French President Nicolas Sarkozy has unveiled a stimulus plan worth more than $30 billion to fight the economic and financial downturn. From Paris, Lisa Bryant reports for VOA.

A new study from telecoms and media consulting firm Analysys (now Analysys Mason) and law firm Hogan & Hartson for the French telecoms regulator helps to identify the most efficient use that France can make of the spectrum released by the digital switch-over.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is vowing to act boldly to implement far-reaching government reforms that helped him win election last month.

French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said Wednesday that the government is targeting economic growth of 3 percent, but gave no timetable for the goal.

President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday named reform-minded conservative Francois Fillon as France's new prime minister, and he will form the new government - possibly as early as Friday.