World leaders head for a clash at this weekend's G20 summit on the global economic crisis. French and current EU president Nicolas Sarkozy wants immediate tighter global banking regulations but President George W. Bush is unwilling to go that far.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has announced that he will meet the Dalai Lama in December in Poland, during ceremonies to mark the 25th anniversary of the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to former Polish president Lech Walesa.
The Czech PM was in a for tense visit to Paris this week, amid plans by French President Nicolas Sarkozy to hold on to leadership of the Eurogroup next year. Also in our weekly review: mass protests in Italy over planned school reforms.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, US President George Bush, and the EU have talked about a do-over of the Bretton Woods Agreement of 1944. FRANCE 24 answers the most frequently asked questions as to what this means.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy had a busy week talking up solutions to the international financial crisis and France's stalling economy. His recent announcements made some suggest he may be changing strategy and veering to the left.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy had a busy week talking up solutions to the international financial crisis and France's stalling economy. His recent announcements made some suggest he may be changing strategy and veering to the left.
Speaking in Paris after a working lunch with his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said Egypt was well placed to weather the economic storm, though revenue from tourism and shipping may be hit.
A French court rejected President Nicolas Sarkozy's demand for a ban on a Sarkozy voodoo doll that caused widespread mirth across the country. The court ruled that the doll was "within authorized boundaries of freedom of expression".
Working "hand-in-hand" is how Nicolas Sarkozy has described the relationship between Britain and France whilst Germany's Angela Merkel is increasingly frustrated by Sarkozy's domineering attitude. How will this power relationship play out?
