Forêt de Compiègne : la CJR va enquêter sur Eric Woerth
Le procureur général près la Cour de cassation a demandé une enquête sur Eric Woerth à la Cour de justice de la République (CJR) au sujet de la vente d’un terrain à Compiègne quand il était ministre du budget. Read More
FRANCE: French Senate debates raising retirement age
Some 2,000 protesters in Paris faced off against riot police outside the French Senate Tuesday as lawmakers inside debated a bill that would raise the retirement age from 60 to 62. Labour Minister Eric Woerth says the government will not back down. Read More
FRANCE: Chief prosecutor recommends inquiry into Woerth corruption allegations
France’s top prosecutor recommended on Monday that a probe be launched into corruption allegations involving Labour Minister Eric Woerth (photo), campaign financing for President Nicolas Sarkozy and the financial affairs of France’s richest woman. Read More
FRANCE: Le Monde files legal complaint against Sarkozy office
French daily Le Monde filed a legal complaint against President Nicolas Sarkozy’s office on Monday, accusing it of using intelligence services to determine the source behind one of the paper’s stories involving Labour Minister Eric Woerth (pictured). Read More
FRANCE: Le Monde daily files legal complaint against Sarkozy office
French daily Le Monde filed a legal complaint against President Nicolas Sarkozy’s office on Monday, accusing it of using intelligence services to determine the source behind one of the paper’s stories involving Labour Minister Eric Woerth (pictured). Read More
FRANCE: Police search Sarkozy party HQ in L’Oreal investigation
UMP party chief Xavier Bertrand (pictured) says that police searched the party headquarters in Paris on Wednesday as part of their ongoing investigation into the alleged involvement of Labour Minister Eric Woerth in the L’Oreal scandal. Read More
FRANCE: New challenges confront embattled French labour minister
Labour unions are zeroing in on French Labour Minister Eric Woerth as he confronts new allegations that he lied about lobbying for an award on behalf of his wife’s future employer. Read More
La retraite à 62 ans, "un âge de raison" pour Eric Woerth
Le ministre du travail se dit prêt à faire évoluer le volet pénibilité du projet pour “mieux répondre aux cas des salariés qui ont eu une vie professionnelle très usante sans que cela soit médicalement constatable au moment de la retraite”. Read More
FRANCE: Embattled minister Woerth faces new fraud accusations
French labour minister Eric Woerth, who is already facing criticism over his connection to the questionable financial affairs of L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, has been accused of lying to a lender about his income. Read More
Eric Woerth à nouveau mis en cause dans l’attribution d’une Légion d’honneur
En 2008, l’ancien ministre du budget a remis la Légion d’honneur à un expert-comptable qui certifiait les comptes de son micro-parti à peine deux mois plus tard. Read More