English the lingua franca as French and Germans meetFRANCO-GERMAN RELATIONS: Historic awkwardness and present day economic realities kept the Versailles party low key, reports …Thu Jan 23 2003 - 00:00
Schroder and Chirac salute common destinyFRANCO-GERMAN RELATIONS: Presidemt Jacques Chirac and Chancellor Gerhard Schröder said they were "breathing new life into" the…Thu Jan 23 2003 - 00:00
Chirac warns on US curtailing inspectors' workFRANCE: President Jacques Chirac yesterday warned that the US would be "in contravention of international rules" if it attempted…Sat Jan 18 2003 - 00:00
ElBareidi optimistic time will be given for peaceful disarmamentFRANCE: An optimistic assessment of the disarmament of Iraq was given in Paris yesterday by Dr Mohamed ElBaradei, the director…Tue Jan 14 2003 - 00:00
A black and white start to the new year for the FrenchPARIS LETTER: The year 2003 arrived in France in black and white; black like the toxic, gooey, cow-pat size chunks of petroleum…Wed Jan 08 2003 - 00:00
Decision on war must be taken by UN - ChiracFRANCE: President Jacques Chirac yesterday confounded diplomats who interpreted French preparations for war with Iraq as a softening…Wed Jan 08 2003 - 00:00
Banker Trichet goes on trialThe governor of the Banque de France, Mr Jean-Claude Trichet, the possible future President of the European Central Bank, went…Tue Jan 07 2003 - 00:00
French strikes bite as public sector walks outFRANCE: France slowed dramatically yesterday as most of the public sector - nearly a third of salaried employees - observed …Wed Nov 27 2002 - 00:00
Unified right is a dream come true for ChiracFRANCE: President Jacques Chirac has hailed the formal launching of a single, united party of the French right as a dream come…Tue Nov 19 2002 - 00:00
Refugees expelled from chapelFRANCE: French gendarmes peaceably expelled 99 Kurdish Iraqi and Afghan immigrants from a chapel in the Channel port of Calais…Fri Nov 15 2002 - 00:00
Immigrants in Calais chapel given deadlineFRANCE: The French Interior Minister, Mr Nicolas Sarkozy, yesterday gave 100 Kurdish immigrants occupying a sailors' chapel …Wed Nov 13 2002 - 00:00
French court clears writer of incitement to racial hatredFRANCE: The French novelist Michel Houellebecq did not make the journey from Ireland to Paris to hear the verdict in the court…Wed Oct 23 2002 - 01:00
Chirac salutes opportunity for EUThe Irish Nice result presented a "historic chance" for Europe, the President of France said last night.Mon Oct 21 2002 - 01:00
Irish College in Paris gets new lease of lifeLike Sleeping Beauty emerging from a long slumber, the Irish College in Paris reopened yesterday after a year- and-a-half of …Sat Oct 19 2002 - 01:00
French deputies strongly opposed to Bush on IraqFRANCE: There was no mistaking the absolute hostility of French parliamentarians yesterday to President Bush's Iraqi policy, …Wed Oct 09 2002 - 01:00
Mayor of Paris recovers in hospital after stabbingFRANCE: Mr Bertrand Delanoë, the socialist mayor of Paris, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed in the stomach early…Mon Oct 07 2002 - 01:00
More EU opposition to UN resolutionFRANCE: Russia has joined France and Germany in categorical opposition to a UN Security Council resolution which would authorise…Fri Oct 04 2002 - 01:00
Amnesty lists children killed in intifadaMIDDLE EAST: It is a massacre of innocents that the human rights group Amnesty International recounts in "Killing the Future…Tue Oct 01 2002 - 01:00
Three of five Security Council members oppose US Iraq policyUN: President Bush's attempts to garner support for a draft UN Security Council resolution authorising an attack on Iraq floundered…Sat Sept 28 2002 - 01:00
Muslims object to depictionWhen I arrived at NUI Galway recently to deliver the annual lecture in Women's Studies, I was surprised to see dozens of Muslim…Sat Sept 28 2002 - 01:00
Congratulations from Chirac have hollow ringFRANCE: Chancellor Gerhard Schröder was probably not fooled by the "warm congratulations" which President Jacques Chirac sent…Tue Sept 24 2002 - 01:00
US refuses visa to acclaimed film directorUS: The US consular section here last week refused to issue a visa to Abbas Kiarostami, who is widely considered to be one of…Sat Sept 21 2002 - 01:00
Papon may return to prison following protestsFRANCE: Faced with public outrage over the release of the 92-year-old convicted war criminal Maurice Papon, the French Justice…Fri Sept 20 2002 - 01:00
Maurice Papon, jailed for crimes against humanity, released earlyFRANCE: Maurice Papon, the 92- year-old former civil servant who was convicted of complicity in crimes against humanity for …Thu Sept 19 2002 - 01:00
Paris most blatant in breaching guidelinesThe French Finance Minister Mr Francis Mer is notoriously thick-skinned, but he would have reason to look embarrassed when he…Fri Sept 06 2002 - 01:00
Chirac warns Bush against using unilateral force in IraqFRANCE: President Jacques Chirac yesterday used his strongest language yet in warning President Bush against "the unilateral…Fri Aug 30 2002 - 01:00
Monaco's giant new dock cruises into viewThousands of onlookers yesterday witnessed the arrival of the world's largest floating dock in Monaco harbourTue Aug 27 2002 - 01:00
Outrage in France at radical Zionist websiteFRANCE: France's newspaper of record, human rights groups and prominent Jewish personalities have expressed outrage at the content…Fri Aug 23 2002 - 01:00
Former farm minister irks French governmentFRANCE: In a move which is sure to irritate the French government and farm unions, the former Agriculture Minister, Mr Jean …Mon Aug 05 2002 - 01:00
French ministers' pay rise proves to be embarrassingA 70 per cent pay rise for French cabinet ministers, voted this week, has proved to be the most embarrassing episode of the …Sat Aug 03 2002 - 01:00
Parents of Henri Paul file suit to clear his nameThe longest, most costly investigation into a Paris traffic accident could be reopened at the demand of the parents of Mr Henri…Sat Aug 03 2002 - 01:00
French PM displays his public relations skillsMr Jean-Pierre Raffarin's "government with a mission" is so eager to keep President Jacques Chirac's campaign promises that Mr…Thu Aug 01 2002 - 01:00
Extreme right in France suffers two setbacks with ban on radical group and loss of mayorThe French extreme right has suffered two setbacks in as many days, with the banning of Unité Radicale (UR), the movement to …Tue Jul 30 2002 - 01:00
Strasbourg says Papon trial unfair over denial of appealThe European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has ruled that Maurice Papon, the only Frenchman convicted of complicity in …Fri Jul 26 2002 - 01:00
Police hunt 'friend' of French neo-Nazi gunmanFRANCE: French police yesterday addressed the still unanswered question of whether Maxime Brunerie, the 25 year-old neo-Nazi…Tue Jul 16 2002 - 01:00
Chirac consolidates his hold as 'his' speaker is electedFRANCE: President Jacques Chirac consolidated his hold over the French legislature yesterday when deputies elected "his" candidate…Wed Jun 26 2002 - 01:00
Robinson takes UNESCO awardMrs Mary Robinson, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, yesterday cautioned EU leaders on immigration policy…Sat Jun 22 2002 - 01:00
Turn 'passion for Africa' into cash, Bono tells Chirac in ParisFRANCE: If the mutual admiration expressed by Bono and President Jacques Chirac on the steps of the Élysée Palace could be packaged…Fri Jun 21 2002 - 01:00
Strikes a test of who rules Europe's skiesAir traffic controllers went on strike in five European countries yesterday in what was widely viewed as a test of the ability…Thu Jun 20 2002 - 01:00
Ecofin summit waits to hear France explain budget stanceMinisters at the Ecofin summit in Madrid on Thursday will be eager to hear French Finance Minister Mr Francis Mer explain how…Tue Jun 18 2002 - 01:00
Raffarin back as PM following landslide victoryFRENCH ELECTIONS : The French Prime Minister, Mr Jean-Pierre Raffarin, didn't waste time consolidating Sunday's victory, when…Tue Jun 18 2002 - 01:00
French right on course to control new assemblyFRANCE: France's 41 million registered voters are called to the polls for the fourth time in two months tomorrow, with the knowledge…Sat Jun 15 2002 - 01:00
Raffarin can count on winning French election on SundayFRANCE: The first time she met Mr Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Ms Bernadette Chirac told her husband, the French President, "I've found…Fri Jun 14 2002 - 01:00
Chirac's rise to absolute power prompts fears of 'dictatorship'FRANCE: For once, there was a clear logic to the behaviour of French voters on Sunday, when they eliminated enough candidates…Tue Jun 11 2002 - 01:00
Le Pen's party does badly in first roundFRANCE: Mr Jean-Marie Le Pen's extreme right-wing National Front (FN) suffered a setback in the first round of legislative elections…Mon Jun 10 2002 - 01:00
Overall majority for Chirac's centre-right party forecastFRANCE: Opinion polls before tomorrow's first round of the French legislative election predict an absolute majority for President…Sat Jun 08 2002 - 01:00
Chirac appeals for majority supportFRANCE: Four days before the first round of legislative elections, President Jacques Chirac last night appealed to the French…Thu Jun 06 2002 - 01:00
Arts director heads Irish College in ParisIreland's cultural expansion into continental Europe will move forward today when Ms Helen Carey will be formally appointed director…Wed Jun 05 2002 - 01:00
National Front plays for high stakes in electionsFRANCE: The number of seats won by Mr Jean-Marie Le Pen's National Front (FN) in legislative elections on June 9th and 16th …Tue Jun 04 2002 - 01:00
Bush honours 25,000 who died to 'liberate Europe'FRANCE: For once, President Bush dropped the comparisons between his "war on terrorism" and the second World WarTue May 28 2002 - 01:00
