France's President-elect Francois Hollande has signaled a possible end to the sharp budget cuts that have become a key part of Europe's response to economic crisis. FULL STORY
France ousted Nicolas Sarkozy not for his policies, but his personality, writes commentator Agnes Poirier. But she says the anti-austerity policies of his successor Francois Hollande mean "Sarkozysm" is now extinct. FULL STORY