In a historical perspective and as an important political actor on the European continent، France has played a decisive role in shaping European developments since World War II. As a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council، it has effectively pursued European unity in its foreign policy. However، the relative reduction of France’s influence on European policies in post-cold war era ushered some reviews in its European approaches and the Sarkozy''s European policy is a representation of such revisions. The present article examines the French European policies، particularly in its recent EU presidency term.
