Tag: ideas
“Jacques Delors leaves France and Europe a precious legacy”
She demanding conception of politics, his visionary and pragmatic European work, his method of negotiation, his social commitment and his economic realism, his attention to youth, his human qualities deserve…
“To fight against the harmful effects of loneliness on public health, let’s create a French Federation for Social Bonds”
NOTe, a collective of committed actors, share a deep conviction: social isolation represents a silent enemy with alarming consequences in terms of public health and social cohesion. The current figures…
“France will never be able to compete with the low-wage countries of the Old Continent”
“Build your dreams” (“build your dreams”), promises the Chinese manufacturer BYD. Those from France, who hoped to see BYD build its first European factory for the production of electric cars…
“Transparency on social and environmental information encourages companies to carry out strategic thinking in the service of their sustainability”
Lin France was, the December 6, 2023, the first country in the European Union to transpose into its national law the new European directive (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, or CSRD)…
For the city of Paris, a budgetary equation fraught with uncertainties
The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, in Paris, December 6, 2023. STEPHANIE LECOCQ / REUTERS Si, Monday December 11, 2023, the Paris council voted, without suspense, its 2024 budget for…
“Immigration law is narrow, flawed and economically dangerous”
VSPublic debate on immigration in France has long focused on security and identity issues. When the economy is discussed, it is always in reaction to an electoralist and populist agenda:…
“Self-employed people cannot simulate their future retirement pension”
Lhe right to a dignified retirement after a working life is one of the pillars of the social contract between the French, the social partners and the State. Moreover, it…
“We are asking for strong support from the public authorities for Dry January”
Le 1er January started the 5e Dry January edition [Le Défi de janvier], a social mobilization operation proposing to take a break from alcohol for a month. As has been…
the origins of the shortage of truck drivers
IJust a century ago, young people leaving military service obtained the conversion of their military certificate, green in color, into a civilian driving license, pink in color. To stem the…
“The immigration law breaks with the principles of Social Security”
Lhe immigration law adopted on December 19 constitutes a political break on many levels which would amply justify its rapid abandonment. One of them is the area of social policies.…
The war in Gaza deepens the misunderstanding between Israel and the rest of the world
Demonstration calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, in Seattle (United States), December 31, 2023. DAVID RYDER / REUTERS VSampus in fever, stands, incandescent social networks, rise of anti-Semitism… Thinking about…
“Technoscience will deprive us of the value of time”
LTime is not an ordinary good. Its value depends on the “remainder to live”, that is to say the duration which separates us from death. The shorter this duration, the…