The priority given to environment in the public action is not disputable, even if individual behaviors as enterprises operating modes are also essential. But the difficulty rests in the frequent contradictions between political exigences and the technical realities. It then occurs that to answer politician considerations, the States take decisions in the name of the protection of the environment which lead to results contrary to the expected results due to an ignorance, unvoluntary or not, of the consequences of their action. That situation is not limited to France and we have observed similar cases in Germany and even in the ...

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The Chinese calendar, through a twelve years cycle, gives to the current year the name of an animal. 2024 so will be the year of the Dragon. In 2022, it was the Tiger. In France, this nickname had been given to a statesman, Georges Clemenceau. The year of the Tiger was definitely not the “Clemenceau year” because was attributed to his proximity with Japan the transfer to this country of the German concessions in China during the 1919 negotiations which will lead to the Versailles Treaty. That major humiliation will not be without connection with the political and social moves ...

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The French growth last publications do not let us forecast a rebound enough for the government objectives regarding employment and the public finances recovery are met next year. During 2023 3^rd quarter, INSEE has revised downward the GDP evolution to -0.1% compared to its first estimation of +0.1%. The acquired growth for 2024 would only be 0.6%. Banque de France has also revised downward its forecast for 2024 to 0.8% against 0.9% in its previous publication. This figure is very inferior to the growth rate inscribed in the Finance bill for 2024, i.e ...

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