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The joint venture created by EDF and Enel of Italy, has signed a partnership agreement with Ansaldo, the nuclear branch of the Italian group Finmeccanica. This five-year partnership provides for cooperation between the alliance and Ansaldo "for the development and construction of 4 nuclear reactors that EDF and Enel EPR planning to build in Italy" says EDF.

For its part Areva said it had signed three agreements with companies in Italy on Friday. The first agreement, signed with Ansaldo will enable both companies to work together in Italy, under the planned construction of four reactors conducted by ENEL and EDF, but also in the rest of the world.This partnership will result in particular through cooperation in the engineering, supply of certain equipment and assembly work and testing of commissioning.

The second agreement, signed with Techint, a group specializing in engineering and construction of large industrial facilities, provides for cooperation of two companies in future nuclear projects turnkey worldwide make quick cash.

Finally, a training agreement was signed with the university consortium for research and nuclear technology (CIRTEN). It provides the contribution of Areva to develop new nuclear industrial capabilities in Italy.

These agreements come as the annual summit between France and Italy takes place in Paris, where Nicolas Sarkozy and Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian prime minister, meet.The purpose of these agreements for EDF and Areva is to be in the running for the revival of nuclear energy in Italy from 2013.

Italy banned nuclear power in 1987 following the Chernobyl accident. But this year, a decree established a timetable for the construction of new reactors began in 2013. Silvio Berlusconi, had expressed a wish that 25% of the electricity produced in Italy comes from nuclear reactors.

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New episode in the case of repeated suicide at France Telecom. The Paris court on Thursday opened an investigation into this matter following a complaint last December against the union's South direction of the company for "bullying" and "endangering the lives of others." An unpublished survey that will focus on work organization and the management system of the company.

Me Teissonni?re, counsel for the South, had already confirmed a few hours earlier information from France Info. The investigation should therefore be entrusted to a judge of public health center of Paris. Le Parisien ahead including the name of Pascal Gand in its Friday edition. And as announced by the newspaper, on charges of "endangering the lives of others" was not accepted, contrary to what is called the Labour Inspectorate.

"Methods of management characterizing bullying"

On receipt of the complaint filed on December 14 last, the Paris court has in fact relied on a report of the inspection work to make its decision. A 82-page dossier, coordinated by the labor inspector Sylvie Catala and delivered on February 4 to Paris prosecutors. It refers to "implementation of work organizations likely to cause serious harm to the health of workers" and "methods of management characterizing bullying.

Labour inspection also points in his report "the strategy of restructuring and management" conducted since 2006 aiming to organize the departure of 22,000 employees of the group.It also emphasizes the fact that the leaders of France Telecom have been alerted "on many occasions (…) the effects on health of workers by occupational physicians and regional health insurance funds. Alerts never taken into account.

Eleven suicides since the beginning of 2010

Three people are affected by this case. Front row: former CEO, Didier Lombard, now non-executive chairman of the company. Followed Louis-Pierre Wenes, the former number two and head of operations in France, ruled last fall, and Olivier Barberot, the Director of Human Resources (HR). The company France Telecom is also questioned as a corporation, said Le Parisien.

In 2008 and 2009, the number of suicides by employees of France Telecom rose to 35 as management and unions.The observatory stress and forced mobility, established by the CFE-CGC and South-PTT, has meanwhile identified 11 suicides of employees since January.

Patrick Ackermann, SOUTH delegate, welcomed in the Parisian "this first victory." "That does not mean that there will be indictments, but it proves that justice takes the matter seriously. Now, we'll call the other unions, victims' families, doctors work to a civil, "he adds. The more one is more justice will be hard to kick for touch. "

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Experts are still at work, especially in four communes of Charentes-Maritimes, and the final figures will not be known until Thursday. But government has given an estimate on Wednesday: about 1,400 homes flooded during the passage of Xynthia end of February will be completely destroyed and can not be rebuilt in the same place, the area is considered extremely dangerous. This raises the issue of compensation for affected families.

"The amount of compensation to owners will be determined by the area (central sales of furniture plus the state – the Paris region – the management of unclaimed estates or vacant, ed.) The price will be based on the value of the house before the storm hit, "says the Department of Ecology.No question of compensation so fixed, but estimates made on a case by case basis with local officials.

Barnier Fund

The relocation of families should be through acquisitions amicably. The State may, however, to expropriate in case of disagreement. The compensation scheme will also be different depending on the damaged condition of the dwelling. If the house has been damaged, the insurance will pay compensation. Barnier Fund, created in 1995 for the property exposed to natural disasters and concurred in part by insurance premiums, make up the difference between amounts paid by insurers and the estimated value of the house.

If housing has however suffered no damage, but care must be razed, the fund will be responsible for the acquisition of the property without interference from insurers.The validity of permission will not come into account, the judicial inquiry liability will follow. "The goal is to enable victims to relocate quickly," says the department does not wish to increase the damage of the disaster victims with months of procedures.

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Jean-Francois Cope takes the hand. The President of the UMP group in the Assembly will announce Wednesday its intention to file a bill to keep advertising on satellite TV in France before 20 hours. This announcement will be made at the symposium held at the National Assembly on public television and the abolition of advertising. This roundtable sought by the president of the Cultural Affairs Committee, Michele Tabarot, was meant "to work to refine the national representation point of view on a subject that has evolved very quickly."

Before launching this initiative, Jean-Francois Cope has met on Friday, members of the committee that prepared the 2008 reform of public television.This work had led to the passing of the Act of March 2009 confirming the decision of publicity after 20 hours on France Televisions in January 2009 and provides fully stopped in late 2011 after the passage of any television digital.

"On Friday, the committee welcomed the strong record of reform. On Wednesday, the consensus is that advertising is kept during the day on France Televisions for we have achieved a satisfactory balance for both viewers who appreciate the stop advertising after 20 hours and for public finances, "explains Jean-Francois Cope. How to reverse the legislation? "I had the intuition to propose a clause in the law revoyure to the point before the end of 2011 to initiate the complete removal of advertising," he says."In the legislative framework for co, we will propose a bill to keep the advertisement before 20 hours. This project could be voted on before the end of 2010. "

Securing the financing of audiovisual

For months, many voices to keep advertising during the day. The UMP Christian Kert's been mentioned in the "Media Buzz Orange-Le Figaro in October 2009 cash till payday. For Vice-President of the Cultural Committee of the National Assembly, it is "sustainable financing of public broadcasting while the tax on ISPs could be challenged by Brussels, and that on private channels is increased from 3 to 0.5% of their advertising revenue. It could therefore be missed around 380 million euros, a sum that advertising brings day Wednesday.Keep it avoids contributing to the French royalty or via the state budget. "In a context of fiscal deficit, a consensus will emerge on the maintenance of advertising before 20 hours," says Franck Riester, UMP.

A position that completely refutes the government. The idea that this review could take place before the summer irritating. "At this stage it is premature to reconsider the removal of the publicity given to air programming from France Televisions. In addition, this position weakens us in our discussion with the European Commission. Finally, this reform has no sense since it is now the state budget that funds the television. "Side PS, one rubs his hands. Michel and Patrick Bloche Francaix, deputies, state that "this position was that we were defending the vote of the law.The principle of reality has caught up with everyone. And the PS deputies promise "to support this bill, but on one condition: that the proposed privatization of the advertising for France Televisions will be suspended. Jean-Francois Cope did not go that far, but believes that "it is to France Televisions to review the terms of the transaction. However, the direction of France Television is not conducive to the privatization to the tandem-Courbit Publicis. ? PG and ER

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A method agreement was reached between the employees of the plant equipment to automotive Sodimatex Crepy-en-Valois (70 km north of Paris), who threatened to blow up their factory to demand better redundancy, and management, has announced the Prefect of the Oise in the overnight Friday to Saturday.

The unions pledged to "defuse" the gas tank they threatened to burn down and destroy them in exchange for "guarantees" on the smooth progress of negotiations with management, including extra-legal premiums that start 'they ask. On Wednesday, they will meet to negotiate with management, sub-prefecture of Senlis (Oise).

The employees threatened since Thursday set fire to a tank of gas that might blow up the factory.They had prepared Molotov cocktails on Friday morning around the tank nearly five meters long, including gas used to supply forklifts.

"It's not over"

"The MoU is signed, the conciliation process restarts and threats against the company stop", announced to the press the Prefect of the Oise Nicolas Desforges, who chaired the negotiations meeting late into the night No teletrack payday loan. "It's not over, but warned Patrick Testar, spokesman of the Inter. If Wednesday is unable to positive developments, we made clear our prefect is unplugged just the detonator, that's all. "

The employees demanded such a premium extra-legal dismissal of 21,000 euros, similar to what had affected their colleagues from another plant Sodimatex closed in 2006.Two auditors, one appointed by management and the other by the council, must peel the group's accounts and decide on requests of employees regarding severance pay, "said Herv? Mallet of the 'Inter. A conciliator will collect the opinions of two Commissioners and its finding that the state was "committed to promote," says Herv? Mallet.

After leaving very angry the table shortly before 20h, the workers decided to resume talks to try to 22h to reach an agreement improving conditions for departure of 92 employees, including site closure is scheduled for a year.

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The hierarchy of best-selling cars on American soil was again upset. After one year in 2009 when Ford pulled its game and the beginning of 2010 when Toyota has suffered in the wake of massive recalls, the month of March saw GM regain its position as leader of U.S. auto sales. Toyota and Ford ranked second in the third.

Toyota saw its U.S. sales rebound by 40.7% to 186,863 vehicles, while they were down more than 15% and almost 9% respectively in January and February. Jiom Lentz, head of the U.S. subsidiary, expected on Tuesday in an increase of about 35%. In Japan, sales rose 50.7% year on year in March to 204,514 vehicles.

General Motors rose by 20.6% in March on a year in the United States to 188,546 vehicles, having already increased by 11.5% in February.Excluding those marks with a group is to separate (Saab, Hummer) or is being closed (Pontiac, Saturn), the increase in GM sales reached 43.3%.

Ford returns to No. 3

Ford's side saw its sales jump 40% year on year to 183,783 vehicles in March, the United States. Excluding the Swedish brand Volvo, which has just been sold to Chinese Geely, the rising sales of Ford reached 43% in March. The group had already seen its sales increase by 43% in February over a year.

Sales for the former No. 3 U.S., Chrysler, are in turn divided down in March, with a decline of 8% year on year to 92,623 units, after registering a slight increase (0.47 %) in February.

Finally, Nissan reported Wednesday a rise of 43.3% over a year in sales volumes in the U.S. in March. In total, they amounted to 95,468 vehicles.

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