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French Cabinet reshuffle puts conservatives at top (AP)

November 14th, 2010

Secretary-General of the French Presidency, Claude Gueant announces France's Prime Minister Francois Fillon's new cabinet line-up on Sunday Nov 14, 2010 at the Elysee Palace in Paris. French President Nicolas Sarkozy reappointed Francois Fillon as prime minister on Sunday despite often prickly relations between the two; asking him to create a new government. The president had been expected for months to make changes to his government before 2012 presidential elections. But the reshuffle turned into a highly unusual 24-hour weekend marathon.(AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)AP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy appointed a new government Sunday in a marathon weekend reshuffle with faithful allies taking top posts clearly aimed at pleasing his conservative ranks before…

Fillon remains French PM (Reuters)

November 14th, 2010

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and Prime Minister Francois Fillon take part in Armistice Day ceremonies in Paris November 11, 2010. REUTERS/Miguel Medina/PoolReuters - French President Nicolas Sarkozy reappointed trusted ally Francois Fillon as prime minister on Sunday as he begins a ministerial reshuffle aimed at shoring up his position 18 months…

Sarkozy reappoints Fillon as French prime minister (Reuters)

November 14th, 2010

Reuters - President Nicolas Sarkozy reappointed his trusted ally Francois Fillon as France’s prime minister on Sunday, seeking to shore up his position 18 months before the next parliamentary election.

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French rail sorry for deporting Jews to Nazi camps (AFP)

November 13th, 2010

A group of deportees still wearing their concentration camp uniforms are greeted by locals on their arrival back in Paris in 1945 after being liberated by Allied forces in Germany. France's state-owned rail company SNCF has expressed remorse for hauling thousands of Jews to their deaths in Nazi camps, after US lawmakers threatened its chances of winning lucrative contracts(AFP/File)AFP - France’s state-owned rail company SNCF has expressed remorse for hauling thousands of Jews to their deaths in Nazi camps, after US lawmakers threatened its chances of winning lucrative…

French companies win $22.8B in deals with China (AP)

November 4th, 2010

Airbus CEO Tom Enders, right, and China Air Leasing Compagny CASC CEO Li Hai, left, exchange documents as Chinese President Hu Jintao, left, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, right look on in the back during the signature of agreements at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Thursday Nov. 4, 2010. The three-day state visit by Hu Jintao marks a dramatic turnaround from the tense ties of two years ago, when Sarkozy threatened to boycott the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics out of anger about China's treatment of Tibet. (AP Photo/ Thibault Camus, Pool)AP - France won euro16 billion ($22.8 billion) in deals Thursday to sell uranium and Airbus planes to China during the pomp-filled visit of the Asian country’s president.


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Greek police detonate bomb sent to French embassy (Reuters)

November 4th, 2010

Reuters - Greek police detonated a parcel bomb on Thursday addressed to the French embassy in Athens and were investigating others packages at a courier company in a city suburb.

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Greek police detonate parcel sent to French embassy (Reuters)

November 4th, 2010

Reuters - Greek police detonated a parcel bomb on Thursday addressed to the French embassy in Athens.

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French union to propose more pension protests (Reuters)

November 3rd, 2010

French CGT labour union head Bernard Thibault listens during a Reuters interview at his offices in Montreuil, near Paris, November 3, 2010. Thibault said protests over a two-year increase in France's retirement age would not end until President Nicolas Sarkozy invites unions for talks on modifying the law. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen (FRANCEPOLITICS - Tags: POLITICS HEADSHOT)Reuters - France’s CGT trade union will propose a new national day of protests against an unpopular pension reform, even as the government hopes to move on from the issue,…

French strikes lose steam, garbage workers return (AP)

October 26th, 2010

Garbage collectors began tackling Marseille's reeking mounds of trash in the center of Marseille, southern France, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010. Striking garbage collectors in Marseille faced 9,000 tons of garbage that have piled up in the streets in the last two weeks. The FO union voted Monday evening to end the protest out of concerns over 'hygiene and safety.' City authorities said it would take four to five days before France's second-largest city starts looking, and smelling, like itself. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)AP - France’s finance minister declared that anti-austerity protests had reached “a turning point” Tuesday as garbage collectors began tackling Marseille’s reeking mounds of trash and a few French oil…

Sarkozy approval at record low amid French strikes (AP)

October 24th, 2010

French President Nicolas Sarkozy delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the Francophonie Summit in Montreux, Switzerland, Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010. The Summit takes place from Oct. 22 to 24 in Montreux. Some 70 heads of state and 3,000 delegates attend the summit that will focus on issues of global governance and democracy, sustainable development and cultural diversity. (AP Photo/Dominic Favre, Pool)AP - A new poll suggests French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s approval rating has dropped to its lowest level yet amid pension protests that have sparked gas shortages, travel chaos and…

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