EU treaty adoption puts France 'back in Europe': Sarkozy
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President Nicolas Sarkozy on Sunday hailed the French parliament's adoption of the European Union's new reform treaty, saying it had restored the country to its rightful place in Europe.
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European leaders on Friday tried to revive efforts to adopt the proposed European Union constitution, which many declared dead last year after it was rejected by voters in France and the Netherlands.Comment
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President Jacques Chirac said that France would vote in favour of starting membership talks with Turkey when the EU met in December.
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Come Monday, President Nicolas Sarkozy will likely be one of Europe's most powerful leaders. With the government, parliament and top state bodies under his conservative camp's control, he should face little political resistance as he seeks to reshape France.
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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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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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He first threatened and then charmed, but either way French Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy drew little support for his plans to harmonize corporate taxes in the European Union during a tour of new member ...
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The French president sees support for plans that would group nations as diverse as Libya and Spain
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy&#39;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 will meet its European budget commitments in 2005, bringing its deficit under the 3 percent EU limit for the first time in four years, Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy said Wednesday, touting the extent of the slash as unprecedented.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday championed the idea of a &quot;simplified treaty&quot; for the European Union, which European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso said was gaining support.
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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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"Much will depend on this region, for instance Europe's capability for economic development"  French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday stressed France's interest in ties with central Europe after talks with his Hungarian counterpart Laszlo Solyom in Budapest, Hungary's MTI News Agency reported. via Xinhuanet
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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.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy pledged  on Friday to press ahead with plans to overhaul ties with NATO  and launch a Mediterranean Union in 2008, shrugging off  criticism of his foreign policy since he took office.
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French President Nicolas  Sarkozy said on Thursday he and British Prime Minister Tony  Blair had struck a deal on reforming the EU&#39;s institutions  while Germany reported progress towards a treaty.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy is touting British Prime Minister Tony Blair for a job as the first full-time European Union president, the Financial Times newspaper said Saturday.