The president was called upon this week to smooth the path of the long-stalled merger between state-owned Gaz de France (GDF) and Suez, a private Franco-Belgian energy and environment group.

• 本周人们呼吁总统为法国燃气（一个国有公司）和苏伊士集团（一个法国比利时联营的私营能源环保集团）拖延已久的合并扫清道路。