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United States: the richest country, not the happiest

Friday, July 9th, 2010

Money does not buy happiness, it is often said. Gallup conducted a global study whose results appear to confirm the adage. According to the study, published in the American Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, whose findings were released by the Christian Science Monitor, the U.S. is perhaps the richest country in the world, but they are far from be the happiest.

The global study was conducted among 136,000 people in 132 countries between 2005 and 2006. His basic premise: there are two definitions of happiness. On the one hand, happiness linked to a sense of well-being. On the other, that which is derived from specific moments of joy.If the first definition depends largely on personal income and wealth of the state in which one lives, the second responds rather to how psychological and social needs of all are met, the researchers said Gallup.

Yet with the highest GDP per capita in the world (46,400 dollars per capita, according to the CIA), the U.S. can only 16th in the ranking prepared by Gallup in regard to the general welfare, and only in 26th position out of 132 in terms of moments of satisfaction. The Americans were upstaged by the Danes, who are happiest with a general point of view, and by New Zealanders, who are champions of the moments of joy. Far from the United States, Denmark is the 31st worldwide in terms of GDP per capita ($ 36,000 in 2009) and New Zealand 51st (to 27,300 dollars), according to CIA data.

The importance of social relationships

"While enriched with a sense of general satisfaction on his life, it is perhaps not as big an impact than we imagine how we appreciate each moment," says Ed Diener, a researcher at the University of Illinois and in Gallup. The researcher stresses the importance of "quality of social relations" in the lives of everyone. He cites, for example, Costa Rica, despite income levels below those of South Korea, would have a population happier.

One issue that has also gained ground in France. To determine the limits of GDP as an indicator of social progress, President Nicolas Sarkozy in 2008 mandated a committee chaired by Professor Joseph Stiglitz, the Nobel Prize in economics.Its report, delivered in late 2009, believes that there is often "a gap between declared, first, the usual measures of major socio-economic variables such as growth, inflation, unemployment, etc.., And, Moreover, widespread perceptions of these realities. " The Committee also questioned "the relevance of these data as a tool to measure societal well-being."

The adage has limits

For example, northern Europe and Anglo-Saxon beautiful lie on top of the global economic scale, these areas have nothing to envy of Latin America, which is relatively well positioned in the rankings of Gallup . This reasoning, however, limits. "Many if not most people want and run after money for most of their days, in fact, admit the authors of the study.Unsurprisingly, the countries of Africa's poorest arrive back of the pack, and this, in the two rankings of happiness!

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Beigbeder, hussar to conquer the Ukraine

Sunday, July 4th, 2010

With its false air of Largo Winch, Charles Beigbeder imagines is visiting his Ukrainian collective farms in a helicopter, from there a few minutes before leaving for a secret destination. Lost! By minibus he went with his team, the farm of 8,000 hectares of Glukhov, 350 km from Kiev, listening, questioning, taking the time to take photos of wheat fields with his laptop.

Yet as the heroes of comic books, Charles Beigbeder conducts its business in the charge, hussar to conquer Ukraine. "His outsider allows him to undertake the impossible in our eyes. He charges no ulterior motives. Grow 45,300 hectares in three years in Ukraine, with a small team, for us it was unbelievable, "explained his field man, Charles Vilgrain, young chief executive of AgroGénération who rents the land now six collective farms Ukraine.Charles Beigbeder is with his partner Alain Mallart, shareholder. They rely on the required increase of 70% of agricultural production provided by FAO, to feed the world population by 2050.

Nothing is too good to conquer the breadbasket of Europe, under-utilized in the courtyard of a huge kolkhoz Glukhov Case-IH Steiger articulated eight wheels, 535 horsepower, illustrates the enormity of the operation of 8000 hectares. With a tank of 1000 liters, it can run tirelessly in "three to eight" during the harvest. "The effect of size is a key to success, assures Joseph Alexander, CFO AgroGénération. The park is powered on average four times higher than in France, but the area 100 times greater. "

These farms were not chosen at random.The optimal humidity coincides with the very fertile black soil, the chernozem, the humus layer is so thick that it provides costly irrigation facilities. At Glukhov, no deep furrows of the earth scratch disks. This more gentle to the ecosystem is also good for the accounts: "The fuel savings and pesticides made possible an improvement in 30-50% of the margin," says Joseph Alexander. "The optimum is equivalent to 53 quintals per hectare wheat," says Charles Beigbeder. Today, farms are close to 43 quintals, or about the financial balance.

No taxes on corporate farming

Since the beginning of the adventure, all the activities required a total investment of 30 million euros (Shiloh, equipment …). Analysts expect a profit for the fourth year in 2011.For the current year the group should not be so far from equilibrium. Special zone: Ukraine no taxes on corporate farming, or VAT. To locate, AgroGénération relied on the experience of agri-industrial group Cereals French Champagne which it now sells its production of barley.

The risks are real: four guards protect equipment and crops. The GPS is used not only to optimize the use of fertilizers, but also to monitor the equipment to trace. To retain its 350 employees, AgroGénération offers the highest wages in the region (250-500 euros), while the average farm wage is 180 euros.

The company treats its relations with donors land farmed in 2800. Almost all are paid in kind with grain (750 kg) which will then feed the animals. But already Charles Beigbeder dream of other horizons."The presence in South America with the offset of the season will smooth the cash and share risks," says company founder, has set a goal: 100,000 hectares in 2012 in Ukraine.

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This increases from today

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

• Transport

– Station: Ticket prices for trains Coral, Intercity and TER (Regional Express Train) will increase an average of 2.5%. This will result in higher ticket from 10 cents to 2.30 euros depending on distance traveled during the trip.

As for the discount cards (cards 12-25, Senior, and Child Escapes +), their prices remain unchanged.

– RATP: The price of individual tickets will go from 1.60 euro to 1.70 euro.

Subscriptions Navigo will also increase, except for packages zone 1-5 and 1-6.The monthly Zones 1 and 2 (Paris and suburbs) rises from 56.60 to 60.40 euros (+6.7%), the zones 1-3 of 74.40 to 78.20 euros (+ 5.1%) and the zones 1 to 4 from 91.70 to 95.50 euros (+4.1%).

• Energy

– Gas: After an initial increase in April, prices will increase again by 2% to 4.7% (about 8 euros per year for those who use gas for hot water and cooking 45 per year for those who use it also for heating)

– Bulbs: As part of the scheduled end of incandescents in the EU to promote energy saving, incandescent lamps of 60 watts are removed from store shelves.Those whose power was 100 watts or more have disappeared from shelves in 2009.

• Bonus for scrap

The premium case is lowered to 500 euros instead of 700 for any car ordered until December 31.

• Stamps

The price of postage for mailings of letters under 20 grams, will increase by two cents from 56-58 cents, up 3.5% No faxing 1 hour payday loans.

• Retirement

The index points which is the basis for calculating salary in three public (state, territorial and hospital) must be revalued by 0.5%.

• Unemployment benefits

Allowances of approximately two million unemployed by unemployment insurance compensation will be revalued by 1.2%.

• Communication

– Hadopi: It is from this Thursday that the first warnings will be mailed to users in violation of the law on downloading.

– Phone: The price of calls made and received from another EU country (roaming within Europe) will be reduced to 39 cents per minute excluding VAT cons 43 cent today. Receiving a call will be charged € 0.15 per minute instead of EUR 0.19.The SMS tariff remains unchanged for its 11 cents per message.

• Business and Disability

Firms with more than 20 employees employ any disabled person and took no action to promote employment of disabled people will have their penalties tripled to about 13,000 euros per person missing.

• Livret A

Currently at its lowest level since its inception to 1.25% – Return of the booklet A should move to 1.50% or 1.75% from 1 August by Budget Minister Francois Baroin.

Naouri: "Making coffee capsules is not allowed!"

Monday, June 28th, 2010

The morale of French households do not appear to promote a clear recovery in consumption. In the first quarter, sales of Casino in France and have fallen 0.9% after falling 2.7% in 2009. Although the strong growth registered by the dealer Etienne abroad (10.2% in the first quarter, after 5% last year) largely offset the decline, the group must respond. Jean-Charles Naouri, its CEO, shares his strategy in an interview with Le Figaro.

LE FIGARO – The morale of your customer shops is it affected by the crisis?

Jean-Charles Naouri – Many signs show that pessimism has worsened. He returned in September 2008, at the peak of the crisis. Because of the crisis of Greek and that of the euro, the fear of losing his job and has increased the concern about the standard of living reached a record high since 2007.The French prefer the job security to their purchasing power and their career. This general pessimism is, however disconnected from the real economy, which seems to gradually resume. The France is no longer in a situation of risk of deflation, interest rates are permanently lower guarantee for the future and the weak euro is an element of revival. The figures, including our own business performance, are better that one or two years.

Consumer behavior changes there?

We found two relatively recent trends: first, in an environment perceived as more complex, consumers no longer want it decides for them. They want to regain control over the quality of products, their origin and value for money in particular.Similarly, while far to the client, other consumers were at best indifferent and at worst seen as troublemakers, he now draws more and more choices to their preferences and ratings. This horizontal communication facilitated by the Internet, this new proximity, we must reflect and inspire us to develop relationships with our customers in and outside the store.

How are you adapting?

We have an edge in this field, for we have long since put its proximity to the heart of our strategy. We could for example indicate, in each point of sale, the preferred products or selling. We already strong commitments on the quality of our products.We reassure our customers, for example about what they buy indicating on the Casino-brand products, in addition to the nutritional use, carbon footprint, or that they are no palm oil and gluten free. We just set up within the group, a Health Committee attended by several senior experts whose mission is to anticipate health issues and help Casino in making choices on offer. We also test innovative book-entry systems allow customers to share their recommendations.

Hypermarkets Géant Casino continue to lose market share.Are they so essential for the massification of procurement and management of shopping malls you plan to transfer them not to invest in your most promising formats nearby?

I believe in small and medium format hypermarkets (6 000-8 000 square meters), which constitute the backbone of malls. I believe in the relevance of non-food offer in textiles, leisure and home furnishings. Casino has no reason to separate from Géant Casino. Our superstores are as profitable as those of our competitors, and we set the target that market share has stabilized Géant Casino this year.Remember, also, that 40% of group turnover from international have a double-digit growth in France and the formats most carriers (Franprix, Monoprix supermarket Casino …) know growth significantly, which boosts the growth of overall revenue of the Casino.

How is the recovery of your brand discount Leader Price, whose sales fell sharply last year?

This is another priority group in France in 2010. We are very pleased with the sales growth in stores converted to the new concept and we accelerate the pace of renovation of retail outlets every week.

Could you introduce CDiscount stock exchange to accelerate the deleveraging of the group?

This is not the agenda.A listing imposes many constraints on management whose priority now is to continue growing at double-digit turnover. We are the leader, but in a very competitive environment.

Can you imagine Rueducommerce complementarities with the site, which Rally has just 8% of capital?

It is a very minority participation, without presence on the board of directors.

Nestle has taken action against Casino, which distributes coffee capsules Nespresso competing …

Making coffee capsules is not allowed! You know, in this area, the magistrate is the customer. He has to decide which coffee is better.It turns out that since our Casino capsules are on sale in the Paris region, the top-selling product in our store … We will soon sell them near St. Stephen and the webcast will be gradually extended throughout our network .

The major French retailers have started savings plans that have a significant impact on their workforce. How do you handle this situation, so that distributors suffer a bad reputation of employers, with a high turnover rate and the employment of older low?

We continue to hire in our stores and discount and the number of tellers has not declined. With hindsight, we can say today that the ticket machines do not destroy jobs. Overall, our social indicators are improving. Absenteeism and turnover have decreased in recent months.This is the result of an ambitious social policy and belief that diversity in all its forms is a chance for the group. Thus, we installed in a series of specific measures to promote gender equality and we are committed to recruit 500 people over the age of 50 over three years. Concerning disability, Casino went beyond the legal quota of 6%, with 9.8% of employees concerned.

Some of your franchisees Franprix remain open illegally on Sundays after 13 hours? Do you think the evolving regulatory environment?

The Casino has always respected the law, including work on Sundays. The cases you refer to only a few franchisees that do not represent the position of the group. However, we intend to respect the law and they have made it very firmly.This issue is societal debate but attitudes and practices are changing.

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Lagarde freeze gas prices

Saturday, June 26th, 2010

The Regulatory Commission (CRE) had just agreed to the request of GDF Suez to raise gas prices as of July 1. They grow by 4.7%, bringing the increase to nearly 15% since the beginning of the year. Although this further increase was expected, the household energy bill begins to weigh.

However, Christine Lagarde, Minister of Economy, warned Friday that gas prices will not move until January 1. Consumers will escape upwards so that additional sketched already by 1 October – the price revision is now making quarterly.

The "pause" as required by the Minister is made on behalf of a review of the formula that currently GDF Suez to calculate its rates. In spring, the regulator had already begun an audit. It will therefore continue, before the drawing, probably new method of calculation.Knowing that GDF Suez is currently conducting a number of renegotiations with producer countries. 'I hope that the CRE do an audit of this formula because I'm quite surprised at the speed of execution and I wish that as a result of this audit, we determine if the formula is good, "said Friday Christine Lagarde on France Inter.

"The current tariff is not obsolete, but it can be optimized," says one expert dossier.In discussion, the long-term contracts underlying the supply of GDF Suez (with key suppliers such as Russia, Algeria and Norway), while the spot price of gas fall very weakly into account in calculating the formula.

The government takes the hand

"On a more general issue is whether to continue to index the price of oil on gas prices, even though overproduction of gas worldwide has resulted in a fall prices, "says one expert. However, increased consideration of market prices in the establishment of the formula may increase the volatility of the prices. In all cases, the balance is difficult to find.

For government, the issue of gas prices remains thorny.Early this year he thought he had found a solution by entrusting exclusively to the regulator, on the proposal of GDF SUEZ, the task of settling. But after two significant increases in quick succession, the government, well aware of the unpopular side of the increases among the public, are now forced to return to the game

Titles restaurant to pay its yoghurt

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

Employees benefiting from restaurant vouchers will soon lunch a pleasant change. Christine Lagarde, Minister of Economy, hopes to "quickly" to sign a decree extending the application of this method of payment in convenience stores, super and hypermarkets.All fruit and vegetables and dairy products (milk carton of yogurt to cheese through) can be resolved in this way.

Specifically, holders of securities (Ticket Restaurant, Cheque restaurant, lunch voucher, voucher table) may offer yogurt and fruit as a breakfast without these products come with a "heart meal (sandwich, casserole fresh, frozen or canned, prepared salads and salad), as set up a charter in force since 1 March between retail and restaurant National Securities Commission (NTRC).

This text, which limits the use to two titles per checkout, had framed the scope of application of restaurant vouchers. The purchase of dairy products was already in effect accompany the famous "heart of meals."The next order will make lawful use hitherto only tolerated at the margin (the purchase of dairy products) and expand the use of meal voucher for the purchase of all fruits and vegetables, not only those immediately consumable. This means that a basket of securities paid restaurant may contain raw vegetables such as broccoli and potatoes … In the entourage of Christine Lagarde, one highlights the benefits of this extension for both health and for the agricultural sector.

"The ink is barely dry, it says, however Bercy. We are awaiting the official presentation of the report of the Working Group. "The latter was established in March, due to abuses in the supermarkets.Some users of securities not hesitate to make part of their grocery shopping with this method of payment, while the system is designed to enable employees, in particular SMEs, to pay their lunch to tax-advantaged, like those enjoyed by employees of large companies often have an in-house restaurant.

The restaurateurs are preparing to respond

Another important point Bercy wants to increase very significantly the number of outlets which can be used for the restaurant vouchers to spend from 4,000 to 10,000.These guidelines are intended to clarify practices that have evolved in recent years.

In 2009, the share of debt redemption made to the restaurant food surfaces (hypermarkets, supermarkets, convenience stores) reached 20%, according to the NTRC, exceeding for the first time that the "similar restaurants (bakeries, delicatessens and caterers) at 19%. Directly concerned, the traditional dining and fast, which became the lion's share (61%), waiting to know the exact contents of the decree to react.

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Pensions Woerth ready to go further on the arduous

Sunday, June 20th, 2010

Nicolas Sarkozy had given two days after the submission of the pension reform for the amendment and it was ultimately changed nothing. The bill, sent Friday around 22:30 unions serving the High Council of State Civil Service, which will give its advisory opinion on July 6, is consistent with the announcements on Wednesday. Its 19 articles incorporate the measures, with the exception of the 3.7 billion euros of taxes on households and businesses scheduled in 2011. These will be included in state budgets and the "Safely" in accordance with the guidelines of François Fillon consolidate all tax measures in these two texts in order to better manage public finances.

The head of state has asked his Labour Minister, Eric Woerth, think by September of possible changes to be incorporated by amendment to the House.And so on three themes: careers long, arduous, and polypensionnés. Three subjects dear to the CFDT. The latter is not even addressed in the present text. These are provided by several statutes passed during their careers (public, private, independent agricultural system …). The calculation of pensions is often disadvantageous for them.

Opening the arduous

But it is on the hardship that opening sketched payday advance. The employees for whom an occupational disease or an accident caused the failure of at least 20% will leave at 60 with full pension, the bill provides. Unpublished, but not enough for the unions.They argue that the mere fact of being exposed to certain factors (heavy lifting, breathing chemicals, environmental noise, night work …) reduces life expectancy in good health, and so should go on retire earlier.

Fearing an uncontrollable costs, the government said no to this point. Eric Woerth, however, acknowledged Sunday on Europe 1 that certain factors can "trigger almost invariably physical disorders. Article 9 of the text in 2012 require employers to record exposure to these "risks" in a "medical record in occupational health" that will follow the employee from one employer to another. Prerequisite to a device for all these people to stop working before the legal age? The Minister of Labour was careful to say so explicitly.

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The Paris Bourse should pause

Thursday, June 10th, 2010

The CAC 40 was up Wednesday night supported the closure through the reassuring words of Ben Bernanke, the Fed chief, after three consecutive sessions of decline. Other major European markets have also hoisted the green flag. In Frankfurt, the Dax gained 1.98%. In London, the Footsie has won 1.15%.

Even mood on Wall Street, where the Dow Jones gained 1.16% and the Nasdaq 1.66% shortly after the close of European stock.

And Thursday morning, Asian stock markets confirms the renewed investor optimism. The indices are displayed in positive territory while a series of good gives figures balsam inside investors.

U.S. growth is reassuring, Ben Bernanke also

Published yesterday, the Fed's Beige Book confirmed an increase in economic activity in the United States without signs of inflation, reinforcing the idea that the Fed is in no hurry to raise interest rates.The Federal Reserve announced it was expecting a GDP of 3.5% for 2010 and "somewhat" more in 2011. In May, the Fed was between 3.4% and 4.5% for 2011.

Its chairman, Ben Bernanke, indqiué he remains attentive to the evolution "of the situation abroad. His comments are aimed at Europe in turmoil budget. He said however, "reassured by the answers of Europeans," holding that they have developed a "substantial program.

The economic indicators of importance

Industrial production in France in April will be known at 8:45. At the same time, figures on employment in the first quarter will be released by INSEE.

In Frankfurt, while it is held by the Governing Council, Jean-Claude Trichet, head of the European Central Bank, will deliver the Bank's decision on interest rates to 1% today.A status quo is preferred.

Like every Wednesday, the weekly unemployment benefit claims in the United States will be published at 14.30. The figures on foreign trade in April will be known at the same time.Then, 20 hours, investors will follow the budget execution figures for the month of May

Japan remains the second largest economy after the United States, while the revised official figures and show a growth of 5% in the first quarter of 2010.

France Telecom, one aggrégateurplus a producer

Value-laden France Telecom, which held its annual meeting Tuesday, it appeared necessary to adapt its strategy contained in the competitive environment and has therefore become more assertive as an aggregator and as a producer, said Wednesday Stéphane Richard, his manager General at the General Assembly no teletrack payday loan.

In addition, the telecom authority (Arcep) on Wednesday defended a regulatory context to counterbalance the dominance of France Telecom in the telephony market in France.

Air France-KLMSelon information Figaro, Ethiopian Airlines is preparing to sign an agreement with Star Alliance to join the alliance dominated by Lufthansa. Air France is being shaken to its network and the most profitable.

Total oil group participates in the construction of a solar concentrator 100 megawatts in Abu Dhabi, the largest in the world.

Renault head to change the financial department. Thierry Moulonguet will be replaced by the CEO of RCI Banque.

Imerys The Strategic Investment Fund (ISF) has announced Wednesday the fall departure of chief executive Gilles Michel, who will join the group of industrial minerals and construction materials, which is expected to become CEO in 2011, to succeed Gerard Buffière.

The Auchan retail group and its Taiwanese partner Ruentex preparing to list their Chinese activities on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, according to Les Echos published Wednesday. A first for the family business.

French Members Banks, which begin Thursday in open discussion of the draft law regulating banking and finance, also want to discuss with the Government of the German measure to ban naked short selling.

EADS Eurofighter has launched negotiations with Germany, Spain, Britain and Italy to convince these countries to invest 10 billion euros in the next phase of production of its combat aircraft.

Moreover, during the Berlin Air Show, Louis Welsh, the executive chairman said he was "delighted if we could forge a partnership with Embraer, the Brazilian counterpart, said FinanzNachrichten.

The form that could take this partnership has not been specified. In the past, EADS has held a minority stake in Embraer, which he sold in 2007.

The G20 bury the global banking fee

Saturday, June 5th, 2010

Barely out of cardboard, the global banking fee is already forgotten. After two days of meetings in the South Korean port of Busan, the G20 finance ministers have finally buried the idea of imposing a universal tax on banks to finance the rescue of the financial sector. Under pressure from Canada, Japan and several emerging countries, the G20 has decided that the imposition of tax concerns only countries where governments have funded bailout of their banks following the financial turmoil triggered Wall Street in 2008. A compromise that left the United States and European countries the right to establish their own tax waiver on their banking sectors, but reflects differences in approach within the group of the twenty largest economies in the world.

Canada, which will host on June 26 in Toronto the next summit of G20 leaders, as well as Australia and Japan have argued that their banks should not pay for the mistakes of their American and European counterparts. An application supported by big emerging countries like Brazil and India argued that their banking sector is healthy and does not require the establishment of a security background. "This is a view somewhat optimistic" said Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the IMF head who introduced new tax proposals in Busan.

The South Korean Presidential G20 hopes to win here at their summit in Seoul in November, an agreement on guidelines that would frame the future bank charges while leaving wide latitude to reluctant countries.

Airbus faces production halts

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

A first for Airbus. Unions have all agreed to call for a freeze on production via a rotating strike that must affect all Airbus sites in turn. Since Monday afternoon, employees stopped work on site in Toulouse Clement Ader who assembles Airbus A 330 and A 340. Tuesday is that of Saint-Martin-du-Touch, head of the A320, which must stop work, then tomorrow the hangar Jean-Luc Lagardere whence come the 380. This weekend, employees of consulting firms and corporate headquarters in Toulouse are expected to stop work. Meanwhile, the hall unloading Beluga cargo planes must be blocked to prevent the delivery of parts and packages pre-assembled from other European plants of Airbus.

At the heart of this sudden clenching of association, wages and employment.The Inter held insufficient a proposal from the Executive Airbus to raise, from 1.5% to 1.9% its offer to general wage increase in 2010. According to the unions, this offer is too far from the 3.5% achieved in 2009. "We advocate the preservation of purchasing power and reward the efforts made to maintain delivery targets record (498 units by 2009) this year and the challenges associated with the A380, the A350 and the A 400M. Engineering the companion, through the course, everyone is under pressure, "said Jean-Francois Knepper, delegate of FP, the majority union."Employees are however not responsible for the strategic mistakes of the managers on programs A380 and A400M," said Pierre-Henri Coat CFDT delegate Central in Nantes, also affected by blockages targeted.

Inventories buffers "

The unions also want to obtain an interest in more "generous": "At Airbus, the participation will be EUR 0 and the incentive of 557 euros, while Astrium participation will be 2700 euro and the incentive of 1000 euro , "argues Jean-Francois Knepper. Another claim, get the hiring of 700-800 people, as in Germany.

Regarding the direction, it said that his proposal is within the upper range of that offer members of the Aerospace Industries Group, Gifas (between 1.5 and 2%)."Between 2005 and 2009, wages increased by 17.9%," said a spokesman for Airbus.

Spoiled the employees of Airbus? While many employees are subject to discipline – not to mention social plans. "Few companies have a backlog of five or six years, making Airbus a comfortable market situation, 'explains Pierre-Henri Coat. On Monday, Airbus is serene wanted: "For now, the final production is not affected. We have buffer stocks which can work normally. "The showdown has begun.