Ireland must not 'cling on to coat-tails of the UK'PARIS MEETING: MINISTER OF STATE for European Affairs Lucinda Creighton has played down the impact on Ireland of Britain’s isolation…Thu Dec 15 2011 - 00:00
Sarkozy hails birth of smaller European bloc without UKBRITAIN’S DECISION to veto a new EU treaty has created “two Europes” and marks a major step towards integration within a smaller…Tue Dec 13 2011 - 00:00
Positive outcome masks larger French concernsFRANCE: PRESIDENT NICOLAS Sarkozy of France hailed “a summit that will go down in history” after EU leaders struck a deal Paris…Sat Dec 10 2011 - 00:00
Divisions and doubt over ECB role delay euro deal at summitEU LEADERS moved last night to step up the campaign to save the euro but deep divisions over their response to the debt crisis…Fri Dec 9 2011 - 00:00
Sarkozy speech not just a bid for presidencyWORLD VIEW: THERE WAS nothing accidental about the venue for Nicolas Sarkozy’s set- piece speech on Europe on Thursday night…Sat Dec 3 2011 - 00:00
Tributes to former French first ladyFRANCE’S POLITICAL world united yesterday in tribute to Danielle Mitterrand – Resistance member, rights campaigner and wife of…Wed Nov 23 2011 - 00:00
Rain-lashed Croisette a metaphor for turbulent economic realityTHE MOOD IN CANNES: All along the seafront, the posters on the bus stops were reading everyone’s mind: “CONTAGIONSat Nov 5 2011 - 00:00
Greece urged to move quickly with referendumFRENCH AND GERMAN POSITIONS: FRANCE AND Germany pressed Greece to act quickly to stem a new wave of turmoil by holding its referendum…Thu Nov 3 2011 - 00:00
Sarkozy fighting for a lot more than survival of euroFrench president feels the heat as Berlin exerts dominance and angry electorate bides timeThu Oct 27 2011 - 01:00
No jaunty soundbites or cheesy grins as leaders go into conclave on euro's D-DayThe Taoiseach chatted to Angela Merkel before taking his place, but, awkwardly, only Estonia separated Ireland from GreeceThu Oct 27 2011 - 01:00
Tunisia's future yet to play for despite major changes and first free electionsBASKING IN warm autumnal sunshine, its outdoor café tables brimming with customers and the street itself abuzz with the sounds…Wed Oct 19 2011 - 01:00
Surveillance, spies and SarkozyTwo journalists who allege the Sarkozy regime directed interference in their lives and work construct an unflattering portrait…Sat Oct 15 2011 - 01:00
Pompidou's new sparkleIT MUST HAVE felt mildly disconcerting for the people behind the Centre Pompidou-Metz, having spent €60 million planting a …Tue Oct 11 2011 - 01:00
The other presidential contest‘ARNAUD! ARNAUD!” comes the chant from the crowd of 800 supporters, their red-and-white flags swaying as if in sync with the …Sat Oct 8 2011 - 01:00
Advocacy groups heartened by proceedingsREACTION: MINISTER FOR Justice Alan Shatter’s defence of the Republic’s human rights record drew a mixed reaction from advocacy…Fri Oct 7 2011 - 01:00
Blunt reply to Iranian civil rights suggestionOBSERVATIONS: SOME 50 states made observations on the Republic’s human rights record in GenevaFri Oct 7 2011 - 01:00
Riding the Irish documentary wave - all the way to ParisIrish documentaries are enjoying huge popularity both at home and abroad, and a new festival in Paris aims to showcase their …Fri Oct 7 2011 - 01:00
State questioned on human rightsThe Government came under pressure over the poor condition of the State's prisons when its human rights record was put under …Thu Oct 6 2011 - 01:00
Hollande still leads following TV debateFRANÇOIS HOLLANDE strengthened his position as frontrunner for the French Socialist Party’s presidential nomination yesterday…Fri Sep 30 2011 - 01:00
Give me a crash course in . . . EurobondsWhat is a eurobond? Just an idea, for nowSat Sep 17 2011 - 01:00
United front with pledges of strength but no surprisesANALYSIS: AGAINST THE sort of febrile background that seems now to accompany every meeting of global economic policy-makers, …Mon Sep 12 2011 - 01:00
Sarkozy's efforts overseas haven't washed at homePARIS LETTER: With nine months to go before the presidential election, the president has some work to doFri Sep 9 2011 - 01:00
Chirac mentally unfit to attend corruption trial, says doctorFRANCE’S FORMER president Jacques Chirac is unlikely to appear in court when his corruption trial gets under way this week after…Mon Sep 5 2011 - 01:00
I came, I Warsaw, I MoscowedThe train from Poland snakes through a landscape frozen in time: Soviet-era architecture, abandoned vehicles, huge dark forests…Wed Jul 27 2011 - 01:00
Riding the Euro railsWho takes the train any more, when air travel is so quick and cheap? Well, environmentalists, aviophobes and InterRailers, among…Sat Jul 23 2011 - 01:00
France ends insistence on Irish tax changesFRANCE HAS dropped its demand that Ireland alter its corporate tax rate and has backed improved bailout terms agreed on Thursday…Sat Jul 23 2011 - 01:00
Socialists rejoice at 'thunderbolt' news from New YorkWHEN NEWS of Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s arrest in New York reached his colleagues in Paris in May, the leader of the Socialist …Sat Jul 2 2011 - 01:00
Paris downplays chance of cutting Irish bailout costFRANCE PLAYED down the prospect of a deal to cut the cost of the Republic’s bailout, making a breakthrough unlikely even as Taoiseach…Thu Jun 23 2011 - 01:00
IMF is almost within Lagarde's graspANALYSIS: The French finance minister’s campaign is relying on manoeuvring in Europe to succeedFri Jun 17 2011 - 01:00
Corporate rate not such a taxing problem for FranceANALYSIS: Ireland’s defence of its tax rate may play well at home, but it is not arguing the case well with its French partners…Mon Jun 13 2011 - 01:00
Lawyer for Strauss-Kahn maid in TV appealTHE LAWYER representing the maid who accuses Dominique Strauss-Kahn of attempted rape has appeared on French television to appeal…Thu Jun 9 2011 - 01:00
Final minutes of Air France flight 447 revealedFOR THE past two years, those final few minutes before Air France flight 447 crashed into the Atlantic en route from Rio de Janeiro…Sat May 28 2011 - 01:00
Christine Lagarde: friend or foe?MORE THAN 150 people had gathered in the sleek, light-filled conference room at the finance ministry in Paris on Wednesday morning…Sat May 28 2011 - 01:00
Taoiseach insists Ireland will not seek to restructure debtTaoiseach Enda Kenny has said the State will not seek to restructure its debt, but will continue to seek improvements in the …Wed May 25 2011 - 01:00
Gang-of-four had skilfully paved presidential pathA tight communications campaign has been derailed by the charges facing the ex-IMF chiefFri May 20 2011 - 01:00
Sarkozy's father 'announces' Bruni pregnancyAFTER WEEKS of speculation and studied silence from the Élysée Palace, France received the clearest signal that first lady Carla…Wed May 18 2011 - 01:00
France shocked by Strauss-Kahn arrestFrance woke up this morning to a photograph that will change the national political landscape in ways the political class is …Mon May 16 2011 - 01:00
Scandal likely to destroy presidency hopesThough nearing his peak, DSK had a vexed relationship with a party uneasy with his lifestyleMon May 16 2011 - 01:00
'It was like an explosion . . . you could feel it underneath'Many slept out in Lorca, fearful of returning to earthquake-damaged houses and apartmentsFri May 13 2011 - 01:00
Paris photo show recalls de Gaulle's Irish visitWHEN NEWS of Gen Charles de Gaulle’s visit to Co Kerry reached Government Buildings in Dublin, it caused what The Irish Times…Mon May 9 2011 - 01:00
Give me a crash course in . . . the Carla Bruni pregnancy rumoursRumour has it Carla Bruni is pregnantSat May 7 2011 - 01:00
Attempt to lift bodies from seaSEARCH PARTIES scouring the sea bed off Brazil’s northeast coast are expected to attempt to bring to the surface tomorrow the…Thu May 5 2011 - 01:00
Centre-right divided on how to respond to Front National threatPARIS LETTER : In 2007 Nicolas Sarkozy won back voters from the far right, but recent polls suggest they have now returned to…Tue Apr 19 2011 - 01:00
A room with a view of Monaco bay and with Riviera Radio in the backgroundWILD GEESE: Paul Kavanagh Managing Director, Riviera RadioFri Apr 15 2011 - 01:00
Gadafy forces using civilians as human shields, says NatoFRENCH FOREIGN minister Alain Juppé has said the military situation in Libya is “unclear and uncertain”, with Nato jets finding…Thu Apr 7 2011 - 01:00
Trusty, crusty baguette holding its own after years of declinePARIS LETTER: France’s daily bread returned to its seductive best only after a typically statist interventionWed Apr 6 2011 - 01:00
How Libya changes the diplomatic mapThe surprisingly high level of co-operation between France and Britain may be part of a broader readjustment of the old certainties…Sat Mar 26 2011 - 00:00
France's effective corporate tax rate often much lower than headline figureTHE FRENCH Agency for International Investment –- France’s equivalent of the IDA – cites an effective tax rate of 8Mon Mar 21 2011 - 00:00
Paris DiaryThought free cars were too good for our pols? Check out Air Sarko OneSat Mar 19 2011 - 00:00
French greens urge vote on nuclear power following leaks in ParisNUCLEAR DEBATE: FRENCH GREEN groups have called for a referendum on the future of nuclear power, breaking a tacit truce between…Tue Mar 15 2011 - 00:00