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Cold War nations celebrate day the Berlin Wall was toppled 20 years ago

09.11.09
Thousands of Germans celebrated the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall as world leaders gathered to mark the event that triggered the end of the Cold War... more

Sorry, Sarkozy - you won't entice me back to France

06.11.09
One disconcerting aspect of being among London's 300,000 French expats is hearing Nicolas Sarkozy constantly implore me to return home... more

Europe needs Blair’s style of leadership says Mandelson

06.11.09
Lord Mandelson launches last-ditch push for Tony Blair to become EU President as he warns that Brussels needs strong 'leadership' to compete on the global stage... more

At last Sarkozy embraces the French way of life

16.09.09
You can always rely on the French to ask difficult questions such as: what is progress? And set up an international commission to find out.... more

France sells jets

07.09.09
French president Nicolas Sarkozy and his son Pierre met Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva... more

Iran frees French teacher on bail

17.08.09
A French teacher facing trial in Iran for attending the mass protests against the election results has been released from prison on bail and handed over to the French embassy... more

If I can’t diagnose swine flu – then who can?

29.07.09
My medical training should have told me that as I’m a young fit male, if it was swine flu, it shouldn’t be a problem... more

Sarkozy collapse blamed on Carla’s health regime

27.07.09
Health regime aimed at making Nicolas Sarkozy as slim and fit as his wife Carla Bruni was blamed for causing him to collapse while jogging and suffer heart scare... more

WORLD: Carla Bruni and Nicolas Sarkozy spends £660 a day on flowers

21.07.09
Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni have been ordered to cut back after it emerged they were spending more than £660 a day on flowers... more

Carla return to the stage for Mandela birthday concert

16.07.09
Carla Bruni is to perform live on stage for the first time since marrying President Nicolas Sarkozy... more

Brown and Sarkozy call for a probe into oil speculators

08.07.09
Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy today demanded a new investigation into how much speculators have been responsible for wild gyrations in world oil prices over the past two years... more

Brown in summit over Calais 'shanty town' migrants

03.07.09
Gordon Brown is to hold talks with the French over a huge shanty town near Calais used by migrants trying to slip into Britain... more

Sarkozy: Burka not welcome on French soil

22.06.09
The Islamic burka is "not welcome" in France and should be banned, President Sarkozy has announced... more

Charles to attend D-Day service as Sarkozy acts

02.06.09
Prince Charles will attend the 65th anniversary commemorations of the D-Day landings in France, Clarence House has confirmed... more

Intimate videos of Carla Bruni stolen from her ex-lover

28.04.09
Hundreds of "highly intimate" images of Carla Bruni and an ex-lover have been stolen during a burglary... more

Sarkozy insists there is 'no agreement yet'

01.04.09
French president Nicolas Sarkozy and Germany's Angela Merkel exposed the split at the heart of the G20 summit by warning that they will not tolerate a fresh global economic stimulus package... more

Police arrest 300 in Paris riots over economic crisis

20.03.09
More than 300 rioters were arrested in Paris as baton-wielding gangs clashed with police in protests over President Nicolas Sarkozy's handling of the financial crisis... more

Carla's Mexican sparkle

10.03.09
French First Lady Carla Bruni showed off her diamonds at a state dinner in Mexico City... more

Sarkozy drops karaoke to spend time on his stamps

24.02.09
Nicolas Sarkozy has become an obsessive stamp collector - and has his own stamp society in his palace, it emerged... more

Sarkozy praises Brown

10.02.09
A deeply embarrassed Nicolas Sarkozy backed down over criticisms of Gordon Brown's economic policies... more

Ministers seek to cap rewards

10.02.09
Ministers are seeking to defuse public fury at City excesses with a cap on cash bonuses at banks rescued from collapse by the taxpayer... more

Sarkozy: I won’t repeat Gordon’s mistakes on VAT and the economy

06.02.09
Nicolas Sarkozy has infuriated ministers by launching an attack on “Gordon Brown’s mistakes”... more

French minister Dati sacked three weeks after birth of daughter

23.01.09
French justice minister Rachida Dati has been sacked from Nicolas Sarkozy's government 21 days after giving birth... more

Sarkozy brother is linked to paternity of minister's baby

05.01.09
French president Nicolas Sarkozy's brother has become the latest high-profile figure to be named as a possible father of glamorous justice minister Rachida Dati's new baby... more

European banks bailout is given a £238 billion tag

13.10.08
Banking: The bailout of banks in Europe orchestrated by French President Nicolas Sarkozy could be worth as much as £238 billion.... more

Action man Sarkozy sweats it up on a cycling and beach holiday

03.08.08
He has been nicknamed 'President Bling Bling', but Nicolas Sarkozy left his usual flashy style at home today as he worked up a sweat on the beach.... more

You're better than drugs, Carla Bruni sings to Sarkozy on album inspired by 30 former lovers

12.06.08
France's First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is to release an album which political aides hope will be a major boost for her President husband Nicolas Sarkozy.... more

1,000 years of being the closest of enemies

26.03.08
The Queen's new guest, Nicolas Sarkozy, is that rare beast, a Gallic Anglophile. He stands as a reminder that while our relationship with our neighbours was at least fairly predictable during the centuries of war, it has rarely been stranger or more fluid than in today's globalised world... more

The ghost of Blair stalks Brown's French feast

26.03.08
Today's Anglo-French summit is an opportunity for the PM to do a historic deal. But his predecessor may be set to upstage him in Europe... more

Sacre bleu! That Sarko is a Sartre-free zone

25.03.08
Nicolas Sarkozy, visiting the UK this week, is said to be the least literary French president in living memory... more

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