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will nicolas sarkozy remain in office? >> welcome back. the french presidential election campaign is heating up. the main opposition candidates has held his first rally, balance to unseat nicolas sarkozy, election day may 6. the lawmaker and socialist enjoys a substantial lead. but nicolas sarkozy is determined to stay in office and is prepared for a tough fight. each candidate claims to have the better plan, making sure jobs and exports continue to grow. the incumbent is defending his policy of fiscal conservatism with a no-nonsense approach to crime. his challenger once more spending programs, especially for the unemployed. who is the right man for today's france? >> nicolas sarkozy signing autographs in northern france on the sidelines of his new year's address. sarkozy is defending the cuts he has made during his time in office. >> and in view of the last three years, everyone recognizes the cuts were unavoidable. the goal is always the same. fewer positions with more efficiency. >> his socialist party challenger has seized upon tradit
will nicolas sarkozy remain in office? >> welcome back. the french presidential election campaign is heating up. the main opposition candidates has held his first rally, balance to unseat nicolas sarkozy, election day may 6. the lawmaker and socialist enjoys a substantial lead. but nicolas sarkozy is determined to stay in office and is prepared for a tough fight. each candidate claims to have the better plan, making sure jobs and exports continue to grow. the incumbent is defending his...
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one of the journalists trying to prove that sarkozy was involved. one day, he found out that his telephone data was in the hands of france's secret direct rat of central sbemmings. -- intelligence. >> when i read the record, i was shocked. they knew who my daughter's friends were and had information about my wife, an attorney. that's a real data protection issue. they went very far. >> his computer was stolen. it contained explosive information about other campaign donation affairs involving members of the government. >> they probably came in through my kitchen window to steal the computer and the g.p.s. navigation system. they could have stolen a play station and a camera, for example, but all they wanted was the computer and the g.p.s. >> his newspaper has sued. the intelligence agency apparently wanted to identify the renowned investigative journalist's sources. he believes he has identified those responsible for the theft. they hold very high offices. >> this is the first time that an investigation will likely be launched against a public prosec
one of the journalists trying to prove that sarkozy was involved. one day, he found out that his telephone data was in the hands of france's secret direct rat of central sbemmings. -- intelligence. >> when i read the record, i was shocked. they knew who my daughter's friends were and had information about my wife, an attorney. that's a real data protection issue. they went very far. >> his computer was stolen. it contained explosive information about other campaign donation affairs...
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sarkozy even suggested the possibility of prince going -- of france going it alone. he called the tax a timely and necessary solution and said it should be introduced soon. if the eurozone does not move fast enough, france wouldld go ahead and set an example angela merkel andnd sarkozy were in agagreemt the private sector bond holders must s sharen reducing gris''s debt burden and urged athens to do more. >> in our opion, the second greek rescue package, including the restructuring, must be implemented quickly. otherwise, it will not be possible to pay out the next charge to greece. >> the nt eu summit is scheduled for the end of january. once again, germany and france will be going into the talks united on key issues. >> so does germany's new support for a financial trends action attacks mean that berlin has come around to the french view on this issue? -- for a financial transaction tax mean the berlin has come around to the french view on >> no, it is not. germany has strongly supported the financial transaction tax for quite some time but germany has been doing t
sarkozy even suggested the possibility of prince going -- of france going it alone. he called the tax a timely and necessary solution and said it should be introduced soon. if the eurozone does not move fast enough, france wouldld go ahead and set an example angela merkel andnd sarkozy were in agagreemt the private sector bond holders must s sharen reducing gris''s debt burden and urged athens to do more. >> in our opion, the second greek rescue package, including the restructuring, must...
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so you have the incumbent sarkozy on the right. and then you have the primary election and the left wing political parties it's like the republicans and democrats in the us there is actually no difference between the two sides left and right are both liberals economically speaking maybe one wants to legalize weapons and the other doesn't but the reality is there is no alternative management we arrive at the same thing in office in france today there's sarkozy get you and after the primary election the socialist party or launch was a circus the winner was francois hollande now the media then reduces the sarkozy one political debate into a war of catchphrases example with will and calling sarkozy the bad guy if you are theater that there is no political content because in reality they are both fans of the european union and they cannot do what they pretend to want to do like green just realisation saving companies you know what they're proposing or against e.u. laws of thought you know the socialist party of the ruling union for a po
so you have the incumbent sarkozy on the right. and then you have the primary election and the left wing political parties it's like the republicans and democrats in the us there is actually no difference between the two sides left and right are both liberals economically speaking maybe one wants to legalize weapons and the other doesn't but the reality is there is no alternative management we arrive at the same thing in office in france today there's sarkozy get you and after the primary...
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proposed because sarkozy and milan. and our two economic liberal candidates with very minimal differences in stands on social issues which is why i'm interested in marrying a punk who has good poll ratings and offers an alternative to leave the european union go back to the french france and defy wall street and the other to try to pretend she doesn't exist they try to get the french into the american system they are afraid of no real apparent can make it to the second round of the presidential election if that happens it will expose the lie of the french system with a huge amount of media effort through television shows they try to bring the french people into a situation of actually having no choice. you have all our guns are cozy in france we say it's like choosing between tweedle dee and tweedle dum is that sometimes a very subtle form of to tell a tarion his i'm using liberalism which is smarter than a dictatorship you give two choices that are essentially the same or say you are against the european you're against
proposed because sarkozy and milan. and our two economic liberal candidates with very minimal differences in stands on social issues which is why i'm interested in marrying a punk who has good poll ratings and offers an alternative to leave the european union go back to the french france and defy wall street and the other to try to pretend she doesn't exist they try to get the french into the american system they are afraid of no real apparent can make it to the second round of the presidential...
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the winner was francois hollande now the media then reduces the sarkozy hold on political debate into a war of catchphrases for example with oil and calling sarkozy the bad guy it's pure theater but there is no political content because in reality they are both fans of the european union they cannot do what they pretend to want to do like green just realisation saving companies what they're proposing are against e.u. laws the socialist party in the ruling union. for a popular movement have ratified ninety three percent of what the e.u. proposed sarkozy and hollande are two economic liberal candidates with very minimal differences in stands on social issues about which is why i'm interested in. who has good poll ratings and offers an alternative to leave the european union go back to the french france and defy wall street and the other to try to pretend she doesn't exist they try to get the french into the american system they are afraid marie le pen can make it to the second round of the presidential elections if that happens it will expose the lie of the french system with a huge amo
the winner was francois hollande now the media then reduces the sarkozy hold on political debate into a war of catchphrases for example with oil and calling sarkozy the bad guy it's pure theater but there is no political content because in reality they are both fans of the european union they cannot do what they pretend to want to do like green just realisation saving companies what they're proposing are against e.u. laws the socialist party in the ruling union. for a popular movement have...
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facing an election, this had been president sarkozy's big fear. it was only the verdict of one ratings agency, but already his opponents say it represents a failure of his policies. it was left to the french finance minister to make the announcement. >> it is not good news. this is not a catastrophe. the ratings agencies do not control the politics of france, we do. >> at the palace tonight, president sarkozy gathered his top advisers. but the downgrade will mean is an increase in french borrowing costs. france's debt is set to reach 90% of its output this year. they have to raise 290 billion euros to pay off old debt. the french government already has to pay 3.1% to borrow. that figure could increase. >> potentially in the future, french borrowing costs could rise, which is bad for france and the eurozone because france finances the rescue package. >> president sarkozy and chancellor merkel, it downgrades their firepower as the main bailout fund, which is linked to the credibility of the nations that back it. there was a protest tonight outside o
facing an election, this had been president sarkozy's big fear. it was only the verdict of one ratings agency, but already his opponents say it represents a failure of his policies. it was left to the french finance minister to make the announcement. >> it is not good news. this is not a catastrophe. the ratings agencies do not control the politics of france, we do. >> at the palace tonight, president sarkozy gathered his top advisers. but the downgrade will mean is an increase in...
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for france itself, sarkozy is hoping it will pass. france thinks they raise money on the tax for the trading of shares. mostly bonds. he also talked about trying to liberalize or a big controversy in the e.u. is the 35-hour working week that takes place in france. that would be nice, wouldn't it? so they are looking at that as well. >> and iran oil, it does have a big financial impact. >> absolutely. this is a bit tit-for-tat. we already know the e.u. said they will ban iranian imports taking effect the first of july. now the iranian oil minister says we are going to stop exporting some oil to some consumer drizz within europe. look. the bottom line is, yes, this could have a big impact on oil prices. you only need some murmurings like this and the oil prices go up which does not help an economic recovery. it is a bit tit-for-tat but i'll be speaking to an oil expert in about 20 minutes. >> syrian forces claim they regained an area which has become opposition stronghold. they say more than 60 people were left dead due to fighting sund
for france itself, sarkozy is hoping it will pass. france thinks they raise money on the tax for the trading of shares. mostly bonds. he also talked about trying to liberalize or a big controversy in the e.u. is the 35-hour working week that takes place in france. that would be nice, wouldn't it? so they are looking at that as well. >> and iran oil, it does have a big financial impact. >> absolutely. this is a bit tit-for-tat. we already know the e.u. said they will ban iranian...
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facing an election, this had been president sarkozy's big fear. it was only the verdict of one's ratings agency but his opponents say it represents a failure of his policies. it was left to the french finance minister to make this announcement. >> it is not good news. this is not a catastrophe. the ratings agencies don't control the politics of france, we do. >> at the palace, and the president gathered together his top advisers. what the downgrade will mean is an increase in french borrowing costs. the debt is set to reach 90% of its output this year. they have to raise $290 billion -- they have to raise 290 billion euros to pay off what they currently have. the figure could increase. >> potentially in the future, the borrowing costs will rise. that is bad for friends of potentially bad for the eurozone off. >> for the president and chancellor merkel, this means a decrease of the main bailout fund which is linked to the credibility of the nations that back it. there was a protest outside of the rating agency's office in paris calling the decision
facing an election, this had been president sarkozy's big fear. it was only the verdict of one's ratings agency but his opponents say it represents a failure of his policies. it was left to the french finance minister to make this announcement. >> it is not good news. this is not a catastrophe. the ratings agencies don't control the politics of france, we do. >> at the palace, and the president gathered together his top advisers. what the downgrade will mean is an increase in french...
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we do. >> sarkozy gathered together his topic visor's. what this will mean is an increase in french of borrowing costs. they have to raise 290 billion euros to pay off old debt. the french government already has to pay 2.1% to bar a. that figure could increase. >> borrowing costs will rise. that is bad for france. >> but the downgrade also weakens the fire path of the eurozone's main bailout fund, which affects the credibility of the nations that packet. there were demonstrations outside the agency is in paris, calling the downgrade a declaration of war against france. >> is a very big blow to sarkozy, to his party. when hundred days from the elections, it is very bad news. >> as well as france, italy, a key country significantly downgraded tonight. austria lost its aaa rating. other european countries are set to be downgraded. the downgrade in paris was not the only bad news for the eurozone. key talks to reduce the brick debt burden have run to difficulties -- the greek debt burden have run to difficulties. greece needs a new rescue pac
we do. >> sarkozy gathered together his topic visor's. what this will mean is an increase in french of borrowing costs. they have to raise 290 billion euros to pay off old debt. the french government already has to pay 2.1% to bar a. that figure could increase. >> borrowing costs will rise. that is bad for france. >> but the downgrade also weakens the fire path of the eurozone's main bailout fund, which affects the credibility of the nations that packet. there were...
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how do you see the basic basic that you're driving with president sarkozy? >> translator: i believe that it is on the other hand expected from germany and france that we show a harmonious front when we come to council meets, and that people don't really like us when we announce something previously. so they don't like us at all when we don't like each other, and they don't like us either when we have already grid upon most matters before we come there. and then people are frustrated because they think, well, they are the ones who call the shots apparently. why is this important? it's important because it's not that angela merkel and nicolas sarkozy are so important, but in the way of thinking of french politicians and also german politicians, there are certain basic patterns of contradictory patterns as well are played out. and we have to overcome them. the belgian prime minister said to me recently that belgium is actually quite a good role model. on a small scale, it is in a way emblematic of what france and germany have by way of systems. the polls for ex
how do you see the basic basic that you're driving with president sarkozy? >> translator: i believe that it is on the other hand expected from germany and france that we show a harmonious front when we come to council meets, and that people don't really like us when we announce something previously. so they don't like us at all when we don't like each other, and they don't like us either when we have already grid upon most matters before we come there. and then people are frustrated...
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we will hear more stern words from president sarkozy. from karzai, for the appetite of the french public. 83% of people in this country will the troops home by the end of the year. re.re are currently 3600 thei unp, the ruling party, wants to the french troops there until 2014. the socialists, who are leading in the polls at the moment, would like to bring them all back by the end of the year. the president is under a lot of pressure. >> what is actually going to happen in the short run for the study 600 troops? all operations were suspended. what will they do in the short run? >> the defense minister was out there last week i am told. he has already reported to the president. i am told what they are asking for is greater assurances on the selection procedure for new troops who are going to be trained. they also want offices that they have -- also want officers that have already been trained to be alongside them as a go-between with these troops. of course, there's already been an investigation. president karzai said these men --e been h
we will hear more stern words from president sarkozy. from karzai, for the appetite of the french public. 83% of people in this country will the troops home by the end of the year. re.re are currently 3600 thei unp, the ruling party, wants to the french troops there until 2014. the socialists, who are leading in the polls at the moment, would like to bring them all back by the end of the year. the president is under a lot of pressure. >> what is actually going to happen in the short run...
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the very survival of the region's single currency at a meeting in berlin angela merkel and nicolas sarkozy said it was just as urgent to reach a fast agreement with greece's private creditors before a more bailout money can be handed over athens has insisted it faces default and could have to abandon the euro if it doesn't get more cash by spring the e.u. now needs to iron out a treaty agreed upon last month which includes the threat of sanctions tougher surveillance and makes budget rule breakers answerable directly to brussels but many euro skeptics say putting more trust in brussels would be an error as artists are so you know reports. when times are this hard every cent counts for the seventy two year in a row the european court of auditors refused to give the e.u. accounting books a clean a bill of health the court found that in two thousand and ten three point seven percent of the e.u.'s budget was spent in error that's four point five billion euros essentially wasted juta mistakes like an eligible or incorrect calculation of costs going to e.u. co finance projects or breaches of pub
the very survival of the region's single currency at a meeting in berlin angela merkel and nicolas sarkozy said it was just as urgent to reach a fast agreement with greece's private creditors before a more bailout money can be handed over athens has insisted it faces default and could have to abandon the euro if it doesn't get more cash by spring the e.u. now needs to iron out a treaty agreed upon last month which includes the threat of sanctions tougher surveillance and makes budget rule...
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nicolas sarkozy stops military operations in afghanistan after four of the troops have been killed. while sharing website megaupload and charges them with a massive breach of copyright. rescue workers continuing on the above water parts of the stricken italian cruise ship. the tension has also turned to keeping the vessel stable as rough weather conditions are expected this weekend. it has been one week since the ship ran aground and there's little hope left for finding any more survivors. >> this footage was taken 40 minutes after the ships had hit the rocks. passengers stood ready to disembark. >> everything is under control. if you wish to remain, that is fine, but i asked you to kindly return to your cabins and stay calm. >> at that point, the ship was already taking on water. at least 11 people died. they're still searching for 21 people still missing. bad weather keeps interrupting their work. >> the rescuers operating under water are in a dangerous situation. the safety line has gone down 50 meters into the red. that is a long way to get out again if something happens. it's a
nicolas sarkozy stops military operations in afghanistan after four of the troops have been killed. while sharing website megaupload and charges them with a massive breach of copyright. rescue workers continuing on the above water parts of the stricken italian cruise ship. the tension has also turned to keeping the vessel stable as rough weather conditions are expected this weekend. it has been one week since the ship ran aground and there's little hope left for finding any more survivors....
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can sarkozy win the election? i mean, especially if he goes around with merkel saying everybody has to cut spending, can he win the election on that kind of platform? >> reporter: well, he made things clear for not a couple of weeks. sarkozy saying they didn't want to lie to french people so will make the campaign base d on the promise to reduce the public deficit and the debt level. now it's true that the loss of the aaa rating for france a couple weeks ago have made things even more completed for sarkozy and if you look at the opinion poll for the time being, the socialist is leading the race. sarkozy wants -- which is going to be short. some will accommodate in the first two weeks of march which means that the campaign would last for only a couple of weeks but the task for him is really hard if he wants to be re-elected. >> thanks so much for that, stephane. elsewhere, a decline in steel demand this year. the ceo told a german newspaper that the company is preparing for a drop of 5% or more. pe are joined by pa
can sarkozy win the election? i mean, especially if he goes around with merkel saying everybody has to cut spending, can he win the election on that kind of platform? >> reporter: well, he made things clear for not a couple of weeks. sarkozy saying they didn't want to lie to french people so will make the campaign base d on the promise to reduce the public deficit and the debt level. now it's true that the loss of the aaa rating for france a couple weeks ago have made things even more...
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chance to see nicolas sarkozy talking about economic conditions in france. >> mr. speaker the president of the united states. >> tuesday night president obama delivered his state of the union address. live coverage begins 8:00 p.m. eastern. live on c-span and c-span brady of. on c-span 2, what's the president's speech -- watch the president's speech. throughout the night, go online for live at video and to add your comments. all at c-span.org. >> this
chance to see nicolas sarkozy talking about economic conditions in france. >> mr. speaker the president of the united states. >> tuesday night president obama delivered his state of the union address. live coverage begins 8:00 p.m. eastern. live on c-span and c-span brady of. on c-span 2, what's the president's speech -- watch the president's speech. throughout the night, go online for live at video and to add your comments. all at c-span.org. >> this
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how big a move is this for nicolas sarkozy? >> there will be concern because this is the second time it has happened in this many months. it's not the first time we presume taliban fighters infiltrating the afghan army and are willing afghan uniforms. i know today there is a review of security. french soldiers have secured their own base in the province in northeastern afghanistan until they have this review of security. yet they will be concerned. four dead and 16 injured. it is not in a particularly good year for the french forces in afghanistan. they have 3600 troops there. if 26 have been killed this year. that is the bloodiest year for them since they arrived in 2001. >> seems like quite a dramatic move by the french president. >> you must remember if we are less than 100 days until an election. everything like this that happens in that context will be analyzed. i presume the president is taking the view that until they know the situation on the ground, it is probably best to secure the base for security. his main opponent
how big a move is this for nicolas sarkozy? >> there will be concern because this is the second time it has happened in this many months. it's not the first time we presume taliban fighters infiltrating the afghan army and are willing afghan uniforms. i know today there is a review of security. french soldiers have secured their own base in the province in northeastern afghanistan until they have this review of security. yet they will be concerned. four dead and 16 injured. it is not in a...
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in the case of sarkozy he said there's going to be no more economic reforms here. even as he said that or has been saying that over the last few days, it was finance minister left the door open for more austerity measures when he talked to the press on friday night. that's something that will be very unpopular with the french people here, especially in the electoral period. nina. >> jim bitterman joining us live from paris with the latest. many thanks for that. >>> let's see what's going on in the european markets. we have an $11 billion bond sale going on in france today. given the fact that france is one of a number of euro zone countries that has lost its top notch credit rating on friday, thanks to s&p, well, the s&p downgrades sort of affecting the markets a little bit. a lot of people saying it was priced into the equation because since december 5th we've known that a lot of these countries were earmarked for a downgrade by that credit ratings agency anyhow. we also have greek debt talks being problematic. the cac 40 in france down by 0.25%, ftse down, but ge
in the case of sarkozy he said there's going to be no more economic reforms here. even as he said that or has been saying that over the last few days, it was finance minister left the door open for more austerity measures when he talked to the press on friday night. that's something that will be very unpopular with the french people here, especially in the electoral period. nina. >> jim bitterman joining us live from paris with the latest. many thanks for that. >>> let's see...
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in on france and domestically what what this is going to mean is going to affect i guess president sarkozy in is an election chance if your three month ends of course it's going to be a big source of national pride isn't a big dent a national pride that they have lost this now there's no doubt that it will strike a terrible blow for sarkozy is only real chance of winning the election was to show himself as a safe pair of hands as the devil you know in a crisis now it's clear that france has both a crisis and the devil that they know so in internal french politics it's a very serious event indeed but i repeat it's not just a political matter it is the assessment by a rating agency of the ability of france and other countries to repay its debt and it's an assessment therefore that the debt situation in europe has not been tackled and that in fact it is getting worse we've had a eurozone crisis now for two years and it's been particularly intense for the last six months and a standard falls in their press statement announcing the credit card say that they think that the european leaders have
in on france and domestically what what this is going to mean is going to affect i guess president sarkozy in is an election chance if your three month ends of course it's going to be a big source of national pride isn't a big dent a national pride that they have lost this now there's no doubt that it will strike a terrible blow for sarkozy is only real chance of winning the election was to show himself as a safe pair of hands as the devil you know in a crisis now it's clear that france has...
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in paris, president sarkozy is facing a tough reelection campaign. he suspended joint operations with the afghans and hinted at troop withdrawals. >> the french army is not in afghanistan to be fired on by afghan soldiers. i have therefore decided, with the defense minister, and the chief of staff, to withdraw all from afghanistan immediately. until then, all training is suspended. >> france is a mainstay of the nato-led mission here. they are helping to train these afghan soldiers so that they can stand alone when foreign troops leaves. if france leaves early, the fight against the taliban will be harder. >> clearly tense times in afghanistan. now, to syria, where thousands of people held anti-government protests and calls for the downfall of the assad regime. this is a cry which is echoed in jordan. hundreds of syrians living there gathered outside the embassy to press for international action. with the arab league meeting to discuss the future of their mission, what can we expect? joining us is the former u.s. ambassador to morocco. you have just
in paris, president sarkozy is facing a tough reelection campaign. he suspended joint operations with the afghans and hinted at troop withdrawals. >> the french army is not in afghanistan to be fired on by afghan soldiers. i have therefore decided, with the defense minister, and the chief of staff, to withdraw all from afghanistan immediately. until then, all training is suspended. >> france is a mainstay of the nato-led mission here. they are helping to train these afghan soldiers...
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. >> and for sarkozy. he has enthusiastically greeted this news because it is good for france and his election chances. new delhi has entered into exclusive negotiations with france dessault aviation to build fighter jets. it faces fierce competition from the year a fighter consortium, but now it is set to land a deal valued at over 7.5 billion euros. >> the fighter jet came out on top and landed the deal. the media is speculating that they won the contract because they offer the lowest price. the news was warmly received in french capital paris. president sarkozy hailed the first international deal. >> we have been waiting for this for 30 years. 126 in the last days in india. it goes well beyond the company that produces them at well beyond aeronautical industry. it is a sign of confidence for the whole french economy. >> in december, france said it would start producing -- stop producing it in a decade if it did not win any export orders, but the deal means the company is stepping up the competition with
. >> and for sarkozy. he has enthusiastically greeted this news because it is good for france and his election chances. new delhi has entered into exclusive negotiations with france dessault aviation to build fighter jets. it faces fierce competition from the year a fighter consortium, but now it is set to land a deal valued at over 7.5 billion euros. >> the fighter jet came out on top and landed the deal. the media is speculating that they won the contract because they offer the...
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reasonable economy in terms of not spending more money than they can afford it's a disaster for mr sarkozy but then again it's been coming since the start of his presidency it's been building for twenty five years and he did nothing about it so he's just as culpable as everybody else in this issue on the future of the euro everything is now up for grabs again it emotionally destabilizes every single aspect of the euro because we still have no leadership in the euro zone we've got situations like greece needing fourteen and a half billion euros to refund in march alone the euro cents on the precipice tragically and that's a terrible thing for all our viewers throughout the world but italy dropped two notches in the latest downgrade decisions to own thirty g.m.t. max keiser and stacy herbert expose those who is to meet in the spot the tough times. bob here now italy's number one bank as crisis bites the sky marial monti. running italy is a leg breaker with ties to goldman sachs goes back years already so he's a cap of the cap world you know he's of course he's asking the go more or in the co
reasonable economy in terms of not spending more money than they can afford it's a disaster for mr sarkozy but then again it's been coming since the start of his presidency it's been building for twenty five years and he did nothing about it so he's just as culpable as everybody else in this issue on the future of the euro everything is now up for grabs again it emotionally destabilizes every single aspect of the euro because we still have no leadership in the euro zone we've got situations...
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in paris, president sarkozy is facing a tough reelection campaign. the killings may have made this unpopular war and election issue. he is suspending operations and hinting at troop withdrawals. >> the french army is not in afghanistan to be fired on by afghan soldiers. i have therefore decided to send the defense minister and the chief of staff to the armed forces to afghanistan immediately. until then, of training and combat operations by the french army are suspended. >> france is a mainstay of the nato led a mission here. it is helping to train the soldiers said they can stand alone when foreign troops leave. if france leaves early, the fight against the taliban will be all the harder. bbc news, kabul. >> for more on how difficult that fight may be, i am joined by a retired army general. thank you for coming in. i want to get to the effect of a possible french withdrawal in just a moment, but let's talk about the attack itself. do you know the extent to which forces are infiltrated by fighters from the taliban or have wrote forces? >> what you ha
in paris, president sarkozy is facing a tough reelection campaign. the killings may have made this unpopular war and election issue. he is suspending operations and hinting at troop withdrawals. >> the french army is not in afghanistan to be fired on by afghan soldiers. i have therefore decided to send the defense minister and the chief of staff to the armed forces to afghanistan immediately. until then, of training and combat operations by the french army are suspended. >> france...
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premier mario monti had met in berlin with german chancellor angela merkel and french president nicolas sarkozy where they stressed the growth prospects when it comes to credit ratings agencies there's a lot of indignation coming from e.u. leaders there saying that all of this is happening at a time when the eurozone is trying to get out of the crisis and they've put out bad news like this and in the past they have attempted to limit the influence of credit ratings agencies in the financial markets and if you remember we go back to the question the credibility of these agencies going back to two thousand and eight financial crisis the role that they played in that crisis where they had backed assets as well as financial instruments that were essentially junk still the investor confidence one of the most important aspects of all of this which is more often than not psychological than rational and if this is affected we can see a chain of events unfolding and unfortunately it might more most likely be negative . but vestment analyst patrick young says the downgrade has been a long time coming and
premier mario monti had met in berlin with german chancellor angela merkel and french president nicolas sarkozy where they stressed the growth prospects when it comes to credit ratings agencies there's a lot of indignation coming from e.u. leaders there saying that all of this is happening at a time when the eurozone is trying to get out of the crisis and they've put out bad news like this and in the past they have attempted to limit the influence of credit ratings agencies in the financial...