Chirac's Popularity Sinks on Turkey and Economy
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French President Jacques Chirac's popularity has sunk to its lowest level in seven years because of fears over the economy and Turkey's bid to join the European Union, an opinion poll showed Sunday.
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Every two decades, it seems, the Middle East embroils Jacques Chirac in a particularly agonizing way. In the mid-1980s, he was prime minister as France wrestled with the kidnapping in Lebanon of several French
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The country faces some tough conditions on the economy and human rights before membership is granted. ANKARA -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan returned home from a European Union summit yesterday
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France will come under renewed pressure on Tuesday to soften its stance on Turkey's bid to join the European Union when Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan drops in on a Franco-German summit in Berlin.
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LONDON - French President Jacques Chirac faced at times scathing criticism from British newspapers on Friday for stressing his continued differences with London over Iraq during a visit to Britain.
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Angela Merkel and Jacques Chirac meet informally every two months The EU's Enlargement Commissioner, Olli Rehn, has urged Germany and France not to step up the pressure on Turkey over its membership bid.Comment
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French president Jacques Chirac left China on Tuesday after a five-day visit important for its political and economic impact.
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Europe is rapidly becoming a dirty word in French politics as fears grow that France&#39;s influence in the European Union is waning.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy's popularity fell sharply in the past month, especially among core conservative voters, following criticism of his economic record and private life, a poll released on Saturday showed.
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Business opportunities in one of the world's fastest-growing economies dominated the agenda as French President Jacques Chirac continued his visit to China, but sensitive political issues also edged their way onto the program.
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President Jacques Chirac has backed calls for France to hold a referendum on Turkey&#39;s entry to the European Union, but has made clear it is unlikely to take place for more than a decade.
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French President Jacques Chirac slammed Saturday a private initiative to secure the release of two French hostages in Iraq as "interference", while the freelance effort appeared to have flopped.
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Whether because of his public love life or his economic policies, French voters seem to be souring on their new president
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Ankara can not understand French fears over Turkeyâs bid to enter the EU, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told a newspaper. Opposition to Turkey is running high in France and among the Paris political elite - fears Erdogan does not comprehend.
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PARIS : French President Jacques Chirac said Wednesday that Turkey&#39;s EU membership bid was &quot;not a done deal,&quot; although he believed it was in Europe&#39;s best interests, a government spokesman reported after a cabinet meeting.
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President Jacques Chirac's decision to bow out of French politics put his legacy under the spotlight Monday, while his refusal to immediately anoint a successor left next month's election race wide open.
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Jacques Chirac is remembered abroad as the French president who stood up to the United States over the Iraq war and battled for national influence in a globalising world, but at home the legacy of his monumental career remains deeply ambiguous.