France's Jospin urges energy conservation PARIS, Sept. 11 -- In a bid to appease environmentalists in his own coalition government, French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin announced Monday a massive ...

Faced with rising labor discontent, French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin announced a slight boost in public spending next year in an apparent attempt to woo voters ahead of next spring's ...

Chevenment is upset over Prime Minister Lionel Jospin's plans to grant some autonomy to Corsica to reduce separatist violence there. As a defender of France's highly-centralized state, ...

Contradictory France If Lionel Jospin’s Socialist-led government surrenders to the demands of protesters blocking roads and depriving the country of fuel, it will undercut the good news about ...

But Prime Minister Lionel Jospin must be wishing he could head back to the beach after a tumultuous first week. ... A longtime critic of France’s heavy tax burden — 45.6% of gdp, ...

Lionel Jospin, June 14, 2024, in his Paris apartment. JULIEN DANIEL / MYOP FOR LE MONDE ... France has never been governed by a far-right party under the Republic. In 1940, ...

Mr Koirala made his bid in talks with his French counterpart, Lionel Jospin, today Tuesday but officials at Mr Jospin's office said it was unlikely that the annually-revised list which currently ...