An impossible coalition that causes a political crisis, early elections, the rise of the extreme right, all accompanied by an economy that patina … It is not a question of France but of Germany!
After the 2008 crisis, the German model seems to be a shield against the recession. Its unemployment rate decreases, its exports increases, its growth leaps. What make the rest of Europe dream. But for a few years, doubt has been settling …
How did the crisis of the German economic model settle? And does France do better? The answer in this episode with Eric-André Martin, former diplomat, specialist in Germany.
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The team: Charlotte Baris (presentation), Solène Alifat (writing) Jules Krot (editing and realization)
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