And the cost of construction is "re-estimated at around five billion euros," confirms the group. So far, the construction of 3rd generation reactor was estimated at four billion euros.

According to Jack Tord, coordinator CGT on the site, this would involve additional time to recruit more staff on site.The staff, already brought to 3,000 employees, "should reach 3500 to the end of the year or early next year," said he.

The management of EDF had implicitly recognized in November 2009 after a delay of one year, distinguishing between the engine start, in 2012, and "production of electricity sold, set up in 2013.

A delay not surprising

Delays in the EPR Flamanville are regularly mentioned in the press. In January, Le Figaro and Les Echos mentioned already "at least two years late" for a cost of 5 billion euros.Thursday, Le Monde and Le Parisien also evoked a start in 2014, against 2012 under the original schedule.

CGT refers to EDF for several months delay of this order, the Paris-based delegates arguing two years late and those of construction Flamanville a year and a half.

Credibility of the EPR

In a report released Tuesday by the Elysee Palace, the former boss of EDF Francois Roussely called to urgently establish a "priority action plan" to "ensure the construction of the nuclear Flamanville 3 in the best conditions cost and time.

Objective, preserve the credibility of the maximum EPR model and "the ability of the French nuclear industry to achieve new power plants were built, after the difficulties encountered on the Olkiluoto site in Finland and that of the third installment of Flamanville.

Construction of the EPR at Olkiluoto in Finland, led by the Areva group, accuses the four years behind its original schedule, with a reactor startup scheduled for late 2012 or early 2013.

Areva has spent 2.7 billion euros of provisions in its accounts for the site, while the cost of the EPR was initially estimated at 3 billion euros.

The specialist oil services records, however, a sharp increase in orders. The order backlog amounted to 8.263 million euros. In the second quarter, order intake was EUR 1.524 million, "almost evenly divided between the segments and Subsea Onshore / Offshore, against 873 million in the second quarter of 2009, bouncing about 74%.The group hopes that the resumption of orders in the Norwegian part will continue and believes that the Brazilian market remains "promising" No fax cash advance.

Work continues

Technip therefore maintains its objectives for the year. The company expects a turnover of between 5.9 and 6.1 billion euros (2.6 to 2,700,000,000 in subsea). The expected operating margin should exceed 15%.

Regarding the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the company said that "at this stage, [its] operations were not affected in 2010 but the new orders could be delayed in the short term."In the longer term we believe that operators prefer to work with contractors who have maintained a constant effort to invest in security," the group added, stressing that it is a central element of its strategy .

With the exception of Tokyo was closed Monday for a holiday, the Asian stock markets have also rebounded to gain, climbing 1.45% Shanghai and Hong Kong of 1.41%.

On the macroeconomic front, it remains in real estate in the United States, since the figures for housing starts for the month of June will be published at approximately 14.30. In France, INSEE reveal clues to 12 hours worth of orders received in the industry for the month of May

The news will be charged at the micro level, notably with the publication of turnover. Program are: Alstom and Hermes pre-market, Accor, Lafuma and Radiall after-hours trade. In the U.S., Johnson & Johnson, PepsiCo and Goldman Sachs will release their second quarter results pre-market, Yahoo! (Second quarter) and Apple (third quarter) after market.

On the currency markets, the euro flirted with the $ 1.30 mark, he has not met since May. Around 10.45am, the single currency was worth 1.2984 dollars (0.33%)."A strong euro coupled with a fragile economic recovery in the U.S. is double bad news for European export companies. Until then, the situation was reversed, "said Franklin Pichard.

The bank will resume, the computer values mixed

While bank stocks are picking up well in the early exchanges – Dexia (0.84%), BNP Paribas (0.73%), Credit Agricole (0.95%) and Societe Generale (+0.15% ), computer companies emerge mixed after disappointing results from IBM. Cap Gemini lost 1.02% to 35.42 euros, but Steria wins 1.18% to 20.56 euros.

Alstom: -1.07% to 36.46 euros

Alstom recorded a fall of 38% of its orders in the first quarter of fiscal year 2010/2011 shifted, while its revenues fell 5%.The group expects a "gradual recovery in demand.

Hermes: 0.24% to 57.29 euros

Hermes has doubled its forecast for sales growth this year and expects a rise of between 10% and 12%. The group's turnover surged by 22.8% in first half of 2010 to 1.0747 billion euros.

Edenred: 5% to 13.68 euros

Edenred announced an increase of 4.7% of its turnover in the second quarter, growth of Latin American operations have helped offset a more difficult economic environment in Europe. Trends should remain "similar" in Latin America, and Europe, in the second half.

Soitec: 1.46% to 8.21 euros

Soitec posted a turnover 2010-2011 in the first quarter increased 56.5%.The group expects a sequential sales growth exceeding 20% in first half on the basis of one euro to $ 1.27, with a return to balanced operating income, including its new photovoltaic business Concentrix.

Guyenne et Gascogne: 0.99% to 79.77 euros

Guyenne et Gascogne saw its consolidated revenues to grow by 5.1% to 278 million euros in the first half of 2010, the distribution of fuel. This figure confirms the sluggish consumer spending.

Compagnie des Alpes: 0.24% to 20.60 euros

Compagnie des Alpes has announced its successful capital increase of EUR 100 million with preferential subscription rights and creation of 5.88 million new shares. The total demand amounts to approximately 143.9 million euros, the company said in a statement.The new shares will be listed on the market July 21.

HF Company: -1.62% to 13.87 euros

HF Company has reported a turnover of 72 million euros in the first half, up 1.1% as reported and 3% on a constant basis, in a crisis of consumption.The company produces equipment for residential systems (digital television, broadband internet, etc..) Expects accelerated growth in the second half.

Audika: -14.05% 22.75 euros

Audika posted revenues down 4% to 27.9 million euros in the second quarter with a slowdown in sales of hearing correction since mid-May, as the environment is again unfavorable for consumption seniors.

Laurent Perrier: -1.20% to 66.51 euros

Laurent Perrier announced Tuesday an increase of 17.3% of its turnover, 36.8 million euros in the first quarter of fiscal year 2010-2011. The group enjoys very strong Champagne exports to the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany and Asia.

This morning, Asian markets have chosen a conservative increase in the wake of the positive closing of Wall Street Friday. U.S. markets ended the week on a fourth consecutive session progress (0.57%).

The LSE is also a timid step forward, the Footsie index gaining 0.16% to 5141.10 points. The DAX index of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange climbs on his side of 0.14% to 6073.75 points.

In Paris, the stock reached Friday to keep the threshold of 3,500 points, allowing the benchmark index of snatch 6% in five days. On Monday, investors will try to keep this momentum. The meeting, however, looks very calm on the side indicators.The markets have learned before market that current account deficit had settled in France to 4.5 billion euros in May, from 2.9 billion in April, seasonally adjusted data.

The rest of the week will be loaded, the U.S., several interesting publications such as the budget (Tuesday), sales information (Wednesday), registration weekly unemployment (Thursday), or the index of sentiment consumer (Friday).

Caution is also placed on the European stock exchanges should begin when the ball Publications overseas payday loan lenders.From Monday, Alcoa will launch the festivities with the results of its second quarter.

Zodiac rejects the advances of Saffron

As for values, the supervisory board for Zodiac (4.31% to 41.50 euros) announced Sunday that he would not pursue a business combination proposal made by Safran.

Alstom (-0.89% to 38.35 euros) was applying for the construction of four stations on the route high-speed rail that will link Jeddah to Mecca, said Sunday the company to Saudi Railways ORS .

Carrefour (-0.27% to 34.50 euros) is to publish its second quarter results on July 15 after the close of trading.Analysts already expect a turnover of 24, 78 billion euros (+5.7%) including 10.29 billion in France (+1.6%) and 5.18 billion (-0.6% ) in hypermarkets.

Cameo (0.61% to 162 euros) announced Friday for the second quarter decreased by 11.3% of its sales, surface and currency comparable because of the lag of a week of dates on balances as of June July. The turnover for this period amounted to 190.2 million euros, up 1.1% on published data.

Total (-0.42% to 38.14 euros) have launched legal proceedings to challenge the decision of the Court of Appeal of Douai to force him to reopen his site Dunkirk.

The project had been discussed in our columns, before being denied by Accor. Its position has obviously changed since then. The group sells for an undisclosed fee, 60% of the catering on board trains CWL Newrest its competitor, based in Toulouse. From January 2013, the French group will assign the remaining 40%, for an amount which depends on the valuation of the company at this time.

Last year, Compagnie des Wagons-Lits has achieved a turnover of 248 million euros and operating profit (EBIT) of EUR 3 million. In late 2009, the CWL has lost a major contract in Spain.The impact on turnover in the first quarter of 2010 represents a shortfall of 40 million euros, says it Accor, stressing that the CWL has instead awarded the contract for the TGV East March 7 last. A year earlier she had lost the tender for the provision of bar cars off the TGV North-East.

Other possible assignments

Present within the Accor Group since 1992, the Company has lost its former glory. Founded in 1872 by Belgian Georges Nagelmackers, who built the first sleeping cars and dining cars before embarking on the Orient Express and the Trans-Siberian railway, it has diversified into the hotel chains with Pullman, Etap- Hotel and Arcade (now in the lap of Accor) and in the service on board trains. The latter is now the only one of the Company.Over the past year, the Pullman Orient Express is indeed operated by the SNCF ….

Newrest, the new owner of Compagnie des Wagons-Lits, himself is present in the food on board aircraft, the catering, the basics of life for the oil industry and mining, VIP lounges at airports .. . Last year, its turnover reached 407 million euros. "This joint venture represents a unique opportunity to expand into the catering market on trains and expand into new countries such as Austria and Italy," says one in Newrest. For Accor, which is defined as the first global hotel operator, "This transaction is part of its policy of focusing on his heart craft." This does not preclude other interruptions.Draft assignment of Sofitel and Motel 6 chains have been mentioned by analysts of the market … and denials by the management of Accor.

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As a result, financial markets, the atmosphere of uncertainty can be expected.

In Paris, while the CAC 40 has lost about 5% in just three sessions of declines marked – and having earned 10.5% in nine sessions of gains on – the hesitation should be on the agenda this Monday morning.Although at 8:20, the CAC 40 futures contracts predict an opening up of about 0.45%, the trend will remain fragile.

The euro was slightly lower at 1.2362 dollar and gold – the same trend – is still treated in 1256 dollars.

A well-attended American Statistical

On Monday, held a ministerial meeting between OPEC and the European Commission.At the ECB, the figures on M3 money supply and credit to the private sector will be announced at 10:00.

For the U.S., followed the very household income and expenditure for the month of June is available at 14:30 just before the opening of Wall Street.

The statistic most watched this week will be the number of applicants for overseas jobs, which will be released Friday, which should mark a break in the trend with further destruction of jobs expected.

The bank fee: disagreements

Priority of Paris and Berlin, the tax credit has received a cold reception in Toronto at the G20.Despite support from Washington and London, the final communique does not mention the tax lip as a legitimate option for banks to charge up the pieces of the crisis.

Popular Banks Savings Banks According to information Wansquare, BPCE Foncia has decided to withdraw from the sale. The preparation of a new law on directors and the rout of Urbania Group took account of the sale of the land.

Casino Jean-Charles Naouri, CEO of the group, delivered the Figaro its strategy to cope with a sluggish consumer in France, however, offset by continued momentum overseas. The boss has no plans to float Cdiscount and will focus more on small and medium format hypermarkets (6 000-8 000 square meters), rather than the hypermarkets.

Trigano will on Monday publish its turnover for the third quarter of fiscal offset.

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The want it – despite the financial risks – Greece would have the greatest difficulty to get out of the eurozone for legal reasons. If a Member State may be expelled from the EU if it no longer meets the political criteria, this option is not provided by the Treaties for the euro area. This legal vacuum is subject to interpretation."It is inconceivable that a Member State legally so the euro area without retiring in parallel with the European Union," says Phoebus Athanassiou, legal adviser to the ECB. As for expulsion from the monetary union, it would be "virtually impossible from a legal standpoint, because it would amend the treaties unanimously, says he, in a research note. Angela Merkel had called in March to exclude the possibility of a country does not fulfill the conditions of membership of the single currency. Without revising the treaties, the option of expulsion would be "perhaps achievable through the back door" by establishing a de facto monetary union with two speeds. The emerging countries could keep the euro as parallel currency.But it is more of a possibility is more theoretical than practical, as the hazards are many.

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Rating agencies – the number three in the world – are private and independent agencies that assign a score to countries or financial companies. Investors rely on this note to know the risk level of bonds they buy. Each agency to its own methodology. Standard & Poor's, for example, attributes the "AAA" rating to the best transmitters, then descends to "AA" and "A" and "BBB". Each time, these notes are accompanied by signs + or -.Then, the notes come down to "BB" and are then considered to reflect the level of obligations "rotten" … In general, the rating reflects the percentage probability that the issuer will default. Thus, an issuer rated triple AAA, like France, has 0% chance to fail in three years. An issuer 'BB', as is now Greece, 23.08% to fail within three years.

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