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Record unemployment in France? Who'd have thought with the new President and all his promises!!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/25/france-jobless-claims-hit_n_3157629.html
My son made wine in France in 2001 and 2003 and he came back home and said "France is finished"! (My daughter formed the same view in 2010-11 when she was there for several months.) We were rather alarmed by his prognostication but it happens that he was probably right. He did make lots of observations to back up his claim and I won't go into these for fear of offending. But his best friend, who has a wine business in Bordeaux, is getting out and returning home because of new employment conditions under Hollande which make running a successful business just that much more difficult. My son said to him, "I told you at the time that if you voted for Hollande you'd soon be out on your ear"!!
The issues are undoubtedly more complex than that, but superficially it's reason enough to steer clear of any Euro nation if you want to work or run a business. It's heart-wrenching and sooner or later all public utilities and institutions will be on the chopping board.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/25/france-jobless-claims-hit_n_3157629.html
My son made wine in France in 2001 and 2003 and he came back home and said "France is finished"! (My daughter formed the same view in 2010-11 when she was there for several months.) We were rather alarmed by his prognostication but it happens that he was probably right. He did make lots of observations to back up his claim and I won't go into these for fear of offending. But his best friend, who has a wine business in Bordeaux, is getting out and returning home because of new employment conditions under Hollande which make running a successful business just that much more difficult. My son said to him, "I told you at the time that if you voted for Hollande you'd soon be out on your ear"!!
The issues are undoubtedly more complex than that, but superficially it's reason enough to steer clear of any Euro nation if you want to work or run a business. It's heart-wrenching and sooner or later all public utilities and institutions will be on the chopping board.
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