It’s been approved, signed and ratified: the City of Light is now to become a Greater City of Light. Last May 27, the French Senate passed a bill giving the green light to the ‘Greater Paris’ project. The goal? To create the most attractive city in the world for businesses. How? First, by promoting the assets Paris already has. After all, it is already Europe’s leading economic region in terms of GDP, and according to the 2009 Fortune Global 500, it is home to more headquarters of the world’s largest 500 companies than any other city, bar Tokyo…
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Pedro Arcuri, a Brazilian researcher working in Montpellier: “France is a very attractive country for Brazilian scientists”
Posted by Invest in France Agency in Country focus, France's strengths, Life in France; June 25, 2010
February 2009: Pedro Arcuri arrived in Montpellier. Back then, when he was just starting out as the newly appointed director of LabEx (the “external laboratory” for Embrapa, Brazil’s equivalent to France’s National Institute for Agricultural Research INRA), Mr. Arcuri acknowledges that “coming to France was a major decision. It was not an obvious choice either. France is a very attractive country for Brazilian scientists. To obtain this appointment, I had to respond to a call for tenders at Embrapa and was fortunate to be selected out of three candidates.” …
“Plug your car in here” by RachelH on flickr
Shai Agassi, the founder of Better Place and a former number two at SAP, is not one to beat about the bush: “France is going to lead the way in Europe for electric vehicles”. And all the evidence is there to support his view: electric vehicles are well on the way to becoming a part of the industrial landscape in France. The potential is huge, as electric vehicles could account for 10% of all cars on Europe’s roads by 2020.
By adhering to the guidelines set out in 2007 by France’s “Grenelle” Environment Round Table Talks, one objective of which is to reduce the average emission level of French cars from 176 g to 130 g of CO2/km by 2020, France is making great strides towards “clean” transport for private individuals…
For the fourth year in a row, France has been ranked first in International Living’s quality of life index, which aims to provide Americans with an idea of the best destinations for expatriates in the world. Besides its exceptional health services and low crime levels, France is praised for its cultural edge, in which the small things in life all add to France’s charm.
A country of exceptional beauty, its pristine streets, splendid architecture and charming cafés all contribute to the fine, distinctive aesthetic qualities that France as a country takes great pride in. What’s more, the very essence of life itself is to be savored according to the editor of the publication, who cites the relaxed and sociable attitude of the French as a great reason for living there – ordinary pleasures such as food and drink are to be enjoyed… slowly.