France may cut red tape to help riot-torn suburbs

Reuters ^ | 11 Nov 2005

[ncountylee]

LONDON, Nov 11 (Reuters) - France may ease regulations to create jobs in deprived areas rocked by two weeks of civil disturbances, the country's finance minister said in comments published on Friday.

In an interview with Britain's Financial Times newspaper, Thierry Breton said France had failed those who live in the bleak urban housing estates where the riots started.

"We have put a lot of money into those suburbs over the past 20 years," he said. "But obviously it wasn't enough. We need to work on how to create more jobs and growth in those areas."

On Thursday, French police reported violence for the 15th night in a row, although on a smaller scale than before. Youths protesting about conditions in the suburbs that ring France's main cities have set light to thousands of cars and fought with police.

Breton said he had prepared a series of proposals to improve the troubled suburbs, which he will present to Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin.

"We are working...to implement new measures, where people can create companies more easily and with less regulation," he said. If accepted, the plans could be quickly adopted, he added.

Among the proposals are an increase in tax benefits, boosting state guarantees for business loans and relaxing professional qualifications on firms such as hair salons and taxi companies, the newspaper said.

Breton did not expect foreign investors to be scared off, saying the unrest was more limited than its portrayal in the world's media.

"They will see the disconnect between what is shown and what is real," he told the FT newspaper.

The riots began after the accidental deaths of two youths apparently fleeing police but grew into protests by poor white youths and youngsters of North African and African origin.

[ncountylee]

Now into the 15th day and MSM has all but dropped mention of the riots.

[LibWhacker]

Makes sense to me. If you're mugged, you should give the mugger a helping hand.

[Andy from Beaverton]

[Aznar5]

They don't want jobs fools, they want your country.

[speedy]

It pays to riot in France. Therefore, there should be more riots.

[gaijin]

Yeah, dude! Just throw more money at it!

Presto, problem solved!

[gaijin]

Yeah! Helping hand AND an APOLOGY to the mugger!

[JamminJAY]

France may ease regulations to create jobs in deprived areas

Wow the French make laws that keep people in poverty? Just like any “I feel good liberal”. It is all about their feelings, the needy be damned.

Hey hows about build auto factories then mohomad can blow up French cars instead of burning the junk.

[InvisibleChurch]

like i would hire people who were involved in riots

i don't think it's a co:incidence that they are the French ApPEASers

[Paleo Conservative]

But then it wouldn't be France anymore.

[operation clinton cleanup]

"We have put a lot of money into those suburbs over the past 20 years," he said. "But obviously it wasn't enough. We need to work on how to create more jobs and growth in those areas."

The obvious thing would be to hire more firefighters.

[OkieDokie1000]

France has a lot of Vietnamese immigrants don't they? If the root of the problem is with French society, why are Vietnamese and Chinese immigrants not rioting? Are they too busy working hard and making it on their own in French society? Could it be that they possess the habits of mind and the talents and abilities that make it easier for them to succeed in a modern society?

[LibFreeOrDie]

"...relaxing professional qualifications on firms such as hair salons and taxi companies..."

Sure, nothing like a Muslim rioter with scissors and razors or a car full of gasoline...

[Wolfhound777]

In an interview with Britain's Financial Times newspaper, Thierry Breton said France had failed those who live in the bleak urban housing estates where the riots started. "We have put a lot of money into those suburbs over the past 20 years," he said. "But obviously it wasn't enough. We need to work on how to create more jobs and growth in those areas."

There have been few instances in history where more stupid words have been voiced. Yeah, throw more money at the devils who want to destroy your society and way of life. It works every time. France deserves to be destroyed and the sooner the better, for the sake of the western world. The pathetic french have surrendered already.

[sachem longrifle]

Thank God my great grandfather changed his french last name(alot of ojibwe people have french last names due to the voyageur influence in this area)

[montag813]

This must be Scappleface. I cannot believe even the French are this pathetic.

[TheCrusader]

"In an interview with Britain's Financial Times newspaper, Thierry Breton said France had failed those who live in the bleak urban housing estates where the riots started."

Sniff, sniff, hmmmm, sniff sniff. I smell white flag.

[metmom]

Oh gag. They deserve what they get.