Francois Hollande
  • Gerard Depardieu, the Obelix depicter in the movie "Asterix & Obelix" and one of France's biggest stars, is a Russian citizen as of today after president Vladimir Putin signed a decree giving the actor citizenship.

    • Vladimir Putin More Than Happy to Help Gerard Depardieu Escape France's High Taxes [Art Info]
    • Gerard Depardieu pleased at Russian citizenship [The Telegraph]
  • French Junior Minister for Budget, Jerome Cahuzac, arrives at a public finance center in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, northern France.

    Little more than a week after France's high court struck down his 75 percent millionaires' tax, President Francois Hollande has a scandal on his hands.

    • Socialists struggle with millionaire tax [France 24]
    • Hollande teases levy as alternative to tax [Irish Times]
  • French actor Gerard Depardieu enters his home in Paris December 19, 2012.

    Gerard Depardieu, the Obelix depicter in the movie "Asterix & Obelix" and one of France's biggest stars, is a Russian citizen as of today after president Vladimir Putin signed a decree giving the actor citizenship.

    • Vladimir Putin More Than Happy to Help Gerard Depardieu Escape France's High Taxes [Art Info]
    • Gerard Depardieu pleased at Russian citizenship [The Telegraph]
  • Francois Hollande's statement casts doubt that the former colonial power will come to the aid of the government facing a rapid rebel offensive.

    LAST UPDATE : Dec 27, 2012, 10:11 AM EST
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  • President Francois Hollande says a French engineer kidnapped in northern Nigeria was "without a doubt" seized by a group linked to al-Qaida's north African wing.

    LAST UPDATE : Dec 21, 2012, 3:40 AM EST
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