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French Prime Minister François Fillon gives a press conference following a meeting with ministers, on January 30, 2012 at Matignon Hotel, his residence, in Paris. Fillon gave a timeline for the measures announced on the eve by French President Nicolas Sarkozy during a one-hour long TV interview. Fillon said that the French government has lowered its forecast for economic growth this year to 0.5 percent from 1.0 percent. Foreground, left, Finance Minister François Baroin; right, Ecology Minister Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet. AFP PHOTO/JACQUES DEMARTHON (Photo credit should read JACQUES DEMARTHON/AFP via Getty Images)