Le Monde
Kosovo President, Ambassador, Lobbied Influencers to Back Land Swaps
A French journalist and an American academic have told BIRN that they were lobbied to write positively about "border corrections" and a potential land swap between Kosovo and Serbia.
One of France's Richest People Admitted of Being a Spy When He Was a Teenager
A newspaper mogul ranked among France's richest 25 people has admitted he was a teenage spy who hacked the mobile phone of President Mitterrand.
Xavier Niel, 52, is the co-owner of Le Monde newspaper and the 21st richest person in France with an estimated fortune of €8 billion.
Mossad reportedly turned French spies into double agents after joint Syria Op
An internal report written by French intelligence, parts of which were published in the daily newspaper Le Monde on Sunday, reveal efforts by the Mossad to develop relationships with French spies, “to the point of crossing the line of turning them into double agents.”
Migrants, the Euro, Brexit: The EU at risk
A recent headline in leading French newspaper Le Monde said it all: "Migrants, the Euro, Brexit: The European Union is mortal." And it's true. The EU could actually collapse over these three threats.
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Le Monde cartoon: The tribulations of the Patatopoulos family (vid)
French newspaper Le Monde presents the Greek crisis through an exploration into the life and times of the Patatopoulos family. The clip shows the changes in the life of a typical Greek family since 2010.
Jacques Delors comes up with 3-point soln for Greece
Former European Commission president Jacques Delors wrote an article in French newspaper Le Monde, that is co-signed by former World Trade Organization chief Pascal Lamy and president of the Jacques Delors Institue, Antonio Vitorino.
France rejects asylum request by Wikileaks founder Assange
France swiftly rejected on July 3 a request for asylum by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
The founder of the transparency website had appealed directly to President Francois Hollande, days after Wikileaks published documents showing the United States had spied on successive French leaders, including Hollande himself.
Sarajevo Hosts War Reporters' Festival
The second annual festival staged by the WARM Foundation, an organisation started by war reporters aimed at "telling the story with excellence and integrity", runs until Saturday in the Bosnian capital with a programme of films, exhibitions and debates about recent conflicts.
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Draghi and Lagarde in Berlin for talks on Greece
By Tom Körkemeier & Jan Strupczewski
The chiefs of the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Funded headed to Berlin for talks late on Monday with the leaders of France and Germany on how to proceed with Greek debt negotiations.
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Greece's Tsipras attacks creditors over 'absurd' reforms
Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on May 31 attacked its creditors for insisting on what he described as absurd reforms which have only held up progress in negotiations for a deal aimed at preventing his country from defaulting.