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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch – 11. January | 73 comments (73 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

After a quick look at the French press:

No outlet I have seen places the Energy plan as top news. It's secondary, not a headline. Impression confirmed by French public radio (Inter) this morning, where I don't think I heard the plan mentioned at all (Though I wasn't listening all the time!).

On the left, the "this is all about climate change" narrative seems to have worked. Libération has a brief article on the "green" aspect; Le Monde has an interview with Greenpeace which (predictably?) complains about support for nuclear (?); the Nouvel Observateur says:

Si les couplets traditionnels sur la nécessité de diversifier les fournisseurs et de créer enfin un grand marché européen de l'énergie libéralisé y figurent, l'accent est clairement mis sur l'importance, pour l'UE, de rester le leader mondial en matière de lutte contre le changement climatique.

Though the traditional verses about the need to diversify suppliers and at last create a great liberalised European energy market do feature [in the plan], the accent is clearly placed on the importance, for the EU, of remaining world leader in the fight against climate change.

The Figaro and the Tribune (conservative and business, respectively), while still not handling the Communication as a top news item, look at it from the point of view of a tussle to come between Paris and Brussels over "national champions" and liberalisation. Headline of La Tribune: Energie: Bruxelles et Paris s'affrontent (Energy: Brussels and Paris face off).

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Thu Jan 11th, 2007 at 01:45:40 AM EST
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French view (none / 0)

the energy review was not mentioned once in the hour I listened to France-Info (the - excellent - public 24/7 news station).

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Thu Jan 11th, 2007 at 06:00:16 AM EST
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Re: French view (none / 0)

Of the four major Spanish newspapers online (El Pais, El Mundo, ABC, La Razon) only El Mundo has an item on it, but it is in the "money" section and puts the emphasis on climate change.

Those whom the Gods wish to destroy They first make mad. -- Euripides

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Jan 11th, 2007 at 06:05:07 AM EST
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Re: French view (4.00 / 2)

Catalan newspapers have it both on fornt-page in the electronic edition. So, barcelona is more tuned?

A pleasure

I therefore claim to show, not how men think in myths, but how myths operate in men's minds without their being aware of the fact. Levi-Strauss, Claude

by kcurie on Thu Jan 11th, 2007 at 06:19:18 AM EST
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Re: French view (4.00 / 2)

Probably.

The National press is consumed with the latest round of wrangling over terrorism, on the excuse of the meeting of the Conference of Presidents of Autonomous Communities.

Oh, BTW, in other Catalan/Spanish/Energy/Economic news: the Supreme Court yesterday voted to unblock the Gas Natural takeover bid of Endesa, maybe worth a diary? The result of the vote was 16-15, with one judge having retired and another being absent for the day. I wonder whether the judges voted along party lines?

Those whom the Gods wish to destroy They first make mad. -- Euripides

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Jan 11th, 2007 at 06:23:45 AM EST
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Re: French view (none / 0)

I don't see it on El Pariodico (though you said they had it last night), but it is in Avui (concentrating on the CO2 reduction targets) and La Vanguardia (Climate Change).

Those whom the Gods wish to destroy They first make mad. -- Euripides

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Jan 11th, 2007 at 06:49:04 AM EST
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Re: French view (none / 0)

It has been just deleted from the front-page in the catalan edition. But the link is still in economy

http://www.elperiodico.cat/default.asp?idpublicacio_PK=46&idioma=CAT&idnoticia_PK=370242& ;idseccio_PK=1009

A pleasure

I therefore claim to show, not how men think in myths, but how myths operate in men's minds without their being aware of the fact. Levi-Strauss, Claude

by kcurie on Thu Jan 11th, 2007 at 07:15:48 AM EST
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