euro|topics - Jacques Pilet

: 1. L'Hebdo - Switzerland | 20/03/2008

The financial market's crisis of confidence

Columnist Jacques Pilet considers that "the current crisis - the worst since the 1930's - has brought to light a number of lies: the incompetence ... » more

: 2. L'Hebdo - Switzerland | 28/02/2008

Is the uncontrollable Nicholas Sarkozy damaging Europe?

The columnist Jacques Pilet sees Nicolas Sarkozy as "power mad". "The president, so applauded yesterday, is becoming the incarnation of his caricature. The insult he ... » more

: 3. L'Hebdo - Switzerland | 07/02/2008

The EU's military mission in Africa lacks transparency

The Swiss columnist Jacques Pilet questions the mission of European force Eufor in Chad and the Central African Republic. "In order to be credible, Europe ... » more

: 4. L'Hebdo - Switzerland | 24/01/2008

Jacques Pilet pays tribute to the last French 'poilu'

"The life of Lazare [Ponticelli], born in 1897, is an enlightening European novel", writes columnist Jacques Pilet in a text dedicated to the last surviving ... » more

: 5. L'Hebdo - Switzerland | 01/11/2007

Political debate is not helped by television

Jacques Pilet is concerned to see television seek high viewing figures at any cost . "Nobody wants to see TV become a bore, but should ... » more

: 6. L'Hebdo - Switzerland | 31/05/2007

Can the G8 fight global warming ?

The columnist Jacques Pilet doesn't believe that Europeans and Americans can collaborate efficiently in the fight against global warming. "All the skill and ingenuity of ... » more

: 7. L'Hebdo - Switzerland | 10/05/2007

Jacques Pilet considers Berlin far more attractive than Paris

The Swiss columnist praises the vitality of Berlin compared to the stasis of Paris. "The German metropolis may indeed be digging budgetary deficits, but it ... » more

: 8. L'Hebdo - Switzerland | 22/03/2007

Jacques Pilet on the polish lustration law

The Swiss columnist Jacques Pilet reviews the Polish law on lustration which came in to effect on the 15th March which will mean hundreds of ... » more

: 9. L'Hebdo - Switzerland | 15/03/2007

Europe on the eve of its 50th birthday

"Fifty years represent so little on the scale of History", comments the chronicler Jacques Pilet. "And yet it took less than this half-century for Europe ... » more

: 10. L'Hebdo - Switzerland | 01/02/2007

The euro is not responsible for inflation

"Launched five years ago, the euro, having been an object of pride, is now being accused of all evils", notes the chronicler Jacques Pilet for ... » more