PARIS (AP) — Nicolas Sarkozy threw himself Wednesday into what may be the toughest fight of his political career: Unpopular for years and running a feeble economy, the divisive French president announced he’s running for a second term. The man who improved French relations with the United States, rallied European leaders to ward off financial meltdown […]
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Sarkozy launches re-election bid with pledge to listen
February 16, 2012 
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PARIS (Reuters) — President Nicolas Sarkozy declared his candidacy for a second term on Wednesday, seeking to overturn a wide opinion poll deficit with promises to get the unemployed back to work and to listen more to French voters by calling referendums on reforms. The conservative leader ended the wait to officially launch […]
Read moreSarkozy to announce candidacy ‘Wednesday’
February 15, 2012 Comments Off
(AFP) — French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to announce his bid for re-election on Wednesday, setting the stage for what he hopes will be a dramatic comeback against his poll-leading Socialist rival. Sources in Sarkozy’s office told AFP he would officially confirm his candidacy on TF1 television during its evening news report. With only […]
Read moreKarzai meets Sarkozy as French threaten early pullout
January 27, 2012 Comments Off
PARIS (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai meets French President Nicolas Sarkozy later Friday hoping to convince Parisnot to accelerate its troop withdrawal and clinch a partnership agreement for post-2014. Sarkozy last week suspended all French training and support operations on the ground and sent his defense minister and armed forces chief to Kabul after four French soldiers were […]
Read moreSarkozy calls Mideast peace Quartet ‘a failure’
January 20, 2012 Comments Off
PARIS (AP) — French President Nicolas Sarkozy says the so-called Quartet of Mideast negotiators is a failure and a new method for finding peace is needed. Sarkozy expressed frustration at the “glacial immobility” between Israelis and Palestinians. Talks between the two have been stalled for more than three years In an annual diplomacy speech Friday, Sarkozy called for […]
Read moreFrance Suspends Afghan Military Operations After Troop Deaths
January 20, 2012 Comments Off
France says it is suspending all training and joint operations in Afghanistan after an Afghan soldier shot dead four French troops. President Nicolas Sarkozy also says he is considering an early withdrawal of French troops from Afghanistan if security conditions “are not clearly established,” following Friday’s attack. Afghan security officials said at least 16 […]
Read moreMerkel, Sarkozy to seek growth, jobs for euro zone
January 9, 2012 Comments Off
BERLIN — The German and French leaders meet on Monday to discuss ways to boost growth in euro zone states struggling to overcome the sovereign debt crisis and rising unemployment, and finalise a deal to increase fiscal coordination within the currency union. They may also discuss a financial transaction tax, the “Tobin tax,” being promoted by France […]
Read morePhotostream : French President Nicolas Sarkozy meets Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti
January 9, 2012 Comments Off
France, Germany to show support for new Italian PM
November 24, 2011 Comments Off
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy The leaders of France and Germany will voice their support for new Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti at a tripartite meeting on Thursday, seeking to stem the risk of the debt crisis gripping the heart of the euro zone. The talks hosted by French President Nicolas Sarkozy in the […]
Read moreSarkozy, Obama push for financial crisis solution
November 3, 2011 Comments Off
CANNES, France — Europe’s debt drama dominated talks among leaders of the Group of 20 leading economies Thursday, with Greece’s government facing potential collapse and European leaders admitting that the eurozone may face losing its weakest member. President Barack Obama said the most important task at the G-20 summit is to resolve the European financial crisis and urged […]
Read moreReports: French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy gives birth to girl
October 20, 2011 Comments Off
PARIS —- French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy gave birth to a baby girl on Wednesday night — the first infant born to a sitting president of modern-day France, the French media reported. President Nicolas Sarkozy, finishing up a meeting in Frankfurt on the euro debt crisis, was absent when the couple’s first child was born shortly […]
Read moreHollande claims win in French presidential primary
October 17, 2011 Comments Off
PARIS, October 17, 2011 — Former French Socialist Party chief Francois Hollande declared victory Sunday in the party’s presidential primary, urging the left to unite around his bid to unseat embattled conservative Nicolas Sarkozy in elections next year, AP reported. Hollande, a 57-year-old moderate known more as a behind-the-scenes consensus-builder than a visionary, is seen by […]
Read moreFrench presidential race: Sarkozy vs. Hollande
October 17, 2011 Comments Off
PARIS, October 17, 2011 — The resurgent French left, riding on popular anger atconservative President Nicolas Sarkozy and global financial markets, endorsed former Socialist Party chief Francois Hollandeon Sunday as its candidate for next year’s presidential elections, AP reported. Voter worries about high unemployment, spending cuts and what to do about high state debt formed the backdrop for […]
Read moreSarkozy, King Mohammed VI launch work on Moroccan high-speed rail
September 30, 2011 Comments Off
Marocco, September 30, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / AFP) —- French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his Moroccan host launched work Thursday on Africa’s fastest rail line, highlighting France’s role in a region being reshaped by the Arab Spring, AFP reported. Sarkozy was met at Tangiers airport by King Mohammed VI and then went directly to the station for the joint […]
Read moreFrench want Palestinians to drop UN membership bid
September 21, 2011 Comments Off
UNITED NATIONS, September 21, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / AP) — The French and U.S. presidents planned to heap pressure on their Palestinian counterpart Wednesday in a concerted push to persuade Mahmoud Abbas to end his bid for full U.N. membership and to instead seek upgraded status in the world body, The Associated Press reportedon Wednesday. […]
Read morePhotostream : French President Nicolas Sarkozy meets Argentina President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
September 14, 2011 Comments Off
Chinese president meets French counterpart Sarkozy to discuss European debt crisis and G-20 summit
August 26, 2011 Comments Off
BEIJING, August 25, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / Xinhua) — President Hu Jintao on Thursday met with French President Nicolas Sarkozy to discuss the European debt crisis and the upcoming G-20 (Group of 20) summit, XINHUA reported on Thursday. “Your visit reflects the height of China-France strategic cooperation,” Hu told Sarkozy at the start of their […]
Read moreFrance’s Sarkozy to meet Hu in Beijing next week
August 21, 2011 Comments Off
FRANCE, August 21, 2011 (Reuters) – French President Nicolas Sarkozy will meet Chinese President Hu Jintao in Beijing on Thursday for impromptu talks that will most probably center on the recent turbulence in global financial markets. Sarkozy, whose country holds the Group of 20 presidency this year, is adding a stop-off in China to a trip to […]
Read moreSarkozy and Merkel push for ‘eurozone goverment’
August 17, 2011 Comments Off
Paris, August 17, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / REUTERS) - The leaders of France and Germany, under pressure to counter a debt market crisis in Europe, have agreed to float proposals in September for a tax on financial transactions and push for closer joint governance of economic policy, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Tuesday, Reuters reported […]
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