The president of the French Republic has warned his ministers: their next holidays will be limited to the strict minimum because the program of the government is so dense. That recommendation applies to the minister in charge of the ecological transition, Nicolas Hulot. He reminded it to him when he received him this week at the Elysée palace. To take into account environment is not only political stakes, it is an essential factor of the transformation of the society which will affect everybody’s behaviors, like, sixty years ago, holidays generalization, most of the time by the sea. It ...

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After the French president set the course of his action for the next five years and the Prime minister presented to the Parliament the main thrust of his economic policy, two questions need an answer: on which trend the French economy is today? Are considered actions appropriate to cope with the challenges the French economy is confronted?

During the 1^st quarter, growth estimation has been revised upward twice, from 0.3% to 0.5%. But in the INSEE calculus, the key element, volatile by definition, was the constitution of high inventories which hardly offset the negative contribution of foreign ...

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The last published figures, and especially the high level of job creations during the 1st quarter, give a positive image of France which contrasts with many years of doubts and critics. The growth trend is now in the European average, even if it is not strong enough to generate a significant reduction of unemployment and several sectors, like for instance home building, are enjoying a significant turnaround. Emmanuel Macron election and the huge majority his government will get at the national Assembly, even if his economic program is not precisely known, appeared as very positive factors to the international community ...

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