali, championed by the French president, François Mitterrand, lobbied hard. Boutros Boutros-Ghali obituary 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z After turning down an offer to coach Real Madrid, he was asked by French President Francois Mitterrand to organise the 1998 World Cup in France. Michel Platini: The fall of a man 'born in football' - BBC News 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z Two weeks after Mr. Sanders was elected, unseating the entrenched Democratic mayor by just 10 votes, François Mitterrand, a socialist, was elected president of France. As Mayor, Bernie Sanders Was More Pragmatic Than Socialist 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z Small wonder that the book's launch - coinciding with the centenary of Mitterrand's birth near Cognac - has triggered a bout of nostalgia for the great man, against whom modern-day presidents seem to shrivel by comparison. Mitterrand seduces France again with letters to his lover - BBC News 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z Plenel said the very last question in the mystery was how much the then French president, Socialist François Mitterrand knew. French spy who sank Greenpeace ship apologises for lethal bombing 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z France relented in July 1990, and Mr. Naccache and his fellow assassins were put on a plane to Tehran after a pardon by President François Mitterrand. Obama’s Sanctions Gift to an Assassin for Iran 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z Extramarital affairs have been a feature of virtually every French president; the late president François Mitterrand even had a daughter out of wedlock during the 1980s. The Former Head of the IMF May Have Been Acquitted But He Has Lost Everything 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z Mistresses are tolerated and President Mitterrand even had an illegitimate daughter without it being reported. Has the DSK trial changed French attitudes to sex? - BBC News 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z Despite the age gap, they shared interests in literature, France, art and ideas - and Mitterrand evidently felt in Anne someone with whom he could commune on an almost spiritual plane. Mitterrand seduces France again with letters to his lover - BBC News 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z How Bush artfully wooed French President François Mitterrand at the Bush home in Kennebunkport, a meeting that paid dividends later when Bush sought European financial assistance for former Soviet satellite states. Did George H.W. Bush deserve a second term? 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z A Doonsbury cartoon even facetiously credited it with presaging Francois Mitterrand socialist’s victory in France a few weeks later. Can Bernie Sanders take the 'Burlington Revolution' national? 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z The files, including advice given to then-President Francois Mitterrand, will be able to be viewed by researchers and victims' groups. France declassifies Rwanda genocide archive 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z Before him, there was former President François Mitterrand, whose longtime mistress famously appeared at his funeral with the daughter he fathered with her. The French are not as cool with infidelity as you think 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z Mitterrand was a socialist senator and former minister 46 years of age when he met Anne Pingeot - 27 years his junior - on the beach at Hossegor in south-west France. Mitterrand seduces France again with letters to his lover - BBC News 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z In presenting the award, French culture minister Frédéric Mitterrand called her “the embodiment of the modern woman.” Bettina Graziani, early supermodel, dies 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z "Sometimes the great arts institutions need to be managed by people who are not part of the inner circle," Mr Mitterrand said. Nepotism row over French arts job 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Mr. Valls himself was accused on Monday of favoring Jews by a former French foreign minister, Roland Dumas, who served under President François Mitterrand. French Jews See Cemetery Vandalism as Latest Sign of Anti-Semitism 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z President François Mitterrand saw the future in cars and single-family houses that leapfrogged poor suburbs for new settlements. Paris Tries to Embrace Suburbs Isolated by Poverty and Race 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z As an editorialist said in the financial daily Les Echos: "Who would have thought that one day Mitterrand would touch our hearts?" Mitterrand seduces France again with letters to his lover - BBC News 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z It is one of the mighty "grand projets", the huge public works schemes inspired by the late President, Francois Mitterrand. The rise of new economies 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z Apparently President Mitterrand was not particularly polite to Thatcher when they travelled on the inaugural journey, disparaging the pace of the train. The 'Delectable' Eurostar Turns 20 in Style “Mitterrand was willing to agree to it, but Gorbachev wasn’t and he let the GDR down.” 'The Wall Coming Down on the 9th: That Was Not Supposed to Happen' L'immobilisme - basically a pride in the French model and a resulting failure to react to the world outside - began under Francois Mitterrand. France threatened by civil strife 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z They also go some way to dispelling the widely held caricature of Mitterrand as a cynical quasi-Pharaoh. Mitterrand seduces France again with letters to his lover - BBC News 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z Two of the most avid supporters of the integration plan were French President Francois Mitterrand and Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi. Europe Needs More Larry Summers And Less Germany 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z Her interviewees included key politicians of the day – including François Mitterrand, Helmut Kohl, Mikhail Gorbachev and Bill Clinton – as well as celebrities such as Woody Allen and Sharon Stone. Anne Sinclair: ‘It was a sort of violence… but I’ve rebuilt my life’ 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z Michael: “When she finally got her chance to speak, she praised Mr. Mitterrand for his “courtesy” which she said in an ironic voice. How Margaret Thatcher Put Sexist Socialist Prime Minister Of France In His Place 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z Even François Mitterrand, who dismayed Socialist voters with a policy U-turn in favour of budgetary rigour after two years in office, at that point dropped no lower than 49%. A presidential problem 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z Vaussion, who publishes his memoirs this week after retiring from the palace kitchens, is particularly scathing about the "capricious" Socialist president, François Mitterrand, and his aides' taste for the high life. Hollande to host two dinners in one night to keep Obama and Putin apart 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z In a blistering attack, Michel Rocard, a grandee of the French Socialist Party who served as premier under Francois Mitterrand, identified Britain as the source of all the EU's problems. PRESS DIGEST- British Business - April 30 2014-04-29T23:48:33Z Critics — many of them French citizens — say authorities from then-President Francois Mitterrand down thought that France’s strong support for the Hutu-led Rwandan government was wise. Rwandan Ex-Intel Chief Convicted in Genocide Trial 2014-03-14T22:10:28Z Mitterrand's government, which included then budget minister Laurent Fabius - now Hollande's foreign minister, launched an austerity drive and sought to restore corporate competitiveness by breaking the indexation of wages to soaring inflation. Analysis: Mitterrand's shadow looms as Hollande seeks to revive France 2014-01-03T16:31:23Z After asking his personal doctor to lie about his disease for 10 years, former President Francois Mitterrand finally had to announce his advanced prostate cancer in 1992. Why do public figures choose not to reveal their illness? 2013-11-28T12:15:04Z François Mitterrand was not preoccupied with public opinion when he made the historic decision to abolish the death penalty. The Dictatorship of Public Opinion 2013-09-11T08:45:00Z The last time parliament voted on military action was in 1991 when then-Socialist president Francois Mitterrand sought its support for his decision to join the U.S.-led coalition in the Gulf War. French ministers rebuff opposition call for Syria vote 2013-09-02T13:53:00Z The last time parliament held such a vote was in 1991 when then-Socialist president Francois Mitterrand sought its support for his decision to join the U.S.-led coalition in the Gulf War. France unlikely to allow lawmaker vote on Syria: senior Socialist 2013-09-02T10:29:50Z Critics and supporters alike referred to Mitterrand's volte face as "supply-side Socialism" - a leader of the left adopting the pro-business policies to spur economic growth associated at the time with conservative U.S. Analysis: Mitterrand's shadow looms as Hollande seeks to revive France 2014-01-03T16:31:23Z His policies helped reduce poverty but inevitably produced higher inflation and a growing budget deficit, forcing Mr. Mitterrand to shift toward a more prudent budget, which Mr. Mauroy also oversaw. Pierre Mauroy, Former French Socialist Premier, Dies at 84 2013-06-07T23:49:44Z Jacques Attali, a French economist and former adviser to the late president Francois Mitterrand, warned of a Europe in danger of "falling asleep", of young people being excluded from a changing world. Europe is afraid - the battle for new jobs 2013-05-28T12:54:30Z After local politics in Marseille, Tapie was made a minister under Mitterrand in 1992, and was advised to offload his business concerns. Christine Lagarde jets back to Paris to be questioned over Tapie payout 2013-05-21T19:01:19Z Jottras says the departure of wealthy clients is reminiscent of the early 1980s, when the previous Socialist President François Mitterrand was in power. Forget Paris: Stymied by Socialist Policies, the French Start to Quit France 2013-05-21T07:35:29Z Hollande's admiration for Mitterrand runs deep: he has been known to take inspiration not only from his Mitterrand's policies, but even his turns of phrase. Analysis: Mitterrand's shadow looms as Hollande seeks to revive France 2014-01-03T16:31:23Z He was widely praised for persuading Mr. Mitterrand to keep the French franc in the European monetary system. Pierre Mauroy, Former French Socialist Premier, Dies at 84 2013-06-07T23:49:44Z Hollande, France's first Socialist president since Francois Mitterrand, is squeezed between a business sector clamoring for lower taxes and labor costs, euro zone partners pressing for budget cuts and households hostile to austerity measures. One year on, France's Hollande says will weather poll slump 2013-04-28T08:14:12Z Hollande's "marriage for all" law is the biggest social reform in France since his left-wing mentor and predecessor Francois Mitterrand abolished the death penalty in 1981, a move which also split the nation. French parliament approves gay marriage law 2013-04-23T15:43:00Z “She has the eyes of Caligula and the mouth of Marilyn Monroe,” observed the French President François Mitterrand, revealing the queasy mixture of antipathy and attraction she stirred in many of her male associates. Farewell to the Iron Lady: Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013) 2013-04-08T13:50:23Z Mitterrand's Socialists would go on to lose parliamentary elections, forcing him to serve under "cohabitation" with a right-wing prime minister. Analysis: Mitterrand's shadow looms as Hollande seeks to revive France 2014-01-03T16:31:23Z The late French President Francois Mitterrand once said she had "the eyes of Caligula and the lips of Marilyn Monroe". Iron Lady Thatcher changed face of Britain 2013-04-08T12:19:57Z He served as minister of justice under Socialist President François Mitterrand in the early 1990s. Sarkozy's Unexpected Defender 2013-03-24T21:10:00Z Then French President François Mitterrand actively sought to prevent German reunification he feared would leave the former foe too economically and politically powerful to equal. 50 Years After Landmark Treaty, Can France and Germany Save Europe? 2013-01-23T08:05:24Z She would not accept, as her contemporaries Mitterrand and Helmut Kohl did, that a new, post-Soviet architecture was needed in Europe. Farewell to the Iron Lady: Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013) 2013-04-08T13:50:23Z But France's economy and Mitterrand's personal popularity both eventually recovered, and Mitterrand was reelected to a then-unprecedented second term in 1988. Analysis: Mitterrand's shadow looms as Hollande seeks to revive France 2014-01-03T16:31:23Z Alain Delon, another French movie star, moved to Switzerland in the 1980s, when France’s last Socialist president, François Mitterrand, was in power. Gérard Depardieu Stirs Belgian Border Town 2012-12-30T02:19:07Z The Daily Mirror describes the episode as "Maggie's Ronnie Rocket" - which was quickly followed by a "furious telegram" warning the French leader Francois Mitterrand not to sell Exocet missiles to south American countries. More storms to end 'wettest year' 2012-12-28T06:34:34Z In the 1980s a new Socialist government, under President Francois Mitterrand, moved to outlaw hunting but the plan was quickly shelved. How long will France hunt with hounds? 2012-12-26T00:14:40Z Cue memories of the early 1980s, when François Mitterrand took banks and industrial companies into public ownership. ArcelorMittal: Blast from the past 2012-11-29T17:39:56Z The proposals are deja vu for veterans of Mitterrand's 14 years in power. Analysis: Mitterrand's shadow looms as Hollande seeks to revive France 2014-01-03T16:31:23Z Mr. Mitterrand, who was known as the Sphinx, began his double life long before he was elected president, but the existence of his second family was revealed only near the end of his political career. The Saturday Profile: Mazarine Pingeot, Mitterrand Daughter, Looks Back 2012-12-01T01:00:42Z In the early 1980s, the last Socialist president, François Mitterrand, nationalized much of the economy, before later reversing course. Talk of Nationalization Gets New Life in France 2012-11-30T05:41:02Z Nationalization of private companies was abandoned decades ago by most major economies—including France, where it was last used by Socialist President François Mitterrand in the early 1980s. France's Nationalization Threat Ignores Steel Glut 2012-11-28T18:42:43Z The filmmaker, who is the partner of Mazarine Pingeot — the daughter of François Mitterrand, the late French president — lives in Paris. A Clash Over a Piece of Moroccan Tranquillity 2012-11-14T21:11:28Z His commitment to shoring up France’s finances helped to win investors’ confidence and ensured that there was no market sell-off after the country elected its first Socialist president since François Mitterrand in 1981. Shock Treatment Recommended to Increase French Competitiveness 2012-11-05T20:04:35Z Her life with Mr. Mitterrand was made of rituals, she said. The Saturday Profile: Mazarine Pingeot, Mitterrand Daughter, Looks Back 2012-12-01T01:00:42Z In the end, political 'sentimentalism' prevailed even in Germany over economic rationality - last but not least because of the corresponding promises made by Kohl to Mitterrand in the context of Mitterrand's agreement to German unification. The EU summit: The red-eyed walk to banking union 2012-10-19T03:40:40Z The story is based on a two-year period when François Mitterrand, then president of France, hired a personal cook, ruffling the feathers of the official in-house Elysée chef. IHT Rendezvous: A Woman From the Country in Mitterrand's Kitchen 2012-10-16T18:46:32Z Kohl's other landmark achievement, pushing through the euro together with French President Francois Mitterrand, was hailed as a huge success in the currency's first decade. In rare appearance, Germany's Kohl makes plea for European unity 2012-09-27T22:34:48Z In so doing, he broke with his mentor and a hero of the French left, former President François Mitterrand, who refused to acknowledge a broad French role in the detentions and deportations. At Drancy Holocaust Center, Hollande Confronts Grim Chapter for France 2012-09-21T18:35:56Z Mr. Mitterrand first met Anne Pingeot when she was 13, and later looked after her when she moved to Paris from her native Auvergne. The Saturday Profile: Mazarine Pingeot, Mitterrand Daughter, Looks Back 2012-12-01T01:00:42Z And if it was France that pushed for the agenda, I wonder why Mitterrand wanted to get out the EMU in 1992, when the pound and the lira were ejected? The EU summit: The red-eyed walk to banking union 2012-10-19T03:40:40Z The photos are “not even topless,” Soula writes, recalling that Paris Match published a sneaked snap of Socialist President François Mitterrand on his death bed in 1996. The Trouble With Valerie 2012-09-17T05:00:00Z But some wealthy people did depart left after Mr. Mitterrand raised taxes in the 1980s. France’s ‘les Riches’ Vow to Leave if 75% Tax Rate Is Passed 2012-08-07T18:46:15Z Mr. Mitterrand insisted on a distinction between an ideal, irreproachable Republic and a traitorous wartime “French state,” and the semantics remain contentious. France Reflects on Role in Rounding Up Jews for Death Camps 2012-07-28T18:14:43Z In 1984, while president, Mr. Mitterrand legally recognized Ms. Pingeot as his daughter, but that was kept secret, too, as was the existence of his second family until near the end of his life. The Saturday Profile: Mazarine Pingeot, Mitterrand Daughter, Looks Back 2012-12-01T01:00:42Z Mr Mitterrand opposed any unification and as he was a friend to Mr Kohl but behaved in that issue very strangely in any respect. The EU summit: The red-eyed walk to banking union 2012-10-19T03:40:40Z David, born in the U.S. after his parents fled the Nazis, has wanted to rebuild and protect the family firm ever since then-President François Mitterrand nationalized the French arm in 1982. The Rothschild Empire Anoints an Heir 2012-07-19T20:55:32Z Two decades later, with the single currency in deep crisis, a similar "grand bargain" will be needed from Merkel and Hollande - former proteges of Kohl and Mitterrand - to save Europe's bold but flawed experiment. Insight: Merkollande's blossoming friendship and what it means for Europe 2012-07-10T11:15:55Z In doing so, Mr. Hollande broke with his mentor and the hero of the French left, François Mitterrand, who refused to acknowledge broad French responsibility for the operation. France Reflects on Role in Rounding Up Jews for Death Camps 2012-07-28T18:14:43Z We are not back in the heady opening months of the previous Socialist president, François Mitterrand, who declared in 1981 that there was nothing wrong with dreaming. Hollande's pro-growth rhetoric won over France. But what about Merkel? 2012-06-24T17:20:01Z These weren't promises to Mitterrand, as the EMU program was launched before the reunification, Delors was working with the Bundesbank for defining the ECB rules before that the Berlin wall was teared down. The EU summit: The red-eyed walk to banking union 2012-10-19T03:40:40Z Keen to avoid what he perceived as an excessively resurgent Germany, the late French president François Mitterrand preconditioned his support of German reunification on the swift adoption of a common currency. It’s the Euro, Stupid 2012-06-18T05:00:00Z “Mitterrand is adulated today but he was once the most hated man in France—and that leaves real hope for many of us.” French Foreign Minister 2012-05-28T05:00:00Z Mr. Mitterrand, who worked as a low-level Vichy administrator before joining the resistance, declared when he was president in 1992, “Let us not ask for an accounting from the Republic.” France Reflects on Role in Rounding Up Jews for Death Camps 2012-07-28T18:14:43Z Hollande's hero is François Mitterrand, the late French president, who demanded the death of the Deutschmark as the price of Germany unity. David Cameron criticised for delivering 'irritating' lectures to eurozone leaders 2012-05-18T18:28:09Z But beyond surface cliché, this is not 1981, when Mr. Mitterrand trounced Valéry Giscard-d’Estaing, who, in a brief final TV appearance, quite literally turned his back on France and stalked offstage. IHT Rendezvous: Hollande Is No Mitterrand. Can He Inspire, or Just Spook? 2012-05-15T13:38:11Z Prior to doing political work under Socialist officials like Mitterrand—and eventually running for office himself—Hollande served in French state administrations as a high-ranking civil servant. France's Next President: What You Should Know 2012-05-08T21:35:46Z That message is resonating in European politics, most notably in the Sunday election in France of Francois Hollande, the first Socialist Party candidate to ascend to the presidency since Francois Mitterrand left office in 1995. Europe?s elections offer economic, political risks for Obama 2012-05-08T01:02:00Z With the caustic campaign battle finally over, many Hollande backers were less focused on recrimination, and more intent on celebrating the left’s first presidential win since Socialist François Mitterrand left the Elysée in 1995. France Election: Socialist François Hollande Defeats Sarkozy for Presidency 2012-05-06T20:05:31Z “The left longs for Mitterrand and the right longs for De Gaulle,” said Mr. Perrineau of Sciences Po. In France, the Fringe Emerges as a Force 2012-04-20T21:16:37Z “Often people told me, ‘Oh, la, la, François Mitterrand, what charisma, what a president!’ The Soft Middle of Fran?ois Hollande 2012-04-13T20:32:00Z Mr. Candrowicz was speaking at another conference — an event for 40 Europeans under 40, hosted in part by Mr. Mitterrand, to ponder the Continent’s fate. Letter from Europe: Investing in Culture in a Time of Crisis 2012-03-02T14:00:39Z With their populist tinge, these campaign pledges resemble those of Mitterrand, who nationalized banks, pumped billions into public works, and triggered an economic crisis. A French Socialist Who Understands Business 2012-02-17T00:30:05Z The Germans were horrified when Mitterrand, modern France's only Socialist president, brought Communists into government in 1981 and nationalized swathes of industry in an expansionary economic and social policy that emptied French coffers. Analysis: Merkozy fights to prevent Merkollande 2012-02-06T06:55:20Z Mr. Chevalier, who voted for the Socialist François Mitterrand as president, said that “people are so fed up there’s potential for political revolution.” Focus on French Economy Fuels Gains by National Front 2012-02-06T03:51:51Z He described how no one thought François Mitterrand, France’s first and only Socialist president, had a chance of winning. The Soft Middle of Fran?ois Hollande 2012-04-13T20:32:00Z Kagame has accused former French President Francois Mitterrand's administration of training and arming the Hutu militias responsible for the slaughter. French probe exonerates Rwanda leader in genocide 2012-01-10T20:29:24Z Margaret Thatcher and Francois Mitterrand clashed throughout the 1980s about the EU’s budget. French Take Aim at Britain as Debt-Downgrade Concerns Mount 2011-12-16T17:42:03Z Hollande, a middle-of-the-road disciple of Mitterrand, threatens no such radical departure. Analysis: Merkozy fights to prevent Merkollande 2012-02-06T06:55:20Z Mitterrand opposed the creation of a “mark zone,” Hubert Vedrine, his spokesman at the time of unification and subsequently foreign minister, said in an interview. Franco-British Alarm of 1989 Comes True as Merkel Calls EU Shots 2011-12-08T04:17:20Z But the day he was elected, Hollande said, Mitterrand was transformed. The Soft Middle of Fran?ois Hollande 2012-04-13T20:32:00Z The tiny silk rose pinned in his jacket lapel signifies his French knighthood in 1986 by then-President François Mitterrand, at a time when the two countries were closely intertwined in business and politics. Enter the Uncle: An Aging Assad Relative Joins the Syrian Fray 2011-11-24T05:00:00Z Mr. Mitterrand, she said, “excelled in the art of seducing.” Danielle Mitterrand, Wife of Ex-French President, Dies at 87 2011-11-23T04:30:42Z Despite her deep political convictions—which often leaned farther to the left of public policies her husband oversaw—Danielle Mitterrand avoided direct engagement in the murky and often treacherous milieu of domestic politics. Death of Danielle Mitterrand, Hailed Human Rights Activist (And François' Wife, Too) 2011-11-23T01:06:08Z Ever since she participated in the resistance against the Nazi occupation of France as a teenager, Ms. Mitterrand defended grand causes related to human rights and the environment. Wife of Former French Leader Mitterrand Dies 2011-11-22T09:36:55Z He also played host to Mr. Bush, then vice president, and President François Mitterrand of France at his vacation home in Ocean Reef, Fla., later that month. Carl H. Lindner Jr., Founder of American Financial, Dies at 92 2011-10-18T23:59:24Z He also played host to Bush and Francois Mitterrand, at the time the president of France, at his vacation home in Ocean Reef, Fla., later that month. Cincinnati financier Carl Lindner Jr. dies 2011-10-18T12:20:10Z In a message on the Web site of her foundation, France Fondation Danielle Mitterrand, she explained why she never lost her strong public voice. Danielle Mitterrand, Wife of Ex-French President, Dies at 87 2011-11-23T04:30:42Z He also played host to Bush and then-President Francois Mitterrand of France at his vacation home in Ocean Reef, Fla., later that month. Cincinnati financier Carl Lindner Jr. dies at 92; his empire included baseball, banks, bananas 2011-10-18T04:43:10Z Were he to unseat Sarkozy, he would become the first Socialist to hold the presidency since the late Francois Mitterrand left office in 1995. Socialist Hollande seen winning French presidency: poll 2011-10-17T17:12:06Z Since 1958, they have elected only one president, François Mitterrand, and he left office more than 16 years ago. Francois Hollande Wins Runoff for Socialist Candidacy 2011-10-17T04:28:44Z They have elected only one president, François Mitterrand, since 1958, and he left office more than 15 years ago. Hollande to Face Sarkozy for French Presidency 2011-10-16T22:03:21Z Mrs. Mitterrand entered a hospital on Friday with respiratory problems and was put in an induced coma on Sunday, French news reports said. Danielle Mitterrand, Wife of Ex-French President, Dies at 87 2011-11-23T04:30:42Z The Socialist Party’s candidate won its last presidential vote in 1988 when Francois Mitterrand was elected. Hollande Wins French Socialist Nomination to Challenge Sarkozy 2011-10-16T19:26:01Z Starting with Charles de Gaulle in 1958, France has had a string of conservative presidents over the past half-century, but only one Socialist: Francois Mitterrand. French Socialists Picking Presidential Nominee 2011-10-16T14:59:10Z Germany’s Helmut Kohl and France’s Francois Mitterrand — and just about every European leader since — saw a common currency as essentially a political project, meant to cement European unity and remove that danger. Without the euro, would Europe have turned to war? 2011-09-23T23:03:57Z The project swelled when then-German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and French President Francois Mitterrand decided in the early 1990s that broader membership would deliver deeper economic integration. El-Erian Joins With Feldstein-Fels on Prospect of New Core Euro 2011-08-21T23:26:02Z During her husband’s 14-year incumbency, the longest of any French president, Mrs. Mitterrand spoke up for ethnic Kurds, criticized President Ronald Reagan’s Central American policies and started a foundation to promote human rights. Danielle Mitterrand, Wife of Ex-French President, Dies at 87 2011-11-23T04:30:42Z A larger-than-life figure equally loved and hated in France, Tapie used his meteoric rise in business to launch himself into politics, eventually occupying a cabinet post under Socialist President François Mitterrand. Christine Lagarde: New Allegations Against Dominique Strauss-Khan's Successor 2011-08-04T19:37:52Z France's Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand paid tribute to him, saying he was "one of the major choreographers of the 20th Century". French choreographer Petit dies 2011-07-10T16:44:43Z The Socialists last held France's top political office in 1995 under the late Francois Mitterrand. Aubry bid for French Socialists 2011-06-28T10:55:32Z Lauvergeon, trained as a physicist at the Ecole des Mines de Paris, worked at the French atomic energy agency in the 1980s before joining the staff of former President François Mitterrand. Areva’s Lauvergeon Denied New Term as Sarkozy Calls Switch 2011-06-17T16:29:50Z Mrs. Mitterrand was regarded as more leftist than her husband, who was elected leader of the Socialist Party in 1971 and invited Communists into his government in 1981. Danielle Mitterrand, Wife of Ex-French President, Dies at 87 2011-11-23T04:30:42Z Mr. Pérez traveled abroad with Ms. Matos to official functions, including a party thrown by French President François Mitterrand to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the French Revolution. Wife, Mistress Battle Over President's Burial 2011-05-25T03:12:44Z During Francois Mitterrand’s reign, it was an open secret that he had fathered a daughter with his mistress. Strauss-Kahn Case Curbs Libertine Ways of France’s Powerful 2011-05-24T16:46:04Z She did over 500 interviews, including of presidents like François Mitterrand, Mikhail Gorbachev and Bill Clinton, as well as Hillary Rodham Clinton as first lady, and stars like Yves Montand and even Madonna. The Saturday Profile: Backing Her Man With Impressive Resources 2011-05-21T04:32:02Z Mitterrand is a nephew of François Mitterrand, who raised a child with his mistress, largely at public expense, while serving as President from 1981 to 1995. What the DSK Scandal Teaches the French 2011-05-19T03:25:42Z Mrs. Mitterrand, a petite brunette with striking eyes, characterized her appearance as “simple.” Danielle Mitterrand, Wife of Ex-French President, Dies at 87 2011-11-23T04:30:42Z There was no mention of it until his funeral, when his mistress and their daughter appeared as chief mourners with Mitterrand's widow. Smoke and Fire: Why France Was Silent About Strauss-Kahn's Womanizing 2011-05-18T16:45:00Z Just last year, Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand, who admitted to having paid for sex with boys during trips to Asia, kept his job after saying the boys were of legal age. Strauss-Kahn Case Curbs Libertine Ways of France’s Powerful 2011-05-24T16:46:04Z Both kept their relationship under wraps for quite awhile — though that didn't prevent another notorious ladies man, then President François Mitterrand, from catching on to the secret affair and commenting about it to associates. Strauss-Kahn: The Three Wives of the Embattled IMF Chief 2011-05-18T08:50:00Z Last year, Culture Minister Frédéric Mitterrand admitted that he had paid for sex with boys on Asian vacations. What the DSK Scandal Teaches the French 2011-05-19T03:25:42Z Mrs. Mitterrand made a large international impression at her husband’s funeral in 1996. Danielle Mitterrand, Wife of Ex-French President, Dies at 87 2011-11-23T04:30:42Z What shocked them more than the existence of Mr. Mitterrand’s mistress and their daughter was the revelation after his death that the French state had financially supported them and even provided police protection. Memo From France: Questions Raised About a Code of Silence 2011-05-17T00:34:34Z His first government post was industry minister under former President Francois Mitterrand. IMF chief arrested on sexual-assault charges 2011-05-15T13:42:00Z Culture Minister Frédéric Mitterrand approved of the action, calling the museum “of major cultural interest.” Paris Journal: Tycoon?s Project: Nimby With a French Accent 2011-04-08T00:35:08Z When the Mitterrand Doctrine expired in 2002, and when France later agreed to ship him back to Italy, Battisti fled to Brazil. Cesare Battisti, the Murderer Taunting Italy 2011-01-26T18:15:00Z Catherine Nay, in her 1984 biography, “The Black and the Red: François Mitterrand, the Story of an Ambition,” quoted him as saying in 1972, “She considers me much too moderate in my political life.” Danielle Mitterrand, Wife of Ex-French President, Dies at 87 2011-11-23T04:30:42Z "To say unequivocally that Tunisia is a dictatorship strikes me as completely exaggerated," Culture Minister Frédéric Mitterrand told Canal Plus on Jan. 9, bucking widely held views around the globe to the contrary. Why France is Staying Silent on Tunisia Turmoil 2011-01-12T21:15:00Z Mr Mitterrand praised the 77-year-old, calling him "a giant" of the acting profession. Caine collects top French honour 2011-01-07T08:38:58Z Chancellor Kohl and President Mitterrand pressed ahead with the single currency after the reunification of Germany because they wanted a European Germany, not a German Europe. I didn't want to join the euro, but I take no joy in this crisis 2010-11-21T00:07:00Z When King Henry IV visited Limoges in the 17th century, he was greeted by a delegation of butchers, as was President François Mitterrand in 1982. Limoges Journal: A Feast of Innards Nourishes French Nostalgia 2010-10-27T05:50:00Z The story goes that Mr. Mitterrand, also a resistance fighter, first saw Danielle in a photograph at her sister’s home. Danielle Mitterrand, Wife of Ex-French President, Dies at 87 2011-11-23T04:30:42Z But Gorbachev was adamant that Germany remain divided into separate states, a position shared by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and French President François Mitterrand. The 20-Year Miracle 2010-09-30T20:00:00Z Sarkozy's biggest challenge in dealing with the scandal may be to confront French voters' deep suspicions about wealth and privilege—"money that corrupts, that buys, that crushes," as Mitterrand once put it. The Sarkozy Affair 2010-07-15T21:00:00Z His colleague, Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand, said Polanski was being "thrown to the lions for an old story that doesn't really make any sense." Roman Polanksi freed after Swiss reject U.S. extradition request 2010-07-12T15:04:00Z He also led an investigation into arms sales to Angola that ended in the conviction of the eldest son of late Socialist president Francois Mitterrand, Jean-Christophe. French sleaze case puts spotlight on legal system 2010-07-10T18:51:00Z Mrs. Mitterrand’s political involvement accelerated after her husband left office in 1995. Danielle Mitterrand, Wife of Ex-French President, Dies at 87 2011-11-23T04:30:42Z The creation of the euro dates to the unification debate 20 years ago when Kohl placated Mitterrand's fears about renascent German power by pledging to join a common European currency. The 20-Year Miracle 2010-09-30T20:00:00Z In the 1980s, their successors François Mitterrand and Helmut Kohl held hands at Verdun, scene of the countries' bloodiest battle in World War I, and a few years later they agreed to merge their currencies. EU's 'Opposite Twins' Clash Over Future 2010-07-02T03:22:00Z Mitterrand issued a statement Monday expressing satisfaction with the Swiss decision. Roman Polanksi freed after Swiss reject U.S. extradition request 2010-07-12T15:04:00Z It was President François Mitterrand in the early 1980s who introduced retirement at 60 as a mark of progress, and it remains a totem for the left and the right. Reforming France: State of denial 2010-06-16T13:23:00Z Along with the 35-hour workweek, it was one of the main heritages of the Socialist government headed by President Francois Mitterrand in the 1980s. Hard times force French to work longer -- to age 62 2010-06-16T10:31:00Z The single currency's two main architects, the then German chancellor Helmut Kohl and French president François Mitterrand, were both profoundly affected by the war. Euro's existential dilemma strains European unity 2010-05-22T23:06:00Z At the time, President François Mitterrand of France opposed the bloc’s southward expansion, fearing that countries like Greece were not ready. Wishing Greece Had Never Joined the Euro 2010-05-04T19:05:00Z Mistresses, however, are hardly unusual in France, where former President Francois Mitterrand maintained a hidden, second family for years. French Muslim says has mistresses, not a polygamist 2010-04-26T13:34:00Z Unable to translate local popularity into a convincing national campaign, they have not won the presidency since François Mitterrand took a second term in 1988. Sarkozy's Party Gloomy Over Local Elections 2010-03-12T22:38:00Z Mr Mitterrand praised the singer as "music's familiar genius". Stevie Wonder receives top French honour 2010-03-06T18:16:00Z Kohl's brother died as a teenage soldier and Mitterrand served both Vichy and the Resistance. Euro's existential dilemma strains European unity 2010-05-22T23:06:00Z François Mitterrand honored an exceptional seven over 14 years, including Marie Curie, the only woman who didn't ride in on her husband's coattails. Sarkozy Refuses to Let Camus Rest in Peace 2010-02-18T20:16:00Z Mr. Mitterrand said he planned to visit Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., to negotiate several sticking points. 2010-01-15T06:46:00Z |
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