Quand Proglio décrit la situation énergétique en Allemagne comme un désastre, qu

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Quand Proglio décrit la situation énergétique en Allemagne comme un désastre, qui en parle en France ?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11150022/France-is-doing-badly-but-German-energy-sector-is-a-disaster-EDF.html

L'interview aux media anglais date d'il y a environ 2 semaines :
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11150022/France-is-doing-badly-but-German-energy-sector-is-a-disaster-EDF.html

Proglio y décrit les deux principaux énergéticiens allemand comme l'un quasiment mort, et l'autre dans une situation critique. Quand on connait leur situation économique, effectivement. En comparaison EDF qui continue à faire des bénéfices s'en sort extrêmement bien

Savait-il déjà que son sort était scellé ?

France is doing badly, but German energy sector is a disaster - EDF
EDF boss says one of German energy giants E.On and RWE is 'more or less dead' and the other 'is in a very difficult situation'

France's economy may be doing badly but Germany's energy sector is a "disaster", the head of French state-owned energy company EDF has said.

Henri Proglio, EDF chief executive, acknowledged his country was "in a poor situation" and "under pressure".

But he said different industries should be considered in their own right, highlighting the German energy sector, where the country's phase-out of nuclear power and drive for renewables has severely damaged its two biggest companies.

"When it comes to energy they are in a disaster. Their two major companies – E.On and RWE – are under huge pressure. One is more or less dead, the other one is in a very difficult situation," he said.

By contrast, he said EDF was doing "quite well" and the French aerospace industry was "number one in the world".

Mr Proglio was speaking after his company was granted EU state aid approval to build Britain's first new nuclear plant in a generation at Hinkley Point in Somerset.

"It's too easy to say today France is doing bad, because it's obvious," he said, adding attention should focus on "how can you make it better".

"On the fiscal point of view, France, in my view, made some bad choices for a few years. Over-taxation is very negative for the country," he said. "On the other hand, we have some very good companies."

Mr Proglio said it was "very important to consider industry as a key driver for growth". "You have to force a country to make some improvements in overheads, public overheads and to drive more investment."

Earlier this week French Prime Minister Manuel Valls admitted the country's economic growth had been in "long breakdown" but insisted that his government was "pro-business".

E.On could not be reached for comment while RWE did not immediately respond to Mr Proglio's comments.

However, Paul Massara, the head of RWE's UK supply business npower, did attack the Hinkley Point subsidy deal, suggesting it was poor value for consumers,.

"We recognise the need for Britain to have modern, efficient energy infrastructure with a diverse mix of technologies, but this must happen at the lowest possible cost to the consumer.

"We are concerned that today's decision around guaranteed revenue from new nuclear power stations in return for their delivery could force the next three generations of British consumers to pay unnecessarily high energy bills," he said.