Sarkozy and Merkel in search of agreement on the banks

Friday, October 7th, 2011

Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel are found Sunday in Berlin with the need to reach agreement on the recapitalization of banks in Europe, amid differences over a recourse to public funds for the community to complete. The European Commission said Friday it would submit in the coming days proposals ...

EU and Brazil for concerted action on the debt crisis

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

Brazil and the European Union must act in concert to calm the markets about the risks of contagion associated with the European debt crisis, said Tuesday the leaders of both parties. "It is fundamental that there is a policy coordination between countries to weather the current international situation," said ...

Spanish MPs approve the golden rule

Friday, September 2nd, 2011

They voted by an overwhelming majority of the constitutional principle of limited government deficit. Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, here at a press conference in late July 2011. The Spanish deputies approved Friday by an overwhelming majority the inclusion in the Constitution a "golden rule" of fiscal ...

European shares open up after Jackson Hole

Monday, August 29th, 2011

European stock markets opened up Monday in the wake of Wall Street and Asian stock markets, markets enjoying a renewed hope for investors Friday after the speech of the President of the Federal Reserve in Jackson Hole. Ben Bernanke said the Fed would meet two days in September, instead ...

Why Overtime will be planed

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011

The "work more to earn more" Nicolas Sarkozy has fizzled. In search of billions of euros of savings, the government is prepared to cap exemptions from the overtime. The final pillar of the law Tepa wobbles. The final pillar of the law Tepa ("Labour, employment and purchasing power"), passed ...

"The budget per student in French universities is worrying"

Wednesday, July 6th, 2011

Pierre-Andre Chiappori, Professor of Economics at Columbia University in the United States and author of a report for the Institute of Company on the financing of higher education, increase the rights of Registration and use private funds. Interview. A student walks in an empty hall reading as Bordeaux's French University ...

The euro is suffering from the Greek crisis

Friday, June 17th, 2011

The euro fell against the dollar and the yen after the failure of negotiations finance ministers of the euro zone on a new aid package to Greece. The euro was down against the dollar Thursday, hit by ongoing concerns about Greece's debt and its contagion. 6am-8am to Paris-the single ...

Carrefour stock market decline, will appeal on the issue of minimum wage

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

The title Carrefour fell sharply Wednesday in Paris Stock Exchange, amid disagreements over the group's strategy of distribution and social tensions. Unprecedented in its history, Carrefour has faced in recent weeks a movement of repeated strikes in support of wage demands. Tuesday, he was sentenced to 3.66 million fine ...

Drought: Sarkozy releases 500 million euros in aid

Thursday, June 9th, 2011

This reinforcement of cash will also be accompanied by a logistics support. The Head of State, however, said there would be no direct aid to the agricultural sector. The President of the Republic visited today in Poitou-Charentes to announce measures to farmers as a result of drought. Nicolas Sarkozy, ...

European markets end down, Paris sells 1.89%

Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

European markets finished lower, hurt by fears weigh on U.S. growth is showing signs of slowing. Technical analysts believe that risk aversion is likely to continue over the coming weeks and that the evidence should be kept within fairly narrow ranges of fluctuation with downturns interspersed with light bounces. ...