On Tuesday, October 21, 2025, former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, accompanied by his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, left his home to begin a five-year prison sentence at Sante prison for criminal conspiracy over attempts to raise campaign funds from Libya. Sarkozy, who served as president from 2007 to 2012, is the first former French leader to be incarcerated in modern times.
More than 700,000 Tunisians live in France, with about two thirds of them being dual nationals.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday joined Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.
Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi and other dignitaries from around the world attended the State funeral for Japan's former prime minister Abe Shinzo at the Budokan in Tokyo on Tuesday, September 27, 2022.
The centre will work on open data, improving Google video search technologies and the Chrome operating system.
The French government plans to raise the minimum retirement age to 62 from 60.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy could not resolve their differences over further boosting the European Financial Stability Facility, recapitalisation of European banks heavily exposed to sovereign debts and a partial write-down of Greek government's debts at a two-hour emergency meeting in Frankfurt on Wednesday night.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy allegedly received nearly 42 million pounds from former Libyan dictator Colonel Muanmmar Gaddafi during his election campaign in 2007, a media report said.
France, not sure about Pakistan's nuclear deterrent, has decided against supplying nuclear energy technology to it, according to a secret United States diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks.
The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) and French company Areva signed an agreement RPT signed an agreement for building two European Pressure Reactors at Jaitapur in Maharashtra after talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and visiting French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
The two leaders said on Sunday evening after a meeting in Berlin that they are fully aware of their responsibilities for stability of the euro and they are determined to do 'everything necessary' to increase the capital structure of the region's banks.
Hardline Iranian newspaper Kayhan stepped up its attack on French first lady Carla Bruni, saying today the "Italian prostitute" deserved to die for supporting an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning. "This Italian prostitute's indignation at Kayhan's report came while she has had illegitimate relationships with different people before and after marrying (French President Nicolas) Sarkozy," Kayhan said.
Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi on Thursday pounded the besieged western town of Misurata amid growing differences among the international community over the military campaign in Libya. Ahead of a key North Atlantic Treaty Organisation meeting in Berlin, Britain and France mounted pressure on the alliance to help defeat the Libyan regime.
Dr Singh hosted a private dinner for the French leader and his wife Carla Bruni at his official residence in New Delhi, which was attended by United Progressive Alliance Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar and some senior Cabinet ministers, including Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and National Security Adviser Shiv Shankar Menon.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who is known for his mercurial nature, recently lost his temper and branded a group of journalists as 'paedophiles' for quizzing him over a corruption scandal. In a furious off-the-record exchange at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation's summit in Lisbon last week, the French president targeted a reporter who asked him a specific question about the 'Karachigate' scandal. "You are a paedophile, I'm deeply convinced," he said.
The Euro Zone heads of state and government had agreed at that meeting to expand the group's financial bailout fund from the present level of Euro 440 billion to around Euro 750 billion and to give new powers to the fund to buy sovereign bonds of cash-strapped member nations and to intervene much early to avert a debt crisis.
The agreement between Merkel and Sarkozy was struck at a surprise meeting in Berlin on Wednesday night during discussions lasting more than six hours in the chancellery.
In a letter to the European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Merkel and Sarkozy urged the commission to come up with its proposals to introduce tougher regulations on short selling of sovereign bonds and shares of the euro zone nations and credit insurances known as Credit Default Swaps on those bonds and shares before next month's meeting of the EU economic and finance ministers.
Corruption isn't solely a matter of petty officials and small-time pay-offs. Nation-states play the game too--for much higher stakes.
The market breadth turned negative towards the close, 1,434 stocks declined, while 1,395 stocks advanced on the BSE on Wednesday.
Speaking at a special memorial service held at the Trident-Oberoi Hotel, which had along with Taj Mahal Hotel, bore the brunt of the terror attack in 2008, Sarkozy said: 'Mumbai terror attacks are comparable to 9/11 attacks. I count on Pakistan authorities to show that they are resolute in combating terrorism.'
'We applaud India's effort to stretch out its hand. We call upon Pakistan to fight terrorism determinedly,' The Nation quoted Sarkozy, who is on a four-day visit to India that ends Tuesday, as saying.
French President Nicholas Sarkozy, who kicked off his 4-day India visit in Bengaluru on Saturday, made a strong case for India's inclusion as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.It was unthinkable that India was not yet a permanent member of the UNSC, said Sarkozy, who is visiting India with his wife Carla Bruni.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, accompanied by wife Carla Bruni and other officials, on Saturday arrived on a four-day visit to India. Sarkozy will focus on bilateral space cooperation when he visits the ISRO at Bengaluru.The French president and his wife, who arrived by a special aircraft, will head to the Leela Palace hotel on Old Airport Road. He will then address scientists and other dignitaries at ISRO, following which he will have a brief interaction with them.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy will focus on bilateral space cooperation when he visits the Indian Space Research Organisation at Bengaluru on Saturday.
The United kingdom and France on Saturday joined India in making it clear that there should be no 'double standards' in the fight against terrorism, a view that can be seen in the context of Pakistan. The three countries also highlighted the need to bring to justice the perpetrators of the Mumbai terror attacks and 'vigorous efforts' to deal with terrorism emanating from Afghanistan and Pakistan.
'When you say the per capita argument is catastrophic, it appears to us that we have not the same rights than others,' says Indian ambassador to France Ranjan Mathai.
Amid growing concerns that the debt crisis in Greece could spread to other heavily-indebted nations in the region, Germany and France have called for reinforcing economic policy coordination and better internal surveillance to prevent a recurrence of a similar crisis.
Supermodel-turned-singer Carla Bruni is French President Nicolas Sarkozy's new love interest. The two were recently photographed together at Disneyland.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, on Tuesday flagged the responsibilities which come along with a permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council, saying India may also be required to send its troops on UN-backed missions to defend peace on foreign shores.
France on Monday became the first country to sign agreements to set up nuclear reactors in India, two years after Indian's nuclear isolation prompted by Pokhran tests in 1998, ended.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will attend the Copenhagen Summit on climate change on December 18, reflecting the seriousness attached by India to the meet where it is expected to play a crucial role.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy apologised to Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen for France's controversial victory over Ireland in their World Cup play-off on Wednesday, but would not agree to a replay.
'France has been very supportive of India, particularly during the NSG negotiations,' says Ranjan Mathai, India's ambassador to France.
At the At Home hosted by President Pratibha Patil, the diminutive French leader was something of a rock star as guests vied with each other for his autograph.
The agreements were signed after talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and visiting French President Nicolas Sarkozy in New Delhi.
Cooperation in civilian nuclear energy, defence, climate change and economic linkages is high on agenda of talks between India and France during French President Nicolas Sarkozy's visit to India on January 25-26, informed sources said on Monday.
Economics Nobel Laureates Amartya Sen and Joseph Stiglitz have been handpicked by French President Nicolas Sarkozy to advise France on the way in which it calculates its growth.
Amartya Sen will be an advisor the French government, while American Joseph Stiglitz will be chairman of the committee of experts appointed to oversee the reform process.
We've all had our eye on Carla Bruni's wardrobe as she accompanies husband French President Sarkozy on an official visit to India. Which do you think is her best look so far? Take a look and vote for your favourite!
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