2 July 2012
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Demographic convergence
The difference in demography between France and Germany is a crucial factor in explaining what is at stake in the crisis of the euro.
The difference in demography between France and Germany is a crucial factor in explaining what is at stake in the crisis of the euro.
What a destiny! Behold this young man, who has been received in my office in October 1980 with his partner Segolene Royal, and offered his services to further the campaign of Francois Mitterrand, in any position, becomes President of the Republic.
Dear Friend, We have never voted the same way and yet I understand you completely. Or rather, I understand those who, like you, believe in the liberal right.
Dear friends, It goes without saying that the following note is secret and must not leave your four offices…
So, now is the time of the main French political choice.
The loss of France’s triple A could, If we get it right, become some great news. It could provide the small stimulus, needed to make us finally understand the gravity of the situation, become indignant against it and refuse to comply with it.
In this holiday season, when the conversations with family and friends will multiply, the time is right to lay the foundation for future projects. Everyone, at one time or another of this fortnight, will look back over the past 12…
So, we are told that European democracies would die soon. They would have passed, at best, under the control of technocrats from Brussels or Frankfurt; at worst, under that of markets. And all this, of course, would be the fault of the euro, the European Union, the banks and many other people. Not ours.
