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Europe needs to become a power on the international stage, able to stand alongside the United States in shaping a fairer world order, President Jacques Chirac of France said last night.
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Comment is free: Martin Kettle: The French leader has the classic Gaullist vision: Europe, with our former prime minister in the chair, shaping the world
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Germany and France offered a ringing endorsement for Turkey's eventual membership of the European Union at a bilateral summit, as French President Jacques Chirac brushed aside doubts about Paris's backing.
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France is persuaded not to try to dilute EU competition law via the new EU treaty, the BBC learns.
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"It's an excellent relationship"  He talks tough on Iran, likes President Bush and wants quotas on immigrants. And he's French.The frank-talking President Nicolas Sarkozy is out to puncture stereotypes about ivory tower French leaders as he makes his United Nations debut this week, laying out a new foreign policy that slides Paris closer to Washington on world hot spots.Sarkozy's differences with the United States _ over global warming, in particular _ may also make a mark at this year's U.N. General Assembly.American eyes will be on the conservative Sarkozy as much for his U.S.-friendly attitude as for his policies. It has been a long time since U.S. officials so eagerly awaited a French president, after the long chill under Iraq-war-opponent Jacques Chirac and decades of differences over issues from Middle East peace to European communism. Read more
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France is willing to further promote friendly ties with China and with the Chinese people, said French President Jacques Chirac in Beijing Sunday evening.
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French President Jacques Chirac agreed to disagree with Prime Minister Tony Blair over Iraq on Thursday but pledged full cooperation, from Africa to the Middle East, when
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French President Jacques Chirac plays down the threat from a nuclear-armed Iran, but later retracts his comments.
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French President Jacques Chirac said he supported his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in seeking a political solution in Chechnya, provided that it preserves Russia's territorial integrity.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy's visit to Poland on Thursday could tip the balance in persuading its eurosceptic conservative leaders not to veto talks on a new European Union treaty.
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France does not plan to stop the European  Union from opening new policy &quot;chapters&quot; in Turkey&#39;s accession  talks next month despite President Nicolas Sarkozy&#39;s opposition  to Turkish membership, an official said on Tuesday.
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LONDON - France and Britain are locked in a long but stormy love affair, French President Jacques Chirac said in comments reported Tuesday, days before his cross-Channel trip to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the nationsâ Entente Cordiale.
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DIFFERENT TAKES: Blair said Europe should stop ridiculing the US and instead work to shape its foreign policy. But Chirac countered that Europe would get little in return.
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France's prime minister says his government will defend Societe Generale against any hostile takeover bids.
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Foreign Minister Nicolas Sarkozy says he will stand for the leadership of France's main governing party.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair Tuesday expressed strong support with French efforts to win the release of two Frenchmen held hostage in Iraq.
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French conservative presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy praised Prime Minister Tony Blair on Tuesday, saying France had much to learn from the actions of his Labour government.