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2007-06-26 Europe

France to get first cash from EU globalisation fund

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Posted by Seafarious 2007-06-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Oh fergawdsake, why not make it easier to start new businesses and hire workers? Nah, too "American".

Posted by Spot">Spot 2007-06-26 08:25|| 2007-06-26 08:25|| Front Page Top

#2 Whose cash?

Well, partly, mine :(

Posted by Tony (UK) 2007-06-26 12:39|| 2007-06-26 12:39|| Front Page Top

#3 :(

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2007-06-26 12:41|| 2007-06-26 12:41|| Front Page Top

#4 3.8 million euros (5.1 million dollars)

That doesn't sound like an awful lot of money. But the announcement will sooth those whose so upset by President Sarkozy's moves to loosen employment laws.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-06-26 13:11|| 2007-06-26 13:11|| Front Page Top

#5 A trickle at first, to distract the watchdogs. Then the flood.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2007-06-26 13:13|| 2007-06-26 13:13|| Front Page Top

#6 "...from a new EU fund aimed at cushioning the impact of globalisation."
read as, Trans-Eurpoe bailout of Airbust and other failed socialistic jobs programs.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2007-06-26 14:47|| 2007-06-26 14:47|| Front Page Top

#7 This is hilarious. The French have managed to turn the EU into a cash cow. It is the only thing propping up what should be a minor, agrarian economy.

In essence, it is the "four square" problem, where France continually tries to convince every other nation that they should cooperate and split the money, but France never cooperates, so it ends up getting most of the lucre.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-06-26 17:49|| 2007-06-26 17:49|| Front Page Top

#8 #7 'moose - France as Lucy jerking the football away, and the other EUnich nations as Charlie Brown yet again trusting her not to do that (which of course she does)?

I like it. :-D

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2007-06-26 18:20|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2007-06-26 18:20|| Front Page Top

#9 This is crazy.

The French should be free to prop up their failing (because they keep getting propped up) businesses, by transferring money away from their successful business, but why should more sensible countries pay?

EU delenda est!

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2007-06-26 21:06|| 2007-06-26 21:06|| Front Page Top

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