Paris and Berlin want a golden rule for the euro area

Show that summer storm, there is a captain at the helm of the eurozone. And even two! Following a working meeting at the Elysee Tuesday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Nicolas Sarkozy – who interrupted his vacation for the occasion – has challenged before the role of Franco-German couple out the single currency of [...]

The king of the donut between American Stock Exchange

This is one heavyweight world of fast food, virtually unknown in France. With more than 16,000 outlets in 57 countries, two flagship brands, Dunkin 'Donuts, the reference of the American donut, and BaskinRobbins specialist-ice cream, Dunkin' Donuts has established itself since its inception in the 1940s in Building on the franchise, and since the [...]

The CGT and CFDT to meet the seasonal

Already competing in the election of employee representatives in companies, the CGT and the CFDT will be this summer … on the beach. A first. The two unions will roam in the coming weeks resorts to reach out to seasonal workers to explain their rights. In white and red truck (rented from Hertz) for [...]

Cinemas adjust their prices young

For under 26, the film has suddenly become much cheaper in some multiplex chains. 3.90 euros, 4.20 euros or 4.90 euros, against an average rate at 6.30 euros at the National Cinema Centre (CNC) and a full price that often exceeds 10 euros. These rates, which appeared suddenly and in a certain discretion, are [...]

FNSEA call not to repay illegal aid

Farmers do not easily repay the aid they have been illegally paid between 1998 and 2002. "Do not pay!" They were still directed Beulin Xavier this Sunday, the president of the FNSEA, micro Europe 1. "We want to continue the discussion on the subject. The current situation also requires some restraint, "he said, referring [...]

The UMP wants 5 to 10 hours per week to touch the RSA

Most renewed the attack on the RSA. On the eve of the opening of the convention on the theme of social justice organized by the presidential party tomorrow, Wednesday, June 8, Jean-Francois Cope, secretary general of the UMP, exhibited in an interview with the daily La Voix du North's proposals for certain recipients of [...]

Europeans divided on the issue of debt Greek

In Greece, the IMF Dominique Strauss-Kahn was among the first to sound the alarm. Without openly contradict the assurance of Europeans, as many economists doubted the success of the rescue plan launched a year ago: Too many deadlines, not enough growth.
Monday in Brussels, twelve months after betting that Greece would be in [...]

The hypermarket disenchanted

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 [...]

Layoffs: Bertrand fixed rules

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 [...]

The French consumer has stimulated the growth end of 2010

Growth has accelerated in late 2010. It was posted at 0.4% in the fourth quarter after a modest increase of 0.2% in the third, according to Insee. It's a bit better than the previous estimate of 0.3% of the National Institute of Statistics. The figure for the year was left unchanged at 1.5% contrast. [...]