-
France set to pass emergency ‘budget law’: is it good or bad for your finances?
The country will effectively be without a budget from 2025, with knock-on effects for individuals and companies
-
EasyJet announces nine new flight routes from France including to UK
A service from Bordeaux to Birmingham is among the new announcements
-
French weekend weather outlook December 14 - 15: gloomy and chilly in the north
Cloudy skies are expected to dominate in the north, but in the south temperatures will still reach double figures
Legal action over Sarko TV clip leak
Footage of president telling off a France 3 technician has been watched 2.6 million times online
A France 3 employee has been charged with leaking a clip of Nicolas Sarkozy giving a lesson in manners to a TV technician ahead of a live interview.
The footage, which has been watched 2.6 million times on the Daily Motion video-sharing website, shows the minutes leading up to the president's TV interview on the 19.00 national news bulletin on France 3 in July last year.
The broadcaster launched an investigation into how the clip was leaked and began legal action against the technician for theft. A pre-trial hearing took place last week, according to 20 Minutes.
In the clip Sarkozy is seen having make-up applied and is heard to say bonjour to a technician fitting a microphone who then does not respond.
“It’s a question of education,” the president says. “When you’re invited, you have the right for people to say hello to you.
“Otherwise, we’re not at a public broadcaster we’re at a street rally… unbelievable.”
The president then added, ominously: “This is going to change.”
Later in the video, Sarkozy asks one of the bulletin's journalists, Gilles Leclerc, why he had not been on-screen for a long time, asking how long he had been au placard (kept aside).
Related stories:
Sarko vs the TV technician