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French Government Dissolves in Dispute Between PM Valls and Economy Minister Montebourg
August 25, 2014 0

French Government Dissolves in Dispute Between PM Valls and Economy Minister Montebourg

By News Desk

The Financial Times reports Insurrection Forces François Hollande to Act . François Hollande, a politician renowned for his caution, acted with uncharacteristic speed on Monday to shake up his Socialist government after a weekend of provocative insurrection by Arnaud Montebourg, his most voluble leftwing minister. The Elysée Palace denied French media reports that Manuel Valls, the uncompromising prime minister appointed only five months ago, had delivered a “him or me†ultimatum to the president, forcing Mr Hollande’s hand

Russia Ponders Russian Airspace No-Fly Zone for EU Commercial and Passenger Jets
August 5, 2014 0

Russia Ponders Russian Airspace No-Fly Zone for EU Commercial and Passenger Jets

By News Desk

Moscow May Force European Airlines to Fly Around Russia . Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev threatened on Tuesday to retaliate for the grounding of a subsidiary of national airline Aeroflot because of EU sanctions, with one newspaper reporting that European flights to Asia over Siberia could be banned. Low-cost carrier Dobrolyot, operated by Aeroflot, suspended all flights last week after its airline leasing agreement was cancelled under European Union sanctions because it flies to Crimea, a region Russia annexed from Ukraine in March