Villepin

Announcements to be made Monday as the right seek to end crisis

alibi — Sun, 09 Apr 2006 22:49:43 +0000

At 9am CET, after a private conversation between the President and his Prime Minister, a meeting will be held at Chirac's official residence, the Elysée.

Poll: Villepin and Chirac share loss of face as CPE reinforces trade unions

alibi — Sun, 09 Apr 2006 22:19:01 +0000

The survey, by pollsters CSA for Le Parisien/Aujourd'hui en France and i-TELE, says that over 80% of the French now judge that the Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin (86%) and President Jacques Chirac (85%) have been "weakened" by the CPE crisis. Only 9% of the questioned people said that Villepin had been "reinforced", and 4% could not decide.

6 April: Villepin makes major speech amidst mass transport blockades

alibi — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 12:34:10 +0000

- Four student demonstrators and one policeman were injured on Thurday, the 6th April. At the end of the aftermoon, the police force removed some 450 students who were blocking the railways on the North Matabiau station and stopped traffic for an hour and half. According to the local authority, the five injured people were transferred to the hospital.

31 March: Summary of today's events

alibi — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 15:18:17 +0000

-Socialist MP François Holland warns Jacques Chirac that in his broadcast tonight, sticking with the CPE would open "a major crisis"

-"the fever mounts" writes Le Parisian after yesterdays day of blockings by high-school pupils, and the constitutional Council Decision to validate the CPE

Opposition grows as 83% now oppose CPE

alibi — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 19:23:11 +0000

42% of those questioned said they wished "the suspension" of the CPE with "time to find a solution", 41% supported its withdrawal, just 12% backed Villepins wish to keep it as it is and some 5% could not decide.

Liberation looks at how the crisis might now unfold

alibi — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 14:57:16 +0000

The article was written by Marie-Joelle Gros, Vanessa Schneider and Francois Wenz-Dumas.

After yesterday’s mobilization, without precendent since 1995, the government is finding it difficult to come up with an exit after two month of crisis.

France in the streets: Largest demonstrations yet

alibi — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 11:00:04 +0000

Tuesday 28th of March - Summary

Lang: Villepin like child who refuses to let go of favourite toy

alibi — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 00:10:08 +0000

-Hundreds of student delegates met in Aix-en-Provence in South-Eastern France to coordinate their actions and plan ahead this weekend.

Students bodies decline to meet Villepin

alibi — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 09:11:43 +0000

This refusal follows the refusal of school students and the failure of a union meeting with Villepin.

Villepin-unions meeting achieves little

alibi — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 20:21:52 +0000

The union federations represented were the CGT, CFDT, FO, CFTC and Cfe-cgc.