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Major news items in leading French newspapers

Xinhua, February 20, 2015 Adjust font size:

The following are the major news items in leading French newspapers on Friday.

LES ECHOS

-- Athens made concessions by accepting the extension of the European aid program, a move welcomed in Brussels and Paris. Berlin considered Greece's commitments insufficient.

LE FIGARO

-- Salafi groups are trying to increase their grip on prayer halls all over France. According to statistics from the Ministry of Interior, 89 places of worship are already in the hands of fundamentalists.

LE MONDE

-- The recourse to the Constitutional Article 49-3 on the Macron law escalates within France's Socialist Party, which is divided on economic policy. The government's losing of the parliamentary majority in the Assembly makes it much more difficult to adopt new reforms. Endit