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		<description><![CDATA[ We already knew: the end of July with the recruitment of the Argentine Javier Pastore, 42 million euros, PSG beat this year&#39;s record for the most important transfer window of the history of Ligue 1. More than 80 million euros on the table to secure the services of Kevin Gameiro, Blaise Matuidi or Mohamed [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> We already knew: the end of July with the recruitment of the Argentine Javier Pastore, 42 million euros, PSG beat this year&#39;s record for the most important transfer window of the history of Ligue 1. More than 80 million euros on the table to secure the services of Kevin Gameiro, Blaise Matuidi or Mohamed Sissoko, in addition to the Argentine star. </p>
<p> But these numbers make you dizzy do not stop there. According to information from Parisiende this Friday, players Parisians would also take the upper hand with regard to wages. If this is the side of the Canebière found the most important emoluments (midfielder Lucho Gonzalez for 360,000 euros gross per month), 11 players received wages in the capital to more than 200,000 euros according to the daily gross , 9 against Olympique de Marseille.Among the better-off PSG, there is the Brazilian Nene, with 335,000 euros a month, the Uruguayan Diego Lugano (330 000 euros per month) and Mamadou Sakho and Mohamed Sissoko with 320,000 euros each. Marseille side, only Andre-Pierre Gignac and Alou Diarra reach 300,000 euros gross, behind Lucho Gonzalez. </p>
<p> Result of what the newspaper called the effect Qatar &quot;for the first time in many years, the Paris payroll exceeds that of the OM, yet most consistent club in its results in recent seasons.&quot; Last season the two teams were still tied, with 60% of their budget going to pay their players, according to the site salairede.com. </p>
<p> The biggest salary in the stands
<p> Not really surprising, when Qatar Sports Investments, the buyer in June 70% of the Parisian club is known for his ability to put their hands in the pocket.</p>
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		<title>Suez aims to build on the water market</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ &#34;Change Model&#34; has become a leitmotif in the Lyonnaise des Eaux, a subsidiary of world number two services to local authorities, Suez Environnement. 
 &#34;Our proposals meet the shared view that we must reinvent the governance of water, take into account environmental and social issues and meet the high demand for information from citizens,&#34; [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> &quot;Change Model&quot; has become a leitmotif in the Lyonnaise des Eaux, a subsidiary of world number two services to local authorities, Suez Environnement. </p>
<p> &quot;Our proposals meet the shared view that we must reinvent the governance of water, take into account environmental and social issues and meet the high demand for information from citizens,&quot; said Philippe Maillard, the new head of the Lyon water, which presents on Tuesday, the Congress of Mayors of France, the &quot;contract for water security.&quot; </p>
<p> After the turn made by Paris in 2010, several cities are planning to remove the water management to private operators to switch to public ownership. Bordeaux switch soon. Evry, Lyon and Lille are wondering.</p>
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		<title>Moody&#039;s AAA rating the threat of France</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Moody&#39;s brandishing the sword of Damocles. The rating agency, which last week confirmed the AAA rating of the French debt, is now planning to revise its position on the &#34;stable&#34; outlook for this post. &#34;Over the next three months, Moody&#39;s will monitor and evaluate this perspective in the light of progress made by the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Moody&#39;s brandishing the sword of Damocles. The rating agency, which last week confirmed the AAA rating of the French debt, is now planning to revise its position on the &quot;stable&quot; outlook for this post. &quot;Over the next three months, Moody&#39;s will monitor and evaluate this perspective in the light of progress made by the government to implement the measures announced to reduce the budget deficit,&quot; she says in a statement. </p>
<p> If the prospect should be revised to &quot;negative&quot;, this would imply that Moody&#39;s would likely lower the rating over the medium term, most often at a maturity of three to twelve months.And France would become the new big country, after the United States to lose its prestigious rating that allows it to borrow on the current market conditions very favorable. </p>
<p> A budget supervision
<p> In reaching its decision, Moody&#39;s analyze the ability of the French government to meet its budget commitments. She stressed that the financial strength of the French government &quot;has weakened since the economic and financial crisis worldwide has led to a deterioration in its debt ratios, which are now among the lowest in AAA.&quot; In addition, &quot;France could face a number of challenges in the coming months, such as the need for additional support to other European countries or its own banking system, which could increase significant commitments that must support the country&#39;s budget. &quot;The remark came just after the adoption by the members of the guarantees provided by the French in the process of dismantling the Franco-Belgian bank Dexia <a href="http://payday-loans-i.com">payday loans for bad credit</a><!-- . -->.</p>
<p> But Moody&#39;s does not forget to mention the strengths of the country where the government should build, &quot;the large scale of its economy, high productivity, wide diversification, experience, innovation and a savings companies with high a moderate increase in financial liabilities of households and businesses. &quot;These elements provide&quot; a great capacity for shock absorption by France, as demonstrated by the strength of the demand during the global crisis, &quot;reminds the statement. </p>
<p> France &quot;will do everything possible&quot; to keep the AAA
<p> The rating agency said that the review is part of its annual financial statements for France and it is not yet a decision on the rating of the country. </p>
<p> But after this warning, the marathon budget to the Assembly for consideration of the budget 2012, which begins on Tuesday, should be closely watched.On France 2 last night, Prime Minister Francois Fillon warned it would take &quot;new measures&quot; austerity if France did not record a &quot;minimal growth of 1.5%&quot; in 2012, as the draft budget is &quot;built on a projected 1.75% growth, but it works with a minimal growth of 1.5%.&quot; </p>
<p> Already, Tuesday morning, the Minister of Economy, Baroin, indicates that the growth forecast for 2012 is adopted &quot;probably too high.&quot; He promised that France &quot;will do everything possible&quot; to maintain its excellent rating. </p>
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<p> &quot;France presents its budget discipline </p>
<p> &quot;The rating agencies accused of aggravating the crisis </p>
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		<title>Thousands of &quot;outraged&quot; parade</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[• Incidents in Rome
 Tens of thousands of demonstrators, inspired by the &#34;outrage&#34; of Wall Street and Spain, marched on Saturday in Rome, the city had been cordoned off by police. &#34;One solution, the Revolution!&#34;, &#34;We are not property in the hands of bankers,&#34; could be read on the signs of the protesters payday loans [...]]]></description>
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<p> Tens of thousands of demonstrators, inspired by the &quot;outrage&quot; of Wall Street and Spain, marched on Saturday in Rome, the city had been cordoned off by police. &quot;One solution, the Revolution!&quot;, &quot;We are not property in the hands of bankers,&quot; could be read on the signs of the protesters <a href="http://payday-badcredit.com">payday loans for bad credit</a><!-- . -->. </p>
<p> In Rome, several cars were torched. Photo credits: ALBERTO PIZZOLI / AFP</p>
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		<title>The results of Bic greeted by the markets</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ In a market still panicked on issues of U.S. and European debt, he had to look this morning to find values ​​still moving into positive territory. Yet the case of Bic, which is Wednesday morning at the top of the charts in the SBF 120 and values ​​eligible for the SRD, with an increase [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> In a market still panicked on issues of U.S. and European debt, he had to look this morning to find values ​​still moving into positive territory. Yet the case of Bic, which is Wednesday morning at the top of the charts in the SBF 120 and values ​​eligible for the SRD, with an increase of 5.27% to 64.74 euros an hour after opening. The reason: the publication of interim results above expectations, at least much of its activity. Good news that restores a little balm in the heart of the operators, cooled from a fortnight in business publications rather disappointing. Demonstrated again this morning the profit warning from Société Générale, in turn affected by the effects of the crisis of the Greek debt. </p>
<p> This is clearly not the case for Bic.The specialist in stationery, lighters and shavers has indeed unveiled Wednesday half-yearly sales up 5.5% (comparable) to 886.1 million euros and an operating profit of 174.9 million euros. An annual increase of 22.4% more than that of revenue, thanks in part to the increase in gross margin and cost savings involved in the restructuring program in 2009. </p>
<p> Offset deliveries of orders for back-classesCes good results are obtained Bic thanks to sales growth markets (+15.3% on a comparable basis) and by the strong performance of its consumer division (stationery, lighters, razors ).The latter, which represents over 85% of its turnover, has in fact increased by 8.8% over the period to 758.8 million euros, supported among others by the good performance in stationery and lighters in Latin America and Asia lighters.
<p> However, in Europe and the United States, stationery grew much lower (about 1.5%), affected by the timing of delivery of orders to return to school. &quot;Distributors delay until the last moment of receipt of goods back to school,&quot; explains the release. With the effect a shift in sales from the second to the third quarter. Despite this, the group remains confident for the year-end on this division that made its reputation. For 2011, management believes that growth in this sector will exceed the 5% previously announced for the year.</p>
<p> Advertising products to the penalty
<p> Investors have therefore retained the good news rather than the poor performance of the other activities of Bic, namely advertising and promotional products (Bic APP), which represents 15% of its sales. In the first six months of the year, income from this activity decreased by 10.2% on a comparable basis, affected by &quot;customer service issues, including delivery.&quot; In addition, BIC recorded in this division of non-recurring items mainly related to the reorganization of its Italian operations, affecting up to 1.9 million euros operating profit. In the end, Bic APP recorded a loss from operations of 3.5 million euros, against a gain of 1.6 million a year earlier.Bic said however, &quot;confident about the success of the integration plan and return to growth of this branch in 2012.&quot; </p>
<p> In the longer term, Bic is also focusing on growing markets for its development. Within a decade, he wants to increase the share of its business that is conducted at over 40% against 29% in 2010. And to address inflationary environment of commodity prices, Bic plans in the coming weeks price adjustments &quot;targeted&quot; on some of its products. A &quot;power-pricing&quot; that would also be useful to offset increased marketing investments to support the brand. </p>
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<p> &quot;Bic part in the conquest of Asia </p>
<p> &quot;Brussels looks at the safety of imported lighters </p>
<p> &quot;Bic a strong performance in 2010 </p>
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		<title>China embarrassed by the failures of the TGV</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ It is not far from the &#34;loss of face.&#34; The misfortunes of the new high speed train from Beijing to Shanghai are doing good laugh from all over China, while the press is unleashed and the authorities are trying to limit the damage. It must be said that it was promoted as a symbol [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> It is not far from the &quot;loss of face.&quot; The misfortunes of the new high speed train from Beijing to Shanghai are doing good laugh from all over China, while the press is unleashed and the authorities are trying to limit the damage. It must be said that it was promoted as a symbol of the Chinese railway resounding success, ready to go to conquer the world. But the beginnings are disastrous. </p>
<p> Last week, the train fell down several times. Internet forums and newspapers are full of stories telling outraged passengers have found in open country, stranded in trains closed and sweating profusely in the searing heat of summer. The Ministry of Railways had promised Friday that these problems would be &quot;resolved&quot; expeditiously. His spokesman, Wang Yongping, presented &quot;excuses&quot;.And recognized that the line had seen &quot;dozens of power outages&quot; and a host of other &quot;problems&quot;. The summer storms are largely responsible. </p>
<p> This iconic TGV line was opened with great fanfare on June 30, very proudly with &quot;a year ahead&quot; and, just as symbolically, the day before the 90th anniversary of the Communist Party. It was presented as the flagship of the newly high-tech controlled by China, and one of his arms out to conquer the world. Premier Wen Jiabao, said the line &quot;operational&quot; in Beijing before boarding for the first trip to the South. This train will link the two major Chinese cities 1300 km apart in less than five hours. The construction of the line has cost 23 billion euros.In March, the audit office of the state showed that 187 million yuan (20 million) had been diverted from the site by individuals or companies. </p>
<p> Massive rail projects
<p> Chinese railway projects are enormous <a href="http://payday-badcredit.com">bad credit payday loans</a><!-- . -->. In 2009, it was announced that 42 high-speed lines were planned for 2012, for an investment of 210 billion euros. China has the network of its kind in the world&#39;s largest, with more than 8000 km of track, and she wants to extend it to 25,000 kilometers by 2015 and 50,000 km in 2020. This year, like last year, Beijing is expected to invest 70 billion euros. Since the end of 2009, the &quot;fastest train in the world&quot; flows 350 km / h between Guangzhou and Wuhan. And last December, China announced proudly beating the world speed record with an oar unchanged at 486.1 km / h.But many voices cast doubt on the economic viability of some lines, less strategic than between Beijing and Shanghai. In February, the authorities decided to reduce the speed of TGV Chinese, for purposes of economy and to improve their safety. And the dramatic dismissal for corruption of the Minister of Railways Liu Zhijun, also in February, has revived speculation about a slowdown in rail projects. </p>
<p> Meanwhile, it is the airlines are rubbing their hands. They were sentenced say &#8211; almost &#8211; on the route from Beijing to Shanghai. The price of a one-way train range from 410 yuan (44 euros) and 1,750 yuan (190 euros), according to three classes, against about 1,300 yuan (140 euros) for a plane ticket in economy class.The airlines had already begun to lower their prices, with discounts up to 65% in response to the competition ground. They should slow down the movement &#8230; </p>
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<p> &quot;The challenge of the&quot; Airbus of the rail &quot;against the Chinese TGV </p>
<p> &quot;Railway: China will invest up to 450 billion </p>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The Secretary General of the UMP, Hervé Novelli, wants to remove the 35 hours if Nicolas Sarkozy wins in 2012. And, as requested by the MEDEF. Hervé Novelli unveils project in an interview Saturday in Paris, in France today. &#34;This is to define the new rules and the areas in which the social partners [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> The Secretary General of the UMP, Hervé Novelli, wants to remove the 35 hours if Nicolas Sarkozy wins in 2012. And, as requested by the MEDEF. Hervé Novelli unveils project in an interview Saturday in Paris, in France today. &quot;This is to define the new rules and the areas in which the social partners will now hand as the length of working time. Just like Germany where the legal working time is negotiated and determined on a company or branches, &quot;says Novelli.&quot;We know that from one sector to another, the needs are not the same, so it&#39;s logical that he return to the social partners to address this problem.&quot; Argues there yet. </p>
<p> &quot;Three years to negotiate working hours&quot;
<p> Speaking at a convention on social reconstruction that will host Tuesday with Jean-Francois Cope, secretary general of the UMP, he will present his script. &quot;Companies will have three years from 2012 to negotiate working hours, he says. While some employers will remain at 35 hours, they can. Those who play the game will be held to compensate their relief over the next three years. &quot; He also said that the tax exemption of overtime will be abolished after 2014. </p>
<p> The UMP also wishes to address the financing of social protection.&quot;The solution would be to transfer part of its funding on indirect taxation of consumption type VAT or CSG. Only the family branch would be transferred, in whole, or 32 billion euros, or in part, &quot;he explains. He added: &quot;If we transferred the whole, this would be 4 points plus VAT. But I recognize that this growth would break. We therefore advocate a gradual transfer of 12 billion euros in three years, in the end an increase of 1.5% VAT or 1.1 point of CSG, &quot;says Novelli. </p>
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		<title>Areva postulates in turn to offshore wind in France</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> After the accident nucléraire Japan March 11 Fukushima, who questioned the safety of nuclear power in the world, Areva intends to secure its investments by standing as a major player in offshore wind Thus, the group NUCLEAR he announced Wednesday morning that it has signed a strategic partnership with Iberdrola Renewables, a subsidiary of Spanish giant Iberdrola and world leader in offshore wind to meet the tender just launched by the French government. The project, detailed by Nicolas Sarkozy last January after being repeatedly postponed, for the first phase is to establish 600 wind turbines with an installed capacity of 3,000 megawatts (MW) in France. In 2020, Nicolas Sarkozy has described the goal of 6000 MW of offshore wind, or 1200 units to be built.The specifications of the tender will be published in July, two months behind schedule. </p>
<p> &quot;Areva and Iberdrola are two major areas of the five selected for the first phase of the tender,&quot; said the French group said in a statement, without giving further details. The five development zones are located on the Atlantic coast and the Channel, between Saint-Nazaire (Loire-Atlantique) and Tréport (Seine-Maritime) <a href="http://pay-day-loans-4all.com">easy pay day loans</a><!-- . -->. According to the newspaper Les Echos, the areas of Saint-Brieuc and Saint-Nazaire are cited, and the two companies together produce between 500 and 750 MW of capacity. In addition, a construction group should join them &quot;very soon&quot;.If the alliance was successful, Iberdrola Renewables will develop the project as it does in Germany or the United Kingdom while Areva exclusively manufacture and supply of wind turbines of 5 MW. </p>
<p> Recently, GDF-Suez and Vinci jointly responded to the tender which is a whole of 10 billion euros for zones of Dieppe-Tréport, Fecamp (both in Seine-Maritime) and Courseulles -sur-Mer (Calvados). While at the beginning of the year, Alstom and EDF Energies Nouvelles announced together to meet all of the tender. </p>
<p> This announcement could be the last made under the direction of Anne Lauvergeon whose term expires June 30 Luc Oursel then take the head of the Executive tomorrow, Thursday. </p>
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		<title>Greece: the Europeans play the shows</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ &#34;To show a spirit of responsibility and sense of compromise.&#34; Nicolas Sarkozy has launched Thursday a solemn appeal to Europeans to save Greece. Whereas this morning in Berlin, the French president knows that he will deploy a wealth of imagination and persuasion to move Angela Merkel. While Athens, plunged into a financial and political [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> &quot;To show a spirit of responsibility and sense of compromise.&quot; Nicolas Sarkozy has launched Thursday a solemn appeal to Europeans to save Greece. Whereas this morning in Berlin, the French president knows that he will deploy a wealth of imagination and persuasion to move Angela Merkel. While Athens, plunged into a financial and political crisis, is on the verge of bankruptcy, the Chancellor is considering a new excess wait. Faced with a sling in his majority, Merkel angers its European partners by raising the pressure: it insists on any new financial aid package Greek participation of private creditors to let them share the burden of German taxpayers. </p>
<p> Berlin&#39;s position, however, has eased somewhat in recent hours.The German government, which faces an end of inadmissibility of the European Central Bank (ECB), now would require a report in September of decision on an extension to Greece, initially expected at the European Council next week . Play for time when it is urgent to try to influence the debate: Berlin had already used this tactic in the first act of the Greek crisis, in May 2010, reluctant to put their hands in the pocket for Athens. </p>
<p> Participation binding
<p> The Europeans have accepted half that request. The Commissioner of Economic Affairs, Olli Rehn, said that measures should ultimately be decided at the Eurogroup of 11 July. In the meantime, to ease the burden a little Athens, Europe could decide to release the funds promised for July.&quot;I am confident that next Sunday the finance ministers of the euro area will meet in Luxembourg will decide on the payment of the fifth tranche of loans to Greece,&quot; said Olli Rehn. This band represents just under 8 billion that would normally add 3.7 billion paid by the IMF. The fund has remained vague about his intentions, while suggesting a hint that it will participate in this effort <a href="http://fcrwizard.com">absolutely free credit score</a><!-- . -->. &quot;We are ready to continue to support Greece if the Greek authorities take the economic measures promised,&quot; said his spokesman, in Washington. </p>
<p> Save time is to enable Europeans to reach a compromise on how to involve private creditors in aid to Greece. Paris insists that nothing be done that goes against the opinion of the ECB, which guarantees the stability of the euro.But in Berlin, the German government does not hide his irritation with respect to the ECB, which usually defends tooth and nail independence. The European monetary institution insists that the private creditors of Greece are known as a &quot;voluntary basis&quot; to grant a stay in a country where the rating agencies expect the bankruptcy. It is far from enough in the eyes of members of the center-right coalition of Merkel, where such participation must be mandatory. To ensure the support of the Bundestag increasingly looking to the funds of Germany, the federal government requests that all creditors are asked to exchange their shares against the Greek bonds at longer maturities.For the ECB, such an exchange would mean forced to recognize that Athens is in default. </p>
<p> Italy&#39;s Mario Draghi, who will fall over from Jean-Claude Trichet, head of the ECB, had his baptism of fire on Thursday night in Berlin, during a meeting with the Chancellor in which he was trying to find a solution to the dilemma German. For the Chancellor, it was however only a first round: she will spend three hours today with Nicolas Sarkozy to find a compromise. </p>
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		<title>Luc Oursel takes the reins of a group shaken by Fukushima</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ &#8211; Manage the post-Fukushima 
 The renaissance that nuclear power seemed to promise, in the world, there are a few more months, will she be? Areva had put in a position to be a key player in the expansion of civil atom, only controlled and profitable alternative to fossil fuels and &#34;clean&#34; in CO2 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> &#8211; Manage the post-Fukushima </p>
<p> The renaissance that nuclear power seemed to promise, in the world, there are a few more months, will she be? Areva had put in a position to be a key player in the expansion of civil atom, only controlled and profitable alternative to fossil fuels and &quot;clean&quot; in CO2 emissions which is more. The French group and hired some 12,000 people each year to keep pace expected of its business. </p>
<p> Since 11 March, the situation has changed dramatically: Germany, Switzerland and now Italy, have decided to end their civil nuclear program. India, with firm orders for new reactors was expected before the summer, will surely prolong his reflection. Anne Lauvergeon refused to believe in a &quot;nuclear winter&quot;.For her as for other supporters of the atom, the policy decisions taken today as the heat of the moment can be questioned tomorrow. </p>
<p> For now, the international development of Areva is at stake in the coming months, all the nuclear installations in Europe will be reviewed. Although the terms of these &quot;stress tests&quot; are still being defined, Areva will necessarily be at the forefront. Like Anne Lauvergeon, his successor will have to become a diplomat of nuclear power, both to reassure his interlocutors on the safety of this activity and convince them to pursue an effective dialogue with the French group. </p>
<p> &#8211; Restore the finances of the company </p>
<p> For a long time, critics of Anne Lauvergeon stigmatize poor operational management of the company and its finances in jeopardy.In 2010, the company has also accused an operating loss of 423 million euros and the rating agency has become mediocre. The group also suffers from having camped on his credo of &quot;vertical integration&quot;, to the point of purchase, too expensive, its own uranium mines, which now require large investments. Finally, the action Areva is listed in this form since May 30, has lost nearly 15%. </p>
<p> &#8211; Pacifier relationship with EDF </p>
<p> Relations have never been easy between the two companies, they have become abominable between Anne and Henri Proglio Lauvergeon, CEO of the utility since the fall of 2009. Regularly called to order by the state, their shareholders to both, the two companies to work together STRIPS sentenced last fall to formalize a strategic partnership.</p>
<p> All aspects of collaboration are concerned, the supply of uranium to the reprocessing of spent fuel, to building new reactors. But the various working groups have not yet yielded any conclusions. Again, the management of Areva will be watched around the corner. Luc Oursel will be on a narrow track of restoring harmonious relations with EDF, without appearing the vassal. </p>
<p> Seen from the Elysee, the issue is crucial because it is to harmonize relationships within the French nuclear industry to win export contracts. Without compromising the ability of Areva to sell only his skills to other electricians global EDF&#39;s competitors. </p>
<p> &#8211; To service the Finnish EPR </p>
<p> It&#39;s really cursed the site for Areva. The new generation of reactor Olkiluoto 3 should have been operational in 2009. It will not be before 2012.His bill, expected around 3.5 billion euros, has appreciated by 3 billion euros, lead accounts Areva. The company &#8211; which has staked his credibility by taking on the project management of this project &#8211; no longer has the right to make mistakes. The EPR is the cornerstone of its international development. And it is that Luc Oursel return the task to make a successful export, arguing its assets in terms of safety. </p>
<p> At the same time, the new leader of the nuclear group will tackle the launch of the TDD, a new medium-power reactor that. Through this case is the ability of the company to expand its portfolio of facilities that will be tested. </p>
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