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
La junte chilienne devant la justice française, sans les accusés
Quatorze membres de l’ex-junte chilienne sont jugés à partir de mercredi pour les disparitions de quatre Français ou Franco-Chiliens sous la dictature d’Augusto Pinochet. 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
CHINA-FRANCE: Sarkozy looks to woo Hu on second full state visit
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy will be on hand for the opening of the World Expo in Shanghai, as part of a second full state visit aimed at rebuilding damaged Franco-Sino relations. Read More
Curtain falls on Sarkozy rumour show
Silvio Berlusconi is in town today to create a Franco-Italian army — a brigade of several thousand Alpine troops under joint command. After election victories this month, the Italian Prime Minister may also have advice for Nicolas Sarkozy on how… Read More
FRANCE: Nuclear cooperation to dominate Sarkozy-Berlusconi meeting
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi are to preside over an extension of Franco-Italian nuclear cooperation during a bilateral summit in Paris on Friday. Read More