From our correspondent in Brussels

Between doves and hawks her, Euroland barely keep a cool head on Greece. In a sentence, the European Commissioner Karel De Gucht has upset all the Friday speech intended to persuade Greek voters to make sacrifices if he wants to keep the euro.

"The ECB and the European Commission (…) study of emergency scenarios if Greece does not recover," dropped Karel De Gucht Belgian daily De Standaard. It was enough that a news agency transforms the event into "emergency plan" to exit the euro as markets become inflamed Friday.

Brussels later denied, against all probability, the very existence of the crisis scenario, whereas it is the role of staffs to anticipate. The ECB itself does not exclude it. Known for his outspokenness, Commissioner De Gucht is not the first to trip in the contradiction of speech.

The weekend is its chief Jose Manuel Barroso, who set fire to the powder by saying that "better" than Greece leaves the euro if it refuses to play the game President Committee had to make amends, just before reaching Washington, ensuring that Athens "is part of the family." Monday, it was the turn of Maria Fekter, Austrian Minister of Finance, a slap on the wrist because she wanted to leave Greece to the euro and the EU, even then readmit him.

To impress the Greeks, the European discourse can not ignore the scenario of rupture. The problem is that whenever the "bogeymen" open their mouths, they also wake up the specter of a breakup of the euro markets.

Profitable strategy

In Greece, the radical left Syriza, credited with 20% of votes in the polls, seen in the parliamentary elections of 17 June a referendum for or against the austerity, the euro should remain in the table. Europe, tired of paying to no avail, distills a message more complicated: June 17 it will be a referendum for or against the common currency, knowing that the rejection of the euro would lead to bankruptcy even more expensive for the Greeks.

The approach – now responsible Greek, European solidarity later – was agreed in Athens with the two traditional parties, the conservative New Democracy and PASOK socialist, says one in Brussels.

Without interfering officially, Europe wants to make clear to the Greeks that they can not pull the cake and eat it too. In return, Europeans are showing their commitment and offer a promise of better times. These days, were so bent on the exercise for Jean-Claude Juncker of Eurogroup, Mario Draghi for the ECB and Francois Hollande and Angela Merkel in Berlin: "Greece must remain in the euro."

Despite these boondoggles, the strategy can pay off. The conservative New Democracy (ND) replicate the advantage over their rivals Syriza recent days, according to surveys, in Athens opening the prospect of a majority in favor of austerity. Karel De Gucht said himself: the endgame has begun and the question "is whether everyone can keep his cool" to the end.

Trichet's plan to save the euro

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To avoid the breakup of the euro, the former ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet claims to have a plan: put the financially troubled countries under the tutelage of Brussels, if it is unable to implement policies budget approved by the EU. It would operate a federal mechanism "outstanding", when fiscal policy of a Member State slips to threaten monetary union.

"Federalism exception seems not only necessary to ensure a strong economic and monetary union, but it could also adapt to the true nature of Europe in the long run," said the former president of the ECB to Peterson Institute in Washington. The idea is not new. It was proposed by German finance minister, Wolfgang Schäuble, who wanted to entrust the finances of Greece to a "supercommissaire". Interference rejected by Athens as deemed "undemocratic".

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"If I am elected, I do not gèlerai, but I stoop down the salary of the president and ministers of 30%." By November 2011, Francois Hollande had made the campaign promise very symbolic, while Nicolas Sarkozy marked the spirits in increase of 172% net salary (of 7,084 to 19,331 euros) on arrival at the Elysee. Presented at the first cabinet meeting on Thursday by the new prime minister, Jean-Marc Ayrault, the measure was formally adopted, confirmed by several cabinet members. Accordingly, the president and ministers will have their wages fall by 30%. "This is exemplary," explained Jean-Marc Ayrault Wednesday on France 2. This measure will be a decree. But this law, which will not be adopted before June and the election of the National Assembly, "will be retroactive," said the spokesman of the government, Najat Belkacem-Vallaud. It is therefore effective "as of May 15" date of the nomination of Francis Holland as president.

The gross monthly salary of Ministers will therefore decrease of 14,200 euros per month, to 9,940 euros. That of the Prime Minister will also be trimmed from 21,300 euros to 14,910 euros gross. Like, finally, the compensation of the President of the Republic which is equivalent to the Prime Minister. With a plane that has a surprising consequence. Ex-Ministers continue to earn more than their successors for another six months. Indeed, each team member Francois Fillon retain his salary during this period. A privilege granted to all former ministers, who lose their theory, however, other benefits.

In the camp of the UMP, the reactions to this first measure of government have not kept waiting. Jean-Francois Cope, the party's general secretary, described the pay cut of "deception" on Twitter.

I denounce the imposture, the clannishness and demagoguery are the appointment of the first steps of @ fhollande ump.org / news / esp

. – Jean-Francois Cope (@ jf_cope) May 17, 2012

It explains, in a statement, the government has Ayrault "14 members of more" than the first Fillon government. "We go from 15 ministers, four secretaries of state and a High Commissioner to 34 ministers and deputy ministers, an increase of 65%. Wage cuts of 30% can not hide this fact: the government of Francois Hollande will be far more costly to the taxpayer. "

Largest decline in Europe

If they come later than in other European countries, this decline in compensation of government is by far the strongest. One of the first to take this measure, as he tried to impose on his country a vast austerity plan, was the Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen. From 2009, he had reduced his salary and that of his ministers by 15%. In the process, in May 2010, Spain followed the movement by announcing a 15% reduction of salaries of its ministers. In the UK, the British prime minister, David Cameron, newly installed in power, his ministers imposed a 5% decrease in their pay. A dry diet made subsequently by Italy and Portugal, among others.

In Europe a constraint to fiscal Germany still appears a prosperous island. While the German economy grew by 2% annual rate in the first quarter, Angela Merkel and her ministers were granted for the first time in twelve years an increase of wages. The Cabinet decided on Wednesday to a 5.7% increase in three stages by August 2013, bringing the salary of Angela Merkel to about 17,016 euros gross per month and those of his ministers to about 13,795 euros.

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The Crazy Horse dancers déhabilleront did not tonight. According to RTL, the famous cabaret troupe voted to strike Monday almost unanimously, in the hope of getting a raise. The management has so far "refused or rejected" any negotiation, the performances Tuesday night and tonight were canceled.

The dancers however, were present Tuesday at the Crazy Horse, near the Champs Elysees, to explain their movement. One of them, Suzanne, told RTL micro "be paid at a rate more than deplorable," which does not take into account the constraints imposed by the cabaret. "We are asked to work 24 days a month. The Crazy Horse is not any cabaret. This is an exceptional place where the show is completely naked payday loans for bad credit. These features are not included in our earnings. "

The Crazy Horse dancers indeed work six days a week and take the stage twice a night, not counting repetitions. A meeting is planned with unions in the day. If social conflicts are rare in this area, Lido dancers had also expressed wage demands in 2003. They complained, according to Liberation, paid less than men and work in difficult conditions.

In a recent documentary, "Crazy Horse", the American filmmaker Frederick Wiseman revealed behind the scenes, sometimes less glamorous, the famous Parisian cabaret. Here's an excerpt:

Crazy Horse

Angela Merkel may not be smiling to welcome Francois Hollande Tuesday night. The Christian Democrats (CDU) of German Chancellor Sunday suffered a stinging defeat in a regional election in North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state in Germany.

According to partial results yet, the federal opposition Social Democrats (SPD) won the election with 38% of the vote. Environmentalists have raised 12% of the vote, the SPD-Green coalition outgoing should continue to govern this state.

For its part the CDU has collected approximately 25.5% of the votes, or about 9 points lower than in 2010, her worst score ever recorded in this region. This defeat adds to a long series for black liberal-conservative coalition in power in Berlin since 2009, it failed to surpass the 5% in six regional elections, and lost its historical stronghold of Baden-Wuerttemberg.  

Merkel remains popular in polls

Although the North Rhine-Westphalia is a historical bastion of the left, this result sounds like a warning to the Chancellor, to 16 months of the legislation. A week after voters in France and Greece have shown that they wanted more austerity, the Germans of this region of western countries have chosen the SPD, very critical of the policy austerity practiced by the Chancellor. "This defeat is bitter, clear and it really hurts," admitted the local leader of the CDU, also Environment Minister Merkel, Norbert Röttgen. He at the same time tried to protect the Chancellor, ensuring that it was "above all (his) defeat" and resigning from the regional party.

If his party string of electoral defeats, Angela Merkel seems to always enjoy great personal popularity. National polls show that the Germans know it will promote fiscal austerity to cure ailing eurozone. Besides, in North Rhine-Westphalia, the Free Democrats, staunch supporters of austerity, collected 8.5% of the vote, nearly triple the 3% they receive from national surveys. However the formation of extreme left Die Linke – model Jean-Luc Melenchon – has not passed the 5% threshold of votes necessary for MPs.

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Chambers of commerce and industry want to work with the new president and new government on major economic issues: SMEs, industry, international business development, training and learning. "We are a driving force. We are not in the claim, "said Jacques Pfister, Senior Vice President of the Assembly of French Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ACFCI) and President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Marseille Provence in presenting the 22 proposals of the network of chambers of commerce and industry.

Sign of this willingness to change and to affirm their desire to play leading roles in major economic debates, chambers of commerce and industry adopt a new logo, "CCI de France." "There are not many networks of entrepreneurs also involved in the economy of the territories and as close to the territories. We are a private Datar, "says Jacques Pfister, referring to the Directorate of Planning.

Chambers of commerce are active in many areas. "They are machines to do economic development, to train young people to manage infrastructure," says Pierre-Antoine Gailly, second vice-president of the ACFCI and President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Paris. They train apprentices. They welcome students into their business schools. They manage airports or ports. They support SMEs internationally. They help entrepreneurs. They look after employment. "The Chamber of Commerce Marseille Provence 1000 supports RSA beneficiaries per year for four years," said Jacques Pfister personal loans for people with bad credit.

Simplification of yarrow territorial

Anxious to participate in the economic recovery, the Chambers of Commerce argue that France gets a real industrial ambition. They want to make 2013 the year of the industry. They offer a one-stop financing industrial area to help entrepreneurs to find funding.

The launch of a contingency plan to enable SMEs to enter new markets is asked to stop the decline in the number of exporting companies that are not more numerous in 2011 than in 1995. Large groups will be forced to work with "a share of SMEs and SMIs in the French part of their contracts together abroad."

Noting that France is over-managed and that the powers of territorial and state overlap, chambers of commerce and industry urge a simplification of territorial yarrow, strengthening the role of cities and best use of ports or airports. "It is possible to create a% of GDP higher if we reflect on the cities and provide 1% of GDP higher by focusing on the ports of Marseille and Le Havre," said Jacques Pfister.

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Christophe Chaptal de Chanteloup – The elements of language management has always struck me and amused. However, this language becomes troublesome in times of stress: flowery and poetic, he is far from making abrupt dismissal and restructuring that we know. And the action is more brutal, more vocabulary is elliptical.

This shift is also embarrassing for those who lead the game for those who are its victims. I campaign for the use of simple terms: "I dismiss you," instead of "we urge you to consider a track external developments."

That reflects the use of these words?

They may reflect a lack of strategy: one says anything to occupy the space. Conversely, the strategy may be clear, but the manager did not dare express it because it is politically incorrect. Attenuate the words then a brutal reality, as the "backup plan for employment", which saves only the use of those left

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What are the risks of this fuzzy language?

The weight of political correctness, the fact of wanting to be inclusive of as many of the sensibilities and finally make the speech unintelligible.

By disconnecting the language of reality, that reality is no longer included. This practice is detrimental to individuals and organization, which in the long term, lose their bearings. By dint of saying anything, you end up doing anything.

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The time is in final preparation for town hall in France, before the presidential election. For the latter, the bill for the organization of these exceptional weekend will be more or less salty. According to the Association of Mayors of France, you need a budget of around 15,000 euros per day to vote for an average city of 20,000 inhabitants. "This represents about 1 per registered voter," said Philip Lawrence, vice president of the Association and Mayor of Sceaux (Hauts de Seine).

According to the latter, the bulk of this budget is absorbed by personnel costs unusually mobilized for the weekend of presidential and legislative elections. "On Saturday, the day before voting, employees adjust any polls that are often located in public buildings or classrooms. The number of desktop depends on the number of registered voters, knowing that it takes no more than 1000 voters for an office. In a city like seals, so they are 14 offices that are developed, "says the mayor of this town of Hauts-de-Seine. "Then the Sunday vote, you have two people permanently. That's two teams of two for a 12-hour day, which must be added the support staff to ensure that everything goes well. " At Sceaux, there are 100 municipal employees who will be on duty for each day of voting.

For them, the days are long lasting and beyond counting. But allow them to receive a specific payment. "This is the most expensive for the town hall. There are many volunteers in the office but their role is only to monitor, register voters, get them signed. Requires municipal employees on site, such certificates to those who do not have their voter registration card, "said Philip Lawrence.

The presidential ballots be borne by the State

These are not purchasing urns or damaged booths that make invoice salt. These are purchased from private companies such as Form XL, the leading provider of French municipalities. Meuse in this business, it takes 94 to 327 euros for a traditional ballot box and 213 to 425 euros for one to three polling booths in places. "These expenditures, investment in the budget of the city, are negligible and are amortized from one election to another," says Philip Lawrence.

So what is the state to relieve the town halls? The latter is involved in all these costs up to 2,500 euros, according to AMF. Prefectures establish "cost of assembly, composed of a fixed amount per polling station and an amount based on the number of voters," says one to the Ministry of Interior. The envelope stuffing and mailing of election propaganda (posters, leaflets, creed and ballots) to voters is the responsibility of prefectures which in turn mobilize staff or rely on outside providers.

The State shall also be responsible for printing and mailing of ballots to municipalities for president, according to the memento sent to candidates by the Ministries of Interior and Foreign Affairs. For legislative candidates and print their ballots may be reimbursed for these expenses if they obtain at least 5% of the votes cast in the first round. But the rules are strict: the paper used must contain at least 50% recycled or benefit "of an international certification for sustainable forest management." According to the Senate, the total estimated cost of the presidential election for the state and is estimated at 217.3 million euros. That of the general elections is estimated at 122.3 million euros this year.

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In Rome,

Even Professor Monti can not perform miracles. In the Document for Economic and Financial (DPEF) covering the years 2012 to 2015, on Wednesday approved Wednesday by the Cabinet, it is written that Italy will experience a recession in 2012 equal to 1.20% of GDP. However, until now, the government expected a 0.4% growth this year. The activity will walk away from the front in 2013 – timidly – to double next year to 1.2% in 2015.

Logical consequence of this failure of growth, the government recognizes that a balanced budget, wielded far as priority, will struggle to be reached in late 2013. Vittorio Grilli, Deputy Economy Minister now speaks of a deficit of 0.5% of GDP next year, adding that "overall structural balance and not episodic" is reached. A scenario much more optimistic than the IMF in its forecast released Tuesday estimates that Italy will not reach equilibrium before 2015.

Another sensitive indicator: public debt, which stood at 123.4% of GDP at the end of last year. It would decline to 120.3% this year, 114.4% in 2014 and 110.8% in 2015, when the simplification and liberalization adopted earlier this year will come to full speed, generating additional growth assessed 2.4% of GDP in 2020.

In presenting these figures, the chairman, Mario Monti, sought optimistic: "Our action has demonstrated safety of the public accounts. We will have a primary surplus (excluding debt service) of 3.9% next year. " Despropos primarily for financial markets, which have recently hosted the Italian slippage. MIB30 index of the Milan Stock Exchange closed sharply lower by 2.29%.

The balancing act that requires Mario Monti has become particularly difficult fast payday loans. It must assure citizens that their efforts are, not to undermine confidence without complacency. Mario Monti has paid tribute to the sacrifices "very high" imposed on the Italians, "we are fighting every day to avoid the fate of Greece," he said, deliberately severe.

But in a country where the tax burden – 45.1% of GDP – reached a record high and unemployment was 9.3%, an increase of rigor seems now to be excluded. The salvation is through more growth. This is why the government on Wednesday adopted a national reform agenda based on five priorities, which will mobilize tens of billions of euros. The 'major projects and public infrastructure "alone include 20 billion euros in public funding per year for three or four years for priority equipment, rail, road, airport, hospitals, schools, … Another sensitive issue: the immediate payment of the arrears that the state owes to private companies, whether of central or local governments. Twenty billion euros of state guarantees will be released to allow private creditors to enforce them at banks. Six billion will also be reimbursed immediately by local governments. Tax incentives, practical support to business creation and drastic simplification of administrative procedures should also encourage the resumption of activity. An effort of three billion euros a year for twenty years will be made in favor of renewable energy. Finally, the Senate passed Wednesday on a final golden rule placing a balanced budget in the Constitution. Mario Monti handling is the core growth budget and stick.

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Critics have not kept waiting to condemn the Japanese government project to restart two nuclear reactors. Since the disaster of Fukushima and security measures that followed, almost all of the park which provided 28% of the electricity of the Archipelago has been shutdown. Today, one unit is still running and should be stopped for maintenance in the coming weeks. So far, Japan has managed this failure by attempting to reduce energy consumption and increasing imports of oil and gas.

However, with the approach of summer and peak demand associated with the use of air conditioners, electric companies, industry and the government becomes more pressing to restart some nuclear sites. Kansai Electric Power Company, now deprived of all its reactors, and says she may suffer from inadequate power of 20% during peak summer.

Obtain an understanding of citizens

Friday, the government Yoshihiko Noda had approved the reactivation plan of units 3 and 4 of the Central Oi (a hundred miles from Kyoto). Ensuring that the reactors in question comply with new security standards, the industry minister, Yukio Edano, nevertheless said: "The revival will be once we have obtained an understanding of citizens, starting with the local population. "

Nothing is less certain for now. Environmental groups are quickly mounted slot, as the Japanese press. "It is difficult to understand why the government so anxious to restart the reactors," wrote an editorial Sunday in the general Japanese daily Mainichi Shimbun, saying that more thorough inspections should be made before any restart. For its part, the daily Asahi Shimbunregrette "inconstancy" Noda government in its nuclear policy. Before taking office, the Prime Minister had indeed promised to continue the denuclearization of the country. "Independent studies show that there will be no shortage of energy," says his side Wakao Hanaoka, an activist of Greenpeace Japan.

While the population does not seem ready to return to nuclear, renewable energy has found a new attraction. Last week was thus launched a solar power plant of 70 megawatts, the largest in the country.

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