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French Prime Minister François Fillon gave his “policy declaration” in front of the National Assembly yesterday afternoon. This is a classical exercise in the French system: at the beginning of their mandate, French Prime Ministers have to expose their plans to the national representation and explain the main policy directions.
Few … Continue Reading…
You have to give it to Greenpeace: their speedboat stunt at the G-8 summit was truly spectacular. If climate-change campaigners ever tire of trying to save the world, a lucrative career in Hollywood surely beckons.
But just as Tinseltown must conjure up ever-more dramatic special effects to capture jaded audiences’ attention, … Continue Reading…
According to an IPSOS poll released today, the level of salary is the first and major preoccupation of more than half (52%) of the French employees, before the quality of work and the time spent at work. Only 33% of them declare to be happy at work (a drop … Continue Reading…
GMF’s Economic Policy Program recently hosted Professor Dan Drezner of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, for a presentation of his new book, ‘All Politics is Global’ (Princeton University Press). You can read more about Drezner’s arguments here, and listen to a podcast interview … Continue Reading…
According to a study conducted by the British firm FDS, and partially published by the AFP, French workers are the ones who complain and moan the most at work, followed by British and Swedish employees ex aequo. Americans come right after, even if, according to the study, they … Continue Reading…
British campaigners against European Union plans to outlaw imperial measures like pounds and ounces have claimed victory, according to news reports today. The self-styled ‘metric martyrs’ say they have say they have won the battle to keep Britain imperial, after confirmation from the European Commission’s industry commissioner, Gunther Verheugen, that dual marking of goods in imperial and metric would “continue indefinitely”. Previously the Commission had set a 2009 deadline for the phasing out of imperial measures still widely used in British greengrocers, butchers and supermarkets. Continue Reading…
Europe is growing, and more strongly than was thought only a few months ago – that’s the positive message to come out of the European Commission’s spring economic forecasts, published on May 7th. Growth of 2.7% in 2006 represents the best performance by the euro area since 2000, and … Continue Reading…
On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Rome Treaty, which represents the founding of the European economic community, Europe has much to be proud of - uniting nation-states to overcome old rivalries, defeat communism, and extend peace, security, and the rule of law to Eastern Europe. Europe’s economic … Continue Reading…
Despite concerns over global current account imbalances and volatile energy prices, multinational companies increased their investments abroad last year at a robust pace. According to the recently released estimates from the United Nations, foreign direct investment (FDI) rose from $916 billion in 2005 to $1.2 trillion in 2006, the … Continue Reading…
Newsweek has become the latest international media outlet to raise the prospect of serious economic problems in the pipeline for the European Union’s newest member states. In an article entitled: “Europe’s Fallen Angels” (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17081618/site/newsweek/) the magazine quotes Simeon Djankov, chief economist at the World Bank as saying: “I think … Continue Reading…