International news also puts a strain on businesses. Subject to a duty to protect employees, they are on the frontline, where geopolitical crisis or health, to inform expatriates about how it happened, instruct them to limit their exposure to risk, if necessary, repatriate or move . Beyond the latest crisis, Egypt, Libya, Japan and [...]
Siemens and Areva have agreed. Both groups confirmed last night to AFP information of the German newspaper Die Welt on the acquisition by Areva of Siemens' involvement in their joint venture Areva NP. The French nuclear giant confirmed it had paid an interim payment of 1.62 billion euros from Siemens to acquire its 34% [...]
The calendar on the rescue of Portugal has accelerated after the volte-face by José Socrates, Prime Minister resigned, who has agreed to seek EU support on Wednesday night. This Friday morning, the European Commission said it received a demand from Lisbon.
After Greece and Ireland, Portugal became the third country in the euro [...]
Gone is the domination of the super eccentric way to "super" proximity. On April 4, Franprix, which grows out of Paris for six years, opened a store of 700 m2 (larger than average, which is around 440 m2) in the center of Lille. According to Jean-Michel Duhamel, President of Franprix-Leader Price, it will be [...]
A new start for Grandpa Brossard? According to several sources, the cooperative Limagrain, which owns the Bread Jacquet and Vilmorin seeds, entered into exclusive discussions to buy the famous brands Brossard and Savannah. Brossard SA group, whose businessman Guy Schumacher holds 78%, is valued 27 million euros on the market Alternext.
Limagrain has [...]
The Minister this morning announced the creation of a committee to consider the language learning from kindergarten to the ferry.
LE FIGARO – You install this morning panel discussion on the teaching of languages. What will be its roadmap?
Luc Chatel – The French are not good in foreign languages. In all [...]
Xavier Bertrand, Minister of Labour and Employment, wrote on Thursday afternoon with leaders of trade unions and employers to tell them what will be the "government commitment" after the merger of two existing devices accompanying retrenched *: Convention reclassification Custom (PRC), available throughout the country and funded largely by Unedic, and the contract of [...]