Article publié exclusivement sur le site de l'Institut économique Molinari. La présidente du Medef, Florence Parisot a lancé une polémique et provoqué une levée de bouclier syndicale en proposant le 14 juin dernier ce qui a été décrit comme un transfert de la totalité des cotisations sociales sur le salarié.
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Article published exclusively on the Institut économique Molinari's website. 344 million euros. This is the fine inflicted by the European Commission on 31 May on five chemical companies accused of colluding between 1997 and 2002 on the price of acrylic glass, better known under the name of Plexiglas.
→ Lire la suiteArticle published exclusively on the Institut économique Molinari's website. Sustainable development week took place in France from 29 May to 4 June, under the auspices of the ministry for ecology. These celebrations are certainly the occasion to reflect on the significance of the concept of sustainable development and on its practical implications.
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→ Lire la suiteArticle published exclusively on the Institut économique Molinari's website. As a large wave of takeovers has gained all of Europe, it awoke the old demons of protectionism in the form of economic patriotism. It is a matter of reinforcing the regulation or to see takeovers forbidden in order to preserve the nationality of companies and employment.
→ Lire la suiteArticle published exclusively on the Institut économique Molinari's website. "The State must ensure the energy independence of the nation." This is one of the most usual justifications of "economic patriotism" in the energy field. It was recently used to support the French government’s decision to merge GDF and Suez, blocking a possible takeover by the Italian Enel on the latter.
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→ Lire la suiteArticle published exclusively on the Institut économique Molinari's website. Many governments in North America and Europe have moved toward a ban on cigarette smoking in public places, or are planning to do so. After Ireland in March 2004, Italy in January 2005 and Sweden in June 2005, France may fall under the same prohibition laws. For the first time in this country, such a proposal has begun to be discussed…
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