The new pension reform will take place in two stages. First, a Solidarity Fund will be set up at the end of the year. The government wants employers and unions to come together to discuss fund reform. Comment on images with incrustations of synths, elderly people and a meeting .
The newspaper "Que Choisir", after investigation, has established a list of large supermarkets. The LECLERC supermarket is at the top of the list. Comment on images of supermarkets and interview of Catherine MAUSSION, of Que Choisir, evoking the case of "Félix potin".
The Minister for Employment and Solidarity presented the details of the change to 35 hours. Declining financial incentives until 1 January 2000 for firms which will reduce working time while hiring. Comment on factual images, Minister’s statement and explanatory infographic.
Report on the inauguration of the Salon de l'Agriculture, at the Parc des Expositions de la Porte de Versailles, in Paris. Brigitte BARDOT calls on the Minister of Agriculture, Jean Puech, on the conditions of transport of animals. Jean PUECH explains that the requests made by the latter cannot be met.
Jacques CHIRAC today visited some "Stat-up" in Paris: new companies started by entrepreneurs starting from nothing. Comment on images of Jacques Chirac meeting entrepreneurs.
Examination by the National Assembly of the draft second law on 35 hours laying down detailed rules for the reduction of working time as from 1 January 2000 for enterprises with more than 20 employees. The parliamentary debate will last until October 15. This debate was preceded yesterday by the concurrent mobilizations of the employers and the CGT around the main points of the project. Martine AUBRY, Minister of Employment and Solidarity, author of the bill, wanted to address this afternoon those who have not yet passed the step towards 35 hours but face the deputies, the task will be more difficult, because the right speaks of a "dangerous approach" and plans to "abolish the law when it comes back to power" and the communists refuse the current text. Commentary on factual images and interviews François BAYROU (president of the UDF), François d'AUBERT (deputy Liberal Democracy), Jean-Louis DEBRE (president of the RPR group in the National Assembly), Robert HUE (national secretary of the PCF), Yves COCHET (Les Verts) and Martine AUBRY.
La Hague: Greenpeace considers it dangerous to walk on the beach near the nuclear waste reprocessing plant. Measurements carried out on the occasion of the great tide would have revealed a radioactivity 3,000 times higher than normal, but COGEMA denounced "a purely media affair". Commentary on factual images and interviews Bruno CHAREYRON (CRII-RAD laboratory manager), Alain JARDIN (fisherman) and Patrick LEDERMANN (COGEMA-La Hague Director).
En prévision du changement de siècle et de millénaire, le monde de l’informatique craignait le bug ultime : l’impossibilité pour tous les systèmes de passer de 1999 à 2000, les dates ayant été formatées en ne gardant que les deux derniers chiffres. Le premier janvier 2000 serait donc lu comme le 1er janvier 1900. Une belle panique en perspective.
L'ouverture à Pékin du premier hypermarché "Carrefour" constitue un événement. Près de 9 000 chinois s'y pressent chaque jour, autant pour voir que pour acheter.
Harvesting took place today on the roofs of the Samaritan in Paris. A vineyard had been restored on the terrace of the Toupary, the restaurant of this department store, after four years of research. The comments on images of the vine plants in pots and grapes alternate with the interview of Alain BLERVAQUE, nursery grower and the chef of Toupary, as well as with a microsidewalk of visitors.
25th anniversary of CONCORDE. On March 2, 1969, the supersonic plane flew for 27 minutes over Toulouse. Retrospective on this masterpiece of aeronautics unfortunately not profitable.
Insee population projections for the French population of 2030: 67.2 million French, average age 42, distributed in the South and West of France. Interviews with Jean-Louis CUZIN (65 years old, retired), who chose Lyon for happy days, and Bernard MOREL de l'Insee. Images of illustration and infographics.
The tax exile of Johnny HALLYDAY, who decided to settle in Switzerland, provoked reactions in the political and artistic world. Update on the controversy. The report alternates factual images with the interviews of Ségolène ROYAL, Jeanne MOREAU, Yannick NOAH and the statement of Jacques CHIRAC, President of the Republic.
Report devoted to the results of the INSEE census of migration flows. Commentary on images of illustration and explanations by Guy DESPLANQUES, Head of the Demography Department at INSEE.
Report. Opening of the conference at the World Trade Organization summit in Hong Kong and alterglobalist event. The commentary alternates factual images and interviews with José BOVE, peasant confederation; Pascal LAMY, director of the World Trade Organization; Angélique KIDJO, Benin singer.
Report on the announcement that Nicolas SARKOZY could make regarding the possibility of opening on Sundays, especially for businesses located in tourist areas. Comments on pictures of customers shopping on a Sunday in an alternate shopping mall with interviews of Muriel MOREL (Director Usine Center), Philippe WOLFF (President of Usine Center merchants), Karl GHAZI (CGT Paris trade) and microsiders of customers.
The assembly of the A380 in Toulouse has begun. Reporting on the high-security routing of the various parts of this giant aircraft, which will be the largest commercial aircraft in the world. at night, during the passage of exceptional convoys, the public is present, applauded, and expresses its pride. Comment on factual images and interview Alain LECOCQ (Head of Sector Airbus). .