France

France may recognise a Palestinian state if peace talks remain at stalemate, President Nicolas Sarkozy said ahead of planned talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (pictured) in Paris on Thursday.

French lawmakers will not face automatic jail sentences if they lie about their wealth or income to the country’s Commission for Financial Transparency in Politics, but a bid to exempt them from other penalties has been shot down.

In his first address after last week's cabinet reshuffle, French Prime Minister Francois Fillon on Wednesday promised to continue pushing through austerity measures, despite criticism over pension reforms and other budget-cutting policies.

The new French cabinet, the third under the direction of PM Francois Fillon, held its first meeting on Wednesday, a day after President Sarkozy revealed to television audiences the challenges awaiting his new team.

French President Nicholas Sarkozy addressed the nation on national television on Tuesday after carrying out a major cabinet reshuffle. The new government has been called “a campaign team” selected for the run-up to the 2012 presidential election.

Some 2,000 protesters in Paris faced off against riot police outside the French Senate Tuesday as lawmakers inside debated a bill that would raise the retirement age from 60 to 62. Labour Minister Eric Woerth says the government will not back down.

Police have questioned L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt's financial advisor Patrice de Maistre (pictured) for a second time over his role in a tax fraud scandal and allegations that he handled illegal campaign donations.

Scandal-plagued French Labour Minister Eric Woerth denied any wrongdoing or conflict of interest when police questioned him for eight hours Thursday in connection with financial scandals surrounding France's richest woman, his lawyer said.

Product DescriptionThis lecture, given by Michel Foucault at the Collège de France, launches an inquiry into the notion of parresia and continues his rereading of ancient philosophy. Through the study of this notion of truth-telling, of speaking out...

Product DescriptionThis lecture, given by Michel Foucault at the Collège de France, launches an inquiry into the notion of parresia and continues his rereading of ancient philosophy. Through the study of this notion of truth-telling, of speaking out...