FORMATION DES ELUS LOCAUX EN FRANCE

Selon les chiffres qui ressortent des rapports de l'Institut national français de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE), la France compte 527.629 élus pour 66.627.602 de personnes au 1erjanvier 2016, soit un élu pour 126 Français.

THE TRUTH ABOUT THE U.S. TRADE IMBALANCE

In 2017, the U.S. exported $ 1,551 billion worth of goods while importing $ 2,362 billion worth for a merchandise trade deficit of $ 811 billion. But this is not a loss to the United States in any meaningful way: First,the lives of a hundred million American households are made better every day by imports of automobiles, electronics, clothing, shoes, fresh produce, and pharmaceuticals. Meanwhile, U.S. producers keep their factories humming with imported machinery, crude oil, lumber, steel and other inputs.

IMPACT OF A TRADE WAR WITH THE EU

Imposing restrictions on steel imports would have severe consequences for the EU. The European Steel Association considers the U.S. a key market, accounting for most European steel exports outside the EU. Steel has long been a strategically important industry in the EU, one that has fostered innovation, sparked economic growth and employed a lot of people. A, increase in tariffs would mean fewer exports to the U.S. and a potential cut on production for European plants.

HOW MUCH DOES GOOGLE REALLY KNOW ABOUT YOU?

Google provides a huge variety of services, many of which are free. Gmail, Google Drive and Google Hangouts can be used without paying a cent. Instead, pay by providing information about yourself, which Google can use for advertising. Though it started in search, the lion’s share of the company’s profits come from ads.

U.S. TECH GIANTS LOBBYING IN EUROPE

Source: Transparency International EU

Annual Budget and number of meetings with the European Commissioon since 2014

1. Microsoft: € 4.5 million, 84 high level meetings with the EC

2. Google: € 4.25 million, 153 high level meetings with the EC

3. Amazon: € 1.75 million, 33 high level meetings with the EC

4. Facebook: € 1.00 million, 68 high level meetings with the EC

5. Apple: € 1.00 million, 26 high level meetings with the EC

 

LOBBYING AND DIPLOMACY IN/ OF THE EU

Lobbying and diplomacy are activities aimed at representing certain interests in front of the decision-makers and the public of a political system ; at informing policy-makers and the public about certain policies, specific viewpoints, etc. ; at communicating these issues via formal and informal channels ; at influencing the formulation and implementation of policies ; and at building relationships.

STANDARD EU VAT RATES BY COUNTRY

 

  1. Luxembourg: 17%
  2. Malta; 18%
  3. Cyprus, Germany, Romania: 19%
  4. Austria, Bulgaria, Estonia, France, Slovakia, United Kingdom: 20%
  5. Belgium, Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Spain: 21%
  6. Italy, Slovenia: 22%
  7. Ireland, Poland, Portugal: 23%
  8. Finland, Greece: 24%
  9. Croatia, Denmark, Sweden: 25%
  10. Hungary: 27%

TIT-FOR-TAT PROPOSED EU TARIFFS LIST ON U.S. GOODS

The European Union is preparing punitive tariffs on iconic U.S. brands. Targeting 2.8 billion euros of American goods, the EU aims to apply a 25 percent tit-for-tat levy on a range of consumer, agricultural and steel products imported from the U.S. The list of targeted U.S. goods includes motorcycles (Harley-Davidson) jeans (Levi Strauss) and bourbon whiskey.

The European retaliatory list targets imports from the U.S. of

TAKEAWAYS FROM THE ITALIAN ELECTIONS

Source: VoteWatch Europe

U.S. TO SET TARIFFS ON STEEL AND ALUMINIUM IMPORTS

The Trump administration is to put tariffs on steel and aluminum products of 25% and 10% respectively.

Steel Sources (Percent of total Volume)

  1. Canada: 16%
  2. Brazil: 13%
  3. South Korea: 10%
  4. Mexico: 9%
  5. Russia: 9%
  6. Turkey: 7%
  7. Japan: 5%
  8. Taiwan: 4%
  9. Germany: 3%
  10. India: 2%

Aluminum Products Sources (Percent of total Volume)

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