FRANCE: PM Fillon vows to push forward budget-cutting reforms
In his first address after last week’s cabinet reshuffle, French Prime Minister Francois Fillon on Wednesday promised to continue pushing through austerity measures, despite criticism over pension reforms and other budget-cutting policies. Read More
FRANCE: Sarkozy hails ‘unity’ of new government team
The new French cabinet, the third under the direction of PM Francois Fillon, held its first meeting on Wednesday, a day after President Sarkozy revealed to television audiences the challenges awaiting his new team. Read More
FRANCE: New cabinet unveiled as Sarkozy eyes 2012 poll
A new French cabinet was appointed under Prime Minister Francois Fillon on Sunday. The reshuffle is being viewed as President Nicolas Sarkozy’s last bid to reinvigorate his struggling administration ahead of the presidential election. Read More
FRANCE: New cabinet unveiled as Sarkozy eyes 2012 polls
A new French cabinet was appointed under Prime Minister François Fillon on Sunday. The reshuffle is being viewed as President Sarkozy’s last opportunity to reinvigorate his struggling administration ahead of the presidential elections in 2012. Read More
FRANCE: Fillon reappointed premier, tasked with forming new government
Following the resignation of the government over the weekend, a required step before a cabinet reshuffle, French President Nicolas Sarkozy has reappointed the popular Francois Fillon (pictured) as Prime Minister. 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
Remaniement : Sarkozy ouvre les consultations
De retour de Séoul, Nicolas Sarkozy s’est attelé samedi au remaniement du gouvernement en entamant un long week-end de consultations au cours duquel il mettra fin au bras de fer entre François Fillon et Jean-Louis Borloo pour Matignon Premier à être reçu à l’Elysée, François Fillon est arrivé au Palais présidentiel à 11H30 pour en [...]
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
FRANCE: Prime minister rejects ‘shooting galleries’ for drug addicts
In other European countries, giving drug addicts a controlled environment to inject themselves has been shown to save lives. But France’s Prime Minister François Fillon has rejected the idea despite calls for a parliamentary commission. Read More
DIPLOMACY: French PM declares ‘war’ on al Qaeda after hostage killed
France is now at war with Al Qaeda, France’s Prime Minister Francois Fillon (pictured) said Tuesday, after the group’s North African branch executed 78-year old French national Michel Germaneau. Read More