http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/French_PoliticsFind stories, videos, and photos about French Politics from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:20:19 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/French_Politics14433Find stories, videos, and photos about French Politics from CNN.com.http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/05/news/international/french_banks_bonuses.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/05/news/international/french_banks_bonuses.fortune/index.htmBanks in France, including non-French ones, will no longer be allowed to offer guaranteed bonuses to traders and other staff under new rules announced Nov. 5. The only exception is for signing bonuses for new employees, and they are limited to a maximum of one year.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/27/france.scientology.fraud/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/27/france.scientology.fraud/index.html#cnnSTCTextA French court's verdict against the Church of Scientology amounts to a "modern Inquisition" and threatens freedom of religion in France, a senior Scientologist said Tuesday.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/22/calais.france.illegal.migrants.removal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/22/calais.france.illegal.migrants.removal/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrench authorities on Tuesday dismantled a makeshift camp dubbed "the Jungle," which housed illegal migrants fleeing dangerous homelands to seek a more prosperous life in Europe.Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/15/air.france.wreckage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/15/air.france.wreckage/index.html#cnnSTCTextDebris from Air France 447, which crashed en route from Brazil to France last month, killing 228 people, has arrived in France, the French air accident investigation agency BEA said Wednesday.Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/08/iran.france/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/08/iran.france/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe French government says it is "determined" to free a French woman being held by Iranian officials, who accused her of being a spy after she took pictures at recent protests.Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/02/yemen.plane.survivor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/02/yemen.plane.survivor/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe 13-year-old girl who survived for hours in the Indian Ocean clinging to the debris of a downed plane arrived home in France on Thursday where she was reunited with her father.Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/01/yemen.plane/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/01/yemen.plane/index.html#cnnSTCTextRescue workers have located the downed Yemenia Airways plane's distress signals, but not its flight data recorders, France's Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/30/france.burkas.al.qaeda/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/30/france.burkas.al.qaeda/index.html#cnnSTCTextAl Qaeda threatened to "take revenge" on France "by every means and wherever we can reach them" because of a debate in France over whether the burqa, a traditional Islamic woman's covering, violates French law, according to a statement posted on radical Islamist Web sites.Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/23/france.burkas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/23/france.burkas/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe French National Assembly announced Tuesday the creation of an inquiry into whether women in France should be allowed to wear the burka, one day after President Nicolas Sarkozy controversially told lawmakers that the traditional Muslim garment was "not welcome" in France.Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/20/world.reaction.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/20/world.reaction.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextDemonstrators gathered in major cities in France, the United States and Germany on Saturday to condemn Iran's crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Tehran.Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/06/dday.ceremony/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/06/dday.ceremony/index.html#cnnSTCTextWorld leaders gave thanks Saturday to military veterans for their efforts in the D-Day landings of 65 years ago at a ceremony in northwest France, warning that their legacy must not be forgotten as the world faces renewed threats of tyranny.Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/27/france.uae/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/27/france.uae/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrance established Tuesday its first strategic foothold in the Gulf, when President Nicolas Sarkozy opened a French military base in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates.Wed, 27 May 2009 14:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/01/may.day.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/01/may.day.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTextTraditional May Day celebrations to recognize the achievements of organized labor turned violent in some cities Friday, as workers decried government efforts to deal with the economic downturn.Fri, 01 May 2009 15:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/19/spain.eta.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/19/spain.eta.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe suspected leader of the Basque separatist group, ETA, and two alleged accomplices were arrested over the weekend in France.Sun, 19 Apr 2009 12:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/26/france.bonuses.banks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/26/france.bonuses.banks/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrance will ban bonuses and stock options for executives whose companies get government bailout money, the president's chief of staff said Thursday.Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/26/france.obama.sarkozy.dday/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/26/france.obama.sarkozy.dday/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. President Barack Obama will visit France in June for the 65th anniversary of D-Day, French President Nicolas Sarkozy's chief of staff said Thursday.Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/17/france.nato/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/17/france.nato/index.html#cnnSTCTextOpposition lawmakers Tuesday ridiculed President Nicolas Sarkozy for taking France back into NATO's military command after more than 40 years, but were unable to stop the move when it came to a vote.Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/12/france.sarkozy.nato.vote/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/12/france.sarkozy.nato.vote/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Nicolas Sarkozy of France will put his government on the line over his decision to bring the country back into NATO's integrated military command, more than 40 years after it walked out.Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/11/france.sarkozy.nato/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/11/france.sarkozy.nato/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy Wednesday made one of the biggest foreign policy gestures of his tenure and announced that France is to return to NATO's high command.Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/02/26/new.in.france/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/02/26/new.in.france/index.html#cnnSTCTextFantastique France continues to make its heritage and culture easier for travelers to appreciate. Being up-to-date on changes for 2009 will help your visit go smoothly.Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/20/guadeloupe.france/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/20/guadeloupe.france/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy is pledging $730 million (€ 580 million) in economic aid to France's Caribbean territories in an effort to head off escalating protests, his office said Friday.Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/10/sarkozy.iraq.france/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/10/sarkozy.iraq.france/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy made a surprise visit to Baghdad Tuesday on a trip seen as aimed at raising his country's stake in Iraqi reconstruction and easing frictions with Washington over the U.S.-led invasion of 2003.Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/19/eta.spain.zapatero/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/19/eta.spain.zapatero/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Basque separatist group ETA is more "isolated" than ever, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said late Thursday, ruling out fresh talks with them.Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/11/27/bittermann.analysis.socialist.france/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/11/27/bittermann.analysis.socialist.france/index.html#cnnSTCTextThey pushed and plotted, elbowed and jabbed -- and then voted and voted. After months of maneuvering and debates, and weeks of party polling, the opposition Socialist Party in France finally came up with a party leader.Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/11/11/world.war.one.armistice/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/11/11/world.war.one.armistice/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe handful of surviving World War I veterans were celebrated Tuesday as part of 90th anniversary commemorations of the conflict that was meant to "end all wars."Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:07:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1850831,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1850831,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA handful of soccer fans booing La Marseillaise sends the political class into a lather. That, of course, is exactly what the boo-boys hoped to doWed, 15 Oct 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/10/03/markets/dollar/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/10/03/markets/dollar/index.htmThe dollar was mixed Friday after the House approved a massive intervention in the nation's financial system.Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/08/06/rwanda.france/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/08/06/rwanda.france/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrance on Wednesday said accusations by Rwanda that French politicians and military officials helped prepare and carry out the 1994 Rwandan genocide are "unacceptable."Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:52:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1829568,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1829568,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA former Red Brigades terrorist is freed by France. Let the recriminations beginTue, 05 Aug 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1829305,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1829305,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAnti-bullfighting activists in France are trying to ban a 10-year-old boy from taking part in the bloody sportMon, 04 Aug 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1828722,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1828722,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAngered by cheaper foreign imports and plummeting wine prices, financially strapped grape growers are resorting to "terroir-ism" to extract financial assistance from the stateFri, 01 Aug 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1814455,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1814455,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe French President's recent guest list of world leaders hasn't done a lot for his approval ratings. The American President's last visit probably won't eitherFri, 13 Jun 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/15/france.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/15/france.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTextDramatic video released by the French defense ministry this week shows French helicopters pursuing Somali pirates through the desert as they tried to escape following a weeklong hijacking.Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:50:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20175785,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20175785,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnCarla Bruni is the new first lady of France, PEOPLE has confirmed.Sun, 03 Feb 2008 21:23:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1697098,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1697098,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFrance's President isn't afraid to let his extravagant private life take attention from his political problemsThu, 20 Dec 2007 16:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1690197,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1690197,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFrance's President is expected to finalize a series of big business deals on his visit -- but he'll hope to quell rising tensions between the former colonial possession tooMon, 03 Dec 2007 18:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/28/france.riots/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/28/france.riots/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy was trying to restore order Wednesday after three consecutive nights of rioting caused widespread damage and injuries.Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/06/sarkozy.congress/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/06/sarkozy.congress/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived Tuesday in Washington ahead of a planned address to Congress, the first by a French leader in 11 years.Wed, 07 Nov 2007 01:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/10/09/murder.extradition/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/10/09/murder.extradition/index.html#cnnSTCTextA man suspected of murdering a doctor in Chicago, Illinois, is trying to skirt the U.S. justice system by fleeing to the French island territory of St. Martin, according to prosecutors.Wed, 10 Oct 2007 17:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/09/17/bernard.kouchner/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/09/17/bernard.kouchner/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrench Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner's declaration that France had to prepare for the possibility of war against Iran over its nuclear program was not conventional diplomatic behavior. But then Kouchner was never expected to be a soft-soaper on the diplomatic scene.Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:23:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/04/magazines/fortune/gumbel_sarkozy.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/04/magazines/fortune/gumbel_sarkozy.fortune/index.htmEven before Nicolas Sarkozy was elected President of France in May, he never hid his belief in a strong state-backed industrial policy or his willingness to intervene in the business world if necessary to help further such a policy. But with this week's $110-billion merger agreement between two French energy companies - the privately-held electricity and environmental services firm Suez and state-controlled gas utility Gaz de France (GdF) - Sarkozy has taken that dirigiste attitude to an extraordinary level.Wed, 05 Sep 2007 01:19:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1646141,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1646141,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe French President looks set to win the freedom of six improperly imprisoned foreign medical personnel. But some suspect he's grandstandingTue, 24 Jul 2007 16:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/05/07/france.yourviews/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/05/07/france.yourviews/index.htmlFrance was Monday looking ahead to a new political era after conservative Nicolas Sarkozy took a decisive victory in presidential elections that he claimed as a five year mandate for change.Mon, 07 May 2007 12:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/25/bayrou.endorse/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/25/bayrou.endorse/index.htmlFrancois Bayrou, the man who came in third, turned down the chance to be kingmaker but preserved his political independence when he refused to endorse the two remaining candidates for the French presidency.Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/23/france.election/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/23/france.election/index.htmlRight-wing candidate Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist Segolene Royal began campaigning for France's political middle ground Monday after taking the top two spots in the first round of the presidential election.Mon, 23 Apr 2007 08:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/22/france.election/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/22/france.election/index.htmlRight-wing candidate Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist Segolene Royal began campaigning for the centrist vote Monday.Sun, 22 Apr 2007 08:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/21/france.election/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/21/france.election/index.htmlFrance paused Saturday for a "day of reflection" -- in which campaigning is barred -- before voting begins in presidential elections on Sunday.Sat, 21 Apr 2007 08:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/16/video.packages/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/16/video.packages/index.htmlThe following is are video packages made by CNN on the upcoming French presidential election and its build up.Mon, 16 Apr 2007 09:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/09/france.more.stories/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/09/france.more.stories/index.htmlThe following is a log of stories about France's presidential election campagin:Mon, 09 Apr 2007 13:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/05/france.vote.bittermann/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/05/france.vote.bittermann/index.htmlThe French may have invented the word blase, but there is nothing at all apathetic about their presidential campaign.Thu, 05 Apr 2007 19:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/05/france.all.candidates/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/05/france.all.candidates/index.htmlThere are 12 candiates running for president of France in the first round of voting on April 22. Here is a brief description of the candidates:Thu, 05 Apr 2007 13:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/04/france.le.pen.profile/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/04/france.le.pen.profile/index.htmlJean-Marie Le Pen is a contentious figure in French politics. A far-right nationalist, he brought the Front National Party into the limelight in 2002 when he reached the presidential run-offs against Jacques Chirac.Wed, 04 Apr 2007 19:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/04/france.sarkozy.profile/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/04/france.sarkozy.profile/index.htmlNicolas Sarkozy, the former French Interior Minister and head of the ruling conservative UMP party, is a staunch nationalist and presents himself as an alternative to France's ruling elite.Wed, 04 Apr 2007 13:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/03/26/france.sarkozy.resigns/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/03/26/france.sarkozy.resigns/index.htmlFrench conservative candidate Nicolas Sarkozy has resigned as interior minister to focus on his presidential campaign.Mon, 26 Mar 2007 08:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/07/07/france.royal/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/07/07/france.royal/index.htmlThere is still a year to go until the votes are cast in the next French presidential elections, yet Segolene Royal of the Socialist party already looks like a rising star within the traditionally male-dominated political elite.Fri, 07 Jul 2006 14:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/04/06/france.labor/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/04/06/france.labor/index.htmlFrance's Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin has refused to bow to demands that he repeal a controversial youth labor law that has stirred mass protests and threatened his political future, saying he will "fight to the end."Thu, 06 Apr 2006 08:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/04/05/france.jobslawnew/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/04/05/france.jobslawnew/index.htmlFrench union leaders have said they will press for a full repeal of a controversial new labor law in talks with the government to try to end the nationwide protests it has sparked.Wed, 05 Apr 2006 12:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/04/05/france.jobslaw/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/04/05/france.jobslaw/index.htmlMajor French labor unions are expected to meet Wednesday with representatives of President Jacques Chirac's party over a contested youth jobs law that has sparked nationwide protests.Wed, 05 Apr 2006 05:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/04/04/france.jobslaw/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/04/04/france.jobslaw/index.htmlMore than a million protesters took to the streets of France on Tuesday hoping to kill a new labor law that will allow employers to more easily hire and fire young, first-time workers.Tue, 04 Apr 2006 04:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/03/29/france.protests/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/03/29/france.protests/index.htmlThe pressure was on the French government Wednesday after massive protests against a new law that will make it easier to fire young people.Wed, 29 Mar 2006 07:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/11/29/devillepin.reform/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/11/29/devillepin.reform/index.htmlFrench Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin has said if Iran does not accept Europe's current proposal aimed at preventing that country from acquiring a nuclear weapons program "we will have to go then to the Security Council."Tue, 29 Nov 2005 14:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/06/02/france.eu/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/06/02/france.eu/index.htmlJust days after French voters handed the EU constitution a big "thumbs down," a slimmed-down government to be led by new Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin has been unveiled.Fri, 03 Jun 2005 02:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/31/france.eu/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/31/france.eu/index.htmlFrench President Jacques Chirac has appointed loyalist Dominique de Villepin as prime minister after French voters rejected the European Union Constitution -- throwing the future direction of the 25-nation organization into doubt.Tue, 31 May 2005 07:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/30/france.eu/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/30/france.eu/index.htmlFrench President Jacques Chirac appeared set to replace his prime minister after voters soundly rejected a proposed constitution for the European Union.Mon, 30 May 2005 07:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/29/france.eu/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/29/france.eu/index.htmlFrench voters have rejected a proposed European Union constitution, turning aside an extensive pro-ratification campaign by President Jacques Chirac and throwing a wrench into plans for closer European integration.Sun, 29 May 2005 06:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/28/france.eu.oakley/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/28/france.eu.oakley/index.htmlFrance's vote on the European Constitution has become more of a referendum on the record of President Jacques Chirac and his government, says CNN European Political Editor Robin Oakley.Sat, 28 May 2005 16:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/28/france.eu1110/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/28/france.eu1110/index.htmlSuspense was growing in France less than 24 hours before more than 40 million French voters go to the polls in Sunday's crucial referendum on the European Constitution.Sat, 28 May 2005 15:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/27/france.eu/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/27/france.eu/index.htmlFrance is wrapping up a divisive campaign on the new European Union constitution with most polls indicating that voters will shake the continent by rejecting the landmark charter.Fri, 27 May 2005 10:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/12/22/france.hostages/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/12/22/france.hostages/index.htmlTwo French journalists taken hostage by an Iraqi insurgency group in August and released Tuesday received a joyful greeting as they arrived in Paris.Wed, 22 Dec 2004 10:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/31/france.hostages/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/31/france.hostages/index.htmlWith French officials mounting a diplomatic offensive, the Arab League says it has won another 24-hour extension for two French journalists being held by a radical Islamic group in Iraq.Tue, 31 Aug 2004 08:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/30/france.hostages.villepin/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/30/france.hostages.villepin/index.htmlTwo French journalists kidnapped in Iraq have pleaded for Paris to meet their captors' demands and reverse a ban on Muslim headscarves for girls in public schools.Mon, 30 Aug 2004 07:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/30/france.villepin/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/30/france.villepin/index.htmlFrench Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin, a staunch and vocal opponent of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, will leave his post to become minister of the interior, a senior French official told CNN Tuesday.Tue, 30 Mar 2004 23:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/25/france.railbomb/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/25/france.railbomb/index.htmlThe shadowy group that has issued threats to bomb France's railway system says it is suspending its terror threats while it improves its ability to carry them out.Thu, 25 Mar 2004 12:28:00 EST