But again the French President has posted his extreme voluntarism

After to be attacked on the compensation of the bankers in France, Nicolas Sarkozy is determined to bring the railway now on a limitation of the bonus at the international level. "I will not accept that those who were immersed in the most serious crisis since the 1930s are allowed to resume as before", he said in opening the 17eConférence of the ambassadors that must be completed tomorrow evening and will be largely devoted this year to the global crisis in the Elysee Palace.

Before French diplomats, the President of the Republic thus outlined the broad lines of the initiatives he has to defend in the coming weeks on the international stage, for a reform of the financial system for the G20 in Pittsburgh or on the issue of global warming before the December Copenhagen Summit. "The time is not our ally." "It is our judge and we're to stay", said repeatedly the President to show his determination to get more of its partners.

Strengthening of the sanctions

Pittsburgh on September 24 and 25, the France will propose "an international initiative to apply in the countries of the g-20 rules of governance, transparency, responsibility who are now the rules of the place of Paris".The France account and propose a strengthening of the sanctions on banks "which does not play the game".It is the "bonus scandal" that the President is primarily decided to deal particularly with the reluctance of the Americans but some European countries to apply rules as strict as those decided by the France. "I do not see for what this question would be taboo in Pittsburgh", was launched. Its limitation and regulation of the bonus initiative has been supported in any case from yesterday by the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel (see page 21).

The question of the Exchange

But it is not the only record on which the President has move to Pittsburgh. Thus, he wants to continue the work on accounting standards to promote investment and not "short term" and the supervision of hedge funds in his insufficiently regulated eyes.

On the question of the price of energy oil, another bomb ticking"on future growth, it also launch next to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, a dialogue between major consuming countries and major producers like Saudi Arabia, the Russia and the Canada. On another point, the France declared itself ready also to participate in a reflection on the issue currency and fluctuations in excessive and destabilising the major currencies between them. The President nevertheless set a limit by stating that he will not accept that "the euro supports only the weight of the adjustments, as was the case in the past."

The other French President is to extract an agreement on the issue of global warming before the Copenhagen Summit in December. What does looks not an easy task as on the French project to create a world environment organization both points of view diverge. But, again, the French President has posted his extreme voluntarism. Will he hear At the beginning of September, it will in any case have the opportunity to speak to the Brazil with President Lula.