Thierry Breton
Thierry Breton
Thierry Bretonis a French businessman, a former Professor at Harvard Business School, and a former Finance minister of France. He has been Vice Chairman and CEO of Groupe Bull, Chairman and CEO of Thomson-RCA, Chairman and CEO of France Télécom...
failing imposing intervene obliged tax
Failing that, I will be obliged to intervene -- if necessary, by imposing a tax on these exceptional profits.
anchored blocking case determine early entity final french government lower national stake
It is too early to determine the final stake of the government in the new entity but it will in no case be lower than a blocking minority, or 34pc. It will be completely anchored in French national territory.
british effort includes less proposal review spirit
The new proposal includes no review of the British rebate, and less effort for new members. That?s not the spirit of Europe.
focus including oil
I want everyone to focus on it (high oil prices), including companies,
create growth jobs money obviously past suburbs work
We have put a lot of money into the suburbs over the past 20 years, ... But obviously it wasn't enough. We need to work on how to create more jobs and growth in those areas.
bid creates impression process
This process creates an impression that the bid may have been launched hurriedly.
expression lost
We have lost control,' that was his expression,
crisis decades expensive factors oil remain together
This crisis will last. All the factors have come together for oil to remain expensive for years and, alas, decades to come,
energy rules water
Some sectors will become critical, like agriculture, energy and water We need different rules for these sectors.
absolute billion clear
It is clear that this 70 billion euros of debt... is really the absolute priority,
food interested modern security
I think being interested in food security is modern and necessary,
support wish
If that were the wish of the companies, we would support that.
agree extra few obvious
If there is a need for a few extra days, it is obvious that we would agree to them. We will find a solution.
create economic problem suburbs true
I know only one formula: Create more growth, ... It's true that we have a problem in the suburbs and that there isn't enough economic activity.