Nicolas Sarkozy

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( fr ) Nicolas Sarkozy (born on 28 January 1955 in Paris, France) is the current President of France. He was elected President of the French Republic on 6 May 2007 after defeating left wing Socialist Party contender Ségolène Royal during the 2007 election. Before his presidency, he was leader of the UMP right wing party. Sarkozy is known for his conservative stance on law and order issues and his admiration for a new economic model for France, suggesting that the country should have a more liberalised economy like that of the United Kingdom. Until 26 March 2007, he served as the Minister of the Interior of France. His nickname Sarko is used by both supporters and opponents.

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G8 leaders will play on Silviov Berlusconi's weaknesses to win
On most of the summit issues Britain has a good story to tell. It currently has the best record on aid, with 0.6 per cent of gross income. Mr Brown has also taken the summit lead on climate change, by proposing the creation of a £60 billion international fund to help poorer countries. On the economy, he will remind the world of Britain’s action in bailing out the banks and then injecting a fiscal stimulus to the economy; moves followed by many other countries. On Iran, the biggest foreign [Read more]
15 hours ago on Times Online  (Nicolas Sarkozy) 
Iran's UK embassy action enrages EU
EmailIran's UK embassy action enrages EUPosted July 4, 2009 08:34:00Updated July 4, 2009 10:16:00The embassy staff have been accused of helping to stoke unrest since last month's disputed election. (www.twitpic.com: TeresaKopec) [Read more]
15 hours ago on ABC Online  (Nicolas Sarkozy) 
Governor flaunts a non-sexy rule
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16 hours ago on London Free Press  (Nicolas Sarkozy) 
Iran brings formal charges against UK embassy official
Tehran. A British embassy employee is to stand trial in Tehran for acting against national security — a dramatic escalation in Iran's campaign to blame Britain for protests against disputed election results.The man, a 44-year-old Iranian who is the British embassy's chief political analyst, was arrested on Saturday and has been formally charged at Tehran's Evin Prison, his lawyer, Abdolsamad Khorramshahi, said, as quoted by The Daily Telegraph. Apparently he will be put on tr [Read more]
16 hours ago on Focus News  (Nicolas Sarkozy) 
French ruling class attacks Muslims, again
French ruling class attacks Muslims, again Saturday, July 4, 2009By: Enrique VasquezIn briefIn the latest in a series of racist attacks, the French government has established a commission to studying banning the burqa—a traditional veil sometimes worn by Muslim women. On June 22, French President Nicolas Sarkozy spoke to the parliament, saying the burqa was not welcome on French soil. Five years ago, the French government banned Muslim headscarves in schools and public offices. The ban l [Read more]
16 hours ago on Party for Socialism and Liberation  (Nicolas Sarkozy) 
Barroso re-election vote delayed
The European Union has delayed a vote on the re-election of incumbent European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso until later this year.Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said the re-election vote would probably be held at the end of September.Speaking at a joint press conference with French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Stockholm, Reinfeldt told reporters that a decision on Barroso's re-election this month would be unlikely.We will not make a decision on Barroso in July, but we hope [Read more]
16 hours ago on PRESS TV  (Nicolas Sarkozy) 
Medvedev to push for new world currency at summit
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has repeatedly called for creating a mix of regional reserve currencies as part of the drive to address the global financial crisis, while questioning the dollar's future as a global reserve currency. Russia's proposals for the Group of 20 major developed and developing nations summit in London in April included the creation of a supranational currency. [Read more]
17 hours ago on Telegraph-Journal  (Nicolas Sarkozy) 
The Jilbab: Political Symbol or Fashion Accessory?
The controversy began a few months ago when current president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono announced that he would no longer be running with Vice President Jusuf Kalla in this year?s elections. The significance of this separation lies in the fact that Yudhoyono?s wife, Kristiani Herawati, does not wear a jilbab while Kalla?s wife, Mufidah, does.After the break, President Yudhoyono selected a man named Boediono, whose wife, Herawati, goes unveiled, to be his new vice presidential candidate. Kalla, on [Read more]
17 hours ago on DigitalJournal.com  (Nicolas Sarkozy) 
Defence forces all set to participate in National Day Parade of France
© copyright 2008 - 2009 www.littleabout.com   No part of this website may be copied, reproduced without the written permission of Little About Inc. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 India License Home | Sitemap | RSS Feed [Read more]
19 hours ago on Little About  (Nicolas Sarkozy) 
Miliband leads global anger
GO TO BLAZESBy James Lyons4/07/2009Miliband leads global angerIran faced a furious international backlash yesterday after threatening to put British Embassy staff on trial.As western flags were burned by angry mobs in Tehran, a senior Muslim cleric claimed the local workers had admitted stoking violent protests over the recent presidential election.Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, 83, head of the Islamic state's powerful Guardian Council, declared: Naturally they will be put on trial, they have made co [Read more]
20 hours ago on Mirror.co.uk  (Nicolas Sarkozy) 
Leadership in the Eye of the Beholder
Leadership in the Eye of the Beholderby Ian Williams / July 4th, 2009There was an old song, “There are more questions than answers,” that comes to mind while looking at the results of the worldpublicopinion.org poll of global opinion of national leaders on the global stage released on Monday. While some elements are fairly predictable, and almost welcome from a liberal, social democratic point of view, like United States President Barack Obama's star rating and the dire overall ratin [Read more]
20 hours ago on Dissident Voice  (Nicolas Sarkozy) 
Sarkozy pushes austerity, anti-immigrant chauvinism
The economic policy Sarkozy outlined is the same as that of the bourgeoisie internationally: using the global economic crisis as a pretext for a permanent reduction in the living standards of the working class. Sarkozy expressed it thus in Versailles: ?To consider the crisis as a parenthesis which will soon be closed, act as if everything were to start again as before, as if we were going to be able to think like we used to, behave as before, with the same criteria, the same methods, would be a [Read more]
21 hours ago on World Socialist Web Site  (Nicolas Sarkozy) 
Cutting cloth to suit the downturn
a slew of designers tried to glam up the abaya in Paris last week, right after French President Nicolas Sarkozy criticised the head-to-toe burqa. [Read more]
21 hours ago on Emirates Business 24/7  (Nicolas Sarkozy) 
EU's Barroso made to wait on re-election vote
Reinfeldt, speaking during a joint press conference with French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Stockholm, told reporters that a decision on Barroso's [Read more]
22 hours ago on Peninsula On-line  (Nicolas Sarkozy) 
France to provide Tiger combat helicopters to Pak
France to provide Tiger combat helicopters to PakArgentina StarFriday 3rd July, 2009  (ANI)Islamabad, July 3 : France has agreed to provide Pakistan Tiger combat helicopters and other sophisticated military equipments to strengthen its abilities in taking on the rampant Taliban.The Military Personal Staff Advisor to French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, Admiral Edouard Guillaud, who is heading a delegation here, said that the combat helicopters to be provided by France will be equipped with ground- [Read more]
22 hours ago on Argentina Star  (Nicolas Sarkozy) 
Iran could bring unity to G8 divided over economy
Iran could bring unity to G8 divided over economyZimbabwe StarFriday 3rd July, 2009  (IANS)US President Barack Obama has been squabbling with West European leaders over how to handle issues such as the global economic crisis and climate change, and those differences appeared to hang over the upcoming G8 summit in Italy.But in the weeks since Iran's June 12 elections and subsequent mass demonstrations alleging that the result was rigged, the US and West European allies have found a unified voice [Read more]
22 hours ago on Zimbabwe Star  (Nicolas Sarkozy) 
EU parliament vote on 2nd Barroso term delayed
Reinfeldt, whose country holds the EU presidency said he has not found enough support among parliamentary groups in the EU assembly to hold a July vote to approve Barroso's new five year term. The European Parliament had been asked by EU leaders last month to hold the vote next week when they meet in Strasbourg, France.No decision is going to be made on Mr. Barroso in July, Reinfeldt told reporters after talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy. I hope however, that we will be able to deci [Read more]
22 hours ago on eTaiwan News  (Nicolas Sarkozy) 
Sarkozy: Turkey talks mustn't yield EU membership
Unlike Sarkozy, Sweden is positive about Turkey's bid to join the 27-member bloc. Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt told The Associated Press last week he was hoping to advance membership talks as Sweden holds the EU presidency for the rest of the year.France will not be against the opening of new chapters under Swedish chairmanship, but of course this chapter should allow that Turkey should be an associated member of Europe and not a full-fledged member, Sarkozy told reporters in Stockholm.The [Read more]
22 hours ago on eTaiwan News  (Nicolas Sarkozy) 
Safety calls on Comoros crash
AS THE sole survivor of a flight that crashed near the island nation of Comoros arrived in Paris on Thursday, Europe began a debate about whether aviation watchdogs needed more tools to guard against lax airline safety standards, especially in the developing world. The crash of the Yemenia Airways flight on Tuesday that carried 153 passengers and crew outraged Comorans in France, who said the airline had long used substandard planes. The crash prompted some transport officials to call for a glo [Read more]
23 hours ago on WA today  (Nicolas Sarkozy) 
Iranian cleric says UK embassy staff face trial
Jannati is a conservative who heads the Guardian Council, a powerful 12-member constitutional watchdog which upheld the official result of the June 12 presidential election -- won by hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad but rejected as a fraud by moderate challenger Mirhossein Mousavi. [Read more]
1 day ago on AsiaOne  (Nicolas Sarkozy) 
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