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The Paris Motor Show, the discussions between France and Germany on the relaxation of European rules on engines and negotiations in Brussels with China on the restriction of its exports place this essential sector of industry at the centre of the news. They illustrate the extent of the crisis that is hitting it, even though it was for a long time one of the strong points of the European economy, both in terms of jobs and exports.
Since the beginning of the year, the fall in manufacturers' share prices has been spectacular: Stellantis (-56%), Renault (-17%) but its share price ...
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France is going through a difficult period. A protest movement by high school students has broken out and is meeting with broad support from the population, both teachers' unions and parents. They are protesting against the deterioration of the premises and the non-replacement of their teachers in the event of absence. They are demanding a sharp increase in the resources allocated by the State to national education. At the same time, the government is struggling to get the significant reduction in the budget deficit adopted by the country's growing public debt.
The financial markets, which had long been lenient ...
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On the eve of the presentation to the Council of Ministers of the government's draft budget for 2027, which will give rise to intense debates in Parliament, INSEE has published the figures relating to France's public debt in the 2nd half of the year, i.e. 3,595 billion euros and 119% of GDP, The net debt is slightly lower (3,366 billion) but up over one year by 191 billion.
On the same day, the interest rate on 10-year government bonds reached 4.75% compared to 3.55% at the beginning of the year. This was the ...
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The frequently critical comments about the slowdown in the growth of the Chinese economy do not help to understand the action of its leaders and the direction in which the country is heading. A range of between 4.5 and 5% had been chosen for GDP growth in 2026. The figures for the 1st half of the year placed it at the bottom of this range and the latest forecasts for the 3rd quarter estimate it to be even lower. While business and public sector investment remains dynamic, household consumption is growing little and the main driver of the Chinese ...
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Le nouvel Etat-stratège
Le dernier livre d'Alain Boublil, le nouvel Etat-statège (Editions de l'Archipel) est paru le 5 février 2014.
Le livre apporte les réponses de son auteur à la question qui est, en France, au centre de tous les débats politiques: "Que peut-on attendre de l'Etat aujourd'hui ? " Et il formule plusieurs suggestions sur l'exercice du pouvoir tirées de son expérience passée auprès de François Mitterrand. Observateur de l'économie mondiale comme conseil des nombreuses grandes entreprises qui ont fait appel à lui, il trace un portrait de la France d'aujourd'hui bien moins pessimiste que ce que l'on entend parfois, à condition que chacun fasse preuve de lucidité sur ses propres comportements.
Les exigences ont certes été exacerbées par la crise. Mais y faire face est de plus en plus difficile car l'écart s'est creusé entre les attentes de chacun et la réduction des marges de manoeuvres publiques du fait des règles internationales, de l'endettement et des contraintes environnementales.
En dix chapitres, Alain Boublil dresse un bilan sans complaisances, prend la mesure des possibilités et des limites de l'Etat et il ouvre des voies nouvelles pour l'action publique. Il évoque le sauvetage de l'euro, le fardeau de la dette et le ras-le-bol fiscal, l'Etat-patron de Colbert à Jean-Marie Messier, le retour du complexe vis-à-vis de l'Allemagne et les nouveaux outils de l'Etat-stratège dans la mondialisation face aux défis industriels, aux enjeux de la transition énergétique, à la "dictature du CO2" et à la révolution du gaz de schiste. Et il met en garde contre les dérives de l'Etat-spectacle, qui gènent l'efficacité de l'action publique et les facilités de l'Etat-guichet qui débouchent sur le clientélisme.
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14/10/2026
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The Paris Motor Show, the discussions between France and Germany on the relaxation of European rules on engines and negotiations in Brussels with China on the restriction of its exports place this essential sector of industry at the centre of the news. They illustrate the extent of the crisis that is hitting it, even though it was for a long ...
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