Archive of articles in October 2009
In France "
Two entities dependent on the Church of Scientology were convicted by the Paris Criminal Court to 600,000 euros in fines for "organized fraud".
Four of its leaders also sentenced to suspended prison sentences and to fines. This decision follows complaints by former followers. The Church of Scientology announced its intention to appeal the ruling.
The dissolution of these two associations, required by the prosecution, could not be delivered due to a change in the law last May. ...
In France "
Free internet operator is the only answer the call for tenders for the State to acquire the fourth mobile phone license to market the state. Several other contenders, including the Bolloré Group, the cable operator Numericable, passed hand.
For Free, the stakes are high. His original contract, that of access to the internet matures. The madness of growth in recent years subsides. Its gross margin in this market is considerable. Second in market share, behind Orange (France Telecom), must find Free Relay ...
In France "
The French parliament is currently considering the implementation into French law of European recommendations on the open market for gambling on the internet. Until now, France was opposed to this principle and has tried everything to delay the application. Olympique Lyonnais, whose main sponsor for this football season is harmed BetClick better than anyone. Despite the evolution of programmed legislation, it was forbidden to play with his shirt stating BetClick. This prohibition, through its media, was nevertheless capable of mediating the sponsor who did not ask for much. ...
In the United States "
The practice of lobbying is so present in the United States of America in daily life, in political, economic, social and cultural, that is found naturally in the American series (I'll write a note I wrote on his presence in the film) set out the practice, observed, criticized, praised ... Here is a non-exhaustive panorama.
In The West Wing, Matt Santos, just elected, "Elected President" (replacing Joshua Bartlet, played by Martin Sheen very convincing) enter into negotiations with representatives of the Congress on the reform of the lobbying that it intends ...
In the United States "
"One American dies every thirty minutes of not having access to health care," says France 24 in this report which comes on the reform of health insurance that is trying to move the U.S. administration. With great reluctance, particularly related to American culture-loving individual freedoms and intense lobbying campaigns outside-led large groups of influences.
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