Wealthy French Balk at President Hollande's Plan for 75 Percent Tax on Income Over $1.24 Million Annually

I could have sworn Hollande was backing off his big tax and spending schemes since winning election. But I guess not. I don't think $1.2...

The French Railroad and the Transportation of the Jews to the Nazi Death Camps

From Michael Curtis, at the Gatestone Institute, " The French Railroad and the Holocaust: Is a Public Company Private? ": Did the ...

Bar Refaeli in Elle France

A nice pictorial, via Hollywood Rag . Parlez-vous français? The French Elle is here .

Bastille Day 2012

It's the national holiday of France, today, remembering the launch of the French Revolution. And see Ann Coulter, " On Bastille Da...

Mont Blanc Avalanche Kills Nine

Telegraph UK reports, " Three Britons killed in French Alpine avalanche ." And, " Climbers triggered Mont Blanc avalanche whi...

Air France Crash Investigation Finds Pilot Error and Faulty Equipment

The jet crashed in 2009. Here's the story at the Los Angeles Times, " Probe of Air France crash in Atlantic blames pilots, traini...

Former Teen Prostitute Zahia Dehar Shows Lingerie Collection at Paris Couture Week

She's 20 now, and prostitution is legal in France, but it's 18 or over and some star soccer players apparently paid her for sex when...

Greek Coalition Takes Power

At Telegraph UK , " Debt crisis: Greece clinches coalition deal to battle bailout ": Conservative leader Antonis Samaras was sworn...

The Euro's Global Security Fallout

A great piece, from Walter Russell Mead, at the Wall Street Journal (via Google ): The crisis of the euro zone is a geopolitical as well as...

Spain Back in Cross Hairs as Greek Election Results Fade

At the Wall Street Journal, "Spain Back in Cross Hairs: Greek Election Results Fade Quickly as Madrid's Borrowing Costs Set Record...

Greek Pro-Bailout Parties Seek Governing Coalition

At the Wall Street Journal, " Parties in Greece Near Coalition ": ATHENS — Greece's two leading pro-bailout parties appeared l...

A Greek Reprieve

A commentary on the Greek elections, at the Wall Street Journal, " The Germans might have preferred a victory by the left in Athens ....

Socialist Party Wins Majority in French Parliament

The New York Times reports, " President’s Socialist Party Wins Clear Majority in France ." And at Telegraph UK, " France elec...

Conservative New Democracy Party Set to Lead New Government in Athens

There are live updates at the Guardian and Telegraph UK . And here's Der Spiegel's report, " Pro-Bailout Party in the Lead: Ne...

Greece Still Wants Free Lunch

At the Wall Street Journal, "Greece Votes Again" (via Google ): Nobody said the second time would be the charm. Greece's polit...

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne Mansion House Speech

I'm fascinated by the extremely dire language out of Britain. Telegraph UK has the full text of Osborne's speech: " George Osbo...

Germany's Response to the Euro Crisis

From Charlemagne, at the Economist, " Between two nightmares: Angela Merkel is drawing the wrong lessons from the chaos of German histo...

Europe Borrowing Costs Skyrocket as Financial Crisis Spirals

The Washington Post has a dramatic headline, " Spain and Italy straining under borrowing costs, but Germany balks at key steps to ease ...

Nigel Farage: 'By Any Objective Criteria the Euro Has Failed'

The Euro Titanic has hit the iceberg. Via Theo Spark : RELATED : At Zero Hedge, " Biderman & Santschi On 'Why Germany Should Le...

Borrowing Costs Surge for Italy and Spain, Deepening Europe's Financial Crisis

There's lots of news on this. At the New York Times, " Prime Ministers of Spain and Italy Call on European Leaders for Help ."...