Two FRENCH BOOKS - On French Parliamentary Corruption & About The Vatican

USPA NEWS - - "L'Age D'Or De La Corruption Parlementaire - 1930/1980" (Golden Age of Parliamentary Corruption - 1930/1980) By Jean-Yves MOLLIER ( Specialized in The Publishing, Books and Press Issues) and Published By Perrin Editions.

Corruption is a Low Risk for Business operating or planning to Invest in France. The Country's Investment Climate is Very Favorable, and there exists a Strong Legal Framework to Counter Corruption. Corruption is perceived to be a Problem in Public Procurement and whenever Business and Politics overlap. Cases involving Illegal Political Funding have tainted the Careers of Several High-Ranking French Politicians. The Penal Code criminalizes Active and Passive Bribery, the Bribery of National and Foreign Officials, and Gifts and Facilitation Payments.

- "L'Age D'Or De La Corruption Parlementaire - 1930/1980" (Golden Age of Parliamentary Corruption - 1930/1980) By Jean-Yves MOLLIER ( Specialized in The Publishing, Books and Press Issues) and Published By Perrin Editions.

Corruption is a Low Risk for Business operating or planning to Invest in France. The Country's Investment Climate is Very Favorable, and there exists a Strong Legal Framework to Counter Corruption. Corruption is perceived to be a Problem in Public Procurement and whenever Business and Politics overlap. Cases involving Illegal Political Funding have tainted the Careers of Several High-Ranking French Politicians. The Penal Code criminalizes Active and Passive Bribery, the Bribery of National and Foreign Officials, and Gifts and Facilitation Payments.

This Book describes how and since when the Power of Publishing Group Hachette (mainly) went to its Highest confronting French Parliamentarians having Famous Tumultuous Relations. Hachette Book Group is a Publishing Company owned by Hachette Livre, the Largest Publishing Company in France, and the Third Largest Trade and Educational Publisher in the World. Hachette Livre is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Lagardère Group.

The Book explains and evaluates some of the Key Events and Issues in the History of the French Media from the Latter Part of the Nineteenth Century until the Final Years of the Twentieth, with a Particular Focus on Developments since the Liberation in 1944. It thus covers the Period of the Emergence of a Mass Newspaper Press. Such a Historical Overview is important in helping to situate Elements of Continuity and change in the French Media over Time.

Some Knowledge of the History of the French Media is therefore necessary to understand the Ways in which they are Presently Organized and Function. It is also essential if one is Fully to appreciate the Issues at stake in Current Policy Debates on Topics such as the Future of the Press, the Status of Public Service Broadcasting and the Relationship between the Media and the State.

- Le Vatican" (The Vatican) By Christophe DICKES (Specialized in Catholicism and Contemporary Papacy) and Published by Perrin Editions. The Author claimed to be very far away from the usual fantasies about The Pope and The Vatican. He claims also to bae the opposite of "Da Vinci Code". No Legends and half Truth if not to be Deconstructed. The Angle taken is the one exploring th eusual questions people ask : Is The Vatican rich ? Has The Pope Full Power due to Papal Infallibility ? Has it protected Pedophiles ? Is it connected to the Mafia ? Was John-Paul 1st murdered ?....

Vatican City (State of the Vatican City) is an Ecclesiastical State, Seat of the Roman Catholic Church, and an Enclave in Rome, situated on the West Bank of the Tiber River. Vatican City is the World´s Smallest Fully Independent Nation-State. The Vatican Palace is the Residence of the Pope within the City Walls. The Holy See is the Name given to the Government of the Roman Catholic Church, which is led by the Pope as the Bishop of Rome. As such, the Holy See´s Authority extends over Catholics throughout the World. Since 1929 it has resided in Vatican City, which was established as an Independent State to enable the Pope to exercise his Universal Authority.

Vatican City has its own Telephone System, Post Office, Gardens, Astronomical Observatory, Radio Station, Banking System, and Pharmacy, as well as a Contingent of Swiss Guards responsible for the Personal Safety of the Pope since 1506. Almost all Supplie (including Food, Water, Electricity, Gas) must be imported. There is no Income Tax and no Restriction on the Import or Export of Funds. As the Holy See, it derives its Income from the Voluntary Contributions of more than one billion Roman Catholics Worldwide, as well as Interest on Investments and the Sale of Stamps, Coins, and Publications. Banking Operations and Expenditures have been reported Publicly since the early 1980s.

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