Presentation of the Chinon site and its three reactors: EDF1, EDF2, EDF3. EDF2 and EDF3 are about to be commissioned. Comment on the overall and aerial plans of the site.
After nine days of debate in Geneva, WTO Director Pascal LAMY declared the failure of the negotiations on world trade liberalization that began in Doha in 2001.
At the Expansion Forum, Premier Raymond BARRE defends the government’s record on efforts to improve the purchasing power of low-income households. He pointed out that the minimum wage rose faster than the average wage. On the other hand, it does not want to make a commitment that would weaken the French economy, particularly SMEs.
Statement by the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Valéry GISCARD of ESTAING on the government’s promises for employees in or near the SMIG. According to him "if stability is maintained, the SMIG will not move. It would then be quite unfair and paradoxical that the salaries of those in the SMIG do not follow the general trend of progress in wages and incomes in France. '
Report on the closure of Samaritan stores in Vélizy and Cergy, in the context of a general retreat. In the 1970s, the brand had embarked on a suburban expansion in shopping centres, a strategic mistake according to its president. Store maps and interview with Georges RENAND, president of the Samaritan woman.
Nearly ten years after the crash of the Concorde on July 25, 2000 in Gonesse in Val d'Oise, there is a disagreement between Concorde Air-France and Continental Airlines. Commentary on infographics and illustration images alternating with interviews with Thierry DALMASSO, Concorde Air-France lawyer and Olivier METZNER, for Continental Airlines. The first claim that a Boeing part of the Continental remained on the runway led to the crash, while the second counterclaim that experts refused to acknowledge that a fire started on the Concorde before it encountered the debris.
On board the first commercial flight of the supersonic Concorde airliner, Yves MOUROUSI speaks live among the passengers. He’s interviewing one of them who bought his tickets long before the flight.
Report on the Balenciaga Spring-Summer 2009 collection. Images of the preparation of the dresses of the parade in the workshops Balenciaga, followed by a brief interview of Nicolas GHESQUIERE, artistic director of the brand, explaining that he appreciates transcending the heritage of the great Spanish designer, then excerpt from the show.
Visit of Queen Elizabeth II at the Renault Flins plant. Elizabeth visiting the dolphin assembly line under the leadership of Renault CEO Pierre Dreyfus. The Queen admiring a Dauphine.
Review of the stock market crash that followed the bursting of the internet bubble in the late 1990s. Interview with Phlippe VILLEMUS (Professor at Sup de Co Montpellier and former head of company).
A new generation of business leaders is currently on the Internet. They are young, full of ideas and ambition: to earn money and build a new economy. Interviews with these young entrepreneurs: Stéphane COHEN (Managing Director of Digiweb), Jacques DEGUEST (CEO of Digiweb) and Kevin (creator of DC Team).
One year after the entry into force of the Schengen Agreements, France accuses the Netherlands of destroying common security because of a drug policy deemed inadequate: - Interview with Michel BARNIER declaring the "war on drug traffickers". - Interview with Henry WIJNAENDTS, Dutch Ambassador to France, defending the Dutch position.
On the occasion of the Printemps Eté haute couture fashion shows 1983, Karl LAGERFELD new stylist of the Chanel house explains how to make Chanel without making Chanel.
Following the crash of the Concorde in Gonesse on 25 July 2000, the investigation begins. It takes into account various data such as the state of the aircraft’s engine, the possibility of a foreign object on the runway or a fuel leak. The commentary on images of the aircraft debris and the Concorde archives alternates with the interviews of Colonel Jean-Pierre TREHIOU, Colonel of the Air Transport gendarmerie, and Gilles BELLIARD, civil aviation ground mechanic.
Report on the financial situation and real estate assets of the Samaritan company. Plans of the Parisian brand. Interview with Pierre SOMMIER, general manager of the Samaritan.
Presentation of the interior of the supersonic airliner prototype, with its luggage doors, seating rows and air conditioning. Images of the cockpit interior.
Reportage dedicated to the hostesses of the Salon de l'Automobile in Paris. They are more than 4,000 hostesses, exhibited "in the window" near cars and sometimes subjected to the insistence of men, or even physical contact. These sexist clichés have long been fought by feminists. On the Citroën stand, however, as many women as men to present the cars. Commentary on factual images, testimony of a hostess and interviews of Claire SERRE-COMBE, spokesperson for "Dare feminism", and Sophie JAGUELIN, stand manager Citroën.
Back to the Salon de l'Auto and its archive images. This year, the electric car arrived en masse at the Mondial. But the very first version was presented a long time ago, in 1942... It is an idea that has seduced many French inventors. The builders took their time... Comment on archive images and interviews Serge BELLU and Mathieu FLONNEAU (automotive historians).