Nicolas Sarkozy, the French President, has angrily rebuked a journalist for asking about rumours surrounding his marriage to Carla Bruni.

The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, and the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, find themselves in a forced marriage in these days of economic crisis.

As EU leaders in Brussels agree a €200bn "fiscal stimulus", Nicolas Sarkozy phones home with important news. Whatever could the French president be saying? Nicolas SarkozyEuropean UnionFranceguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2008 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds

Rumours that the Sarkozy-Bruni marriage is in crisis are just the latest challenge to his presidency

The Independent follows up on reports that French President Nicolas Sarkozy would like to become the economic “President” of Europe until 2010, overseeing a response to the financial crisis by the eurozone countries and Britain. The paper notes that Sarkozy has launched a diplomatic and media campaign suggesting that his current role as “conductor of the European Union economic o...

Last week, French President Sarkozy spoke to the annual gathering of his country’s ambassadors. Since he came to power, the French leader has used the annual event to welcome his countrymen back from their holidays and garner a few headlines. This year proved no different with an attack on the Iranian regime receiving the most attention. In a powerful line, the French president pointed out: ...

Media reports across Europe note that Tony Blair’s prospects of becoming President of the European Council are diminishing, after German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy during a dinner on Wednesday appear to have decided that the post should go to a centre-right politician.

DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty ImagesWith the forceful gallantry of a modern-day Errol Flynn, French President, Nicolas Sarkozy sent in a unit of French troops to rescue two French natives captured by pirates while vacationing on their yacht earlier this month. This is the second such rescue operation France has initiated in the last five months. Even more rousing than Sarkozy's heroic flair was h...

A French appeals court says Voodoo dolls of President Nicolas Sarkozy may remain on sale, but must carry a notice saying that pricking them harms the president's dignity.

French people having an affair. Rumours that French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy are both having affairs are gaining momentum in France. Well I never. That is surprising, isn’t it?