http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with news that matters. Covering current affairs, world news, environmental affairs and sport en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293393,france-to-help-poland-develop-nuclear-energy--summary.html Paris - France and Poland have decided to cooperate in the development of nuclear power stations in the Eastern European country, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Thursday in Paris. Warsaw and Paris will hol... Europe,World Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:52:27 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293393,france-to-help-poland-develop-nuclear-energy--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293382,france-to-help-poland-develop-nuclear-energy.html Paris - France and Poland have decided to cooperate in the development of nuclear power stations in the Eastern European country, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Thursday in Paris. Warsaw and Paris will hol... Europe,World Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:04:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293382,france-to-help-poland-develop-nuclear-energy.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/289998,sarkozy-defends-son-against-charges-of-nepotism.html Paris - French President Nicolas Sarkozy Tuesday defended his 23-year-old son, Jean, from a growing controversy over his taking an influential post. Everything that exposes a person to attacks, without foundation, and excessively, is never good, Sa... Europe,World Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:22:44 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/289998,sarkozy-defends-son-against-charges-of-nepotism.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291030,suspended-sentence-demanded-for-villepin-in-plot-to-slur-sarkozy.html Paris - The Paris public prosecutor demanded Tuesday that former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin be found guilty of helping slur President Nicolas Sarkozy and be handed a suspended sentence of 18 months in prison. In his closing speech, t... Europe,World Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:16:42 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291030,suspended-sentence-demanded-for-villepin-in-plot-to-slur-sarkozy.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292597,sarkozy-expects-lisbon-treaty-to-enter-into-force-december-1.html Brussels - French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday that he expected the European Union`s oft-delayed Treaty of Lisbon to come into force as soon as December 1. All institutional problems should be solved by December 1, Sarkozy told reporters a... Europe,World Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:40:45 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292597,sarkozy-expects-lisbon-treaty-to-enter-into-force-december-1.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292587,sarkozy-expects-lisbon-treaty-to-enter-into-force-december-1.html Brussels - French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday that he expected the European Union's oft-delayed Treaty of Lisbon to come into force as soon as December 1. All institutional problems should be solved by December 1, Sarkozy told reporters a... Europe,World Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:16:36 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292587,sarkozy-expects-lisbon-treaty-to-enter-into-force-december-1.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294283,netanyahu-sarkozy-meet-in-paris-amidst-peace-stalemate--summary.html Paris - French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in Paris Wednesday for talks on the stalled Mideast peace process. In a terse joint statement issued after the meeting, the two leaders said they agreed to ma... Europe,World Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:52:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294283,netanyahu-sarkozy-meet-in-paris-amidst-peace-stalemate--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294268,netanyahu-in-paris-for-talks-with-sarkozy.html Paris - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Paris Wednesday for talks with President Nicolas Sarkozy on the stalled Mideast peace process. The meeting promises to be tense, as Sarkozy has repeatedly called for a total freeze on Israe... Europe,World Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:28:20 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294268,netanyahu-in-paris-for-talks-with-sarkozy.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294075,sarkozy-urges-abbas-to-remain-in-his-post.html Paris - French President Nicolas Sarkozy Tuesday urged Mahmoud Abbas to remain at his post as president of the Palestinian Authority, the presidential office in Paris said. In a phone call, Sarkozy encouraged Abbas to continue his action in the serv... Europe,World Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:40:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294075,sarkozy-urges-abbas-to-remain-in-his-post.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294204,merkel-sarkozy-urge-closer-ties-at-armistice-day-event--summary.html Paris - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy used the occasion of Wednesday's Armistice Day commemorations in Paris to promote closer ties between their two countries. We owe it to the people of Europe, to the people ... Europe,World Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:28:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294204,merkel-sarkozy-urge-closer-ties-at-armistice-day-event--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295093,sarkozy-in-riyadh-praises-saudi-monarch--summary.html Riyadh - French President Nicolas Sarkozy met Tuesday with the Saudi King Abdullah to discuss economic relations between the two countries, as well as the ongoing conflicts and disputes in the Middle East. In addition to the stalled peace process bet... Middle East,World Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:52:27 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295093,sarkozy-in-riyadh-praises-saudi-monarch--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291499,after-renouncing-top-post-sarkozy-son-wins-lesser-position--summary.html Paris - One day after dropping his candidacy for chairman of the board of directors of an influential public body, French President Nicolas Sarkozy's 23-year-old son was elected a simple member of that board, French media reported Friday. By a vote o... Europe,World Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:16:48 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291499,after-renouncing-top-post-sarkozy-son-wins-lesser-position--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292252,merkel-to-travel-to-paris-for-armistice-day-commemoration.html Paris - French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced late Wednesday that German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be in Paris on November 11 to commemorate Armistice Day. On November 11, we will be together here in Paris, Sarkozy told journalists on welc... Europe,World Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:10:48 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292252,merkel-to-travel-to-paris-for-armistice-day-commemoration.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291484,after-renouncing-top-post-sarkozy-son-elected-to-lesser-position.html Paris - The day after dropping his candidacy for chairman of the board of directors of an influential public body, French President Nicolas Sarkozy's 23-year-old son was elected a simple member of that board, France Info radio reported Friday. By a v... Europe,World Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:58:48 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291484,after-renouncing-top-post-sarkozy-son-elected-to-lesser-position.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294187,merkel-to-commemorate-armistice-day-with-sarkozy-in-paris.html Paris - Chancellor Angela Merkel is traveling to Paris Wednesday to commemorate the soldiers who fell in World War I - the first ever German head of government to do so. On Monday, French President Nicolas Sarkozy had traveled to Berlin to celebrate ... Europe,World Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:28:27 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294187,merkel-to-commemorate-armistice-day-with-sarkozy-in-paris.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293336,mixed-picture-for-sarkozy-in-mid-term-polls.html Paris - French president Nicolas Sarkozy's job performance received low marks in polls Thursday, taken at the midpoint of his five-year term - although one poll found French voters would probably re-elect him if the presidential election were held no... Europe,World Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:28:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293336,mixed-picture-for-sarkozy-in-mid-term-polls.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294997,iraqi-president-meets-with-sarkozy-to-start-four-day-visit--summary.html Paris - Iraqi President Jalal Talabani met Monday with his French counterpart, Nicolas Sarkozy, to discuss relations between their two countries. Although no details were provided about the talks, it was believed that several agreements were signed, ... Europe,World Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:25:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294997,iraqi-president-meets-with-sarkozy-to-start-four-day-visit--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294711,french-brazilian-leaders-stake-out-joint-climate-position.html Paris - French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced Saturday that they have agreed upon a mutual approach to climate change ahead of a major conference on the topic next month in Copenhagen. We will d... Environment Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:52:20 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294711,french-brazilian-leaders-stake-out-joint-climate-position.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/289929,news-jean-sarkozy-im-doing-it-my-way-not-papas.html Paris - Roundly criticized for his ambition and what some call unfair benefit from his family ties, the 23-year-old son of French President Nicolas Sarkozy Tuesday defended himself and his fath... Europe,World Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:04:52 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/289929,news-jean-sarkozy-im-doing-it-my-way-not-papas.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290665,convicted-paedophile-makes-a-castrate-me-plea-to-sarkozy.html Paris - A paedophile with a long record of offences and convictions has made a plea to French President Nicolas Sarkozy to be physically castrated, local media reports said Sunday. Francis Evrad, who is 63, made the plea in a letter days before he fa... Legal,General Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:34:41 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290665,convicted-paedophile-makes-a-castrate-me-plea-to-sarkozy.html