The construction of the Durance continued with the inauguration and launching of the Cadarache dam and the Jouques plant in the presence of Mr Haas-Picard, Prefect of Bouches-du-Rhône. This control of the flow of the Durance will allow, in addition to the production of electricity, a better irrigation of the region. Comment on the images of the dam and its opening in the presence of a large audience.
Reminder of energy reduction measures: - Recommendations: diversification of energy suppliers, development of the French nuclear fleet, limitations on heating and short car trips. - Prohibitions: airlines must restrict themselves, street lights (signs and windows) will be switched off at 10 p.m., except during holiday periods, motorway speed is limited, car races and rallies are cancelled until further notice.
Meeting between the CISA (International Confederation of Arab Trade Unions) and the CGT on the problems of the oil shock. Comment on factual images and interviews of a trade unionist CGT as well as the view of its Arab counterpart on the origins of the crisis and the mismanagement of the capitalist system, according to them.
Birthday of the company Danone which celebrates its 25th anniversary; employs 190 people and processes 74 million litres of milk/year; 800 health checks per day; founder of the company Charles Gervais in 1850; has just obtained the ISO 9002 certification; leader in the European market for ultra-fresh products.
Renowned heads of departments in the Parisian hospitals signed a "appeal of the 25" against "mercantile medicine" put forward, according to them, by the bill of Roselyne Bachelot, to be published Thursday in the Nouvel Observateur. The minister immediately issued a press release calling on doctors to read the law instead of caricaturing it and pointing out that mismanagement is the worst enemy of quality medicine. Comments on archival images, articles and news articles and internet pages alternate with the interview of René FRYDMAN, head of obstetric gynecology department and Marie Germaine BOUSSER, head of neurology department.
Energy savings: the final in Lyon of the competition of the best gaspi hunter driver. Comment on factual images and interview Jean POULIT (director of the agency for energy saving) on the behavior of motorists faced with the operation "Chase gaspis from your engine!".
In Getaria in the Spanish Basque Country, the inauguration of the Balenciaga Foundation took place. She has moved many personalities from the couture industry, customers of the brand and admirers, all of whom have come to honour the country’s child, Cristobal Balenciaga. A temporary exhibition organized for the occasion, foreshadows the museum which should open in the same place in 2003. The images alternate previews of the inauguration, the exhibition, the construction site of the future museum, and the interview of Paco RABANNE who remembers his work with the designer.
Two interviews devoted to job creation by supermarkets. The first speaker is the manager of a supermarket who explains which profiles are most likely to be recruited by his company. The second responder is responsible for the photography section. He gives his schedules, his salary and his working conditions, as well as his possibilities of evolution.
This morning, the SNCF presented the timetable for the construction of the new Eole railway line that will connect the eastern suburb to the Saint-Lazare station in Paris, in 1996, thus relieving the saturated RER line A. 800,000 travellers use the RER line A every day, the busiest in the world. A two-lane tunnel linking the eastern and northern stations to Saint Lazare and an underground tunnel leading to La Défense are planned. Eole will be able to accommodate 70,000 travellers during peak hours. The State finances the project to the tune of 40%, but the first instalment will not be completed until 1996. Interview with Jacques BERDUCOU, Director of Regional Services of Travellers Ile de France, on these new routes. Images of passengers descending from a commuter train during rush hour, crowds on platforms and passengers on a train.
In Pithiviers, the merchants display their anger. They intend to demonstrate it next Saturday to their Prime Minister Jean Pierre Raffarin. The reason for this discontent lies in the fact that the large area of the city has been able to expand its area, taking advantage of the provisions of the Royer Law, replaced by the Raffarin Law last July. The report alternates images of illustrations of shelves of a large area Leclerc and interviews of the manager of the Leclerc supermarket of Pithiviers stating that his authorizations were acquired under the Royer law and that he benefits from a franchise of 200m2. Interview with Jean-Paul CHARIE, MNA RPR du Loiret, for whom free competition is not the law of the jungle.
Some forty elected representatives of all stripes have launched a solemn appeal to the Prime Minister since the National Assembly. They do not want the subway between Le Bourget and Roissy to be sacrificed because of budgetary rigour. Comment on palette presenting the metro lines of the Grand Paris Express, pictures of elected officials in meeting and posing with their slings alternating with the interviews of François PUPPONI, deputy mayor of Sarcelles, Yves ALBARELLO, UMP MEP for Seine and Marne who discuss the impact of the cancellation of certain lines on the economy and employment in their territories. Jean-Pierre BLAZY, MNA for Gonesse, talks about ways to save money on the project.
The Grand Paris Express is engaged in the first works of construction of new stations. This is the case for the future line 15 South with the ongoing construction of the station of Clamart.
Report on the final phase of the underground passage to access the new RER E Rosa Parks station in the 19th arrondissement of Paris. Images of the building site and images of the station and the neighbourhood. Interviews with Serge WISNIEWSKI, SNCF project manager, Christophe TUAILLON, SNCF project manager and residents of the Curial district.