World news about “François Hollande” published by euronews.
Hollande takes withdrawal message to Kabul French President François Hollande has wasted no time in taking his message of an early French withdrawal to Afghanistan, and in person. He flew in on a… 25/05/2012
Hollande flies into Afghanistan for lightning visit New French President François Hollande has made a surprise flying visit to Afghanistan. Hollande’s predecessor, Nicolas Sarkozy, had already informed … 25/05/2012
Hollande makes surprise visit to Afghanistan The French President François Hollande has made a surprise flying visit to Afghanistan. Hollande’s predecessor, Nicolas Sarkozy, had already informed … 25/05/2012
Hollande to clash with Merkel in maiden EU summit François Hollande faced a likely showdown with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday at his first EU summit as president of France. The two disagree… 23/05/2012
Spanish PM in Paris ahead of EU summit Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy was in Paris to meet new French President François Hollande. It comes ahead of an informal EU summit in Brussels… 23/05/2012
European shares fall, as Angela Merkel becomes increasingly isolated Europes top shares fell on Wednesday morning, reversing previous rallies as investors exercise caution ahead of an EU meeting. Basic resource stocks, the… 23/05/2012
NATO papers over cracks in unity Nato leaders meeting in Chicago have made an attempt at a show of unity over the pullout from Afghanistan despite France’s new president sticking to his own… 21/05/2012
Security in Afghanistan is priceless – NATO boss The challenges facing NATO are arguably the biggest in the organisation’s 63-year history. It’s problems aren’t just in Afghanistan – keeping NATO relevant… 19/05/2012
Obama pushes G8 leaders for growth pledge US President Barack Obama will use the G8 summit in Maryland on Saturday to push EU leaders to to focus on economic growth rather than austerity. The… 19/05/2012
The effects of elections in France and Greece On Europe Weekly this week, we look at the effects of elections in France and Greece, and discuss the implications of another Greek election in June. … 18/05/2012
Hollande-Merkel’s first blind date Just hours after his inauguration, Francois Holland went not to his office, but to Berlin for a much anticipated meeting with Angela Merkel. Having… 18/05/2012
France Socialist-led France is now under the socialist leadership of President François Hollande. May 15 was a day of rites of passage and symbolism, before getting down to… 18/05/2012
Women get an equal share in France’s new Cabinet France has a new gender balanced government. Christiane Taubira is leading the way after being named justice minister. But she’s the highest ranking woman… 17/05/2012
Cabinet positions announced for new France government The members of the new French cabinet have been named. Appointments include Laurent Fabius taking up the position of foreign minister. He is the oldest and… 16/05/2012
Hollande-Merkel meeting leaves debate on growth raging Politicians and analysts have been giving their reactions to yesterday’s first meeting between Chancellor Merkel and President Hollande in Berlin… 16/05/2012
France awaits a new cabinet Government changes continue afoot in France. Outgoing Prime Minister François Fillon left Matignon, the premier’s official residence making way for Jean-Marc… 16/05/2012
Hollande and Merkel put growth on the agenda France’s new president Francois Hollande has held his first meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, hours after his inauguration on… 16/05/2012
Hollande and Merkel pledge joint eurozone proposals The new French President Francois Hollande and the German Chancellor Angela Merkel have vowed to put forward joint proposals to next month’s EU summit on… 15/05/2012
Ayrault named as French prime minister France’s new president Francois Hollande has named Jean-Marc Ayrault as the country’s new prime minister. A long-time ally of Hollande, the 62-year-old was… 15/05/2012
France’s new premier strong in German Jean-Marc Ayrault is the new prime minister of France, named by a freshly-inaugurated President François Hollande. Since 1997, Ayrault has been the head of… 15/05/2012
Hollande inaugurated as French President Francois Hollande has been officially sworn-in as France’s new president, during a ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris. He is the first socialist to take… 15/05/2012
Hollande takes control of FranceFrance’s new president, Francois Hollande, arrives at the Elysee Palace in Paris for a swearing-in ceremony in the presence of outgoing president, Nicolas… 15/05/2012
Hollande takes over French presidency Francois Hollande has been officially sworn in as France’s new president, during a ceremony at the Elysée Palace in Paris. He is the first socialist to take… 15/05/2012
Hollande sworn in as French president – nocomment François Hollande has been officially sworn in as France’s new president, during a ceremony at the Elysée Palace in Paris. He is the first Socialist to take… 15/05/2012
France: Hollande sworn in as French president François Hollande has been officially sworn in as the new President of France. He took over from Nicolas Sarkozy in an official ceremony in Paris on Tuesday… 15/05/2012
Hollande prepares to take over French presidency It is a big week for French president-elect Francois Hollande. He will officially take over the top job on Tuesday, after sealing victory in the recent… 14/05/2012
Hollande steps up pressure over Europe debt crisis French president-elect Francois Hollande has been meeting Eurogroup head Jean-Claude Juncker in Paris. It comes a day after he came face-to-face with the… 10/05/2012
Merkel rejects calls for growth stimulus in Europe German Chancellor Angela Merkel is resisting calls for a relaxation of the austerity drive she has prescribed as a remedy for the eurozone debt… 10/05/2012
Will Hollande have the power to change the course of Europe? France’s presidential run-off was a closely fought race in the end as both candidates made gestures to a far right that came in third in the first… 09/05/2012
Hollande meets European Council president in Paris The president of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, has been meeting with France’s new president. Francois Hollande, who swept to victory with an… 09/05/2012
Sarkozy’s cabinet ministers say au revoir The outgoing cabinet of Nicolas Sarkozy has met for the final time in Paris. As ministers left the Elysee Palace, they said their leader had told them not to… 09/05/2012
Sarkozy leads final Armistice day celebrations May is a month of public holidays in France, and the eighth is the day the country celebrates the 1945 armistice ending the Second World War in… 08/05/2012
Sarkozy leads his final Victory Day parade May is a month of public holidays in France, and the eighth is the day the country celebrates the 1945 armistice ending the Second World War in… 08/05/2012
The Presidents of the French RepublicOutgoing French President Nicolas Sarkozy and President-elect François Hollande attend Victory Day commemorations in Paris, in a show of Republican unity. It… 08/05/2012
Hollande faces crash course in international politics French president-elect Francois Hollande will have to hit the ground running after his win on Sunday, with a crash course in international politics. With… 08/05/2012
A View From The US: Amanpour on Hollande’s victory President Barack Obama was among the first to congragulate Francois Hollande, but what will Washington and America at large make of the man they call Mr… 07/05/2012
Hollande set for busy schedule in first days as president François Hollande is set to start work on forming a new government after his victory in Sunday’s presidential election. Incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy will hand… 07/05/2012
France: next in foreign policy… With France under new Socialist leadership, changes are to be expected in how it conducts diplomacy. France is a nuclear power and so has a permanent seat… 07/05/2012
Merkel fires warning shots over EU fiscal pact Francois Hollande’s victory in the French presidential election represents a significant challenge to German-led austerity. The Socialist has hit out at… 07/05/2012
Merkel: EU fiscal compact not up for renegotiation German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the new French president is welcome for talks in her country. Merkel emphasised that she was was keen to work closely… 07/05/2012
Final results published in French presidential poll Socialist Francois Hollande notched up 51.62 percent of the vote in yesterday’s French presidential run-off. With all of the votes now counted, results show… 07/05/2012
Historical evening in France – nocomment First reactions of winning and losing candidates in French presidential election result. 07/05/2012
Street party outside Socialist HQThe face of the newly-elected French President Francois Hollande appears on a giant screen, as the winner of the 2012 French presidential elections is… 07/05/2012
French left celebrates an historic night In over thirty years in politics he has never served as a minister, now Francois Hollande holds the highest office in the land. The new President of France… 07/05/2012
Hollande supporters celebrate their win France’s socialists celebrated the moment they realised their man had put an end to the right-wing’s hold on the presidency. Supporters of Francois Hollande… 07/05/2012
Hollande’s first presidential speechHolland gave his first speech since being elected French president from the quiet, rural town of Tulle in Corrèze. He goes from being the head of the… 07/05/2012
Hollande – Mr Normal – elected President of France This could be called a victory for ‘change now’, by a president called ‘Mr Normal’, going by the slogan and a nickname attached to François Hollande. The… 06/05/2012
French presidential hopefuls cast their ballots The two contenders to be France’s next leader have cast their votes in the country’s presidential election. Socialist candidate Francois Hollande filled out… 06/05/2012
Hollande becomes first socialist French leader for 17 yearsFrançois Hollande has become the new President of France. In a powerful speech to the country he thanked everyone who voted and called the 6th of May a new… 06/05/2012
Decision day for France Voting is underway across France in the second and final round of a Presidential ballot that could give the country a Socialist head of state for the first… 06/05/2012
Far-flung French kick off presidential poll Voting in round two of France’s presidential election has already begun with polling stations opening in far-flung territories such as St-Pierre and Miquelon… 05/05/2012
France takes a day to consider its choice It’s all over bar the voting. Under French law no electoral campaigning is allowed on the eve of the poll. So France’s forty million voters have a day of… 05/05/2012
What does a Socialist France mean for Europe? Europe has hardly figured as an item in the French presidential elections, but the election and the campaign has made front pages around the continent. That… 04/05/2012
France: Sarkozy makes final re-election plea His chances of clinging to power may be slim according to the pundits but Nicolas Sarkozy is battling to the last to remain French President. With Sunday’s… 04/05/2012
French presidential race extols Europe Nicolas Sarkozy announced barely more than two months before polling that he was running for re-election as France’s president. The core matter was the… 04/05/2012
Centrist candidate provides further election blow to Sarkozy In a move described by observers as ground-breaking the French centrist Francois Bayrou has said he is backing socialist Francois Hollande in Sunday’s final… 04/05/2012
Final countdown in French presidential poll It seems Nicolas Sarkozy failed to do enough to pull off a convincing victory in his TV face-off with Francois Hollande. Both the French public and… 03/05/2012
French presidential candidates head south for final rallies French President Nicolas Sarkozy headed south to to the city of Toulon for a final big rally ahead of Sunday’s decisive second round… 03/05/2012
French presidential baiting and debating A single showcase debate on television between the contenders for the French presidency was intended to convince people who had not yet made their choice of… 03/05/2012
French candidates look for debate boost Both of France’s presidential candidates are claiming victory today after their only face-to-face televised debate of the campaign. President Nicolas… 03/05/2012
No knockdown in French Presidential TV debate Nearly 18 million French viewers followed the near- three hour debate on television between the two men who want to be their leader last night. As the… 03/05/2012
Sarkozy fails to score against Hollande in TV duel It was a much anticipated face-off between France’s two presidential candidates, billed as a make-or-break debate for Nicolas Sarkozy or a chance for… 03/05/2012
French presidential rivals go head to head in TV debate The two men battling it out to become French president have faced up to each other in a much anticipated television debate. With just days to go until the… 02/05/2012
All to play for in France’s election Ahead of Sunday’s French election euronews has been speaking to Gael Sliman, the director of France’s second-largest polling researchers, BVA Opinion… 02/05/2012
French elections foreign policy interest low As in many election campaigns, foreign policy is not one of the French public’s main interests. When the two finalists have mentioned it, foreign policy has… 02/05/2012
Crucial TV debate could decide French election The French election faces what president Nicolas Sarkozy calls a “moment of truth” when he comes face-to-face with socialist rival Francois Hollande in a live… 02/05/2012
Sarkozy and Hollande prepare for TV duel Final preparations ahead of tonight’s one and only face-to-face debate between France’s two presidential candidates. Nothing has been left to chance – even… 02/05/2012
Hollande criticises Sarkozy May Day speech Paying tribute to former Socialist prime minister Pierre Bérégovoy, who committed suicide in the same town on May Day 19 years ago, French presidential… 01/05/2012
Sarkozy hosts May Day rally in Paris With just days to go before the second and decisive round of the French presidential election, incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy has been hosting a May Day rally in… 01/05/2012
France: presidential campaign intensifies With just a week to go before the vote that decides who will be the next president of France, both candidates have been rallying their supporters. Sunday… 29/04/2012
France: Gaddafi cash claims rock Sarkozy’s re-election bid Claims that Colonel Gaddafi agreed to finance the campaign that saw Nicolas Sarkozy become French President have rocked his hopes of keeping the job. The… 29/04/2012
MEPs react to French first round result The first round of France’s Presidential election has been watched well beyond the country’s borders. Numerous European broad sheets led with the result… 23/04/2012
Politics pummel share prices Politics pushed Europe’s stock exchanges deep into the red on Monday and the effect splashed over onto financial markets world wide also pulling down the… 23/04/2012
Political fears undermine share prices Europe’s stock exchanges headed deep into the red on Monday with investors reacting to political worries. They sold off shares – to buy things like safe… 23/04/2012
French election frenzy The ten candidates for France’s presidency have six days left to persuade voters: ‘I am the one,’ and the tone seems to be ‘the devil take the… 16/04/2012
French elections: what’s Y got to do with it? They are young, they are French and they are part of what is known as Generation Y. A generation less than 30 years old, they are said to number 13 million… 13/04/2012
Hollande, a most untypical French presidential candidate On the 22nd of April and the 6th of May the French elect their president. Who will follow in the footsteps of Charles de Gaulle, Georges Pompidou, Valerie… 13/03/2012
Hollande, the French Socialists ‘Clark Kent’? The man who will compete with Nicolas Sarkozy for the French presidency next May (it’s expected) has gone by many nicknames in his time: François Hollande… 17/10/2011
France’s Hollande & Aubry, who’s who François Hollande has long been the favourite to challenge President Nicolas Sarkozy next April. But some opinion polls show that both he and Martine Aubry… 10/10/2011
French presidential rivals grilled on televisionAs the second and deciding round of the French presidential election draws closer, incumbent conservative Nicolas Sarkozy and rival socialist Francois… 27/04/2012
Hollande plans to end EU treatyFrance’s Socialist presidential frontrunner Francois Hollande has claimed European leaders are awaiting his election to back away from German inspired… 25/04/2012
Sarkozy vows ‘no deal’ with the far-rightDespite the need to woo voters, French President Nicolas Sarkozy says he won’t make a deal with the far-right. The National Front’s success in Sunday’s… 25/04/2012
Hollande slams Sarkozy’s jobs recordFrance’s frontrunner in next month’s presidential poll took his campaign to northern France where he slammed President Nicolas Sarkozy’s record on… 25/04/2012
Sarkozy ridicules rival for refusing to join him in debatesNicolas Sarkozy is fighting for his political life and he has upped his campaign to win a second presidential term. His target – Socialist rival Francois… 25/04/2012
French presidential contenders woo Front National voteThe socialist challenger in the French presidential election has accused his rival Nicolas Sarkozy of being a candidate for unemployment. François Hollande… 24/04/2012
Sarkozy flirts with National Front to secure presidencyNicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday renewed his bid to convince National Front voters to back him in the second-round of the French presidential election. The… 24/04/2012
Sarkozy courts far-right votersThe dye was cast the moment Sunday’s presidential first round results were declared with President Nicolas Sarkozy set the challenge of having to woo… 24/04/2012
Are France’s election rules outdated?France’s second round of voting on May 6 could be seriously compromised, the authorities warn, if results are announced too early from polling stations that… 23/04/2012
Le Pen warns Sarkozy not to bank on National Front votesNational Front leader Marine Le Pen on Monday warned French President Nicolas Sarkozy not to count on her supporters backing him in the second round. The… 23/04/2012
Battle on for Hollande in French endgameIt was raining hard in Quimper today but the French Socialist’s presidential candidate, flush with his first round victory, François Hollande was out to thank… 23/04/2012
Sarkozy, Hollande to go head to head on TV on May 2ndFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy has challenged his Socialist rival Francois Hollande to a series of televised debates ahead of the second round of the… 23/04/2012
French await televised presidential debateFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy will go up against Francois Hollande in a televised debate on May 2nd. Observers of French politics see the debate as… 23/04/2012
Le Pen’s party set to be kingmakers in French voteSupporters of France’s National Front look set to be the kingmakers in deciding who becomes the country’s next leader. The far-right party picked up its… 23/04/2012
Hollande says ‘change is now underway’ in FranceThe winner of France’s first round presidential election, Francois Hollande, has thanked his supporters for their vote of confidence and hit out at his main… 23/04/2012
French Socialists hail Hollande’s first round showingWith their sights fixed firmly on the Elysée Palace, jubilant Socialist supporters were quick to celebrate the showing by their candidate Francois… 23/04/2012
French elections: Hollande successFrancois Hollande has taken a huge step towards ending the French Socialist Party’s 17-year stint in opposition. But the game isn’t over yet. In his speech… 22/04/2012
French elections: Second round predictionsPolls show that Francois Hollande will maintain his lead at final run off vote on 6th May. Figures given by French polls give the socialist candidate Francois… 22/04/2012
French elections: Hollande wins first round François Hollande (Socialist Party) has won the first round of the French presidential election with around 28% of the vote. Incumbent president Nicolas… 22/04/2012
French elections: Candidates’ reactionsNow that the pundits’ predictions are confirmed that Hollande and Sarkozy will go through to the second round (with 27.5% and 26.6% respectively) much… 22/04/2012
French elections: Hollande wins first round François Hollande (Socialist Party) has won the first round of the French presidential election with 28.6%, according to the first official exit polls, with… 22/04/2012
