From our correspondent in Brussels

New this dramatic turn of events late Friday afternoon. In a statement, the Acting Prime Minister of Greece reported the words of a conversation between President Karolos Papoulias and Angela Merkel held earlier. During this interview, German Chancellor thus' brought up the idea to organize a referendum on the question of whether or not Greek citizens wishing to stay in the euro area. " This consultation would be organized "in parallel elections" of 17 June to address the lack of majority after the election on May 6 that prevented since the formation of a government.

This small bomb that could shake up the mess of the Greek – and even more so than Germany, with France in 2011 had rejected the proposal of former Prime Minister George Papandreou to conduct a referendum – was denied on the heels by a spokesman for Angela Merkel. "This is wrong and we completely refute," he said.

This proposal, real or not, the German Chancellor came at the end of a day when a large cacophony reigned over the fate of Greece in the euro area. "The ECB and the European Commission (…) study of emergency scenarios if Greece does not recover," was released in the morning and the European Commissioner Karel De Gucht to persuade the Greeks to make sacrifices if they want to keep the euro. It was enough that a news agency transforms the event into "emergency plan" for markets to become inflamed. Brussels later denied even the existence of a crisis scenario but the damage was done.

The weekend is Jose Manuel Barroso, who had himself set fire to the powder by saying that "better" than Greece leaves the euro if it refuses to play the game President Commission then had to make amends by ensuring that Athens "is part of the family." Monday is Maria Fekter, the Austrian Minister of Finance, who has been rapped over the knuckles because she wanted to leave Greece to the euro, even then readmit him.  

Bankruptcy more expensive

In Greece, the radical left Syriza, credited with 20% of votes in the polls, seen in the June 17 elections a referendum for or against the austerity, the euro should remain in the table. Europe, tired of paying to no avail, she distills a message about more complicated: June 17 it will be a referendum for or against the common currency, knowing that the rejection of the euro would lead to bankruptcy even more expensive for the Greeks . The approach (now responsibility Greek, European solidarity later) was agreed in Athens with the two traditional parties, the conservative New Democracy and PASOK socialists. Europe wants to understand the Greeks they can not snatch the cake and eat it too. In return, the Europeans offer the promise of better times. Jean-Claude Juncker of Eurogroup, Mario Draghi for the ECB and Francois Hollande and Angela Merkel in Berlin were so bent on the exercise by saying all that "Greece must remain in the euro."

A strategy that could ultimately be paid. The Conservatives have taken the advantage over their rivals Syriza recent days, according to surveys, with the prospect of a majority in favor of austerity. Karel De Gucht said himself: the endgame has begun and the question is "whether everyone can keep his cool" to the end. Response in less than a month

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Trichet's plan to save the euro

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To avoid the breakup of the euro, the former ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet claims to have a plan: put the financially troubled countries under the tutelage of Brussels, if it is unable to implement policies budget approved by the EU. It would operate a federal mechanism "outstanding", when fiscal policy of a Member State slips to threaten monetary union.

"Federalism exception seems not only necessary to ensure a strong economic and monetary union, but it could also adapt to the true nature of Europe in the long run," said the former president of the ECB to Peterson Institute in Washington. The idea is not new. It was proposed by German finance minister, Wolfgang Schäuble, who wanted to entrust the finances of Greece to a "supercommissaire". Interference rejected by Athens as deemed "undemocratic".

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New trial for Yahoo!. The U.S. internet group announced Sunday it had appointed a new temporary chief executive, Ross Levinsohn, replacing Scott Thompson less than five months after the arrival thereof at the head of the company. "Scott Thompson left the company" Yahoo! justifies no further details. The group further states that Fred Amoroso has been named president of the board to replace Roy Bostock.

This change in the leadership of a pioneering Internet companies, now embattled, was announced a few hours after the release of information on the site dedicated to news reports All Things Digital. The article reported an imminent departure of former CEO in the wake of a controversy provoked by the discovery of falsification of his CV. A few days earlier, Patti Hart, director of the group, had also been forced to leave the band for the same reasons: she had embellished his CV.

According to All Things Digital, the reason for the "abrupt departure" is only due to the activism of hedge fund Third Point, a leading shareholder of Yahoo! with 5.8% stake. A shareholder who has been trying for several years to gain seats and influence within the board had asked the head of Scott Thompson on line pay day loans. And the fund has been successful. In fact, Yahoo! has agreed that the boss of Third Point, Daniel Loeb, and two persons selected by him, Harry Wilson and Michael Wolf, are seated on the board from Wednesday. The Board is pleased to announce these changes and this agreement with Third Point, and is confident they will be in the best interests of our shareholders, "we read in Yahoo! News.

The group did not, however, extends the strategy it intends to follow in the future, simply stating that "in as interim CEO, Ross Levinsohn will direct the day to day running of the company, helped by the existing team of executives from Yahoo! ". This last Sunday was up global director of the media branch of Yahoo! It is the fifth CEO to take the reins of the group in five years. The question is whether Yahoo! will manage to raise the head above water.

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For once it is not Airbus which organizes the festival, but ATR, the second aircraft manufacturer based in Toulouse, in the shadow of European giant. Equal subsidiary of EADS and Italy's Finmeccanica, the manufacturer of regional aircraft propeller book on Thursday, Air Nostrum, Iberia subsidiary of Spanish, the thousandth machine out of its assembly site.

A symbolic milestone for ATR's plans to increase its production by 60%, to 54 aircraft per year in 2010 to 70 this year to reach 80 to 90 per year by 2014. At the same time, its turnover has to go from 1.3 to 2 billion.

Consequently, extensions are underway on the site and "hundreds of jobs will be doubled," said Filippo Bagnato, ATR CEO. ATR employs 1,000 people in Toulouse and in 6000 made working in France and Italy with subcontracting. Sitting on a record backlog representing three years of delivery, ATR new ambitions: "it is possible to reach the 2,000 aircraft delivered within ten to fifteen years," says the president.

China threat

To listen, you almost forget that the company, founded in 1981 with the launch of the ATR 300, narrowly escaped death in 2004 with a backlog of five aircraft. The manufacturer was the victim of the craze for jets that, throughout the 1990s, have conquered the regional aviation market while surfing a bit expensive oil.

"Our shareholders have been clear. They did not put the key under the door but had to hold ATR not to lose money, be in equilibrium. We therefore reduced the size of the company. It was that or death, "recalls Filippo Bagnato. ATR gathers her remaining strength to attract new customers. "We had to sell the plane three times to the airline, to subcontractors who were reluctant to invest and banks." ATR increases its range and benefits of soaring oil prices which increase operating costs of a regional jet. Propeller airplanes take their revenge. This is the slaughter. Only Canada's Bombardier and ATR survive, but not Saab, Fokker, Dornier, Jetstream, Fairchild … The airlines have their accounts: in the same journey, the "turboprop" consumes two times less fuel than a jet.

Despite its success, the manufacturer remains vigilant. The turboprop market is promising – with a projected delivery of 3,000 units from 50 to 90 seats in the next 20 years. It arouses desires. ATR expects a reaction which should give Bombardier a successor to its Q-400. He is also concerned about competition from China. "China has had limited success with the M 60 which is nothing more than an evolution of a Russian aircraft. But it launched a 70-seat aircraft and is considering a 90-seat aircraft, "said Filippo Bagnato. The M 700, a copy of ATR according to experts, is being developed. It is expected on the market within three to four years.

To stay ahead, ATR continues "feasibility analysis" on a larger aircraft with 90 seats. The development of a new propeller device costs twice cheaper than a jet – less than $ 2 billion. But the decision belongs to EADS and Finmeccanica.

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As of Wednesday, the tourists interested in tours visiting the Louvre will be surprised to see Nintendo equip a DS3. The largest museum in the world decided to replace its old audio guides by video game in relief. Good news for visitors, they will be leased 5 euros, against 6 for an audioguide. In addition to the traditional explanations cassettes, game consoles allow three-dimensional views of some exhibits, like the Winged Victory. A way to contemplate angles unreleased until now. Initially, the Louvre has commissioned 3DS and 1500 should have 5000 consoles eventually. Connected, consoles can be geolocated. We did lose more in the maze of the Louvre, while 70% of visitors come for the first time!

The comments are available in seven languages ​​and include 700 works low interest rate personal loans. Several trips are also avail-able. Agnes Alfandari, head of multimedia at the Louvre, has highlighted the ease of use consoles, equipped with touch screens. An explanation becomes a breeze. The museum should also be able to more easily perform upgrades explanations and evolve. Thus, pathways for people with disabilities should be developed.

This is not the first time the museum opens in new technologies. The Louvre, as the Quai Branly Museum, has its application on the iPhone. Some 200 works are presented. A way for museums to increase their attractiveness to a young audience while increasing their revenue streams.

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Apple will host a conference March 7 in San Francisco at 19 am, French time. Program, the announcement of the new iPad, whose invitation to deliver the first image appears.

As every year, rumors are rife about the specifications and new features in Apple's tablet, which should be examined with interest by its competitors.

Two years after the release of the first version, the iPad indeed still dominates the market with 50 million sales, all models, against 12 million Android tablets, and is a reference to the sector.

The new iPad should propose an improved screen, displaying four times as many pixels on the same surface, but could also integrate Siri and why not, be accompanied by an iPad Mini, smaller. This graphic provides an update on the major rumors, according to their reliability.

While the first three mobile operators declared war on the new entrant Free, France Telecom unveiled details of its contract with the fourth operator. The CEO of France Telecom, parent company of Orange, Stéphane Richard said in an interview with Les Echos that the roaming agreement signed with him rent for Free mobile network will report "significantly higher revenue than the original one billion euros" .  

The CEO of the operator partly owned public does not advance on a possible extension of the current contract with free-roaming covering communications for second and third generation-the new 4G standard that will provide mobile users transmission capacity comparable to cable.

Under fire from other operators who feel like Jean-Bernard Levy, CEO of Vivendi and SFR, Orange has offered "the best technological conditions" to Free Stéphane Richard replies that her group has not make gifts to the new entrant. He said that "it is not the economic conditions of homelessness that make attractive offers Free. The controller and the CEO of Iliad, do not they also said that the financial conditions of homelessness clearly incited Free Mobile to invest in its own network? "Stephane Richard also ensures that employees France Telecom is aware "that the contract with free roaming, the recipes for it (…) provides, will partly offset the negative effects of the arrival of the fourth operator in the market." Free delighted 400,000 in Orange, and all operators in a month and a half only, Free Mobile has attracted 1.5 million customers, according to estimates by Stéphane Richard, Free for now refuses to confirm.

Finally, Stephane Richard said he was "quite shocked" by the statements of the President of ARCEP, encouraging operators to draw conclusions from the arrival of Free and reduce costs. The CEO of France Telecom wonders if this is "an invitation to make redundancies, when one tries to save manufacturing jobs throughout the territory," or of "an incentive to share infrastructure. " A track he considers "paradoxical."

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One can enjoy the river traffic and see a very dim view of Voguéo expansion projects, the public transport network on the Seine. While the Syndicat des transports d'Ile-de-France (Stif) until March 3 launches public consultation on its new project Voguéo providing three transmission lines serving 31 stops between Suresnes and Vitry-sur-Seine, several sailing clubs West Paris began to give voice. After mobilizing their members, they come to question the Sports Minister, David Douillet, in a letter.

According to them, canoeing-kayaking, rowing and sailing would be greatly threatened in western Paris by the arrival of motorized shuttles Voguéo. The nautical base of the island of Sir, Sevres, would be most affected. Opened in 2007 this space accommodates 900 oarsmen, 500 followers of canoeing and sailing fans from 150 clubs from neighboring villages (Sevres, Boulogne-Billancourt, Saint Cloud, Ville d'Avray and Chaville).

"There are quite some barges in our area but then with water buses with 150 seats running every ten minutes (runs every 20 minutes in both directions), it would be really possible," says Francois Banton President ACBB rowing, the biggest club occupying the premises.

Condemnation of water activities

These water activities are practiced in calm water and it takes several minutes after the passage of a big boat that caused the stir constantly. Besides the security problems created by passing shuttles, unlike barges, from one bank to another. Eventually, the associations believe that the project would condemn outright the activity of their members and 15 employees they employ.

"We did not necessarily identified this aspect of things by launching our project, we admit to Stif. But it's also why is the public consultation. "For now, the project will start in 2013. Meanwhile, the website vogueo.fr that collects users' comments recensait originally an enthusiastic majority of opinions is an increasing number of protests rowers who spread the word to defend their favorite pastime.

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Claire begins the interview by asking Michel on his dream career. Our candidate outlined his conception of director of human resources. He considers to be against the grain of current practice and conceded its inability to address the general managers or owners of that business unit are those who could recruit.

Following this exchange, Claire suggests that the former HR Director to adopt a less categorical. His strong determination, he may have closed its doors in search of employment. The coach also advises Michael to explore new avenues.

The conversation continues in a more informal and Claire confides in Michael that his desire to persuade is at the expense of the caller and this dessert. Claire asks him to position itself at the service rather Recruiter he meets.

Michael realizes the message Claire, is to apply it in service by being more attentive to his interlocutor. To find out if Michael will succeed, go in an upcoming episode of "My Job Coach."

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Occupation: the red lantern of Europe

This is the black point of the Spanish economy.

Greece but also Italy, however, always crystallize concerns have increased as rumors of leaving the Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, immediately denied by the latter. Nevertheless, if the vote to be held today at the Chamber of Deputies on the budget is negative, the departure of Cavaliere seem inevitable. Meanwhile the distrust of investors facing the country's public debt is climbing.The performance of the obligation of Italian 10-year, reaching 6.73% in the morning (before falling to 6.66%), an unsustainable level over time under the weight of the debt.

At the same time, the finance ministers of the euro area gathered in Brussels last night stepped up their pressure on Athens and Rome to the two countries meet their commitments to reduce deficits. In the process, Wall Street ended on an optimistic note. This morning, Asian markets have proven unreliable and shared.

In this context, oil prices are rising. The barrel of "light sweet crude" for December delivery gained 0.36% to 96.29 dollars.