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
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
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
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
Bush keeps his French hosts laughing with a stand-up showFRANCE : French commentators often accuse the US President of being unsophisticatedMon May 27 2002 - 01:00
Bush focused on one enemyFRANCE : Nothing in the world matters as much to President Bush as his "war on terrorism"Mon May 27 2002 - 01:00
Record number of candidates for National Assembly electionFRANCE: The campaign for 577 seats in the French National Assembly officially opened yesterday amid confusion and uncertainty…Tue May 21 2002 - 01:00
US tariff battle dominates OECDCONFERENCE: A cigar-somking Bill Gates lookalike, who happens to be the leader of a small European state, was the scourge of…Fri May 17 2002 - 01:00
France seeks extension of budget deadline to 2007France intends to ask its partners in the 12-nation euro zone to extend the deadline for balancing national budgets from 2004…Tue May 14 2002 - 01:00
Sarkozy 'the shark' dives right inFRANCE: France's new Prime Minister, Mr Jean-Pierre Raffarin, said he wanted his cabinet to "get off to a running start"Fri May 10 2002 - 01:00
Business executives say Le Pen policy 'would have disastrous effects'FRANCE: The French business executives' group MEDEF took a stand yesterday against the extreme right-wing presidential candidate…Wed May 01 2002 - 01:00
Business executives say Le Pen policy 'would have disastrous effects'FRANCE: The French business executives' group MEDEF took a stand yesterday against the extreme right-wing presidential candidate…Tue Apr 30 2002 - 01:00
Chirac will not appear in TV debate with Le PenTo the intense disappointment of millions of French people, the traditional debate, the high point of French presidential election…Thu Apr 25 2002 - 01:00
Irish teacher detained over death of baby is now free to leave FranceAn Irish teacher detained in France in February on suspicion of involvement in the death of a newborn infant was notified yesterday…Sat Apr 20 2002 - 01:00
The puppet master who has France on a stringFRANCE: The Prime Minister and presidential candidate, Mr Lionel Jospin, is campaigning on the French Caribbean island of Martinique…Mon Apr 15 2002 - 01:00
France unsettled by Muslim attacks on JewsFRANCE: The fear of conflict between France's large Muslim and Jewish communities grew yesterday when details of an attack on…Sat Apr 13 2002 - 01:00
Chirac, Jospin send their wives into fieldFRANCE: Are there any lengths to which French politicians will not go for a five-year lease on the Elysée Palace? Ten days before…Fri Apr 12 2002 - 01:00
Jospin changes tack to win far leftFRANCE: Only 10 days before the first round of the presidential election, the French Prime Minister, Mr Lionel Jospin, has changed…Thu Apr 11 2002 - 01:00
French foreign policy now a central issue in electionFRANCE: President Jacques Chirac met with more than 500 prominent members of France's Muslim community in Paris's Grand Mosque…Wed Apr 10 2002 - 01:00
So much for 'le fighting spirit des Irlandais'An unmarked white bus with a police escort, sirens blaring, carried the French team to the Stade de FranceMon Apr 08 2002 - 01:00
Irish woman questioned on death of baby in FranceThe 21-year-old Irish woman accused of killing her newborn baby in southern France on February 12th was questioned for the first…Thu Apr 04 2002 - 01:00
Might have beens of Moliere's languagePARIS/LETTER: Imagine a world where leaders would address each other in French - "allô Georges, ça va?" "oui Vladimir, et toi…Wed Apr 03 2002 - 01:00
Killer of Paris councillors jumps to his death from police stationRichard Durn, "the mad killer of Nanterre", took his life yesterday, 35 hours after he shot dead eight city councillors and seriously…Fri Mar 29 2002 - 00:00
France in shock following slaughter in council chamberFRANCE: The communist mayor of Nanterre, Ms Jacqueline Fraysse, had just adjourned the town council meeting at 1.15.amThu Mar 28 2002 - 00:00
Franco-Italian border to be sealed by protestersFRANCE: French protesters will cut France off from Italy on Good Friday, in a powerful symbolic illustration of the deteriorating…Tue Mar 26 2002 - 00:00
Morrocan King takes 'radiant pearl' for wifeMOROCCO: King Mohammed VI of Morocco signed his own marriage certificate in Rabat yesterday when he married Salma Bennani (24…Fri Mar 22 2002 - 00:00
Working class heroine woos French votersPARIS LETTER: Her first name rhymes with starlette, vedette (star) and chouette (neat), adjectives used in newspaper headlines…Wed Mar 20 2002 - 00:00
Jospin's '10 commitments' presented as 'the project of a socialist' candidateFRANCE: Aides to the French Prime Minister, Mr Lionel Jospin, billed his presidential campaign programme as "modern"Tue Mar 19 2002 - 00:00
Irish teacher gets bail in FranceThe Irish schoolteacher who has been held in a southern French prison since February 14th, on suspicion of being an accessory…Thu Mar 07 2002 - 00:00
France joins in Afghan bomber attacksAFGHANISTAN: France has joined whole-heartedly in the US offensive in Afghanistan's eastern Paktia province, putting 22 combat…Wed Mar 06 2002 - 00:00
Chirac's entourage reacts angrily to Jospin's book, saying he is lacking respect and of 'foul character'FRANCE: President Jacques Chirac's entourage has reacted angrily to the publication yesterday of a book by Prime Minister Lionel…Sat Mar 02 2002 - 00:00
Jospin lights the torch for France's favourite writerFRANCE: The Prime Minister, Mr Lionel Jospin, launched France's year-long celebration of the country's favourite writer last…Tue Feb 26 2002 - 00:00
Jospin makes US 'axis of evil' issue in electionFRANCE: As Mr Jospin sounded presidential, President Chirac patted cow rumps, Lara Marlowe reports from ParisMon Feb 25 2002 - 00:00
