February 2, 2012
Competitiveness of the German economy is regularly cited as an example by Nicolas Sarkozy. Yet behind the success of "Made in Germany" export hidden social realities unenviable. German Chancellor Angela Merkel at his best wishes for 2012 In his televised speech Sunday night, Nicolas Sarkozy praised the German model ...
October 31, 2011
The Australian court on Monday ordered Qantas to resume flights, interrupted in the context of social conflict unprecedented ten years. The airline has grounded all its aircraft Saturday and canceled 447 flights, which affected nearly 70,000 passengers, and brought the conflict to a climax. The unions are demanding ...
October 20, 2011
European markets open in the red Thursday morning after the meeting between Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel. The Franco-German summit suggests that disagreements are still on the rescue of the euro area. Paris lost 1.6%. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy at a European summit in Brussels June 24, ...
September 17, 2011
The number of start-ups in France rebounded in August after two months of decline, data show seasonally adjusted and the number of days published Friday by INSEE. Including applications made by creative entrepreneurs of the self-reported basis, 41,697 companies were created last month, a figure up 7.5% from July, ...
September 12, 2011
The failure of Greece is now a hyptohèse work for some German officials. But she is not alone. Overview of three options on the table and their consequences. Germany loses patience with Greece and plans to let the country go bankrupt. Germany is she about to let go of ...
August 31, 2011
Vivendi said on Wednesday it confirmed its forecast for 2011 after publishing the results broadly in line with market expectations for the first half. The group of telecom, entertainment and media identified in the first half EBIT (operating income, net of amortization of goodwill), to 3.36 billion euros, up ...
August 16, 2011
The economic growth forecast for France in 2012 will likely be revised downward, reported Tuesday the daily Les Echos, citing the entourage of Nicolas Sarkozy. The French economy stagnated in the second quarter according to the first estimate published Friday by INSEE.This cons-performance compromise in the eyes of many ...
July 5, 2011
The rise in property prices in France continued in the first half, a rise just slowed down compared to last year, show figures released Tuesday by the Century 21 network, for which lower transaction volumes reflects an early correction. After rising 8.7% in 2010, prices stand at the end ...
June 24, 2011
China prevents the completion of a multi-billion placed by Hong Kong Airlines from Airbus in protest against the draft European Union to reduce CO2 emissions from airlines. According to Handelsblatt, citing industry sources, the deal should be signed Tuesday. EADS, Airbus' parent company, and Hong Kong Airlines, owned ...
June 21, 2011
The new Portuguese Government control of public finances as an imperative, said Pedro Passos Coelho Tuesday during his first speech as Prime Minister. "The goal of a return towards the consolidation of public finances is an urgent imperative to address our short-term problems," said Pedro Passos Coelho immediately after ...