Go to the Content Thursday, 9 February 2012
Your search for "Presidents Of France" produced 254 items.
| 1. The British ‘Non' | December 21, 2011 |
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Twice in the past, a British ‘No' has pushed European monetary union forward. At the European Union summit on 8-9 December, British Prime Minister David Cameron vented... |
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| 2. Gaullist hopeful | October 27, 2011 |
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France's finance minister has a domestic role in a global crisis. It is not in the least to François Baroin's discredit that, in the middle of the most severe... |
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| 3. When states say they are sorry | October 21, 2011 |
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Repentance is not a misplaced and excessive form of sensitivity. National repentance is in the news again, as it has been with remarkable frequency in recent years. In 2008,... | |
| 4. France's wunderkind | February 17, 2011 |
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It is hardly surprising that the EU institutions and press corps find it hard to take France's ministers for European affairs seriously. Less than four years into his term,... |
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| 5. Sarkozy chooses dishonour | August 31, 2010 |
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Many may sympathise with the French president's immigrant-bashing, but there is no guarantee they will vote for him. “Britain and France had to choose between war and... |
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| 6. Influential author | July 22, 2010 |
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French MEP has had his share of run-ins with senior politicians. Alain Lamassoure has been a minister for European affairs, can justifiably claim to be the lead author of... |
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| 7. De Gaulle's complicated legacy | June 17, 2010 |
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Charles de Gaulle's European vision continues to shape both French and European Union policymaking. Seventy years ago this week in London, on 18 June 1940, Charles de... |
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| 8. Running Europe in a day | May 27, 2010 |
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June's European Council cut down to one day. The EU's summit meeting in mid-June was originally billed as a two-day event, on 17-18 June. But, as meetings of EU leaders... | |
| 9. Sarko makes a splash | November 5, 2009 |
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French president's no-show at the European Council. One of the minor symptoms of French President Nicolas Sarkozy's “rupture” with what went before (ie, the... | |
| 10. Eternal critic | July 16, 2009 |
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France's Europe minister is a combative Atlanticist and long-time loyalist of Nicolas Sarkozy. For France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, there are three types of appointment.... |
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| 11. Movers & shakers | June 25, 2009 |
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy reshuffled his government on 23 June. Major changes include the appointment of | |
| 12. The 'new normal' could be messy and inefficient | June 4, 2009 |
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The economic crisis and political changes in key member states could mean a different, and rather unpleasant, future for the EU. Whatever the voter turnout and its political... | |
| 13. The old man of the house | March 26, 2009 |
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Jean-Marie Le Pen causes concern for European Parliament The European Parliament is trembling with fear at the prospect that Jean-Marie Le Pen, leader of France's Front... | |
| 14. Political diplomat | February 19, 2009 |
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France's Europe minister rebuilds relations. If Bruno Le Maire did not exist, French President Nicolas Sarkozy would have had to invent him. But there was no need. As a... |
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| 15. Sarkozy: an honest broker for the EU? | December 4, 2008 |
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His tireless energy has been unquestionable, but what will be the final verdict on Nicolas Sarkozy's EU presidency? Nicolas Sarkozy, the president of France, sets an... | |
| 16. Permanent charmer | October 2, 2008 |
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If France's presidency of the EU is judged a success, the French government will owe much to Pierre Sellal, its permanent representative to the EU. If France's highly... |
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| 17. France pushes food safety back onto the CAP table | September 18, 2008 |
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French presidency also expected to push for more innovation in agriculture. Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2013 must guarantee the “food security of... |
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| 18. First lieutenant | September 18, 2008 |
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Can Brice Hortefeux keep his career on its upward path with his general, Nicolas Sarkozy? Michèle Alliot-Marie now heads that interior ministry, but Hortefeux has... |
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| 19. Sarkozy gives nod and wink to new Barroso term | July 10, 2008 |
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French president's words and body language make clear France endorses a fresh term for the president of the European Commission.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy today... | |
| 20. His master's voice | July 3, 2008 |
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As speechwriter to the president of France, Henri Guaino has used his lyrical power to increase his backstage influence. But can he last? Although French President Nicolas... |
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