▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁during ▁the ▁Buch ar est ▁sum mit , ▁Nicolas ▁S ark o zy ▁announced ▁that ▁France ▁was ▁likely ▁to ▁re join ▁NAT O ' s ▁military ▁structure ▁( In ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁France ▁with d rew ▁from ▁NAT O ' s ▁command ▁structure , ▁but ▁not ▁from ▁NAT O ▁overall ), ▁and ▁confirmed ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁send ▁more ▁troops ▁to ▁My an mar . ▁ ▁Ar ms ▁sales ▁ ▁S ark o zy ▁has ▁used ▁arms ▁sales ▁to ▁court ▁popul ous ▁non aligned ▁nations ▁and ▁extend ▁French ▁influence . ▁ ▁Mediter rane an ▁Union ▁ ▁S ark o zy ▁said ▁ 1 4 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁he ▁won ▁" un anim ous " ▁backing ▁for ▁his ▁plan ▁to ▁for ge ▁closer ▁political ▁t ies ▁with ▁Europe ' s ▁North ▁African ▁and ▁M ide ast ▁neighb ors ▁on ▁the ▁Mediter rane an . ▁The ▁agreement ▁came ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁day ▁of ▁a ▁two - day ▁EU ▁sum mit . ▁ ▁Global ▁war ming ▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁during ▁the ▁ 3 3 rd ▁G 8 ▁sum mit ▁in ▁Heil ig end amm , ▁S ark o zy ▁set ▁a ▁goal ▁of ▁reducing ▁French ▁CO 2 ▁em issions ▁by ▁ 5 0 % ▁by ▁ 2 0 5 0 ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁prevent ▁global ▁war ming . ▁He ▁then ▁pushed ▁forward ▁the ▁important ▁Social ist ▁figure ▁of ▁Domin ique ▁Stra uss - K