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European trends are towards consolidating a few elite places of higher education – at a time when Irish policy is to create more universities
Ségolène Royal staging umpteenth comeback in French politics
Politician’s new book takes aim at Macron, former partner Hollande and sexism
Ségolène Royal resists being frozen out with North Pole assignment
Former presidential candidate still keen to use her influence from the Arctic wilderness
Emmanuel Macron splits French conservatives and charms Berlin
Even before French president arrived in Berlin, Angela Merkel reiterated support
In France’s ‘third round’, things could get very interesting
If Macron wins the presidency, might he have to govern with a PM from the other side?
The socialist PM who wrote the obituary of the French left
Politicians of all hues used Michel Rocard’s death to justify their positions
French language reform becomes a cause célèbre
Paris Letter: Attempt to change the spelling of some words stirs a social media storm
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