14 January 2013
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The urgent and the important
2013, a year without elections in France, started with a bang: a welcome agreement on job market reform, some high-risk military operations in Africa, where the destiny of France is decided, and protests against same-sex marriage…
7 January 2013
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Gerard Depardieu, a mirror of the French people
Gerard Depardieu is my friend. It has been so for over twenty-five years. And he will always be my friend. No matter what he says, or what he does. This is my idea of friendship: irreversible, it cannot be bargained over…
4 January 2013
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What can we expect from 2013?
It is just much easier to forecast good news than bad ones; for good news occurs rarely by chance and is most often the result of long efforts; even if in general we cannot give any indication as to the date of their occurrence. It is generally known well in advance when a fortunate development will occur…
17 December 2012
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Le projet 4F
Dans ce monde troublé, où chacun a besoin d’un cap, la France est, plus que beaucoup d’autres pays, en mal d’elle-même. Qu’est-elle ? Une nation en déclin ? Une province d’Europe ? Que veut-elle devenir ? Un musée ? Une grande puissance ?..
13 December 2012
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The three keys to the future
In order to understand where a nation is going, economic projections are generally used, those of the GDP essentially, and much uncertainty exists as to its likely value. Many other parameters will tell more about the future of a country than just virtual statistics…
10 December 2012
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Cease fire !
There is no democracy normally constituted, in which politicians would make false promises to workers employed in companies with no future; and yet this is the case, all too often, in France; particularly with Florange…
