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French left captures Senate in setback for Sarkozy
French President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative government has lost its majority in the Senate for the first time in recent French history. The Socialist Party and its Communist and Green allies have won enough seats to gain control of the upper house. Their victory comes just seven months before the country's... Read more →
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Dordogne Jelly offers inspiration and ideas
IF you work from home and need a burst of inspiration then the very first Dordogne Jelly co-working event may have arrived just in time. Taking place at Château des Vigiers, Monestier, on Tuesday October 4, 2011 it will offer freelancers, home workers or those running small businesses an opportunity... Read more →
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Update on changes to CGT on second homes in France
CAPITAL gains tax (CGT) when selling property excluding main residences was a central element of the debates of the Additional Finance Bill for 2011, writes Guillaume Barlet. And it undergone rearrangements between the moment the new regime was announced on 24 August, 2011 by the French prime minister François Fillon... Read more →
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Looking back, and lessons learnt, of Le Cuvage project
BRIAN Franklin continues his story of how he and his wife, Lucy, slowly and sympathetically returned a collection of outbuildings found in the grounds of the Chateau des Cresses, in the Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France. Here he looks back on the work involved, and some of the lessons learnt,... Read more →
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Degas and the ballet at Royal Academy of Arts
LONDON'S Royal Academy of Arts presents a landmark exhibition focusing on Edgar Degas’s preoccupation with movement as an artist of the dance. Degas and the Ballet: Picturing Movement traces the development of the artist’s ballet imagery throughout his career, from the documentary mode of the early 1870s to the sensuous... Read more →
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Total continues shale gas studies in south of France
FRENCH oil company Total has said it will continue to explore the potential of gaz de schiste, or shale gas, fields in the south of France. Its Montélimar permit runs from the north of Montélimar, past Nimes towards Montpellier, and whilst legislation was passed earlier this year banning the 'fracking'... Read more →
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Credit Agricole and Societe Generale downgraded by Moody's
THINGS just got a little more interesting in the world of banking after rating agency Moody's downgraded two French banks. Credit Agricole was cut from Aa1 to Aa2 with Moody's saying it is downgrading the bank's 'long-term ratings to Aa2 on Greek exposures' and that its rating remains on review.... Read more →
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Ryanair 'sticks two fingers up at passengers' with new card fees
Ryanair, already the king of added fees, is about to change its rules to make it even harder for customers to book flights at its advertised price. via www.moneysavingexpert.com And the full Ryanair press release: Ryanair launches branded prepaid MasterCard Read more →
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Co-working to get things done with Jelly09 in Ariège
THE next Jelly09, taking place at the Espace Initiative, Mirepoix, on 27 September, will give people a chance to get out of the home office and share an idea or two. Set up by freelance translator, Leslie Starr, the event lets homeworkers, freelancers, small business owners and office based people... Read more →
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