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The Promenade des Anglais in Nice babe deserves its name. The British company has indeed easyJet1 dethrone Air France2 to Nice airport. In April, she carried more than 260,000 travelers to Nice, which puts it in first place of the airlines of the platform. The orange company boasts 3.16 million passengers to and from Nice since opening in March of a "base" on the spot where the two had slept and where employees are 75 pilots and flight attendants. "It is a little home in Nice, exclaims François Bacchetta, easyJet's director for France. It's been 20 years since we fly. Nice was even the first international destination easyJet one year after the creation of the company. "EasyJet serves 24 destinations from Nice, three London airports (Gatwick, Luton and Stansted). In 2012, the link between Gatwick and Nice even recorded an increase of nearly 10% of its traffic. From January to April, she recorded a traffic growth of 17.5% while the airport as a whole grew by 3.6% during the same period.

Each day, the low-cost airline operates 29 flights. Two destinations have allowed him to climb to the top spot at the airport of Nice Côte d'Azur: London and Paris represent half of its traffic Nice. The British company has even installed a "shuttle" between Paris (CDG and Orly) and Nice 6-8 flights per day. A performance that weakens a little more Air France has opened a base in Nice just before his English rival, but without meeting successful.

Nice, coveted by companies in the Gulf

In Toulouse, the other opened by easyJet in Air France not provincial basis, the record is not as impressive. "Our service between London and Toulouse is not comparable with the Nice service, recognizes François Bacchetta. Toulouse does not attract as the English! "Air France will continue to capture the majority of traffic through the shuttle. But easyJet continues to grow with 20 lines from the Pink City. Asked about the future of the response against the low-cost implementation for three provincial cities (Marseille, Nice and Toulouse), the CEO of Air France repeated that assessment will be made in the fall. Air France has already reduced its capacity since these cities3 to avoid digging his losses short and medium-haul operations.

On the Cote d'Azur, Air France is facing its opponents on short and medium-haul flights. But the Bay of Angels has also become one of the favorite entry doors Gulf airlines in France: Qatar Airways and Emirates have both experienced strong growth in 2012. Nice dessert with Emirates Boeing 777, one of its widebody. Qatar Aiways, serving Nice three times a week, and wanted to get additional traffic rights to operate a daily service, was a refusal of the French government. Furious, the CEO of the company decided to close the line at the end of May.

The great ball of audiovisual transfer window is open. This year's Europe 1 and France Télévisions leading dance. Europe 1 because his hearing-drop. France Télévisions 1parce the group is forced to make budget savings.

The big deal at the time, it is the revision of the grid in the morning on Europe 1. In our columns, Fabien Namias2, general manager, acknowledged that "the hearings are not satisfactory" and he worked with Denis Olivennes 3and Bruno Gaston on a major overhaul of the morning. Bruce Toussaint could drop his microphone the morning at the end of the season.

Nothing is yet finalized, but already many names circulating to replace. He Laurent Delahousse4, presenter of JT France 2, is belied by France Télévisions. We talk about matinalier France Inter Cohen5 Patrick, himself a former European one. But Jean Luc Hees6, CEO of Radio France, will do anything to retain and Patrick Cohen is fighting for his morning France Inter regain its leading position. It also speaks of Wendy Bouchard, who also officiates host house on Information M6 Forbidden Zone magazine. But change facilitator for the morning one of Europe will not suffice. Fabien Namias must also give coherence to this morning suffering from the accumulation of different writers. So could some appointments be deleted.

Finding the winning formula

Other size change for Europe 1, Michel Drucker 7a himself announced that he is bowing out and stop its transmission. Europe 1 negotiates with Cyril Hanouna 8to he takes over.

For its part, France Télévisions must solve an equation with two unknowns: reduce thirty million program cost flow and finally found the winning formula for the prime-time of France 2. Today, access is based on two sets: the Patrick Sabatier "Password" and that of Nagi "Do not forget the words." The magazine Télé 7 jours announced the departure of Patrick Sabatier. This explains the Figaro "no decision has been made and the direction of France 2 is satisfied with the hearing of the game, which reached 9.8%, and public image." It is true to the direction of France 2 has not yet finalized its action plan. But she is currently testing miniseries that could replace games. The goal is to reach an audience of 13 to 14%, a strategic issue to boost advertising revenue (the last screen before 20 hours) and to successfully launch the JT 20 hours, which starts with a hearing disability face than TF1.

Side economies, France Télévisions has planned to remove the night of JT France 2 and reduce the "Champs-Elysées", Michel Drucker, two issues per year instead of four. It should also stop "Taratata", the music program Nagi, very expensive. The variety show "Chabada" Daniela Lumbroso9 will be replaced by another, which will take the same concept but cheaper. For the same reason, "Stories series," Béatrice Schönberg, would be arrested.

The European Commission on Thursday ordered the SNCM1 (Societe Nationale Corse Méditerranée) to reimburse the French State € 220 million of public aid found to be incompatible with European competition rules, bad news for the shipping company difficulties financières payday loan lenders.Dans the same time, the Commission has recognized the public service mission of service to Corsica by SNCM from Marseille. "Part of poker around the company SNCM2" Storm Warning for SNCM3

"Why football is fun? Because-Thierry laughs! ". "This is a bowl and a cup are in front of a sink: I do not want to dive, said the bowl every time I drink the cup. This is true, meets the cup, you've never had a bowl! "

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Saturday night by winning 23-16 against the Scottish XV, the Blues XV of France saved the furniture in their last match of the Six Nations. Success in extremis that does not allow the French to escape the wooden spoon, and will not be neutral finances of the French Rugby Federation (FFR). Lights for rugby, the RBS Six Nations is indeed substantial revenue in terms of ticket. And the sum of the organizing committee pays the FFR depends for 25% of the final ranking of the XV of France. The fourth-place finish in 2012 had resulted in a shortfall of 1 million euros over the 2011/2012 season. Manageable loss budget of 94.3 million. Especially as the finalist XV of France during the 2011 World Cup in New Zealand was largely offset this loss FFR had pocketed 2 million bonus from his sponsors.

The good performance too expensive for the same cost FFR: 5 million more a year of "salary players" for this place finalist in the World Cup (rugby bonuses for their summons, selections and victories in international matches). In the end, the poor performance in the tournament in 2013 can therefore make savings on 2012/2013: EUR 700,000 at a minimum according to our estimates *.

The image and attractiveness of rugby are involved

"In the medium term recurrence bad result would necessarily impact on the attractiveness of the product XV of France," warns François Hilbrandt however, a consultant specializing in rugby at Kurt Salmon. The popularity of the oval ball effect attracts many brands, allowing the federation to substantially increase its revenues in recent years. For example, the FFR chose earlier this year to French Renault BMW as a new sponsor for a million extra per year faxless payday advance.

But poor results were to reproduce the situation could change. In a crisis, the marks show indeed much more selective in their marketing investments. According to the White Paper of 2012 sponsorship of sports marketing firm Sportlab the XV de France is considered the second French team conveying the most positive values ​​behind the Experts handball and well ahead of France football team (3 % considering carrying values ​​very positive).  

38% positive feedback on social networks

But the results are mixed this season have already been felt on hearing: after good scores in the first match against Italy, France 2 has seen its audience share fall from 39.1% in 2012 (5.84 million viewers) to 29% for the 2013 edition (5.28 million viewers on average). And social networks, the very positive tone following the epic New Zealand is a little dull. According to the firm Synthesio specializes in e-reputation, 23% of mentions around 60,205 Tournament XV and lights are negative. "Despite the disappointing results, the tone around the XV de France remains generally positive, demonstrating the commitment of the French rugby for the" moderates still firm. However, some players have crystallized more criticism. With nearly half of negative comments, "Frederic Michalak and Pascal Pape them suffer a sporting tournament trickier" concludes Synthesio.

* Compared to what it would have cost if Grand Slam (83,270 euros per player). In the same case, the English would have received 115,000 euros each.

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Its massive silhouette left Thursday Saint-Nazaire, the port construction. With its 333 meters long, the "MSC Preziosa" is the largest cruise ship ordered by a European ship owner. After two years of construction, the vessel is the fourth vessel of a size comparable to the Italian-Swiss company MSC Cruises and the twelfth of its fleet.

"We need this size of boat to continue to offer a true holiday experience, says Erminio Eschena, CEO of MSC Cruises France, Belgium and Luxembourg. It is to respond to the heterogeneity of the public with a variety of equipment. "

Of ever larger vessels

In recent years, the owners engage in a race with ever larger vessels multiplying the range of leisure on board. While in the early 2000s, the average capacity was around 2000 passengers, she quickly rose to 3000 and now exceeds 4,000 people. The sinking of the Concordia, which sparked debates about the gigantic ship, nothing changed. The future flagship of Costa Cruises, the "Diadema" will welcome 5,000 passengers in 2014.

The formula seems to work. According to the International Association of cruise (Clia), the number of cruise French rose 9% in 2012 to 481,000 passengers pass when the European market grew by only 1%. France from the very late: the market occupies the fifth place in Europe, behind Great Britain and Germany. "It is rather a good figure considering the economic and market maintains a strong development capacity," said Georges Azouze, President of the French Association of cruise lines.

Good value for money

"With these large ships, the sector has benefited from a sharp drop in average ticket price has fallen by almost 30% over the last five years," said Didier Arino, director of consulting firm Protourisme. According to him, the quality / price ratio has progressed to the cruise vacation mode as an alternative, accessible to the greatest number.

Where upscale cruises on smaller ships often exceed 2000 euros per passenger, the tariff on these mégapaquebots which represent the vast majority of the offers may drop to 700 euros per week all inclusive, and even less with promotions.

Finally, the impact of the accident Concordia was more limited than expected. At MSC Cruises, it is estimated that the disaster had "no commercial consequence" while the side of Costa Cruises European leader recognizes that the tragedy has broken strong dynamics while adding, without elaborating, that the figure Business 2012 is in progress.

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Seen from Europe, it is still a great performance. Canada ends 2012 on a GDP growth of 1.8%, but shows a sharp slowdown at the end of the year. In the last quarter, GDP grew by only 0.2% compared to the previous three months. Above all, it shows a worse performance than its big brother U.S. (+2.2% in 2012), while in recent years, it is rather the Canadian economy that held the rope.

In fact, the country is a model at European level, that of a well-run country, which has imposed a diet and the necessary reforms in the 1990s. It has not been the financial storm of 2008 with the same intensity as the United States, thanks to the strength and the wisdom of its banks. Subprime loans have never weighed more than 5% of appropriations. Another asset of the country rich in natural resources, mining, oil and gas, has benefited from the surge in commodity prices, boosted by Chinese demand. Where exports account for nearly 35% of GDP.

Sharp increase in household debt

Nevertheless, after a few years at full speed also made by consumer spending, the engine is now Canadian landing. "In 2012, there is a double impact of a decline in public investment of 5.6% and a lower business investment, especially in the productive sector, which suffers from a lower external demand and a lack productivity, "Inna Mufteeva analysis, economist at Natixis. Added to this are the measures taken by the authorities to reduce household debt has reached crisis level. In ten years, it has increased by 50% to 150% of disposable income, and exceeds that of Americans.

As for interest rates very low, improvement of the labor market, which has quickly regained its pre-crisis level with an unemployment rate of 7.3% and banks less frowning on the Granting loans, real estate loans have increased significantly. They now represent 64% of total debt. Moreover, because of their exposure to the property sector, Moody's and Standard and Poor's have downgraded the bank. The spectrum of a real estate bubble fueled by rising prices in recent years concern the central bank and the government, which has notably reduced the life of the loan. "The risks are concentrated in major cities of Toronto and Vancouver," relativizes Christopher Ragan, an economist at McGill University.

Controversial pipeline

This raises another expert structural fragility of the country, economic interests which differ between provinces. When the highly industrial Ontario depends mainly on exports in the productive sector – which has suffered in recent months the Canadian dollar – Alberta rich in raw materials instead saw its oil sands.

This key sector of the energy, the challenge in the medium and long term will increase exports, constraints today by congestion problems. Canada would develop new pipelines to the United States but also to grant access on the Pacific coast. But these projects, including Keystone, which must reach Texas, are highly controversial for environmental reasons.

Problem of the rich, say the most optimistic. Canada sits on solid financial fundamentals, with a public debt of 35% of GDP and a small deficit in 2012 to 1.5% of GDP. What restart the machine if necessary.

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