French Opposition Socialists Back the EU Treaty
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France&#39;s Socialist opposition voted to back the European Union constitution, lending support to party leader Francois Hollande and President Jacques Chirac.
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The French parliament votes to approve a draft law approving the new EU reform treaty.
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In today's press: the French Socialist Party endorses the European Constitution, the crisis in Ukraine continues, France is getting cold feet over Turkey's bid for EU membership and what are all those French troops doing in Ivory Coast?
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Nicolas Sarkozy reiterates his opposition to Turkey joining the EU, for the first time since becoming French president.
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The opposition party in France, the Socialist Party, held a vote amongst its delegates on the EuropeanUnion (EU) Constitution, which resulted in a 55 percent &quot;yes&quot; vote.
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The French Socialists' presidential candidate Segolene Royal has expressed support for Germany's position on renewable sources of energy.Comment
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Germany's opposition conservatives and the new head of France's ruling center-right party, Nicolas Sarkozy, on Saturday took a common stand in favour of the European Union's new constitution but against full ...
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France&#39;s pro-European Socialists are jubilant after a party referendum on the EU constitution produced a solid majority for the treaty, boosting its chances to win approval in a national plebiscite next year.
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The French parliament Friday approved the European Union's new reformed treaty, turning the page on the crisis sparked in 2005 when rebellious French voters shot down the EU's ill-fated constitution.
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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's Socialist Party voted in favor of the European Union's new constitution, party leaders said Thursday, boosting the chances of success for a national referendum and drawing jubilant praise from pro-EU forces across the continent.
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France&#39;s Socialists, reeling at the  prospect of a crushing defeat in parliamentary elections, on  Monday called on voters to prevent a landslide victory for  President Nicolas Sarkozy in next week&#39;s second round ballot.
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French papers consider former Primer Minister Laurent Fabius's threat to reject the European constitution.
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French lawmakers, mending wounds left by a national referendum that helped bury the proposed European Union constitution in 2005, voted Thursday to ratify a slimmed-down treaty meant to get the EU moving again.
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A French Socialist âyesâ to Europeâs new constitution was hailed by the UK Government today as a vote for common sense. Europe minister Denis MacShane said
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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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France's Socialist Party votes "yes" in an internal vote on the European Constitution, party officials say.