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Terrorist organization opens 'new phase in struggle against French state

A new phase must be opened up in the struggle against the French State in order for it to take an interest in the (Basque) conflict and its solution." Reported by the Spanish Basque nationalist daily Gara on 4 November, this threat comes in number 111 of Zutabe (The Column), the clandestine internal bulletin of the terrorist organization, ETA. This publication is used mainly to convey instructions to ordinary members and to set out the organization's positions.

Finally, in July, the nationalist Batasuna party, viewed as ETA's legal wing, addressed a letter to President Jacques Chirac, in which it said that "the French State must act responsibly and stop analysing the Basque problem as an internal Spanish problem." Batasuna added that Paris must "reject repressive approaches and seek a political solution to the conflict".

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» lefigaro.fr

Paris street to gallery, the pochoir artist arrives

PARIS: It was an unlikely juxtaposition: A green, graffitied face of the Mona Lisa staring out from the eminently respectable cover of a Sotheby's auction catalogue.

Yet even stranger were the auction results of the Contemporary Art sale at Sotheby's London Olympia last month. As stalwarts of the contemporary art's scene - Damien Hirst, the Chapman brothers, Cindy Sherman - nestled around their estimates, it was the works of "Banksy," a shadowy British graffiti artist, that set the sale alight. The artist's "Mona Lisa," spray-painted with stencil on canvas, set the auction's top sale at £57,600, or $109,600, closely followed by six Warholesque silkscreen prints of Kate Moss, which sold for more than five times their estimate. Banksy has "underlined his credentials as a heavyweight in the art world," wrote Matthew Beard in The Independent. Graffiti blogs agreed that Banksy had been given the "green light" by the art establishment.

» LaPanse.com / IHT

A survey of France: Sophie Pedder, Paris Bureau Chief of The Economist

"There is nothing inevitable about decline in France. There is a sense sometimes elsewhere that this is just the way the French are... that they are conservative and resistant to change. That is actually nonsense."

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On the Ile Saint Louis / Paris and Suburbs

Splendid reception apartment on the Ile Saint Louis, with exceptional views on the Seine river. Luxuriously renovated, this 330 m² apartment on the 3th floor of an elegant 18th century building offers spacious volumes. Versailles parquet. Closed garage in the courtyard.

» Marie-Hélène LUNDGREEN / Tel : 01.53.23.81.82
» mh-lundgreen@daniel-feau.com Ref Pericles : MHL639

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Air France confirme la création d'une nouvelle compagnie touristique

Comme révélé ce matin par La Tribune, le groupe Air France KLM va créer une compagnie aérienne régulière à vocation touristique, en s'appuyant sur Transavia, la filiale de KLM spécialisée sur les activités touristiques. Basée à Orly, la nouvelle compagnie proposera des vols vers des destinations comme le Maroc, la Tunisie ou l'Espagne.

Air France-KLM a confirmé ce matin les informations publiées ce jour par La Tribune, à savoir son projet de création d'une nouvelle compagnie touristique moyen-courrier. Une initiative qui répond, selon le communiqué de la compagnie aérienne, à "la croissance du marché des loisirs" et à "la demande des professionnels du tourisme français". Cette nouvelle entité sera filiale à 60% d'Air France et à 40% de Transavia.com, la filiale de KLM dédiée au transport de passagers vers des destinations loisirs moyen-courriers. Elle permettra de mettre en place de nouveaux "vols réguliers vers des destinations loisirs actuellement non desservies par Air France".

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» latribune.fr

Ségolène Royal wins French Socialist party’s presidential primary with majority of votes, boosting her bid to become the country’s first woman president next May.

Her victory, hailed last night by one of her supporters in Paris as the “birth of a new Socialist party”, helps her to dismiss criticisms that her candidacy was based more on style than substance and she lacked the experience to win the hearts of her party.

“I am conscious of having received this boost; to have been chosen in this way is something extraordinary,” said Ms Royal, speaking from her home at Melle, the small village in her rural constituency of Poitou-Charente in western France.

“France is going to write a new page of its history. The country has a desire for change. I want to incarnate that change, to give it credibility and legitimacy, and I believe that this legitimacy has been offered to me tonight,” she said.

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» Financial Times

Saint Cloud. Exceptional estate of about 600 m².

This outstanding property of about 600 m² stands in a landscaped garden of 2.300 m² enjoying an unspoilt view of Paris. Fully and luxuriously renovated in 1999, this elegant house comprises on the ground floor : a triple reception opening onto a large terrace facing south-west and a superb fitted kitchen. On the first floor : a master suite and sitting room with a large terrace. Second floor : 3 bedrooms and bathrooms. On garden level : a beautiful indoor swimming pool with broad bay windows opening onto the garden, a small gym, separate studio with kitchen and bathroom along with an extraordinary wine cellar and a linen room. A 2-car garage. Elaborate security system. Charm and perfection. A rare opportunity.

» Belles Demeures de France / Phone: 00 33 1 53 23 81 81

Charges sociales allégées pour les très petites entreprises

Le prélèvement de 3.000 euros de charges sociales payé par les entreprises en création va être remplacé par un prélèvement assis sur le chiffre d'affaires effectivement réalisé. Une mesure qui devrait procurer un soulagement appréciable aux créateurs d'entreprise.

» La Tribune

Sofia Coppola To Have Baby in Paris

Movie maker Sofia Coppola is so smitten with Paris, France, she has determined her first child will be born there. The director will give birth to a baby daughter this winter, and she's moving into a new apartment in the French capital to make sure her baby is born European.

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» Starpulse

Laurent Joffrin candidat à la direction de Libération

Les actionnaires de quotidien se retrouvent ce lundi pour un cinquième conseil d'administration afin de débattre d'un projet prévoyant 100 suppressions d'emplois. Laurent Joffrin, directeur de la rédaction du Nouvel Observateur, a annoncé son départ de l'hebdomadaire dans l'intention de prendre la direction de Libération.

» La Tribune.fr