DIPLOMACY: France, Germany show united front ahead of EU summit
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Friday in Freiburg to hammer out joint positions before next week’s EU summit. The Franco-German proposals rejected increasing the bloc’s rescue fund and joint sovereign bonds. Read More
DIPLOMACY: France, Germany seek joint positions ahead of EU summit
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel meet Friday in Freiburg to hammer out joint positions ahead of next week’s EU summit. Franco-German proposals are expected to include rejecting the creation of a eurozone bond. Read More
FRANCE: French government resigns ahead of planned reshuffle
French President Nicolas Sarkozy accepted the resignations of Prime Minister Francois Fillon and his government Saturday to make room for a planned cabinet reshuffle. Fillon is expected to resume his post before naming a new team of ministers. Read More
FRANCE: Govt vows to end blockade amid fears of fuel shortages
Hundreds of petrol stations across France have run out of fuel as strikes and blockades against pension reform intensify ahead of another wave of mass protests. Read More
FRANCE: Govt amends pension reform ahead of national strike
French President Nicolas Sarkozy offered to tweak part of his controversial pension reform plan, to enable parents of three or more children to retire early. The changes comes as French unions call for open-ended strikes, starting Oct.12, in protest. Read More
FRANCE: French PM François Fillon pulls away from Sarkozy
Ahead of an expected cabinet reshuffle in France that could see him lose his post, French Prime Minister François Fillon has sought to distance himself from Nicolas Sarkozy in a rare television interview. Read More
How much would it cost for a weekend in Paris?
I want to take my girlfriend to paris for her birthday in february, so im planning ahead, I live in the uk and a weekend there near the Eiffel tower would be good!
FRANCE: Government defends pension reform despite strikes
Prime Minister Francois Fillon (pictured) has insisted the French government will press ahead with planned reforms to the pension system that would see the retirement age rise from 60 to 62, a day after nationwide strikes. Read More
FRANCE – RUSSIA: Putin meets with Sarkozy in Paris amid warship row
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will inaugurate a Paris exhibition on Franco-Russian ties on Friday ahead of talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy to touch on the controversial sale of a French warship to Moscow. Read More