"Political leaders should give an answer in principle tomorrow afternoon (the EU)," he told reporters Panos Beglitis, spokesman for the Greek Socialist Party ( PASOK) on Sunday.

They will then discuss the plan of the troika (International Monetary Fund, European Commission and European Central Bank) at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Lucas Papademos.

"There will be a meeting of political leaders chaired by Papademos tomorrow afternoon," said Beglitis. 

The chief minister said for his part that the various managers of the government coalition have agreed on a reduction in public spending by an amount equivalent to 1.5% of GDP this year.

This includes measures to reduce salaries and benefits costs to make the Greek economy more competitive, he added.

He also confirmed the meeting of heads of coalition parties on Monday to conclude negotiations on the second aid package of 130 billion euros to be implemented by the mid-March to avoid a collapse of public accounts. 

The two main Greek unions called for a 24-hour strike Tuesday to protest against austerity measures and reforms demanded by international creditors.

"We expect one-day strike on Tuesday," said Ilias Iliopoulos, general secretary of the ADEDY representing public sector employees.

"Despite our sacrifices and despite the recognition that this policy mix is ​​bad, they ask even more austerity," he added.

ADEDY and its private counterpart, the GSEE, representing about two million workers in Greece, about half of the workforce. 

BAROIN OPTIMISTIC

Creditors of Greece had requested a reduction in spending worth one percent of GDP, slightly more than two billion euros for 2012.

The negotiations on the restructuring of the Greek debt held by the private sector rose "relatively well", said his side the French Minister of Economy and Finance, Sunday .

"I think it progresses smoothly on the part of private sector involvement to be made on a voluntary basis," said Baroin under the "Grand Rendez-Vous "Europe 1-Le Parisien-i> Télé.

"We would not get away from the level at which one must move the Greek debt in 2020, that is to say around 120%," said the French minister. And "it is because we do not withdraw these objectives that the discussions are difficult," he said.

"Anyway, it's later than February 13," continued Baroin.

February 13 is the deadline posed by the euro area to launch the operation, which should bring the Greek debt around 120% of GDP in 2020 against over 160% today.

The private sector should accept a discount of around 70% of its obligations under the exchange program of the Greek debt. This will help to lower than 100 billion euros of debt of Greece.

In exchange for a loan of at least 130 billion euros by 2015, the troika of institutional creditors requires further structural reform and further reforms of austerity authority to clean up its public accounts.

Troika calls including a lowering of wages in companies and supplementary pension, which measures face many political and union resistance.

In the absence of an agreement, Greece is threatened with failure to pay on 20 March, when mature 14.5 billion euros of bonds.

Beyond its organic levers, the former branch of the Accor group prepaid service, which issues such as meal vouchers, announced during a day dedicated to investors and financial analysts that it will carry out targeted acquisitions.

Edenred also wants to accelerate the transition to digital solutions "paving the way for new growth opportunities," we read in a statement.

The action Edenred closed Monday at 18.4 euros, showing a market capitalization of 4.2 billion euros.

Germany, France and Italy, met Thursday in Strasbourg (east), expressed their determination to secure the future of the euro, if necessary by amending the European treaties, but without affecting the independence of the European Central Bank (ECB).

The three largest economies in the euro area are determined to "do everything to support and ensure the sustainability of the euro," said the French president told reporters at the end of the tripartite summit.

Mr."We all three indicated that respect for the independence of this institution, it was not to request positive or negative" to the ECB for its part has assured the French President.

Several French officials, including Foreign Minister Alain Juppe Thursday morning, however, have called for the ECB to play "a role" to save the euro area. This role would be to buy massive debt of the countries most vulnerable to stem the continued rise in rates on government bonds of several euro area countries, which penalizes their already fragile budgets. This rate increase, a sign of the distrust of the market against the euro area, is now affecting countries like France.

"We are all three very much aware of the seriousness of the situation," said

The leader of New Democracy, one of the three member parties of the coalition government of Lucas Papademos, reiterated that his word was enough and that a written guarantee was unnecessary.

But European leaders fear that political parties are reluctant to implement unpopular reforms before the elections on February 19.

Samaras has already announced its intention to obtain an absolute majority at the polls to renegotiate the terms of the plan for European support.

"With regard to the discussion I had with the troika and the specific issue written guarantees, I would have said my position," said the Conservative leader after the interview.

"THERE WILL BE A SOLUTION"

By refusing to sign the document submitted by the troika, the economist would jeopardize the payment of the next tranche of aid. Creditors are willing to block eight billion euros needed to Athens to avoid default next month.

Political analysts believe, however, a compromise that allows both sides to save face will be found.

"One way or another, there will be a way around the problem.

Groups and UMP New Centre (NC) voted this draft budget called "obsolete" by the leftist opposition, who voted against.

This draft budget, the last of the five-year and the Legislature, is built on a projected growth rate of 1.75 for 2012 but the government has revised this rate downward by reducing it to 1%.

In the second part of the expenditure, the budget contains several provisions of the savings plan submitted on November 7 as the removal in late 2012 of the device "Scellier", a tax benefit for investors in new homes for rental .

Another measure of austerity November 7: the refocusing of the interest-free loan that will be reserved for new homes and means-tested.

Or a shot of "plane" of 15% and not more than 10 of the tax loopholes.

Wolfgang Schäuble told the German weekly Focus that Italy would be able to overcome its difficulties, resulting from a crisis of confidence in the markets.

"The economic data are not real bad. You just deal with the problems (…) These can be solved by Italy herself.What Rome has to overcome is nothing compared to the mountain to be climbed Greece, "he argues.

Although Europe has a Stability and Growth supposed to intervene much earlier, it is necessary that members act more in the EU, said Schäuble.

"The pressure of the crisis has effects that would not be possible otherwise (…) greater the crisis, the greater the need for change, he says.

A special board is scheduled Monday morning and is expected to endorse the departure of Pierre-Henri Gourgeon, blamed for the results considered bad and bad relations with the President of the Board Jean-Cyril Spinetta.

This move was expected. "I think the end of this suspense but it is close to the company itself to decide," said Transportation Minister Thierry Mariani Wednesday, describing the arrival of Alexander Juniac of "true-false suspense ".

The French state owns 16% stake in the airline.

The BoE's decision on Thursday to bring its program of asset purchases to 275 billion pounds underlines the fragility of the British economy, against a backdrop of fiscal restraint and spending power of consumers due to half-mast 'high inflation and weak wage growth.

The Governor of the BoE Mervyn King, in a letter to finance minister George Osborne, says that the global economic recovery has slowed and the debt crisis in the euro area has caused severe strains in financial markets.

"These tensions within the global economy threaten the British recovery," warns Mervyn King.

If the price increase is expected over 5% annual rate in the coming months, the recent deterioration in economic outlook bodes well for a return in the medium-term objective of the BoE, which is 2% in annual basis.

The Bank of England held rates unchanged at record low of 0.5%.This rate has not changed since March 2009.

The bold decision of the BoE to launch a new phase of quantitative easing contrasts with the more conservative ads of the European Central Bank.

The ECB also held its key rates unchanged Thursday while taking further steps to promote the supply of interbank liquidity and to intervene to the tune of 40 billion euros for the primary and secondary markets for bonds in the euro area .

OUTLOOK further deteriorated

Economists polled by Reuters had given a probability of 40% to restart its program of asset purchases by the BoE expected but mostly that it covers only 50 billion of extra pounds.

The sterling fell to 1.5280 dollars after the announcement, the lowest since July 2010, against 1.5466 before.

"The fact that the Monetary Policy Committee has decided to act now on the quantitative easing and he did it for 75 billion pounds rather than 50 points out that these members consider that the already difficult prospects of the economy further deteriorated due to headwinds both domestically and internationally, "said Howard Archer, economist at Global Insight.

"We believe that quantitative easing will be emphasized in the first quarter of 2012," he added.

The UK economy is virtually at standstill for a year while the government is facing a budget deficit that reached almost 10% of GDP.

The BoE had frozen to 200 billion pounds the amount of its asset purchases since February 2010 in favor of an economic recovery after a deep recession.

Restrictive means adopted by the BoE in view of inflationary pressures has markedly changed over the summer with the fear of a relapse into recession and difficulties for banks caused by the sharp correction in financial markets crisis the euro area and the signs of a global slowdown.

"We would not be surprised to see the total amount of asset purchases to 500 billion pounds, the new stage of quantitative easing, starting with the 75 billion announced today, adding an additional 300 billion in the first phase," said James Knightley, ING Financial Markets.

Introduction of competition, changes in schedules, increased work on the tracks … The coming months will be decisive for the station. To cope, the railway company decided to beef up its commercial and services. And it aims to establish a "contract of confidence" with its customers. Will this work? Give us your opinion.

Map 12-30 years

The group announced the extension of the card 12-25 years, 12-30 years is a map. From September 28 until the end of the year, SNCF pushes the age of youth.The launch on the occasion of 30 years of TGV, which will be celebrated on Saturday, allowing the station to make a real test for a possible final implementation, according to information entrusted to the AFP a source close the file. Information that the station denied this time. Only 400,000 copies of this limited edition of the card will be sold to the public.

"It is through the revealing of the SNCF," said Thierry Sarnez, managing director of the association of consumer and user CLCV. "It sets up shots, which complicate even more marketing offers. A new service is created and disappears after three months. How can the user find it," he says. "This is an interesting measure. But why be limited to 400,000 copies? Is completely discriminatory.Only those who have purchased the benefit from faster "adds Michel Pottier, president of the Avuc, association of users of railway.

The station is also in the process of setting up a system of financial compensation for passengers traveling standing or sitting in the hallway when they took a TGV overbooked.

Readability prices and schedules

Some measures will be implemented to improve the readability of hours. The controllers are equipped with such smart phones, enabling them to respond more readily to customer questions. It also strengthens its offer of support for children only from 4 to 14 who will also be open on weekends plus school holidays.

In terms of prices, the railway company also announced changes. In 2012, it can freely adjust its prices according to the attendance lines.Faced with fears of an increase in these rates, the group is adamant: "The SNCF does not seek to raise prices, and believes that such a development has no place." Two concrete measures are emerging in this context: the removal of periods 'peak' and 'normal', and the establishment of a flexible schedule. "Indeed, the station will undertake to sell a certain percentage of tickets" at a price lower than the reference rate (2nd class full fare, without giving further clarification for now.

It also wants to move towards greater clarity on prices. On the back of tickets, the website or guides, minimum and maximum prices for the same journey, will be shown, so that the client has a clearer view of pricing. "We need more transparency. This is the median price must be indicated.And why not show, for example, tariffs on screens in stations, "asks Thierry Sarnez." Today, the person who wants to travel by train never know what it will pay, "laments Michael Pottier.

According to AFP, the station also plans to limit the number of different rates for the same journey. "It would be perfect. According to one of our surveys, it happens that prices are 20 for the same car. This abnormal" deplores the managing director of CLCV.

A revolution schedules

These efforts at transparency are even more pressing that the group is preparing for a revolution of his times. Over 80% of them should change. "It's an upheaval as great as the changeover to the euro," said Guillaume Pepy SNCF president at a recent seminar. And he added that "it never happened" to change so many times at once.Indeed, on average, only 30% are changed in one go.

"The SNCF has ensured, in this context forced the new organization, to provide the best possible offer to customers." provide a statement. The group intends to propose a "more robust, and limiting delays. On the TGV, it promises many places during peak hours to 9-10 hours on arrival at Paris, and from 17h in the evening , opportunities to combine its travel, the day or half day of opening hours on weekends, or an improvement of connections between TGV and TER.

SNCF jusitife this "revolution" with the launch of the Paris-Rhin-Rhone (which in turn has implications for other lines), or the multitude of planned work on the network. "There's four years of work with high-dose mile modernization projects each year," said Mr.Pepy, who had already called for "understanding and patience" of users and the "general interest".

But the schedule change also reflects the timing of development, the principle is to operate trains on the same line at regular hours. For example every hour or every two hours, the same trains serving the same stops succeed in a given station at regular time intervals. SNCF wants to spend the percentage of train subject to this requirement from 8 to 16%.

Of long distance bus station to the study

Finally, the station has not only eyes fixed on the rail. The group could in fact engage in passenger transport by bus over long distances to compete with Eurolines, which opened this summer selling his first six interregional links in France. According to Thierry Sarnez, it would be "an admission of failure.SNCF admit that its own trains are not competitive. It begins with a few bus lines … Then it can develop. "However, Mr Pepy ensure that rail remains the 'backbone' of the group."

In his new "World Economic Outlook", the IMF cut its growth forecast to 1.6% this year and only 1.1% next year, respectively 0.4 and 0.6 point less that 'expected in June.

And stresses the need for quick decisions to support countries in difficulty, regain market confidence and alleviate the financial storm.

"In a highly uncertain environment dominated by tensions over the crisis of sovereign debt in the euro area, the risks to growth are mainly focused down," says the Fund.

He explained that the rising interest rate markets may deter investment and lead growth, while a spread of the debt crisis in the countries of the "heart" of the area could threaten the stability financial crisis.

The European Central Bank (ECB) has the power to mitigate these risks, however, considers the institution headed by Christine Lagarde. She believes that the ECB will lower interest rates if inflation risks persist and growth.Jorg Decresson, an IMF economist, pointed out at the press conference presenting the forecasts.

In the meantime, the IMF urges the ECB to continue its repurchases of bonds, at least pending the entry into force of the reform of the European Financial Stability Fund (EFSF), which must provide the power to make this type of redemption.

Meanwhile, the IMF advocated a strengthening of the financial system, a recommendation already mentioned in recent weeks by Christine Lagarde but was more than cool reception in Europe.

Banks should "take immediate action" to raise private capital and "should be more ambitious than that supervisors deem necessary," the Fund.

SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES

The new IMF forecasts contrast with the scenario of a gradual and modest recovery outlined in the spring.They should influence the meeting of finance ministers and central bankers planned this weekend in Washington.

Especially as the downward revision spares no one on the Old Continent, not even the country of Central and Eastern Europe who had endured the crisis better and better rebounded since 2008-2009.

The IMF growth forecasts for this "emerging Europe" have been reduced to 4.3% for 2011 and 2.7% for 2012, against 5.3% and 3.2% previously.

"The financial turmoil will affect the activity through a deterioration in confidence and funding, even if the adverse effects of temporary factors such as high commodity prices and supply disruptions related to the earthquake Japan subside, "said the IMF.

And he stresses that its new forecast assumes that European leaders are able to contain the crisis in the euro area.A thinly veiled warning against the risk of further deterioration of the economy in case of paralysis of policy-making process.

IMF forecasts show large differences in economic performance in Europe: Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Poland and the Netherlands are expected to show growth levels close to those recorded before the crisis, while d others are penalized by drastic adjustment programs, such as Iceland, Latvia and of course the States "peripheral" in the euro area.