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 08 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 07 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 07 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 07 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 06 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 Sept 30 2011 - 01:00
Give me a crash course in . . . EurobondsWhat is a eurobond? Just an idea, for nowSat Sept 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 Sept 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 Sept 09 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 Sept 05 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 02 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 09 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
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
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
'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 09 2011 - 01:00
Give me a crash course in . . . the Carla Bruni pregnancy rumoursRumour has it Carla Bruni is pregnantSat May 07 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 05 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 07 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 06 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
Another reshuffle points to Sarkozy's weak position Paris CorrespondentWHEN FRENCH president Nicolas Sarkozy hastily carried out the ninth cabinet reshuffle of his term last week, the immediate imperative…Mon Mar 07 2011 - 00:00
Tunisian PM heeds protesters' calls to quitTUNISIAN PRIME minister Mohammed Ghannouchi resigned yesterday, acceding to a key demand of protesters in the hope of halting…Mon Feb 28 2011 - 00:00
French foreign minister resigns over handling of Tunisian revoltTHE WAVE of political upheaval set off by the Arab revolts reached Paris yesterday when French foreign minister Michèle Alliot…Mon Feb 28 2011 - 00:00
Cinema's grande dameSCREEN ICON: At 82, Agnès Varda, ‘the godmother of New Wave’, could be forgiven for slowing down, but five decades after she…Sat Feb 26 2011 - 00:00
IMF chief hints he still has sights on ÉlyséeIMF CHIEF Dominique Strauss-Kahn last night hinted that he plans to return to France to challenge Nicolas Sarkozy for the presidency…Mon Feb 21 2011 - 00:00
Irish banks spark surge in emergency ECB borrowingIRISH BANKS caused a stir in European financial markets yesterday after it emerged that Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide…Sat Feb 19 2011 - 00:00
Protest to go ahead despite ban by Algerian authoritiesALGERIA: ALGERIA’S OPPOSITION has said it will go ahead with a planned protest on Saturday despite a ban by authorities.Thu Feb 10 2011 - 00:00
State calls up reservists to combat violenceTUNISIA: TUNISIA’S GOVERNMENT called up military reservists yesterday to strengthen the army as it confronts sporadic violence…Wed Feb 09 2011 - 00:00
Calls for French minister to resign after Tunisian holidayFRANCE’S FOREIGN minister Michèle Alliot-Marie came under pressure to resign yesterday as she struggled to staunch a row over…Tue Feb 08 2011 - 00:00
Allies of deposed president removed from Tunisia's transitional governmentALLIES OF Tunisia’s deposed president were removed from key posts in the interim government last night, but prime minister Mohamed…Fri Jan 28 2011 - 00:00
Tunisia issues warrant for Ben Ali's arrestTUNISIA HAS issued international arrest warrants for deposed president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and his family over alleged theft…Thu Jan 27 2011 - 00:00
