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Saturday, 15 February 2014

The river Seine and the Eiffel Tower in Paris

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The river Seine and the Eiffel Tower in Paris

 

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Eiffel Tower

 

A picture shows the river Seine and the Eiffel Tower in Paris on 13 Thursday February 2014 The Roman.

 

(AFP - Ludovic Marin)

 

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(Agence France-Presse, 14 Friday February 2014 The Roman)

 

Monday, 10 February 2014

Ligue 1: Un sommet capital pour Monaco et le Paris SG League 1: A crucial summit to Monaco and Paris SG

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Ligue 1: Un sommet capital pour Monaco et le Paris SG

 

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De Keyvan NARAGHI (AFP)

 

Paris — Les deux superpuissances financières de la L1, le leader parisien, emmené par un Ibrahimovic au sommet de son art, et son dauphin monégasque, toujours orphelin de Falcao, ont rendez-vous dimanche au stade Louis-II pour un choc capital dans la lutte pour le titre.

 

Avec 5 points d'avance sur son rival, le PSG des Qataris aborde cette échéance en position de force et pourrait, en cas de succès, assommer le championnat et se diriger inexorablement vers un deuxième sacre d'affilée.

 

Pour l'ASM du milliardaire russe Dmitry Rybolovlev, il s'agira surtout de maintenir le suspense jusqu'au bout.

 

Cette affiche de gala devrait en tout cas devenir un "classique" de la Ligue 1 durant les prochaines saisons, aucune autre formation française n'ayant les moyens économiques de venir perturber le duopole Paris-Monaco.

 

Cette nouvelle rivalité n'en est qu'à ses débuts mais elle a déjà éclipsé la concurrence, obligée de se partager les restes laissés par les deux ogres.

 

Une situation appelée à perdurer.

 

A l'aller (1-1, le 22 septembre au Parc des Princes), le club de la Principauté avait tenu la dragée haute au champion de France mais à l'époque il pouvait compter sur un buteur de dimension mondiale, Falcao.

 

Le "Tigre" colombien, gravement blessé au genou et très incertain pour le Mondial-2014, manquera cette fois à l'appel.

 

Sans Falcao ni Cavani (cuisse) côté parisien, cette rencontre de prestige se voit ainsi délestée de deux des trois plus grosses vedettes du championnat.

 

L'absence du Colombien a pour le moment été assez bien compensée par le duo Germain-Rivière.

 

Mais les deux attaquants auront-ils les épaules assez larges pour inquiéter une défense de niveau européen dirigée par le "Monstre" Thiago Silva, capitaine du Brésil et du PSG ?

 

Pour muscler son secteur offensif, Monaco a fait venir le vétéran bulgare Berbatov (33 ans), transfuge de Fulham, qui devrait théoriquement débuter le match sur le banc.

 

Guerre des mots

 

Sur le papier, le forfait de Cavani a de quoi soulager une arrière-garde monégasque vieillissante.

 

Pas sûr qu'Abidal (34 ans) et Carvalho (35 ans) soient en revanche particulièrement enchantés à l'idée de se frotter au colosse Ibrahimovic, toujours capable de gestes de génie.

 

Meilleur buteur de L1 (18 réalisations), le géant suédois n'en finit pas de multiplier les coups d'éclat.

 

Le souci pour l'entraîneur Laurent Blanc c'est qu'il est bien le seul ces dernières semaines.

 

Lucas et Lavezzi, terriblement inefficaces, sauront-ils épauler Ibra et faire oublier Cavani (13 buts en L1) ?

 

A moins que Blanc ne décide de sacrifier l'Argentin pour gonfler son milieu en incorporant la recrue Cabaye.

 

Un coup de poker tactique n'est pas exclu des deux côtés.

 

La bataille des mots a elle déjà commencé.

 

Le technicien monégasque Claudio Ranieri ne cesse ainsi de répéter depuis une semaine que le championnat est joué et promis au PSG.

 

"Qui fait la course au titre ? Nous ? Non ! Le Paris SG, ce sont des extra-terrestres. Seuls eux peuvent perdre le titre. Et il leur faudrait beaucoup d'erreurs pour le perdre. Parce que, même avec sa deuxième équipe, le PSG gagnerait le titre", a-t-il encore déclaré vendredi.

 

Un argumentaire balayé avec le sourire par Blanc.

 

"S'il veut, on ne joue pas le match", a-t-il répondu alors que le milieu de terrain Matuidi a parlé de coup de "bluff".

 

Pas de doute pour Laurent Blanc: la pression est bel et bien sur Monaco malgré ces tentatives de diversion.

 

Toute la question est en fait de savoir si l'ASM, promue "dopée" par les 170 millions d'euros investis l'été dernier dans le recrutement, peut se hisser dès cette saison au niveau du PSG ou si elle devra attendre la saison prochaine pour réellement le titiller.

 

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(Agence France-Presse, 10 lundi février 2014 le Roman)

 

 

League 1: A crucial summit to Monaco and Paris SG

 

Keyvan NARAGHI (AFP)

 

Paris - The two financial superpowers L1, the Parisian leader, led by Ibrahimovic at the top of his art, and his Monegasque dolphin, always orphan Falcao have appointment Sunday to Louis II stadium for a shock in the capital fight for the title.

 

With 5 points ahead of his rival, PSG Qataris addresses this term in a strong position and could, if successful, knock the championship and move inexorably towards a second consecutive coronation.

 

ASM for the Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev, the emphasis will be to maintain the suspense until the end.

 

This poster gala should in any case become a "classic" in the Ligue 1 next season, no other French training having the economic means to disrupt the duopoly Paris - Monaco.

 

This new competition is still in its infancy, but it has already eclipsed the competition, forced to share the leftovers from both ogres.

 

A situation set to continue.

 

In the first leg (1-1, Sept. 22 at the Parc des Princes), Club Monaco had held a candle to the champion of France but at the time he could count on a global scorer Falcao.

 

The "Tiger" Colombian serious knee injury and a major doubt for the World Cup 2014, this time missed the call.

 

Without Falcao or Cavani (thigh) Parisian side, the meeting of prestige is thus relieved two of the three biggest stars of the championship.

 

The absence of the Colombian has been time well enough compensated by the duo - Germain River.

 

But the two attackers will they pretty broad shoulders to worry a defense of European level led by the "Monster" Thiago Silva, captain of Brazil and PSG ?

 

To beef up its offensive sector Monaco brought the veteran Bulgarian Berbatov (33), defector from Fulham, which should theoretically start the match on the bench.

 

War of words

 

On paper, the package Cavani has something to relieve a rearguard Monaco aging.

 

Not sure qu'Abidal  (34) and Carvalho (35) are however particularly thrilled with the idea of ​​rubbing the colossus Ibrahimovic still capable of acts of genius.

 

Scorer L1 (18 goals), the Swedish giant never stops multiply strokes of brilliance.

 

Concern for coach Laurent Blanc is that it is only in recent weeks.

 

Lucas and Lavezzi , terribly inefficient, will they support Ibra and forget Cavani (13 goals in L1) ?

 

Unless White decides to sacrifice Argentina to inflate its environment by incorporating rookie Cabaye.

 

A favorite tactic poker is not excluded from both sides.

 

The battle of words has already started it.

 

Monaco technician Claudio Ranieri and keeps repeating week that the championship is played and promised to PSG.

 

"Who does the title race ? We ? No! Paris SG, they are aliens. Only they can lose the title. And it would take a lot of mistakes to lose. Because even with his second team, PSG win the title," he said again Friday.

 

An argument with a smile swept by White.

 

"If he wants, we do not play the game," he replied while midfielder Matuidi spoke kick "bluff ".

 

No doubt Laurent Blanc : the pressure is well and truly on Monaco despite these attempts at diversion.

 

The whole question is whether the ASM promoted "doped" by 170 million euros invested last summer in recruitment, can climb from this season at PSG or if it will wait until the season next to really tickle.

 

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(Agence France-Presse, 10 Monday February 2014 The Roman)

(Text Translated: R.S.F. toshiki speed news press, Agence France-Presse, 10 Monday February 2014 The Roman)

 

Saturday, 8 February 2014

His Holiness Pope’s Harley sells to mystery buyer for 241,500 euros

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His Holiness Pope’s Harley sells to mystery buyer for 241,500 euros

 

Paris (AFP)

 

A Harley-Davidson motorbike that briefly belonged to His Holiness Pope Francis was sold for 241,500 euros ($326,000), 16 times its highest original valuation, at an auction in Paris on Thursday.

 

The US motorbike maker gave the 1,585cc Dyna Super Glide to the pope in June to mark the brand's 110th anniversary, and while the 77-year-old never rode it, he signed it before donating it to Roman Catholic charity Caritas Roma.

 

"It's a record for a post-vintage motorbike, from the 21st century," said Bonhams France, the auction house, adding the bike was purchased by an unidentified European buyer.

 

The funds from the sale will go towards the restoration of the charity's hostel and soup kitchen based at Rome's Termini railway station.

 

A jacket that was also given to the pope by Harley-Davidson was snapped up for 57,500 euros.

 

The bike is on show at the Grand Palais in Paris -- where the auction took place -- among hundreds of other iconic vehicles such as Rolls-Royces and Cadillacs.

 

According to Bonhams, His Holiness Pope Francis has another Harley-Davidson, although the famously humble pontiff is more of a fan of buses.

 

He opted to ride one the day after his election last year instead of taking a limousine, and regularly used them in his homeland Argentina instead of taxis.

 

(Agence France-Presse, 6 Thursday February 2014 The Roman)

 

 

Thursday, 6 February 2014

Pissarro and Picasso records broken at London auction

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Pissarro and Picasso records broken at London auction

 

London (AFP)

 

A Paris street scene painted by Camille Pissarro sold for £19.9 million ($32.1 million, 24 million euros) at a London sale on Wednesday, almost five times the previous record for the Impressionist master at auction.

 

The Danish-French painter's "Boulevard Montmartre, Matinee de Printemps", widely considered to be one of the most important Impressionist works to come up for sale in the last decade, went under the hammer at London's Sotheby's auction house.

 

The 1897 painting, an elevated view of a typical spring scene on the famous Paris thoroughfare, was originally owned by Jewish industrialist Max Silberberg, who was based in Breslau.

 

The painting was restituted to his family in 2000.

 

"It is an honour to be entrusted with offering the greatest work by Camille Pissarro ever to appear at auction –- a work that encompasses such a richly painted canvas and a supremely elegant composition," said Helena Newman, Chairman of Sotheby's Impressionist & Modern Art Department Europe, prior to the sale.

 

"The appeal of these extremely desirable attributes to discerning collectors is enhanced by the painting's history of having been housed in a collection as important as Max Silberberg's," she added.

 

The auction also saw the highest price for a Vincent Van Gogh painting at auction in the British capital for 25 years when a bidder fought of competition from six rivals to secure "L'Homme est en mer" for £16.9 million.

 

The work features a woman cradling a baby as she sits next to a fire.

 

Record prices were also achieved for a print by Cubist master Picasso and for a work on paper by Swiss sculptor, painter and draughtsman Alberto Giacometti.

 

Two weeks of London auctions kicked off on Tuesday, when paintings by Picasso, Rene Magritte and Juan Gris pushed a sale at Christie's to a record for London of nearly £177 million.

 

Gris's still-life "Nature Morte a la Nappe a Carreaux" ("The Checked Tablecloth") led the way, selling for £34.8 million to smash the world auction record for the Spanish artist.

 

(Agence France-Presse, 5 Wednesday February 2014 The Roman)

 

 

Eiffel Tower

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Eiffel Tower

 

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Wahrzeichen im Mondenschein

 

Wer überstrahlt hier wen? Ein anmutiger Sichelmond und die hell erleuchtete Spitze des Pariser Eiffelturms buhlen um die Aufmerksamkeit der Besucher der Seine-Metropole.

 

Landmark in the moonlight

 

Who outshines whom? A graceful crescent moon and the brightly lit top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris vying for the attention of visitors to the metropolis.

 

(AFP - Ludovic Marin)

 

(Agence France-Presse, 5 wednesday February 2014 The Roman)

(Translated: R.S.F. toshiki speed news press, Agence France-Presse, 6 Thursdays February 2014 The Roman)

Monday, 3 February 2014

France and Germany rebuild ties but EU waits for old axis

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France and Germany rebuild ties but EU waits for old axis

 

Brussels (AFP)

 

With France and Germany apparently patching up their economic differences, their decades-old axis could retake its place at the heart of Europe, but analysts are waiting for actions to back up the rhetoric.

 

French President Francois Hollande's recent promises of economic reform have been welcomed by Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition as a step away from socialist policies towards Berlin's austerity-minded approach.

 

The eurozone's two biggest economies have meanwhile launched a series of measures to jumpstart stalled ties after the financial crisis exposed major differences in approach to budgetary discipline and growth.

 

"There is a chance this is a real one (rapprochement)," Janis Emmanouilidis of the Brussels-based European Policy Centre think tank told AFP.

 

"Each side knows that they have to interact with each other for many years to come."

 

Paris and Berlin have struggled to reconcile their policies on recovering from the eurozone debt crisis ever since Hollande took office in 2012 promising to spend France's way out of trouble.

 

The previously strong bond between Merkel and Hollande's centre-right predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy -- dubbed "Merkozy" -- has been replaced by a lack of communication, exacerbated in 2013 by Merkel spending months building a new left-right coalition after elections.

 

But earlier this month Berlin warmly welcomed what Hollande called "social democratic" reforms to spur the beleaguered French economy.

 

They included 50 billion euros ($68 billion) in public spending cuts and a 30-billion-euro reduction in corporate payroll charges.

 

Since then it has been a veritable love-in between the former foes.

 

Germany offered logistical support to the French operation in the Central African Republic, while their foreign ministers are considering joint trips to some of Europe's troubled neighbours.

 

'Franco-German phoenix'

 

"It's a social-democratic convergence which reconciles supply-side reforms with a reduction in social inequality," said Claire Demesmay, of the German Council on International Relations.

 

Emmanouilidis said there was time for Germany and France to find common ground on changing the EU's treaties to strengthen joint economic governance in the 28-nation bloc.

 

But the negotiations would be "complex" and there were also a host of differences on technical issues such as banking union, the financial transactions tax and others.

 

The two leaders also face different situations at home.

 

The main problems in France are youth unemployment, competitiveness and the bloated state, whereas Germany faces issues with internal consumer demand.

 

Others were more sceptical that the relationship between France and Germany could return to the heady days when they effectively built the European Union together.

 

"I'm not sure how much rapprochement there actually is between France and Germany," Mats Persson, director of Open Europe, a eurosceptic think-tank based in London, told AFP.

 

"One senior German told me recently that they are far more worried about France than about Italy."

 

One EU official was cautious.

 

"The rebirth of the Franco-German phoenix is a recurrent phenomenon," the source added on condition of anonymity.

 

"For citizens, words have to be translated into lasting actions."

 

But Persson said the relationship was still "relevant and important for Europe."

 

"In the grand scheme of things it is good that France and Germany get on," he said.

 

Britain and other northern European countries could in particular benefit from the alliance, despite appearances to the contrary.

 

Prime Minister David Cameron has been wooing Germany in a bid to win support for his quest to renegotiate Britain's relationship with the EU before putting the new terms to a national referendum in 2017.

 

But close ties between Merkel and Hollande would not necessarily scupper this, particularly as there is appetite for treaty change from Berlin.

 

"A Franco-German axis on the whole is more open to reform than the sum of its parts," Persson said.

 

"It could therefore be more sympathetic to the UK's reform agenda."

 

(Agence France-Presse, 31 Friday January 2014 The Roman)

 

 

Wednesday, 29 January 2014

Future Auditorium

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Future Auditorium

 

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Salle

 

Le futur auditorium de la maison de Radio France à Paris.

 

Room

 

The future auditorium in the building in Radio France in Paris.

 

(AFP - Bertrand Guay)

 

(Agence France-Presse, 29 Wednesday January 2014 The Roman)

(Translated: R.S.F. toshiki speed news press, Agence France-Presse, 30 Thursday January 2014 The Roman)

 

Monday, 27 January 2014

Alta costura de Serkan Cura

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Alta costura de Serkan Cura

 

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Un árbol cercano a la ciudad búlgara de Velingrado, fotografiado el 22 de enero de 2014, durante un inusual día templado de invierno.

 

Una modelo sale a la pasarela el 23 de enero de 2014 en París luciendo un diseño de alta costura de Serkan Cura.

 

Near the Bulgarian town of Velingrad tree, photographed January 22, 2014, during an unusually warm winter day.

 

A model hits the catwalk on January 23, 2014 in Paris wearing a couture design Serkan Cura.

 

(AFP - François Guillot)

 

(Agence France-Presse, 24 Friday January 2014 The Roman)

(Edited: R.S.F toshiki speed news press, Agence France-Presse, 27 Monday January 2014 The Roman)

 

Thursday, 16 January 2014

Answers questions from reporters

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Answers questions from reporters

 

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Sur le grill

 

Le président de la République française François Hollande répond aux questions des journalistes lors d'une conférence de presse très attendue à l’Elysée.

 

On the grill

 

The President of the French Republic François Hollande answers questions from reporters during a press conference at the Elysee highly anticipated.

 

(AFP - Alain Jocard)

 

(Agence France-Presse, 15 Wednesday January 2014 The Roman)

(Edited and Translated: R.S.F. toshiki speed news press, Agence France-Presse, 16 Thursday January 2014 The Roman)

 

Wednesday, 4 December 2013

News: Paris Christmas light

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News: Paris Christmas light

 

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Christmas in Paris

 

View of lights along the Champs Elysees in Paris.

 

(AFP - Miguel Medina)

 

(Agence France-Presse, 4 Wednesday December 2013 The Roman)

(Edited: R.S.F. tohiki speed news press, Agence France-Presse, 5 Thursday December 2013 The Roman)

 

 

Comptes à l'étranger : les "repentis" sont souvent des héritiers Accounts abroad: "repented" are often heirs

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Comptes à l'étranger : les "repentis" sont souvent des héritiers

 

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La majorité des candidats à la régularisation ont hérité de leur compte en Suisse... et sont aujourd'hui poussés dehors par les banques.

 

Ils sont des milliers à se présenter auprès du fisc pour régulariser leur situation : ces Français titulaires d'un compte non déclaré à l'étranger en ont le plus souvent hérité et sont poussés dehors par les banques, soucieuses de se conformer au nouvel ordre fiscal mondial.

 

Aujourd'hui, Bercy a reçu "plus de 8 500" dossiers de ces "repentis", attirés par les conditions de régularisation permises par la circulaire signée fin juin par le ministre du Budget, Bernard Cazeneuve, a assuré celui-ci lundi.

 

Ce cadre prévoit notamment que les pénalités soient moindres pour les fraudeurs dits "passifs".

 

De fait, selon plusieurs avocats fiscalistes, ceux qui ont hérité d'un compte en Suisse qui dort depuis des années constituent la grande majorité des candidats à la régularisation.

 

"La plupart du temps, ce sont des parents qui souhaitent régulariser une situation inconfortable pour ne pas la transmettre à leurs enfants", explique Meyer Azogui, président de Cyrus Conseil.

 

Mais aussi, précise-t-il, "les banques suisses annoncent clairement qu'elles ne veulent plus de capitaux non déclarés.

 

Elles adoptent désormais des techniques de séduction inversement proportionnelles à celles qu'elles pratiquaient à l'entrée, lorsqu'il s'agissait de séduire de nouveaux clients".

 

Suisses ou non, les banques contactent depuis quelques mois leurs clients français non déclarés pour qu'ils se mettent en règle avec le fisc, n'hésitant pas à menacer d'une fermeture de compte pure et simple.

 

Le "Forum mondial sur la transparence et l'échange de renseignements à des fins fiscales", organisation de 120 pays sous l'égide de l'Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques (OCDE), n'a pas manqué, fin novembre à Jakarta, de lancer un nouvel avertissement à ceux qui tenteraient encore d'échapper aux nouvelles règles mondiales.

 

"Les banques font bien comprendre à leurs clients qu'il faut changer les choses", dit un avocat fiscaliste d'Aix-en-Provence qui a requis l'anonymat.

 

Pour lui, la pression exercée par les banques explique pourquoi il y a en 2013 davantage de "repentis" que trois ans plus tôt, alors même que le dispositif mis en place alors par Éric Woerth était plus intéressant pour les fraudeurs.

 

"Périodes instables"

 

Par ailleurs, ces clients héritiers sont aussi ceux qui, le plus souvent, n'ont pas les plus gros comptes.

 

Selon Pierre Dedieu, avocat associé de CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre, "l'essentiel des dossiers concernent des comptes de moins de un million d'euros".

 

Or, les banques étrangères, toujours par crainte d'être pénalisées, sont très réticentes à autoriser les retraits en liquide "donc les titulaires ne peuvent pas rapporter l'argent en deux-trois voyages", ironise-t-il.

 

Reste que si l'héritage a été fait après le 1e janvier 2007, s'ajoute aux pénalités le rattrapage des droits de succession, une situation qui peut obliger à régler au fisc jusqu'à la moitié du capital.

 

"Les dossiers que nous traitons reflètent les grandes périodes d'instabilité de l'histoire contemporaine", explique Pierre Dedieu.

 

Il cite le Front populaire, la guerre de 39-45, mais aussi Mai 68, qui a conduit beaucoup de familles bourgeoises à sortir leurs fonds, ou encore 1981, lorsque l'arrivée de la gauche au pouvoir a fait craindre des confiscations.

 

Ceux qui auraient utilisé sciemment ce compte à l'étranger, qu'ils l'aient ouvert ou non, pour dissimuler rémunérations occultes ou rétrocommissions sont évidemment rares.

 

"Ils savent qu'en contactant le fisc ils prennent un risque pénal quasi avéré et, du coup, ne choisissent pas la régularisation", analyse ce spécialiste.

 

De fait, selon un avocat fiscaliste parisien ayant requis l'anonymat, le chiffre de 8 500 dossiers de demande de régularisation est "ridicule si on considère que, rien qu'en Suisse, il y a plus de 100 000 comptes détenus par des Français".

 

Un argument que ne partagent pas la plupart des autres conseils interrogés.

 

Pour Pierre Dedieu, en plus des résultats de la cellule Woerth et des régularisations spontanées depuis, "on va arriver à environ 15 000 régularisations depuis 2009".

 

Et le bénéfice pour l'État pourrait, selon lui, être même supérieur au milliard d'euros espéré par le gouvernement en 2014.

 

(Le Point, 3 mardi décembre 2013 le Roman)

 

 

Accounts abroad: "repented" are often heirs

 

(SOURCE  AFP)

 

The majority of candidates to stabilize inherited their account in Switzerland ... and are now pushed out by banks.

 

There are thousands to stand with the taxman to regularize their situation : the French holders of undeclared foreign account most often inherited and are pushed out by the banks concerned to comply with the new tax order world.

 

Today Bercy received  over 8,500" records of the "repented", attracted by the regularization conditions permitted by circular signed by the end of June Budget Minister Bernard Cazeneuve assured it Monday.

 

The framework provides that the penalties are lower for the so-called "passive" fraudsters.

 

In fact, according to several tax lawyers, who have inherited a Swiss account sleeping for years constitute the vast majority of applicants for regularization.

 

"Most of the time, these are parents who wish to regularize an uncomfortable situation so as not to pass on to their children," said Meyer Azogui, President Cyrus Council.

 

But also, he says, "Swiss banks announce clearly that they want more not been declared. They are now adopting seduction techniques inversely proportional to those they practiced at the entrance, wheres' was to attract new customers."

 

Swiss or not, contact the bank for a few months their French customers unreported for them to put in good standing with the IRS, not hesitating to threaten closure straightforward account.

 

The "Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes," organization of 120 countries under the auspices of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), has not failed in late November to Jakarta to launch a new warning to those who try to escape again to new global rules.

 

"The banks understand their customers need to change things," said a tax lawyer in Aix  Provence, who requested anonymity.

 

For him, the pressure exerted by banks explains why there is more in 2013 "repented" that three years earlier, even though the system put in place by then Eric Woerth was more attractive to fraudsters.

 

"Unstable periods"

 

Moreover, these heirs customers are also those who most often do not have the biggest accounts.

 

According to Pierre Dedieu, partner at CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre lawyer, "most of the cases involve accounts of less than one million euros."

 

However, foreign banks, always in fear of being penalized, are very reluctant to allow cash withdrawals "so owners can not bring money in two to three trips," he quips.

 

Yet if the legacy was made after 1 January 2007, in addition to the penalties catching inheritance, a situation that may require tax to be paid at up to half the capital.

 

"The issues we deal reflect major instability periods of modern history," said Pierre Dedieu.

 

He cites the Popular Front, the war of 39-45, but in may 68, which has led many middle-class families to leave their land or even 1981, when the arrival of the left in power was fear of confiscation.

 

Those who have knowingly used this account abroad, whether they open or not, to conceal hidden fees or kickbacks are obviously rare.

 

"They know that they are contacting the IRS criminal risk almost proved and, hence, do not choose the regularization,” this analysis specialist.

 

In fact, according to a Parisian tax lawyer who requested anonymity, the figure of 8,500 files application for regularization is "ridiculous if we consider that, in Switzerland alone, there are over 100,000 accounts held by French.”

 

An argument that is not shared with most other councils surveyed.

 

Pierre Dedieu, plus the results of the cell Woerth and spontaneous adjustments since, “We’ll get about 15,000 corrections since 2009."

 

And the benefit to the state could, according to him, be even higher than the one billion euros expected by the government in 2014.

 

(Le Point, 3 Tuesday December 2013 The Roman)


(Translated: R.S.F. tohiki speed news press, Agence France-Presse, 4 Wednesday December 2013 The Roman)

 

Sunday, 1 December 2013

News: Sony PlayStation 4

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News: Sony PlayStation 4

 

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Accros

 

Des gens font la queue devant un magasin parisien pour la sortie de la console PS4.

 

Addicted

 

People line up outside a store in Paris for the release of the console PS4.

 

(AFP - Joel Saget)

 

(Agence France-Presse, 30 Saturday November 2013 The Roman)

(Edited and Translated: R.S.F. tohiki speed news press, Agence France-Presse, 1 Sunday December 2013 The Roman)

 

 

Friday, 29 November 2013

News: Christmas tree at Paris

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News: Christmas tree at Paris



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Etincelant



Un arbre de noël aux Galeries Lafayette à Paris.



Sparkling



Christmas tree at Galeries Lafayette in Paris.



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(Agence France-Presse, 29 Friday November 2013 The Roman)

(Edited and Translated: R.S.F. tohiki speed news press, Agence France-Presse, 29 Friday November 2013 The Roman)



Wednesday, 27 November 2013

France, Spain to discuss euro bank rules at summit

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France, Spain to discuss euro bank rules at summit

 

French His Excellency President Francois Hollande visits Spain on Wednesday for a bilateral summit seeking a common stance on banking supervision to avoid a repeat of the eurozone debt crisis.

 

Hollande is pushing for European authorities to adopt common measures to prevent costly bank failures and to directly recapitalise lenders in difficulty.

 

Having won backing for that from Italy's Prime Minister Enrico Letta last week, Hollande is now looking to bring Spanish premier Mariano Rajoy on board, French officials said.

 

The push for closer EU banking supervision was largely driven by Spain's woes last year, when it was forced to accept an emergency credit line from its eurozone partners to save its financial sector from collapse.

 

Hollande is expected to reiterate his call for European Union countries "to make jobs growth and stability the heart of their decisions" at their summit next month.

 

France and Spain will also discuss economic growth at their summit on Wednesday, with Hollande looking for support to boost investment capacity and pro-growth policies across the eurozone, officials said.

 

Growth is a major concern for Spain, the eurozone's fourth-biggest economy, which has just crawled timidly out of two years of recession with 0.1 percent growth in the third quarter of this year.

 

The summit in Madrid will discuss France's proposal for an "economic government" of the eurozone with a permanent Eurogroup chairman to oversee members' economic policies.

 

It will also address unemployment, which in Spain is painfully high at nearly 26 percent and more than 54 percent among the under-25s.

 

French officials said Madrid was pushing for an efficient use of European resources to combat youth joblessness.

 

Other issues on the agenda of the summit, which involves various ministers from both countries, are migration, defence, anti-terrorism measures and transport.

 

A new high-speed railway from Paris to Barcelona is due to be opened in mid-December.

 

Officials say it will cut the non-stop train journey time between the two cities to six hours and 20 minutes.

 

Hollande, Rajoy and their ministers were due to have lunch together at 1315 GMT before the summit proper and to give a joint press conference afterwards at 1715 GMT.

 

(Agence France-Presse, 27 Wednesday 2013  The Roman)

 

 

Thursday, 21 November 2013

Mondial-2014: la presse de nouveau sous le charme des Bleus The World Cup 2014: Press again under the spell of the Blues

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Mondial-2014: la presse de nouveau sous le charme des Bleus

 

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Paris — La presse française est tombée de nouveau sous le charme de l'équipe de France, après sa qualification mardi soir pour le Mondial-2014, au Brésil, face à l'Ukraine (3-0) et lui envoie mercredi des "bravo" pour "cet exploit."

 

Comme souvent, Libération y est allé de son jeu de mots et titre en Une : Rio, Bravo ! En pages intérieures, Libé poursuit : "un carnaval pour Rio" pour les "Bleus."

 

Dans la même veine, pour Le Midi Libre, La Charente Libre et l'Est Eclair, c'est "samba pour les Bleus."

 

Pour le deuxième, "l'équipe de France a réalisé un véritable exploit", pour le troisième, elle "a déjoué les pronostics."

 

Pour La Voix du Nord, c'est même "samba do Brasil!"

 

Bravo! titre sobrement de son côté, Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace.

 

Et "Respect", estime L'Equipe.

 

Car "jamais, depuis la Coupe du monde 2006, l'équipe de France n'avait disputé un match d'une telle intensité, conduit avec un tel état d'esprit", relève Fabrice Jouhaud pour qui "une page s'est tournée."

 

Le Figaro souligne également "le sursaut d'orgueil des Bleus" et y voit un "exploit majuscule."

 

Un "exploit", confirme Ouest France, un exploit "renversant, au terme d'un match historique," s'enthousiasme 20 Minutes.

 

"Ils l'ont fait!" s'exclament Sud Ouest et Le Télégramme et pour ce dernier "à l'issue d'un incroyable scénario, les Bleus ont réalisé l'exploit."

 

Jamais, jusqu'à mardi soir, dans l'histoire des barrages d'un Mondial une équipe ne s'était qualifiée au retour après une manche aller perdue 2 à 0.

 

La Dépêche du Midi a vu des Bleus "ressuscités" et Patrice Chabanet, dans le Journal de la Haute-Marne, salue une "équipe transcendée par l'enjeu. Piquée au vif par l'avalanche des critiques. Et chapeau, donc, à une équipe qui nous a souvent déçus." C'est "le bonheur retrouvé", souligne La Provence.

 

Le Courrier de l'Ouest a vécu de son côté "une soirée magique".

 

"Ne boudons pas notre plaisir", écrit Bruno Geoffroy avant de vite rappeler : "gardons à l'esprit qu'on ne remonte pas des enfers en une soirée."

 

Et il était difficile d'y échapper...

 

Et 1, et 2, et 3-0! titrent Libération Champagne, l'Indépendant et Le Parisien/Aujourd'hui en France, en référence à la victoire sur le Brésil (3-0), en finale de la Coupe du monde 1998.

 

Pour Stéphane Albouy (Le Parisien): "quel bonheur de sentir la révolte d'une équipe poussée par un stade entier."

 

Et Jean-Claude Souléry dans le Dépêche de midi de conclure : "depuis hier soir, tous les comptoirs du pays sentent la bière et le bonheur."

 

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(Agence France-Presse, 20 novembre 2013)

 

 

The World Cup 2014: Press again under the spell of the Blues

 

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Paris - The French press has fallen back in love with the team of France, after qualifying on Tuesday night for the World Cup 2014 Brazil, against Ukraine (3-0) and sends Wednesday "Bravo" for "this feat."

 

As often went there to release his play on words and a title : Rio, Congratulations!  Inside pages, Libération continues: “A carnival in Rio" for "Blue."

 

Similarly, for Le Midi Libre, La Charente Libre and Est Eclair is “Samba for the Blues."

 

For the second, “The France team has achieved a feat" for the third, she “Beat the odds."

 

For La Voix du Nord , it is even "Samba do Brazil !"

 

Congratulations!  As soberly turn, Les Dernières Nouvelles from Alsace.

 

And "Respect", says L' Equipe.

 

Because “Ever since the 2006 World Cup, the team of France had played a game of such intensity, driven with such a mindset," says Fabrice Jouhaud who “Turned a page."

 

Le Figaro also emphasizes “The burst of pride of the Blues" and sees a “Capital achievement. "

 

A "exploit" says Ouest France, a feat “Flipping, after a historic match," enthuses 20 minutes .

 

"They did it !" exclaim Sud Ouest and Le Télégramme and the latter “After an incredible scenario, the Blues have achieved the feat."

 

Never, until Tuesday evening  in the history of dams of a world team had qualified to go back after a round lost 2-0.

 

La Dépêche du Midi saw the Blues “Resurrected" and Patrice Chabanet in le Journal de la Haute-Marne, welcomed a “Team transcended the issue. Stung by the avalanche of criticism. And hat, therefore, to a team that has often disappointed us."

 

It is “The happiness found," said La Provence.

 

Le Courrier de l'Ouest has lived his side “A magical evening."

 

"Do not spoil our fun," writes Bruno Geoffroy before quickly remember : “Keep in mind that does not go to hell in one evening."

 

And it was difficult to escape it ...

 

And 1, 2, and 3-0 ! titrate Libération Champagne, Indépendant and Le Parisien/Aujourd’hui en France, referring to the victory over Brazil (3-0) in the final of the 1998 World Cup .

 

For Stéphane Albouy (Le Parisien) : "What joy to feel the revolt of a team driven by a whole point."

 

And Jean- Claude Souléry in La Dépêche de midi : "Since last night, all the counters in the country feel the beer and happiness."

 

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(Agence France-Presse, 20 Wednesday November 2013 The Roman)

(Translated: R.S.F. toshiki speed news press, Agence France-Presse, 21 Thursday November 2013 The Roman)

 

Friday, 15 November 2013

News: The statue of the Archangel Michael

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News: The statue of the Archangel Michael

 

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Ange

 

La statue de l'archange saint Michel, restaurée, est placée au sommet de la Sainte-Chapelle, à Paris.

 

Angel

 

The statue of the Archangel Michael, restored, is placed on top of the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris.

 

(AFP - Kenzo Tribouillard)

 

(Agence France-Presse, 15 Friday November 2013 The Roman)

(Translated: R.S.F. toshiki speed news press, Agence France-Presse, 15 Friday November 2013 The Roman)

Wednesday, 13 November 2013

Europe must adopt 'common action' against youth unemployment, Prime Minister urges EU leaders

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Europe must adopt 'common action' against youth unemployment, Prime Minister urges EU leaders

 

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ANA-MPA -- Greek Your Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Tuesday outlined the Greek government's key priorities in dealing with youth unemployment, while addressing a European leaders' conference held in Paris on joblessness among 15-24 year olds.

 

Your Prime Minister Samaras started by referring to Greek society's "fatigue" with an extended recession that had caused the jobless rate among young people to soar to a staggering 59 percent, more than double the rate for the general population, which stood at 27 percent.

 

"Different member-states have different levels of youth unemployment, for different reasons, but we all need to take common action," he said.

 

He then outlined the general direction of the Greek government's new policies, with structural reforms in the economy and society.

 

Your Prime Minister Samaras stressed that Greece was fully prepared for a comprehensive implementation of two basic programmes for young people demanded by Europe, the "Young People's Initiative" and "Guarantees for Youth", announcing that full implementation of both programmes will be achieved from January.

 

In terms of legislation, Your Prime Minister Samaras referred to the institution of apprenticeships, noting that this dual system served to link mandatory education with the labour market, strengthening the bonds between education and professional experience.

 

The Greek premier also referred to a reorganisation of the country's Manpower Employment Organisation (OAED) and its cooperation with similar agencies notable for their success in other countries, such as Sweden, Germany and the United Kingdom.

 

"We are putting into implementation institutional tools for the prompt identification of labour market trends. In this way we can evaluate future problems at a very early stage," he said.

 

Your Prime Minister Samaras said that Greece had recently completed its national operational plan for employment, which is also demanded by Europe in order to boost the number of jobs.

 

In collaboration with the EU Task Force for Greece, meanwhile, the Greek government has started to carry out this plan, adding new tools like community work and the 'voucher' programme.

 

"Over and above these structural interventions and necessary cyclical initiatives, we need a long-term strategy to alleviate the repercussion of the crisis for young people," Your Prime Minister Samaras added.

 

"This calls for a sustainable model for growth that will lead the European continent in coming decades," he added.

 

The Greek premier ended on a note of optimism, saying that "2014 must be the year for the recovery of the European economy, which will allow us to deal finally with unemployment among the young."

 

Your Prime Minister Samaras was accompanied at the conference by Labour Minister Yiannis Vroutsis, who had arrived a day earlier and attended a morning conference with his European counterparts.

 

Twenty four European leaders, among them German Chancellor Angela Merkel, accepted the invitation from French President His Excellency Francois Hollande, with British Prime Minister David Cameron being among those absent.

 

The conference follows a July summit initiated by Merkel in Berlin, where she described youth unemployment as one of the most pressing issues facing Europe.

 

According to the European Commission's latest statistics, the EU-wide youth joblessness rate stands at 23.5 per cent.

 

A total of 7.5 million aged 15-24 are neither in work, education or training.

 

The equivalent figures in Greece and Spain are the highest on the continent, at 57.3 pct and 56.5 pct, respectively.

 

(Athens News Agency, 12 Tuesday November 2013 The Roman)

 

 

Saturday, 9 November 2013

Agence France-Presse Rapid News: EU youth unemployment talks, Chancellor Angela Merkel

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Agence France-Presse Rapid News: EU youth unemployment talks, Chancellor Angela Merkel

 

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Merkel to attend EU youth unemployment talks in Paris: spokesman

 

(Agence France-Presse, 8 Friday November 2013 The Roman)

 

Saturday, 28 September 2013

News: The fashion week in Paris

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News: The fashion week in Paris

 

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Parapeau ou chapluie

 

Un mannequin présente une création de Chalayan pendant la semaine de la mode à Paris.

 

Parapeau or chapluie

 

A model presents a creation Chalayan during the fashion week in Paris.

 

(AFP - François Guillot)

 

(Agence France-Presse, 28 Saturday September 2013 The Roman)

(Edited: R.S.F. toshiki speed news press, Agence France-Presse, 28 Saturday September 2013 The Roman)

Explosion sur un chantier à Paris: plus personne sous les décombres Explosion at a construction site in Paris: no one under the rubble

Explosion sur un chantier à Paris: plus personne sous les décombres

 

Les fouilles ont cessé dans la nuit de vendredi à samedi. La quatrième personne recherchée a été retrouvée à son domicile, où elle était rentrée après l'explosion.

 

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Les travaux de déblaiement se sont arrêtés dans la nuit de vendredi à samedi au sous-sol de l'immeuble parisien touché par une explosion: la quatrième personne portée disparue a été retrouvée à son domicile.

 

Après l'accident, elle était simplement rentrée chez elle.

 

Le bilan définitif de l'explosion est donc de trois morts et d'un blessé grave, qui a été évacué vers l'hôpital Lariboisière.

Des ouvriers travaillaient au démontage d'une cuve de fioul quand une déflagration, d'origine pour l'instant indéterminée, s'est produite vers 15h45 au premier sous-sol de cet immeuble de trois étages, 21, rue d'Enghien à Paris (Xe arrondissement), qui abrite un ancien garage.

 

Celui-ci devait être définitivement fermé vendredi soir.

Les enquêteurs devraient arriver rapidement sur les lieux samedi matin, afin de déterminer les causes de cette explosion.

 

Quant aux habitants de l'immeuble du 21 rue d'Enghien, ils ont pu rentrer chez eux en fin de soirée.

 

(BFMTV.com, 28 samedi Septembre 2013 le Roman)

 

 

Explosion at a construction site in Paris: no one under the rubble

 

Excavations stopped in the night from Friday to Saturday. The fourth person was found at his home, where she had gone after the explosion.

 

The excavation stopped in the night from Friday to Saturday in the basement of the Parisian building hit by explosion: the fourth missing person was found at his home.

 

After the accident, she was just gone home.

 

The final toll of the explosion is three dead and one seriously injured, was taken to hospital Lariboisière.

 

Workers working at dismantling a tank of fuel when an explosion, origin still to be determined, occurred about 15:45 in the first basement of the three-storey building, 21 rue d'Enghien in Paris (Xe arrondissement), which houses an old garage.

 

It should be closed down Friday night.

 

Investigators should arrive quickly at the scene Saturday morning to determine the cause of the explosion.

 

As for the inhabitants of the building at 21 rue d'Enghien, they were able to return home in the evening.

 

(BFMTV.com, 28 Saturday September 2013 The Roman)