Nicolas Sarkozy
Ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is off the hook
August 24, 2011Sexual Assault Charges Against Strauss-Kahn Dropped A New York judge has dismissed sexual assault charges against former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, one day after prosecutors moved to have the case dropped. Tuesday...
Nicolas Sarkozy is attacked (VIDEO)
July 01, 2011Elena Vnorovscaia / Chişinău / Moldova.ORG / -- French president Nicolas Sarkozy was greeting supporters on a routine walkabout yesterday. But in a moment French President Nicolas Sarkozy was grabbed by a man while meeting the crowds and shaking hands...
Osama Bin Laden's death: Reaction in quotes
May 02, 2011Political leaders have begun reacting to the news that al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden has been killed by US forces in Pakistan. Bin Laden, who was top of the US "most wanted" list, was accused of being behind a number of atrocities, including...
Islam debate in France sparks controversy
April 06, 2011French President Nicolas Sarkozy's party, the UMP, has hosted a controversial debate on the practice of Islam in secular France. The debate provoked protests from Islamic and other religious groups, and even from some members of the governing party itself...
French President to visit crisis-stricken Japan
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March 31, 2011French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to be the first world leader to visit crisis-stricken Japan. Sarkozy's visit Thursday is shadowed by Europe's growing debate over the safety of nuclear energy, following the meltdown at Japan's Fukushima-Daichi nuclear...
Senator Lugar: Washington must pressure Russia on Moldova
February 08, 2011The United States should step up efforts to assist the pro-Western government in Moldova by pressuring Russia to resolve a separatist movement in the former Soviet state, according to a Senate report released Monday. Senator Richard Lugar, the highest...
Reshuffled French cabinet leans to the right
November 15, 2010Less than a day after resigning, French Prime Minister Fillon announced a restructured cabinet after being reappointed to his post by President Sarkozy. One former French political heavyweight received a minister post. Following the resignation of...
Parcel bombs found in Greece, addressed to Sarkozy, western embassies
November 02, 2010Greek police have arrested two men carrying letter bombs addressed to French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Western embassies in Athens. Police said one of the men arrested was a suspected member of the Greek leftist guerrilla group known as the...
Merkel and Basescu meeting, a possible discussion to solve the Transnistrian conflict
October 18, 2010The political analyst Petru Bogatu is trying to find an answer to the question “Why Angela Merkel has come to Romania?”. The analyst considers that: “This is an interesting question that other observers of the international politics...
Putin meeting French leadership
June 11, 2010Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is in Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and to open a major Russian exhibition. Putin arrived in the French capital in the evening of June 10 and held talks with Prime Minister Francois Fillon...