This article website was created to provide you with information about France. I include a lot of factual information in my articles. I put hours of research and investigation into the articles I write and distribute. Our articles tend to stand out due to the fact that we typically display a list of facts and not paragraphs. Our format will allow you to find the information you are looking to find.
There has been a great deal of time research that has gone into writing and preparing this article for you. We are displaying the facts we have found via our research below. Pay special attention to these facts that we have found. Several of the facts that we have uncovered will be a starting point for you as you continue your research:
1. France continues to play a leading role in the European Union, particularly in the development of a Common Security and Defense Policy.
2. France is also a very pleasant place to stay.
3. France also remains a firm supporter of the OSCE and other efforts at cooperation.
4. France is one of NATO's top five troop contributors.
5. France and the United States share common values and have parallel policies on most political, economic, and security issues.
6. The government has partially or fully privatized many large companies, banks, and insurers, and has given up stakes in such leading firms as Air France, France Telecom, Renault, and Thales.
RECESS -- As is obvious from the first half of this article, this topic is centered on France. Reading this article to the end will prove helpful, as this article is full of useful information. Below are other less interesting facts that we have found to help you:
1. During the campaign Sarkozy often ended his stump speeches evoking Martin Luther King by calling for a French Dream of social equality, social mobility, and equal opportunity, and his first speech as President elect assured his American friends that they could rely on France's friendship.
2. In July 2008, France was instrumental in launching the Union for the Mediterranean (UM), a continuation of the European Union Barcelona Process.
3. During his tenure, President Mitterrand stressed the importance of European integration and advocated the ratification of the Maastricht Treaty on European economic and political union, which France's electorate narrowly approved in 1992.
4. A charter member of the United Nations, France is a member of most of its specialized and related agencies.
![[Valid RSS feed]](http://www.NewAgeLivingArticles.com/images/icon_Rss.png "XML Feed For RSS"){kind=icon}
Category Rss Feed
Print This Article
Add To Favorites
