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EADS head says company to bid again for US aerial refuellers

Paris - The head of the European aerospace giant EADS, Louis Gallois, was quoted Thursday as saying that his company would place another bid to provide next-generation aerial refuellers to the US A

French premier urges EU to take concrete measures

Nicolas SarkozyParis - In the light of the Irish rejection of the EU's Lisbon Treaty, t

European Parliament approves new rules on illegal immigrants

Strasbourg, France  - The European Parliament on Wednesday approved long-awaited rules governing the detention and deportation of illegal immigrants.

US welcomes French reintegration into NATO

Washington  - The United States welcomed French President Nicolas Sarkozy's announcement Tuesday in Paris of plans to reintegrate France into NATO's command structure for the first time in decades.

Sarkozy calls for European intervention force

French President Nicolas SarkozyParis - French President Ni

FM Babacan: Turkey expects fair EU presidency from France

Luxembourg - Turkey expects France to treat its hopes for accession to the European Union fairly when it takes over the EU's rotating presidency on July 1, Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said

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