« Previous  |  Next »

A president of Europe? Continent's unity is tested

PARIS—The European Union has battled long and hard for this moment: the imminent choice of its first president. To get there, the EU strong-armed Irish voters, brushed aside hostile French and Dutch ballots, and pressured the Czech president into ...

From ANGELA CHARLTON, Boston Globe,  14 Nov 2009

Related Topics: European Union,  Bernard Kouchner,  Tony Blair,  Nicolas Sarkozy,  Vaclav Klaus

Netanyahu, Sarkozy make no settlement breakthrough

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, at odds over Jewish settlements, made no apparent dent in the dispute as they sought to find ways Wednesday to revive Mideast peace efforts. Growing international ...

From ANGELA CHARLTON, eTaiwan News,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Palestinian Authority,  Benjamin Netanyahu,  Nicolas Sarkozy,  Mahmoud Abbas,  Barack Obama

Netanyahu, Sarkozy discuss reviving peace efforts

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have tried to find ways to revive Mideast peace efforts but announced no progress on their differences over Jewish settlements. The two leaders met for more than an ...

From ANGELA CHARLTON, eTaiwan News,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Benjamin Netanyahu,  Nicolas Sarkozy,  Palestinian Authority

Netanyahu, Sarkozy reveal no breakthrough on settlement dispute

I sraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, at odds over Jewish settlements, made no apparent dent in the dispute as they sought to find ways Wednesday to revive Mideast peace efforts. Growing international ...

From ANGELA CHARLTON, Globe and Mail,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Palestinian Authority,  Benjamin Netanyahu,  Nicolas Sarkozy,  Mahmoud Abbas,  Barack Obama

Netanyahu in Paris with peace efforts in peril

Growing frustration with Jewish settlements and anxiety about the Palestinian Authority's future set the stage for talks Wednesday between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Iran is the reason ...

From ANGELA CHARLTON, eTaiwan News,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Palestinian Authority,  Benjamin Netanyahu,  Nicolas Sarkozy,  Barack Obama,  Hillary Rodham Clinton

France urges Palestinian leader not to step down

PARIS France's President Nicolas Sarkozy urged Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday to stay in power to keep hopes for Mideast peace alive. Paris is a hub of Mideast diplomatic activity this week, with visits by Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin ...

From ANGELA CHARLTON, San Diego Union-Tribune,  10 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Palestinian Authority,  Nicolas Sarkozy,  Mahmoud Abbas,  Benjamin Netanyahu,  Bernard Kouchner

Sarkozy Berlin Wall claims raise questions

Where was Nicolas Sarkozy when the Berlin Wall fell? The French president suggests _ in a casual post on his Facebook page _ that he was at Checkpoint Charlie, chipping away at the Cold War with a pickax alonside throngs of Berliners on Nov. 9, 19 ...

From ANGELA CHARLTON, eTaiwan News,  10 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Facebook Inc.,  Nicolas Sarkozy,  Alain Juppe

Skeptics question French President Sarkozy’s Facebook post suggesting he saw Berlin Wall fall

The French president suggests — in a casual post on his Facebook page — that he was at Checkpoint Charlie, chipping away at the Cold War with a pickax alonside throngs of Berliners on Nov. 9, 1989. French journalists aren't so sure. They question his ...

From ANGELA CHARLTON, Simple Thoughts,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Facebook Inc.,  Secret Service,  Twitter Inc,  Barack Obama,  Alain Juppe

New delay in search for crashed Rio-Paris plane

PARIS Families of victims of crashed Rio-Paris Flight 447 said Thursday a new search for wreckage has been delayed, and they accused French investigators of dragging their feet. The families met Thursday with France's transport minister, Dominique ...

From ANGELA CHARLTON, San Diego Union-Tribune,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Air France-KLM Group,  Dominique Bussereau,  Airbus

France wades into bog of North Korean diplomacy

PARIS—Nicolas Sarkozy is once again wading into international diplomacy. After trying a hand at Mideast peace, raising France's profile on Iran and reaching out to Cuba, he's homing in on another problem long seen as Washington's to solve: North Korea. ...

From ANGELA CHARLTON, Boston Globe,  3 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Nicolas Sarkozy,  Jack Lang,  Kim Jong-il,  James B. Steinberg,  Barack Obama

« Previous  |  Next »

Who is This?

Help us add to our database, by linking this writer their entry in Wikipedia or Source Watch, or by suggesting that we remove it from our index.

Suggest an Entry