Get latest news on China-Europe relations, top news on European countries including Russia, Britain, France, Germany and Greece from the China Daily and chinadaily.com.cn.
The appointment came after Hollande was sworn in at the Elysee Palace in the morning.
Francois Hollande became French president on Tuesday in an official handover ceremony.
A Soyuz spaceship carrying two Russians and one American astronaut blasted off for the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday after more than a month's delay over a problem with the hull of the Russian-built capsule.
The missile shield in Europe will continue to be expanded toward full operational capability after leaders of member states meet in Chicago this month.
Seb Coe, the chairman of London Olympic Games organizing committee, said that 75 percent of available tickets for the Olympics have gone to British fans.
De Sanctis has found many fake Italian brands, which are popular in China but do not exist in Italy.
Outgoing French leader Nicolas Sarkozy will face a slew of legal probes into corruption and campaign financing violations after he leaves office next week and loses his presidential immunity.
The European economy is forecast to begin recovering later this year and gather speed in 2013, European Commission officials in Brussels said on Friday.
Greek Socialists ploughed ahead on Friday with talks to form a coalition government, citing some progress after indecisive weekend polls that have caused widespread unease across the eurozone.
Russia is ready to destroy US. missile defense facilities in Europe if Moscow considers them as real threats, Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov warned.
A brother of one of the victims of Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik threw a shoe at him in court on Friday, the first time the trial has been interrupted by a public outburst.
Francois Hollande, the Socialist "Mr Normal" who will be sworn in as French president next week, says he is worth almost 1.2 million euros, considerably less than his predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy.
Copyright 1995 - 2010 . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263 Registration Number: 20100000002731 
