Government considers tax on processed sugars
©Chris van Dyck/Flickr The executive is considering a tax on processed sugars, focused on sweets and sugary drinks. Objective: to save 5 billion euros to feed the Social Security, while…
In conflict with producers, Savencia proposes to maintain milk collection beyond contracts
Pixabay The Savencia group proposes “to maintain milk collection from Sunlait producers who wish to do so” from November 1, while the contracts binding the cheesemaker to the producers' association…
Despite Microsoft's flaws, its CEO is getting very rich
© Jason Redmond/AFP/Archives Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at the annual shareholders meeting in Bellevue, Washington, on November 29, 2017. Despite a year of upheaval, cybersecurity breaches and mass layoffs,…
Slowing down, Porsche asks Europe to slow down on electric
© Tobias SCHWARZ/AFP Visitors admire the Porsche 911 GT3 during the Frankfurt Motor Show on September 12, 2017. Shattered by a Chinese crisis and a less promising than expected electric…
The minimum wage increases by 27.61 euros
AFP The SMIC (minimum growth wage) increases Friday by 2%, or 27.61 euros per month, two months in advance as announced by the Prime Minister, while private sector supplementary pensions…
The retailer Auchan is preparing to announce a major social plan on Tuesday.
DENIS CHARLET AFP The distributor Auchan, a brand of the Mulliez galaxy, is preparing to present to its employees' representatives on Tuesday a large-scale social plan project, threatening around 2,300…
SNCF Freight to Disappear Despite Union Anger
AFP End clap for Fret SNCF, the leader in rail freight transport in France, which will be replaced by two new companies in 2025 with 10% fewer staff, to the…
Michelin: Vannes and Cholet factories to close, employees “take the hit”
Michelin Two factories flattened and more than 1,200 employees on the floor: Michelin announced on Tuesday the closure before 2026 of its Cholet and Vannes sites, blaming “the collapse” of…
Germany/automobile: increase in registrations in October but decrease in electric vehicles
Unsplash The German car market rebounded slightly in October for the first time since June, but the decline in electric vehicles, triggered by the end of government subsidies, continues according…
Bruno Le Maire: the public deficit at 6.1% of GDP in 2024 is “the choice of the current government”
BERTRAND GUAY AFP Finally!!! Former Minister of Economy and Finance Bruno Le Maire said on Thursday that the slippage of France's public deficit to 6.1% of GDP in 2024 was…