Sarkozy to unveil suburb measures
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy is due to unveil a host of new measures to regenerate poor suburbs.
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Former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin said Tuesday he expects to be placed under formal investigation over an alleged smear campaign against President Nicolas Sarkozy.
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Nicolas Sarkozy hopes his courtship of America during a four-day trip may win him votes on the French right.
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New French President Nicolas Sarkozy is  set to secure a big majority in parliament next month,  according to a poll for the Paris Match magazine released on  Wednesday.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy will go to the Vatican next week for talks with Pope Benedict XVI, the president's office said Thursday.
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President Nicolas Sarkozy meets union  leaders and employers on Wednesday to discuss sweeping social  and labor reforms planned for 2008, hoping to head off the  strikes that have sunk previous efforts to change France.
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President Nicolas Sarkozy appears to have won a mandate for change after his party swept first-round parliamentary elections, and he is picking up speed in his plans to overhaul France's welfare state. But rivals say he should watch out.
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New measures to combat graffiti, littering and fly-tipping will be at the centre of the assembly's latest request for more powers
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PARIS -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy's first real test after five months in office comes at rush hour Thursday, with a strike disrupting flights, trains around Europe and stripping Paris of public transport _ all because of anger over plans to trim some retirement packages.
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President Nicolas Sarkozy's state visit to India next week will focus on civilian nuclear cooperation, defence contracts and deepening bilateral exchanges, the Elysee said Friday.
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PARIS, Feb 11 (IPS) - The French government's new plan for  reconstruction of the poorest neighbourhoods has sparked  criticism, both within the government and among the opposition.
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Voting began on Saturday in some overseas  French territories in the final round of parliamentary  elections expected to give conservative President Nicolas  Sarkozy a big majority for his reform plans.
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CLICHY-SOUS-BOUS, Sep 24 (IPS) - The community in this Paris suburb is waiting  keenly for transformation promised by France's new  government.
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Voting got under way on Saturday in some overseas French territories in the decisive round of parliamentary elections which are expected to hand President Nicolas Sarkozy a huge majority for his reform plans.
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Nicolas Sarkozy's tough-guy image is damaged by rising crime in the Banlieue
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Nicolas Sarkozy, French finance minister, is expected to present the new commitment on Tuesday afternoon after meeting representatives from the insurance industry, the small business community, the private ...
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India's northern town of Agra, home to the Taj Mahal, is gearing up for French President Nicolas Sarkozy's brief visit to the world famous monument to love over the weekend, police said Friday.