French minister sabotages Dailymotion-Yahoo! deal

Arnaud Montebourg has done it again. Less than 6 months after he threatened to nationalize a steel mill to prevent layoffs, France's industry minister has sparked a fresh uproar by blocking Yahoo! (YHOO) Dailymotion is now owned by state-controlled ...

French Industrial Renewal Minister Arnaud Montebourg's decision to veto Yahoo!'s purchase of France's popular video-sharing website Dailymotion has sparked claims of interference and embarrassment in France. A decision by France's Socialist ...

PARIS--The French government backs the decision made by French Industry Minister Arnaud Montebourg to block the takeover of French video-sharing website Dailymotion by internet giant Yahoo!, government spokesman Najat Vallaud-Belkacem said Thursday.

France's Industrial Recovery Minister Arnaud Montebourg says the European Central Bank is shirking its responsibilities toward Europe's unemployed.

Sponsored by 16 April 2013 - France does not currently intend to sell its interest in gas utility GDF Suez SA (EPA:GSZ), French industry minister Arnaud Montebourg said today, as quoted by Reuters. Montebourg earlier told France 5 television in an ...

Reuters French Minister for Industrial Recovery Arnaud Montebourg speaks to journalists as he leaves the weekly cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris May 2, 2013. REUTERS/Charles Platiau PARIS (Reuters) - France dismissed on Saturday calls ...

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French Economic Redevelopment Minister, Arnaud Montebourg, has welcomed plans by Nissan to build the Micra at Renault's Flins plant near Yvelines, with an objective of producing 82,000 vehicles per year from 2016. There are various access options to ...

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