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The Greek government will appeal to the people. Prime Minister George Papandreou said in Parliament on Sunday "in the fall, we will go to a referendum on the main reforms in this country." The Socialist attempts to obtain the agreement of members on the composition of his new government and its austerity plan over five years of 28 billion euros needed for a new international aid.

These reforms are challenged in the street and into the ranks of the narrow government majority (155 seats out of 300). This is to appease the critics that Papandreou had to reshuffle his team Friday, so it presents to Parliament on Sunday. "I applied for a renewal of confidence in the government because the country is at a crucial point," he said.We need to find "a national agreement to deal with deficits and debt are a Greek national problem," he added. The vote of confidence will take place Tuesday night.

The Prime Minister is attempting to rally right-wing opposition to his austerity plan. The latter, who had hidden some of the deficits of the country before the crisis in 2009, refuses to give carte blanche. Its leader, Antonis Samaras, reiterated that his party "did not give a vote of confidence in the government as socialist Papandreou insists on a policy that does not solve problems but makes them worse."

Division concerned

European leaders are concerned about this division. Merkel supported George Papandreou Friday: "He is fighting for Greece meets its commitments, we support it.(…) It is hoped that the opposition supports the Greek government. "

Finance ministers of the euro zone meet in Eurogroup on Sunday night and Monday special meeting. They must agree on the payment of the new tranche of aid provided under the 110 billion euros of loans in spring 2010 in Greece. A budget that would allow the country to spend the summer. In addition, Europeans must also agree on a new aid plan, the sum is not yet defined. The negotiations come up against particularly on the modalities of participation of banks in the effort.

Do not expect an agreement by Monday morning, however, said the rpésident of the Eurogroup, the Luxembourg Jean-Claude Juncker. The European Commission had yet spoken this week of an agreement expected by Sunday evening.French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel had said Friday on their side need to "act quickly" on the Greek case. "We'll talk tonight about the involvement of private creditors, the question is how far it can and must go," said Jean-Claude Juncker.

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Unsurprisingly, Georges Tron, accused of sexual assault by two former employees, resigned Sunday as Secretary of State for Public Service, announced earlier this afternoon in a statement the Prime Minister François Fillon who said "take note" of this decision. According to the Elysee is Baroin, minister of Budget and Appropriate Minister Georges Tron, who resumes his duties. A decision that provides the Elysee Palace to make a slight adjustment.

This decision was awaited. In the morning, Le Journal du Dimanche had reported that the resignation of Secretary of State would intervene in the day. According to the weekly, the decision was taken Saturday.It is François Fillon person who would be responsible for prescribing the manner of his departure.

He defends himself in his letter of resignation

"As a private citizen, I will make a personal matter to recognize my innocence while fighting the charges of vindictive two former employees, one was fired for embezzling public funds entrusted to him and the other resigned because of conduct unbecoming, "said Georges Tron in his resignation letter that was provided Lexpress.fr.

"Anyway, the press campaign that they have caused – before any intervention of the judiciary – has received such coverage in the media, that our citizens can consider myself as guilty before my rights have been begin to be implemented: think, Mr. President of the Republic, I have not even informed me that the complaint is, the procedure does not provide (presumably because it does not the public trial that I did), "said the now former Secretary of State for Public Service.

Alain Juppe pushes him towards the exit

In the columns of Le Parisien on Saturday, Georges Tron still seemed to want to believe. "I do not want to be annoying," he noted, while ensuring they do not feel "under siege". "I am extraordinarily serene," he explained in everyday life.Saturday afternoon, his lawyer indicated he would resign if the Head of State or Prime Minister asking him.

But on Sunday, the deal seemed to have changed. Alain Juppe including implicitly invited the secretary of state to resign, saying the government members must be "above reproach". "For now, he is presumed innocent," said Minister of Foreign Affairs on Canal +. "The rest is a matter of personal ethics. I have no lessons to give, but there are moments where he must learn to take responsibility themselves, "he said.

Secretary of State for Public Service is currently the target of complaints from two former employees of Municipal Common Draveil (Essonne), where he is mayor. The prosecution of Evry has given the police a preliminary investigation for sexual assault and rape.The two women have long been heard Thursday by the investigators, who have provided a list of witnesses, mostly city employees, may corroborate their versions.

A third complainant?

Sunday, JDD reveals that a third alleged victim would have emerged and should be heard in the week by investigators. He is a commissioner Draveil moved "on demand" by Georges Tron earlier this year. If we do not know yet the details of this story, a union officer told the weekly that the Secretary of State "was hard on her (the woman) for months. (…) I do not know exactly what happened between them, but I know she has lived all this very badly, "he said.

The lawyer Georges Tron, Mr. Olivier Schnerb, denounced Sunday the "media manipulation which has been subjected.""It is presented in the media as a culprit condemned already" while his two accusers' delight to show on television, "he said. "The defense of Georges Tron has not yet begun.

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This had not happened for a month. The Cac 40 closed on Monday below 4000 points, among others penalized by bank stocks. Investors worried about a new crisis on the debt of the euro area after the arrest of the International Monetary Fund boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Leaded by the poor performance of banking stocks all morning, stock index is now up in the green, thanks to the rebound … banks.The Cac 40 rose 0.21% to 3998.06 points, flirting with 4000 points.

At the London Stock Exchange, the FTSE-100 fell by 0.33% to 5,904.27 points and Frankfurt Stock Exchange, the DAX 30 lost 0.55% to 7346.81 points.

Monday night, Wall Street has ended the session down in response to the publication of indicators revealing the fragility of U.S. recovery.

The Euro continues Tuesday

In the absence of corporate results announcements, the index will evolve with ads that will be made following the meeting of EU finance ministers to discuss particular mechanisms of financial aid in the euro area. On the issue of Greece's debt, the Europeans are divided.

After starting the session again difficult, banking stocks will resume in late morning.BNP Paribas climbed from 1.32% to 53.78 euros, gaining 0.55% Natixis to 3.82 euros, Societe Generale rising from 1.23% to 42.44 euros and Credit Agricole takes 0.18% to 10 95 euros.

EU: lower sales of new cars

On the macroeconomic front, the new car registrations in the European Union fell 2.7% annual rate over the months from January to April, according to figures released Tuesday by the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (Acea). On April alone, new registrations 1089.118 were recorded, representing a decline of 4.1% over one year.

Peugeot was down 1.07% to 30.136 euros and Renault lost 0.66% to 39.79 euros.

United States, are scheduled starts of dwellings in April (14.30) and industrial production in April (15.15).

On the currency markets, the euro rose slightly against the dollar, from 0.16% to 1.4183 dollar.

Energy stocks retreat

On the corporate side, the energy values ​​suffer from the decline in commodity prices. Total coward 0.88% to 40.20 euros and Vallourec dropped 1.04% to 87.69 euros.EDF lost 0.71% to 28.67 euros and GDF Suez sold 0.83% to 25.66 euros.

Bouygues: -3.90% to 32.64 euros (largest decrease in the Cac 40)

Bouygues raised slightly on Monday its goal of annual sales after a first quarter marked by a rebound in activity but penalized at the net contribution by Alstom.

Vivendi: +0.36% at 19.30 euros

Vivendi announced Monday it had obtained signed with a syndicate of 17 banks a new line of credit totaling € 5 billion that will allow it to optimize the management of its bank debt at the time of the acquisition of the 44 % of SFR held by Vodafone.

Publicis: 0.29% to 38.58 euros

Publicis buys U.S. digital marketing agency Rosetta for at least $ 575 million – the agreement provides that an additional payment may be made in 2014 to Rosetta in the case of good performance over the period 2011-2013.

Carrefour wants IPO for its real estate assets

Carrefour: 2.26% to 30.95 euros (largest increase Cac 40)

During its Investor Day being held in Paris from 9:15 Carrefour confirmed its intention to IPO for its real estate assets, Carrefour Property.

The group also said that the demerger of its business Dia hard discount will be in the form of the distribution of a dividend. Carrefour expects the IPO of Dia in Madrid on July 5 is valued at about four billion euros.

Back to normal view for luxury in Japan after the earthquake of 11 March. This is the forecast that are several French captains of this industry in Japan. While LVMH has announced a decline in sales of 9% in the first quarter, and even 25% on the month of March but the improvement is already noticeable. "Activity in our 58 stores is almost back to normal. Sales to daily are the same or even higher than those recorded last year. We lost the moment the customer of Chinese tourists, but it will come back, "said Yves Carcelle. The CEO of Louis Vuitton came last week to comfort his team from Sendai store, near the epicenter of the quake, which just reopened its doors. Bernard Arnault, CEO of LVMH, would go to turn in a few weeks.

Same story with Chanel."I gave my team early in the crisis time to turn around, put their family's safety. Today, they are very dynamic. Sales are surprisingly quite good in perfumes and beauty, excellent in fine jewelry and watches, and gradually resume mode, but it takes a little longer. The best way to respond to the earthquake is to resume activities as normally as possible, what we do, "said Richard Collasse, President of Chanel Japan.

Boom in marriages

They said the stores – whose sales have dropped 15% in March – irritated against the big brands who decided by mutual agreement to close a few days their "corners" at home in the middle of the crisis. Today, the page appears rotated. "Department stores have more need than the other French brands.It is we who generate the traffic, "the representative slides of a mark in the archipelago.

Beyond the earthquake and tsunami, the Japanese market trends toward a settlement will parallel the aging population. A study by Deutsche Bank, the Japanese consume a quarter of global luxury goods market. Japan still remains the largest market for Louis Vuitton (18% of its turnover, according to our sources), while the Chinese are the first customer in the world. "Luxury in Japan has long enjoyed a very favorable position, thanks to the strong yen. Today, the Japanese market is normalizing, affects older people, with sophisticated tastes.Consumers are more individualistic, as shown by the success of our offer personalized, "says Yves Carcelle.

More surprising factor and optimism: the explosion of the market for jewelry related to engagement and marriage for a month in Japan, observed by all brands in the industry. It comes in a parallel boom in marriages. "People want to live," says a French boss of the industry.

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No pay rise for the new strong man of L'Oreal. Jean-Paul Agon, CEO of the group, also holds the post of president since Friday but will retain the same salary this year than in 2010. "For 2011, the Council (…) stopped fixed at 2,100,000 euros gross a year earlier, unchanged from 2010," does it say in the management report 2010 of the Board of Directors , submitted to the AMF and made available on March 17.

Jean-Paul Agon has not received in 2010 his entire salary: part depended targets he has not fully met. It has affected 80% of the 2.1 million indicated, is 1.68 million euros. A salary cut in 2010, no increase in 2011: the future CEO of L'Oreal is so far not mistreated by his group. He was awarded $ 6.9 million stock options last year.Since 2006, the officer received a total of 1.25 million stock options. It will retain 50% of them while he remains in office.

As for Sir Lindsay Owen Jones, Jean-Paul Agon was replaced as president on Friday, it will benefit more now that its fees for participation in the boards. As each board member, he will receive as such a lump sum of 30,000 euros plus 5,000 euros per session. It has received 85,000 euros in 2010.

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On his knees by the crisis, U.S. automakers rose. After Ford, who made $ 6.6 billion profit last year, General Motors on Thursday posted a net profit of $ 4.7 billion for 2010.

This is the first time the number one U.S. makes money since 2004. This is the same for its biggest profits since 1999. In 2009, the automaker had lost $ 4.4 billion between leaving bankruptcy in July and the end of the year, after accumulating 82 billion deficit in 2005-2008.

"Last year was a rebuilding year, welcomes Dan Akerson, chief executive of GM. "We are particularly pleased that GM has managed to generate continued profitability, while the sectoral cycle was near its floor."

The group has benefited from dramatic cost reductions made during its bankruptcy.Result, with a saving of about $ 2,000 per car, the Detroit giant has approached the production costs of its Asian rivals.

Meanwhile, the group benefited from the rebound in sales in the U.S. (+7.2%), and its strong position in China, where it sold 2.35 million vehicles.

Opel still losing

GM has not yet won that $ 510 million in the fourth quarter poor credit personal loans. The American, who had suspended some projects during the crisis has revived the model developments, which increased its costs. The recent launches of the Chevrolet Volt (electric) and Cruz have created other expenses.

The Achilles heel of the group remains Europe, where its subsidiary Opel has still not profitable: it lost $ 600 million last quarter."In Europe, we strive to continue to lower our breakeven point, with further cost reductions," said Dan Akerson.

Another concern: the surge in oil prices. During the crisis, the group had paid a high price for its reliance on big vehicles. Not wishing to commit the same mistake, since GM has invested in small cars. "Honestly, I do not know if American consumers want these models. But we must be prepared if the price of gasoline exploding again and tip the demand towards fuel-efficient models, "explained Steve Girsky in January, GM's vice president in charge of strategy and product development . Only problem, small cars are far less profitable than the 4 × 4 and the pickup.

Again, EDF should not reassure investors. In fiscal 2010, net income Electrician tricolor plunged 73.9% to 1.02 billion euros against more than 3 billion expected by analysts on average. Involved a heavy load and a provision for change in scope, which complicates the interpretation of results.

The group's profits have been sealed by a special charge of nearly $ 2.9 billion, including $ 1 billion in the United States and 915 million in Italy. EDF owns half of Constellation Energy's nuclear activities the United States and half of Edison in Italy. The provisions made in 2010 also cover the additional costs incurred by following the extension EDF in France transitory regulated tariff for market adjustment (Tartam), a specific tariff for businesses. Thus, excluding items, earnings would have the group rose 11.3% to 3.96 billion euros.

The annual operating results are thus more in line with expectations. EBITDA, the EBITDA, rose 4.4% to 16.62 billion euros, above the 16.45 million euros expected by analysts and objectives of the group was a Organic growth in EBITDA, of between 3 and 5% in 2010. Turnover is also in line with estimates to 65.16 billion euros where experts had forecast 64.98 billion euros.

Scope change

And, come under the group's financial situation has been improved. The debt was reduced by 42.5 billion end-2009 to 34.4 billion euro late 2010, encouraged by the change in scope.In fact, as highlighted in the CEO of EDF Proglio "2010 was the year of major projects, which enabled the group to find a healthier financial situation" before discussing the three "major operations" of the year . EDF sold its electricity distribution networks in the UK consortium of Hong Kong Cheung Kong and sold to the regional state of Baden-Württemberg (south-west Germany) from 45.01% stake in number three German energy EnBW. Finally, the public group has decided to allocate 50% stake in its subsidiary RTE portfolio of financing the decommissioning of nuclear plants.

Confidence for 2011

Management is confident and shows for the current year. The electrician is for 2011 organic growth of its Ebitda of between 4 and 6%. However, targets rely on a price of nuclear 42 euros / MWh in the framework of the law Nome.

The group also expressed its intention to propose a device to pay a bonus dividend to shareholders holding their shares for at least two years.

Faced with these conflicting signals, it remains to be the market reaction so that the title EDF posted the worst performance of the CAC 40 in 2010 with a decline of over 20% of its title.

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Paris Has it been too sure of his strength? There is just one more year, the possibility of relocation was seen as a joke by the City Council. At the point of not meeting the requirements of the French Tennis Federation, eager to expand the site of Roland Garros in order to accommodate the public, partners and media in better conditions, and to demand a fee from astronomical 2016 (the current lease expires in 2015). "There is a Roland Garros. There is no other. It will be more if it leaves Roland Garros Paris. The love story between Roland Garros and tennis is necessarily the Porte d'Auteuil, on the current site (…) I'm really a city tour to the suburbs but frankly what belongs to Paris is Paris.Roland Garros as the Eiffel Tower is part of Paris, has just recently told Jean Vuillermoz, Deputy Mayor of Paris, in charge of sport in a whiff of superiority. Faced with this situation, the TFF has decided to react by putting Paris in competition.

A hotly contested competition
A bluff? Initially judged as such, the call for entries is taken very seriously. Three suburban sites are then selected to host Roland Garros: Versailles, Marne-la-Vallée and Gonesse. The quality of records that are pushing the proposed FFT to seriously consider a move. "Attitudes have indeed changed," admitted the director Roland Garros Gilbert Ysern, whom we asked last November.Under pressure, the Mayor of Paris reacts through Bertrand Delanoe, who tabled a "vow on the development of the Tournament of Roland Garros in Paris" fulfilling all the wishes of the original Federation. Extending the area of 60% (5 hectares), covering the Central, the construction of a new 5,000-seat stadium, a new concession for a period of 99 years and a charge down the figure indexed business.

An eminently strategic
By choosing to stay in Paris, the FFT would be the choice of conservatism. A choice of heart more than reason? So says Hervé Dupont, executive director of the Plaine de France, holder of record of Gonesse."Either the Federation made the strategic choice to remain in Paris for convenience, for fear of change, because it costs him a little cheaper … Either it moves and in this case we believe we have the best project." Leaving the historic site Auteuil would especially at Roland Garros to catch up and even take the lead, on the other Grand Slam tournaments (Wimbledon, U.S. Open and Australian Open) in terms of area (over 30 hectares). Pragmatic, Guy Forget is rather favorable to offshoring.

An opinion that disagrees obviously not John Vuillermoz: "Is that what is important is the space, the number of acres? Does the importance of this tournament is not elsewhere? The goal is to get better. There will be an opening to a new space, a new short 5,000 seats. A lawn will replace the short No. 1, which is not beautiful.This will allow spectators to picnic before a large screen that will broadcast all the matches. This is what will stay at Roland Garros in its box, while remaining accessible to the greatest number. This is not just about square meters. "

Dissension
Unlike Gonesse and Marne-la-Vallee, where the political will to welcome Roland Garros is unanimous, the case of Paris, like that of Versailles, is facing some dissension. "We are a democracy, everyone can express themselves. You say there is no opposition would not be true.Now, democracy is majority and in this context, the Paris council has spoken: 12 councilors voted against and 141 voted for! After the Greens, who voted against the Olympic Games in Paris, which are against the top-level sport in Paris and that the residents of the Porte d'Auteuil want to stay together and not to involve the mass is their problem … But the great mass of the Parisians is favorable. All the polls show, "says Jean Vuillermoz, reminding us that Paris can count on support from the weight, partners and sponsors.

Sponsor support historical
BNP Paribas, whose brand is associated with at Roland Garros for 37 years, is actually very clear about this: "We support the continuation of the tournament in the capital. We believe that much of the prestige is that it is in central Paris.Whatever the qualities of offshoring projects, they would not have the same influence. "Same story from Alain Afflelou:" Roland Garros is a prestigious tournament that counts a lot in terms of public relations device. Currently, it is easy to reach, it will be more complicated than 35 km … "Favorite, File Paris nonetheless threatened. Not sure he collects 66% of votes of the 195 voters of the Federation for its victory on Sunday. He could well find themselves with ballot Versailles (the most dangerous rival?). The two finalists then the tie would be within three months, an absolute majority, at a new General Assembly …

The Paris plan:

After three consecutive weeks, the CAC 40, which closed last Friday above the 4000 points (4017.45 points exactly), continues to move at the opening with a gain of 0.3% to 4028 points.

Earlier this morning, Asian stock markets have shown tentative and U.S. markets had scattered them over in orde Friday night.

On Monday, President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Elysee gives the kickoff of a year 2011 marked under the seal of the international retailer, to reporters and foreign ambassadors in Paris (live TV on Facebook and Dailymotion), his goals for the G8 summit in late May at Deauville and the G20 early November in Cannes.

Markit index at 9 am to follow

To wait for that day at business publications include the quarterly business survey by INSEE in the industry, the month of January at 8:45, then 9:00, the PMI Flash (Markit) fall before to know the composite index of purchasing managers (PMI) in the euro area (10 hours) and new orders in industry in November 2010 (11:00), always in the eurozone.

At noon, back in France: the quarterly surveys of conditions in the building trades and real estate development in the first month of the year will be unveiled.

This afternoon, Fevad present stock of French e-commerce in 2010, with opening remarks by Eric Besson, Minister for Industry, Energy and the Digital Economy.

Renault out of the wood

As for values, ArcelorMittalsigne the largest increase of the leaderboard with a gain of 2.9%. Steelmakers produced 1.4 billion tons of steel in 2010 (+15%). Growth welcomed but fears of overcapacity in 2011.

Renault (+0.7%) had evidence of "multiple" on the case of industrial espionage which are believed to three frames of the group, said Sunday the group's CEO, Carlos Ghosn payday loans. Earlier in the day, counsel for one of three executives covered by the suspicions had called Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn to provide proof of charges that founded the lawsuit from the manufacturer.

Automotive side, Toyota is the world leader in 2010, despite several points vehicle recalls.

Danoneest in small increase of 0.1%. According to La Tribune, Danone Dumex interested in India, a manufacturer of baby foods.A nugget in its sector: Dumex is number one in China and India.

The side of falling, Sanofi-Aventis is down slightly after the announcement on Monday duprolongement its takeover offer for Genzyme, always the same price of $ 69 per share or $ 18.5 billion in total, until February 15. "While these discussions have continued and have included sales teams and executives from both Sanofi-Aventis and Genzyme, significant differences remain regarding the CVC (certificate of conditional value) and the potential value of the offer Sanofi-Aventis, and there is no guarantee that parties will reach agreement, however, warns Sanofi.

Orange (France Telecom) also declined slightly by 0.1%. The operator has negotiated the acquisition of part of investors to share the platform for sharing videos Dailymotion, valued at approximately EUR 150 million.

Note also that Nicolas Sarkozy will announce on Tuesday a call for projects on five coastal sites for an investment of 10 billion euros. French and foreign manufacturers are mobilized for this competition.

Eurocopter will deliver its key figures for 2010 and its outlook for 2011 from 10.30. Sodexo holds its general meeting at 16.30.

The President of the Higher Audiovisual Council takes a stand against the idea of reconciliation of the APF and Arcep, the telecoms regulator.

LE FIGARO. – Do you support the appointment of a government commissioner in the CSA as envisaged in Arcep?

Michel BOYON. – The question will never be relevant! Certainly, there are commissioners of the government with independent authorities such as the Commission or the Energy Regulatory Authority of competition. For the CSA, which is the guarantor of civil liberties and fundamental respect for pluralism in broadcasting, it would be simply absurd.

What is your position on a rapprochement between Arcep, the CSA and the Agency of frequencies?

This subject is often poorly addressed.There is a tendency in France to focus on approaches by the structures and organizations, so that what counts is the strategies and objectives. You can not play Lego with institutions that have declared their independence, demonstrated their competence, acquired their legitimacy. In our country, the park is well managed Frequency: CSA and Arcep actively participate and work together on such topics as the dividend or digital TV on the move. This cooperation was highlighted three years ago in the plan "France numérique 2012". But remember that the CSA has a great originality. It is a regulator of content, only in France, and whoever has the most power in Europe and worldwide.When he assigns a frequency to a radio or television, it does for a given program, in exchange for free use of the frequency, it requires a chain of obligations that it ensures. The heart of activity Arcep, however, are the competition issues related to networks. Nothing has been said in recent days about the relationship between the two institutions does not bother me. But if some wanted in this way restrict the regulation of audiovisual content, it would be unacceptable.

How the CSA can regulate Internet content?

There is a complete – European directive, law, decree, Proceedings of the CSA – to regulate Internet services business of video on demand. What is not regulated, it is the content posted by individuals on video-sharing sites.Yet it is they who raise the most difficulties in terms of child welfare, dignity of the person or racism and antisemitism. With the TV connected, their impact will intensify. The only course of action today is the referral of a judge. It is very inadequate. We must organize a true co-regulation, starting with strengthening the signaling device, which is not used enough. It should also establish a code of ethics involving publishers and hosts, including the protection of young people, and could lead to a label given by the CSA. We could go further by calling for parental control software filters sites that would not have this label. Finally, the CSA could be empowered to order the withdrawal of illegal programs and even have a power to impose penalties for repeat offenders. For this, we need a law.There is no question that the Internet is a zone of lawlessness with respect to our core values. It is an important topic that transcends borders and I hope that at the next G8 summit, some time will be spent.

Can we settle the issue of Net neutrality amendment by a simple?

The CSA is obviously very attached to Net neutrality. It would be unacceptable to the radio or television suffer from discriminatory choices made by operators, especially based on financial criteria. If we did not warranty this subject, a strong law is needed.

How do you approach the arrival of the connected TV in France?

A year ago, when we talked TVs connected, we never thought to see happen so fast. This is progress for the viewer, but we must anticipate the consequences would be negative.My first fear is that a disruption of the balance of an entire economic sector. For example, publishers of free channels will see their audience is more fragmented, while a portion of advertising revenue will be diverted to the search engines. Furthermore, the connected TV will reduce the role of commercial distributors. French services for video on demand will experience a distortion of competition in foreign service, or hacking video sharing sites. In total, support for the French production is no longer guaranteed as it relies on the sales channels and its components – investment obligations, broadcasting quotas, chronology of media exclusives – would be threatened. It is urgent to make proposals on the subject.The CSA has decided to organize this international symposium next April 28.

Digital radio can it lie fallow?

The CSA has done what the law required it by setting the frequencies and selecting candidates. But the crisis came and blocked the entire device. I am concerned about the reluctance of some operators. Eventually, the radio will not be satisfied with the frequency modulation and long wave. But I think the Internet can only be a supplement to a radio broadcast. Large stations should understand that their brands may wane amid tens of thousands of radio stations broadcast on the Net. Finally, as Chairman of the CSA, I can accept that 30% of French people have access to only ten stations over the air.I rely heavily on the report that the Prime Minister has asked David Kessler.

The personal mobile TV is still not launched in France. Why?

There was a tremor with the initiative of Virgin Mobile, and TDF. Unfortunately, the application of the VAT increase offerings of mobile operators broke the momentum. I urge that this be deferred for three or four years.

When will you launch the tender for two new DTT channels?

As soon as possible. But this launch is subject to the intervention of an order to finance the redevelopment of frequencies to provide the necessary space for two multiplexes that will host the new channels. Must be made before the decree on April 30.