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  • February 2008

    • Paris-Berlin Relations Turn Sour

      AFP  |  Feb 27, 08 10:08 AM CST

      Paris-Berlin Relations Turn Sour

      (Newser) - Only a week after Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel called off a scheduled meeting, France and Germany's finance ministers canceled their own summit yesterday, reports AFP. While nobody wants to say that the leaders of Europe's two largest countries are getting testy with each other, disagreements over economic policy and the EU's role have led to markedly tense relations. More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • Germany  • European Union  • diplomacy  • Angela Merkel  • foreign policy  • Jacques Chirac  • Mediterranean Union  • Gerhard Schröder

  • December 2007

    • Le Beau Sarko Vexes French

      Guardian (UK)  |  Dec 23, 07 1:20 PM CST

      Le Beau Sarko Vexes French

      (Newser) - He ain't your daddy's Jacques Chirac, and French president Nicolas Sarkozy's escapades have his countrymen both enthralled and concerned, reports the Guardian . His rollercoaster love life provides delicious gossip to a public that buys "I love Sarko" skivvies, and the tiny dynamo poses for intimate photo shoots and traipses around Disney World with supermodels in hand. But some see the antics as a ploy to divert attention from tough issues.  More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • media  • Carla Bruni  • Jacques Chirac  • Francois Mitterand

  • November 2007

    • Chirac Faces Pilfering Probe

      Independent (UK)  |  Nov 22, 07 3:12 PM CST

      Chirac Faces Pilfering Probe

      (Newser) - A French magistrate launched a probe yesterday into claims that former President Jacques Chirac skimmed funds while in office, the Independent reports. Chirac, who turns 76 next week, is accused of using tax money to back friends and allies during his reign as mayor from 1977 to 1995. More accusations are said to follow against Chirac, the first former president to face a criminal probe.  More »

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      France  • Jacques Chirac  • embezzlement  • probe

    • Transit Strike Cripples France

      Bloomberg  |  Nov 14, 07 10:19 AM CST

      Transit Strike Cripples France

      (Newser) - In France, the biggest strike since Nicolas Sarkozy's election paralyzed transportation services from national rail to the Paris metro today. Massive traffic jams, long waits for the few subway trains running, and fleets of bicycles were in evidence in the first day of what is seen as a critical showdown between Sarkozy and the public unions whose early-retirement privileges he wants to trim. More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • Jacques Chirac  • transit strike

    • Sarkozy, Unions in Showdown

      Associated Press  |  Nov 13, 07 11:20 AM CST

      Sarkozy, Unions in Showdown

      (Newser) - French railway workers will walk off the job again tonight, this time in an open-ended strike with some backup from subway, bus, electrical, and gas workers, all angry over Nicolas Sarkozy's proposal to end their special pension rights. The strike is expected to test the president's will for reforms aimed at liberating France's sluggish economy from bureaucratic constraints. More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • strike  • Jacques Chirac

  • October 2007

    • Cecilia Who? Sarko Plays Field

      Times (UK)  |  Oct 22, 07 1:05 PM CDT

      Cecilia Who? Sarko Plays Field

      (Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy's new bachelor status has the French abuzz about how swingin' their prez will be. The freshly divorced head of state has been spotted lunching with an ex-Bond girl, flirting with a well-known playwright, and carrying a letter reading “I haven’t seen you for an eternity and I miss you... a million little kisses," reports the Telegraph. More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • Cecilia Sarkozy  • Jacques Chirac

  • September 2007

    • Sarkozy Braces for Union Battle

      Times (UK)  |  Sep 18, 07 4:02 AM CDT

      Sarkozy Braces for Union Battle

      (Newser) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy could face the first major obstacle of his four-month reign this week when he tries to slash the pensions of 500,000 workers who enjoy more generous retirement packages than other civil servants. Polls show Sarkozy's plan is supported by 65% of the public, but striking unions brought down Jacques Chirac's government in 1995 and could threaten do so again. More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • retirement  • unions  • Jacques Chirac  • pensions

  • August 2007
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  • May 2007

    • Sarkozy Taps Close Adviser to Be PM

      BBC  |  May 17, 07 9:56 AM CDT

      Sarkozy Taps Close Adviser to Be PM

      (Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy named chief campaign adviser Francois Fillon his prime minister today, replacing firebrand Dominique de Villepin. Fillon, a right-of-center senator who directed an overhaul of France's pension system as a Chirac administration official, will lead Sarkozy's effort to institute reforms in employment and welfare laws. Fillon, whose wife is Welsh, is an "avowed Anglophile," the Telegraph reported. More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • Jacques Chirac  • Dominique de Villepin  • Francois Fillon

    • Unions Fire Warning Shots At Sarkozy

      Guardian (UK)  |  May 8, 07 6:00 AM CDT

      Unions Fire Warning Shots At Sarkozy

      (Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy could be on a collision course with French labor unions over  his "economic evolution." The president-elect wooed voters with proposals to extend the 35-hour work week, slash welfare, curb the right to strike and cut taxes. But even as Sarkozy headed to Malta before taking office next week, union leaders were flexing muscles. More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • labor  • union  • Jacques Chirac  • French elections

    • Sarko Takes French Presidency

      BBC  |  May 6, 07 1:41 PM CDT

      Sarko Takes French Presidency

      (Newser) - Nicholas Sarkozy, a right-leaning Hungarian immigrant's son, will be the next president of France, according to initial results from the final round of elections there. Sarkozy's victory within an 85% turnout dashed the hopes of a galvanized Socialist Party, and its candidate Ségolène Royal, of placing the first woman in France's highest office. More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • election  • Jacques Chirac  • French elections  • Segolene Royal

  • April 2007

    • Sarkozy, Royal in French Runoff

      CNN  |  Apr 22, 07 3:03 PM CDT

      Sarkozy, Royal in French Runoff

      (Newser) - Conservative Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist Segolene Royal won the first round of voting today to succeed French president Jacques Chirac, CNN reports. Based on vote counts from hundreds of polling stations, Sarkozy drew 30.46% of the votes, and Royal  24.41%. They will face each other in a runoff election May 6. More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • election  • Jacques Chirac  • French elections  • Segolene Royal

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