Sarkozy calls for more protectionist Europe
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France's rightwing presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy called for the European Union to adopt more protectionist policies in order to defend its interests against competition from emerging economies.
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Nicolas Sarkozy, in his first speech yesterday as newly elected leader of France&#39;s ruling, rightwing party, appealed to his compatriots to build a &quot;new model of success&quot; to ensure the future became a hope rather than a threat.
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French centre-right presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy sets out his foreign policy vision.
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French Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy pressed representatives of major retailers and industrial groups to honor commitments to lowering name brand prices in large stores.
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France&#39;s new President Nicolas Sarkozy vowed in a message here Saturday to strengthen dialogue between the European Union and oil-rich Gulf Arab states to make the best use of energy resources.
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PARIS -- By tomorrow, President Nicolas Sarkozy will probably 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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French President Jacques Chirac called on the European Union Friday to help create &quot;industrial champions&quot; within the 25-nation bloc that would be competitive on the global economic stage.
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ROME, Oct 29  - French President Jacques Chirac urged the head of the incoming European Commission Friday to take &quot;the appropriate decisions&quot; to resolve a row over his EU executive team which has left the EU in limbo.
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France and Africa must remould their relationship and change their ways, French minister Nicolas Sarkozy says.
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The French president says the European arms embargo on China is outdated and should be lifted.
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Chancellor Gordon Brown must leave his &quot;outmoded&quot; view of the European Union behind when he becomes Prime Minister, France&#39;s newly-elected President Nicolas Sarkozy has said in a newspaper interview published Tuesday.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a joint call here on Monday for greater regulation of international financial markets.
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France's President Jacques Chirac Friday called on Europe and the United Nations to organise a humanitarian rapid reaction force to deal with natural catastrophes such as that currently afflicting Asia.
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French President Jacques Chirac called on the European Union to help create "industrial champions" within the 25-nation bloc that would be competitive on the global economic stage.
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Â· French, German and Italian leaders meet BrownÂ· Barroso urges 'targeted and proportionate' action
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France's President Jacques Chirac has urged African leaders to strengthen democracy and the rule of law as he opened a summit seen as one of his last major forays on the world stage.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Thursday European Union leaders might be able to overcome Polish threats of a veto and agree at a bloc summit next week on the drawing up of a new EU treaty.