Nicolas Sarkozy

France’s former president Nicolas Sarkozy announced his return to politics on Friday, declaring he would seek the leadership of the opposition UMP par(...)

President François Hollande yesterday attributed the strength of the pro-independence movement in Scotland to the failings of the European Union. “Eur(...)

Christine Lagarde, the director of the International Monetary Fund, has been placed under formal investigation for “negligence” in the Bernard Tapi(...)

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde has confirmed she is under official investigation for negligence in a French corruption probe that(...)

Former president Nicolas Sarkozy has accused France’s justice system of trying to “humiliate” and “destroy” him, after he was charged in a corruption (...)

Nicolas Sarkozy yesterday became the first former president in the history of France to be detained for questioning, in an investigation into alleged (...)

The European Court of Human Rights has upheld France’s ban on wearing face-covering veils in public places. The Strasbourg court decided by a majority(...)

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was held today for questioning over suspicions that a network of informers kept him abreast of a separate inqu(...)

Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has given a humorous hint that he may be interested in the European Commissioner post believed to be ear-marked for Fine Gae(...)

Taoiseach Enda Kenny will hold talks with Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte tomorrow evening on the appointment of the next European Commission presiden(...)