Sarkozy says 'non' to France 24
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Nicolas Sarkozy says his country will stop broadcasting its multi-language 24-hour news channel, France 24.
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A senior adviser to French President  Nicolas Sarkozy said France remained opposed to any hostile bid  for Societe Generale , the French bank hit by a  trading scandal.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy rules out pardoning prisoners on Bastille Day - breaking with tradition.
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France and the United States agree there is no point in talking to Syria because the conditions for an honest dialogue do not exist, President Jacques Chirac said on Wednesday.
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French President Jacques Chirac backtracked on Thursday after saying it would not be dangerous for Iran to have a nuclear bomb, a sharp departure from France's position and the stance of close allies.
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SAINT-DENIS, France  - French President Nicolas Sarkozy told railway workers on Friday he would not be blackmailed into withdrawing a reform of their pensions privileges by strikes and street protests.
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French President Jacques Chirac said  on Friday he had not refused to meet Iraqi interim Prime  Minister Iyad Allawi after reports he was snubbing the Iraqi  leader by leaving an EU meeting in Brussels early.
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France will set no precondition for the international conference on Iraq scheduled on Nov. 22-23 in Egypt, French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier declared Monday on French television news channel LCI.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Tuesday that his relationship with former supermodel Carla Bruni is a "serious matter," but he would not reveal a date for their wedding.
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France does not plan to stop the European Union from opening new policy "chapters" in Turkey's accession talks next month despite President Nicolas Sarkozy's opposition to Turkish membership, an official said on Tuesday.
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"It would really be astonishing if the two men would not benefit from this to meet each other"  Not for the first time, French President Nicolas Sarkozy's choice of foreign holiday destination has raised more than a few eyebrows at home. via The Star Online
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Tuesday his relationship with Italian singer and former model Carla Bruni was serious but he dodged giving a wedding date.
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FranceÂs president suggested that Iran would not have to freeze major nuclear activities until formal negotiations began.
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Jacques Chirac, the French president, is to miss an EU summit meeting today with the interim Iraqi prime minister, Ayad Allawi. Aides to Mr Chirac, an opponent of the US-led war, denied the move was a snub
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French President Nicolas  Sarkozy told railway workers on Friday he would not be  blackmailed into withdrawing a reform of their pensions  privileges by strikes and street protests.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy said  France could boost its presence in Afghanistan to help the  Afghan army and police in a surprise visit to give French  troops his Christmas greetings.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday called for a strong Europe and for friendship with the United States in his first major address on foreign policy since taking office.