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Moscow’s blacklist divides French Parliament
Russia's travel blacklist has sparked a dispute in the French Parliament. The right and left are divided over whether an official visit to Russia should go ahead in spite of the travel ban imposed on leading Socialist MP Bruno Le Roux. EURACTIV France reports.
Sarkozy triumphs in local elections, far-right obtains no département
The far-right National Front made limited gains in French local elections, won by a wide margin Sunday (29 March) by ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy's conservatives.
New French MEP under fire for role in “Bygmalion affair”
Revelations of fraud from Jérôme Lavrilleux, Nicolas Sarkozy's former campaigner turned MEP, have sparked controversy within the UMP. The future of the newly elected legislator is now uncertain. EURACTIV France reports.
Michel Barnier: “We set up the banking union in record time”
The French Commissioner for Internal Market and Services, Michel Barnier, published a book titled Se reposer ou être libre (to rest or to be free) on 17 April. He spoke with EURACTIV about reforming the European banking system.