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
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
FRANCE: Embattled Woerth ‘used position’ to secure tax break for artist legacy
French Labour Minister Eric Woerth is facing fresh accusations of financial misconduct following claims he intervened in the inheritance of artist Cesar Baldaccini to secure a 27-million-euro tax break. Read More
FRANCE: Questioned by police, Labour Minister denies wrongdoing
Scandal-plagued French Labour Minister Eric Woerth denied any wrongdoing or conflict of interest when police questioned him for eight hours Thursday in connection with financial scandals surrounding France’s richest woman, his lawyer said. Read More
FRANCE: Scandal-plagued labour minister questioned by police
French Labour Minister Eric Woerth was questioned by police investigating the financial affairs of France’s richest woman, l’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt. Read More