Sarkozy, booed by protesters, takes refuge in bar!

Last Updated: Friday, March 2, 2012, 10:09

French Prez took refuge in a bar after hundreds of Basque separatists and opposition supporters mobbed him and some shouted insults and threw eggs.

Sarkozy unveils $550 million jobs plan before vote

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 18, 2012, 23:21

President Nicolas Sarkozy announced a (euro) 430 million (USD 550 million) plan to drive down unemployment and restart growth Wednesday, a move criticized as an attempt to boost his popularity three months before France's presidential election.

Sarkozy, Monti urge unity over euro crisis

Last Updated: Saturday, January 7, 2012, 10:52

Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti warned the European Union on Friday not to let divisions over managing its debt crisis blow up into serious splits, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy warned that a euro collapse could trigger instability.

Sarkozy vows reforms in austere New Year`s speech

Last Updated: Sunday, January 1, 2012, 12:03

Sarkozy told the nation that the economic crisis would continue to hurt in 2012 and urged people to be stoical.

Geithner to see Sarkozy, urge decisive euro action

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 7, 2011, 09:03

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner meets French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris on Wednesday to press for decisive steps towards resolving Europe's deepening debt crisis as the region's leaders prepare for a crucial summit this week.

French president, ministers freeze salaries: PM

Last Updated: Monday, November 7, 2011, 19:55

Salaries of French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his ministers would be frozen as part of austerity measures.

French President, wife welcome baby girl Giulia

Last Updated: Friday, October 21, 2011, 09:12

In a rare interview during her pregnancy, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy had vowed to keep her baby out of the spotlight.

Graft trial opens for French ex-president Chirac

Last Updated: Monday, September 5, 2011, 09:23

Jacques Chirac`s embezzlement trial opens on Monday with his lawyers arguing that the French former president is too unwell to attend but insisting that the case must still go ahead.