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Sarkozy urges new world finance rules in US speech (AP)

March 29th, 2010

AP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy, in an upfront speech in New York, urged the United States to lead the way in imposing new global financial regulations — and to…

France: Sarkozy Drops Unpopular Carbon-Emissions Tax (Time.com)

March 26th, 2010

Time.com - After his party’s disastrous result in regional elections, French President Nicolas Sarkozy drops his carbon tax, a policy hated by conservative voters and legislators alike

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Why Sarkozy Dropped His Beloved Carbon Tax (Time.com)

March 25th, 2010

Time.com - After his party’s disastrous result in regional elections, French President Nicolas Sarkozy drops his carbon tax, a policy hated by conservative voters and legislators alike

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Sarkozy to rejig government after poll defeat (AFP)

March 22nd, 2010

French President Nicolas Sarkozy leaves a booth at a Paris polling station during the secound round of the regional elections. Sarkozy was left scrambling for a way to relaunch his once relentless reform drive on Monday, after a humiliating defeat in nationwide regional elections.(AFP/Pool/Philippe Wojazer)AFP - France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy was left scrambling for a way to relaunch his once relentless reform drive on Monday, after a humiliating defeat in nationwide regional elections.


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Sarkozy reviews options after French poll defeat (Reuters)

March 22nd, 2010

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy (R) leave a Paris polling station after voting in the second round of regional elections March 21, 2010. REUTERS/Philippe WojazerReuters - French Prime Minister Francois Fillon will meet President Nicolas Sarkozy Monday to discuss the consequences of the ruling center-right UMP party’s heavy loss in regional elections at the…

Sarkozy faces heavy defeat in French regional poll (Reuters)

March 20th, 2010

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy delivers a speech at the Elysee Palace in Paris March 20, 2010, as part of Francophonie International Day, organized by the International Francophonie (French-Speaking countries) Organization. REUTERS/Olivier Laban-Mattei/PoolReuters - French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s center-right party faces heavy losses in regional elections Sunday that could affect the pace of reform as maneuvering begins before the 2012 presidential campaign.


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Sarkozy to ’speculators’: Lay off Greece (AP)

March 7th, 2010

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou addresses the media after a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the chancellery in Berlin, Friday, March 5, 2010. Papandreou met with Merkel on Friday to discuss the current financial crisis in Greece. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)AP - Speculators beware: The euro zone’s biggest powers will back Greece through the debt crisis that has jeopardized all 16 nations in the common currency, French President Nicolas Sarkozy…

Sarkozy offers Greek support but no new measures (AP)

March 7th, 2010

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou addresses the media after a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the chancellery in Berlin, Friday, March 5, 2010. Papandreou met with Merkel on Friday to discuss the current financial crisis in Greece. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)AP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy offered Greece “resolute” European support Sunday and vowed to wage a determined fight to deter speculation against the euro.


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