Dublin - French President Nicolas Sarkozy was due in Dublin Monday to discuss Ireland's rejection of the European Union's Lisbon Treaty with Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen, amid controversy sparked by his remarks that Ireland would have to hold a second referendum. 

Sarkozy, who is acting head of the EU as France currently holds the EU presidency, told members of his Union for a Popular Movement Party (UMP) Tuesday that "the Irish must vote again." 

Voters in Ireland rejected the treaty to streamline the EU in a referendum June 12. 

Dublin - French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who generated controversy by saying Ireland should hold another referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, is likely to meet opponents of the deal when he visits Dublin next week, media reports said Thursday.

Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Micheal Martin said Sarkozy would be in a "listening mode" during his brief trip on Monday, and would not be imposing any solutions.

Paris  - French President Nicolas Sarkozy wants Ireland to hold another referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, which Irish voters rejected last month, the French daily le Figaro reported on Wednesday.

Paris - Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt was on Monday named a Knight o

Strasbourg  - French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday react

Strasbourg - There will be no new treaty drafted to reform EU institutions if the Lisbon Treaty is not ratified, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Thursday before the European Parliament in Str