In der neuesten Ausgabe von ‚Europe’s World‘ befasst sich Philippe Herzog, Präsident des französischen Think Tanks
Confrontations Europe
und ehemaliger Europaabgeordneter, mit den Herausforderungen, denen Frankreich gegenübersteht, insbesondere bezüglich der Reform seines Sozialmodells.
Ever since its referendum on the constitutional treaty, France has been silent on European affairs, both at home and abroad.And when this spring the government tried, without prior consultation, to impose reform in the sensitive area of youth employment, it was its turn to be told “No” by the citizenry.
In other words, the country’s “republican monarchy” has today seemingly lost all authority, while French society is itself clearly in no mood for reform.
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