Spain to EU: Forcing debt on members will deepen crisis

Foreign minister urges bloc to give grants rather than loans to combat impact of coronavirus.

Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha González has warned fellow EU members that forcing countries to take on more debt to tackle the impact of the coronavirus will only deepen the economic damage.

In an interview with POLITICO ahead of Thursday’s videoconference of EU leaders, she also urged governments not to get caught up in old battles as they try to agree an economic recovery plan.

Earlier this week, Spain put forward a plan for an Economic Recovery Fund financed by perpetual EU debt to give grants — rather than loans — to help countries bounce back from the economic shock. While Madrid did not put a figure on the size of the proposed fund, it said most experts estimate the negative impact of the crisis on the EU at between €1 trillion and €1.5 trillion.

Other EU countries and the European Commission have floated different plans, which involve various forms of loans rather than grants. Several countries, including Germany, are also staunchly opposed to issuing joint EU debt instruments, sometimes known as corona bonds or eurobonds.

González, whose country is among those hardest-hit by the coronavirus, argued that it is in the interests of all EU members that the bloc as a whole stages a strong recovery from the crisis.

“The recovery fund should not be about increasing levels of public debt. That would only exacerbate the impact of the crisis,” González said in the telephone interview.

“That is why we are saying that the fund should consider transfers, grants to members, which we think make more sense in the specific circumstances of 2020.”

González warned against seeing the current upheaval as a re-run of the EU’s sovereign debt crisis of a decade ago. The wounds of that battle have already been reopened by some of the debate this time around, with southern European countries complaining of a lack of solidarity and northern members stressing an aversion to taking on responsibility for others’ debts.

“What we are discussing today is not moral hazard, is not prior good or bad management of the economy,” González said. “What we are discussing today is the systemic impact of a pandemic which is a global crisis on all our economies, which as a result increases our national public debt levels.”

González argued that Spain had earned the right to be trusted by its EU partners when it comes to economic policy.

“It is not as if Spain has not been doing its homework, it is not as if Spain has not been responsible in the past. We’ve been reducing our public debt, we’ve been reducing our deficit, we’ve been reforming our retirement age,” she said. “So it’s not about asking anybody to shoulder our debt, it’s about making a common investment into keeping the European market functioning.”

However, González said there was one useful parallel with the euro crisis. She noted a 2012 declaration by then European Central Bank President Mario Draghi to do “whatever it takes” to preserve the euro had huge symbolic value and González argued a strong recovery fund could have the same effect.

“What changed the game … is the moment Europe gave a signal that it was creating a shield that covered all its members. That’s what happened when Draghi said, ‘Whatever it takes.’ What’s needed today is a signal here again that we are going to create a shield that will help all EU members,” González said.

Any recovery fund would come on top of a €500 million package to combat the crisis agreed by EU finance ministers earlier this month. Many EU leaders have spoken in favor of a recovery fund but its size has yet to be agreed and there are deep divisions over how it should be paid for and how it should work.

González said Spain was open to taking on board concerns of other EU members, for example in setting limits on how money from the fund could be spent and how countries report on their spending.

She said the size of the grants from the fund should not be determined by “pre-existing criteria” such as contributions to the EU budget, but on measurements of the impact of the coronavirus on each country, such as the percentage of people affected, the increase in unemployment levels or a drop in GDP.

But she added Spain is open to discussion on these indicators. “We have not set them in stone,” she said.

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Dimitar Berbatov believes Newcastle could attract players of Gareth Bale’s calibre if their purported takeover goes through.

Mike Ashley is on the verge of selling Newcastle to PCP Capital Partners, with a non-refundable deposit having already been paid and the Premier League in the process of ratifying the paperwork.

There is pressure from Amnesty International, broadcasters and even further afield to block the deal, while the government has even been urged to act.

But Berbatov believes the usual post-takeover transfer activity could see Bale leave Real Madrid to join forces with former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino, a known manager target of the prospective new owners.

“If the rumours are true, and Newcastle are looking at appointing Mauricio Pochettino, it would be a great move for the team,” he told Betfair.

“If he goes there then it will be the first sign from the new owners, to the players they are targeting, that the club means business.

“If you put Pochettino in charge at Newcastle and you go and speak to players, trust me they will pay more attention and take the offer seriously, and I’m talking about big players as well.

“I know Gareth Bale is among those who have been linked with the club. I’m sure Newcastle will want to rebuild with some top names.

“The biggest factor that would persuade Pochettino to go to St James’ Park would be having the funds to buy players.

“Newcastle fans and players will be following everything with excitement at the moment because the proposed takeover could potentially put them in a very strong position in the transfer market, giving new hope towards starting to build something there.”

 

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A study into the impact the Champions League match between Liverpool and Atletico Madrid might have had on the spread of coronavirus will be undertaken by the city’s council.

Over 52,000 fans, 3,000 of them from Madrid which was under a partial lockdown, attended the match at Anfield on March 11, days before the Premier League was suspended.

Steve Rotheram, mayor of Liverpool City Region, had called for an independent inquiry into whether the match should have taken place, with director of public health Matthew Ashton criticising the decision.

A council spokesperson said: “Liverpool City Council, alongside partners at the University of Liverpool and John Moores University, have agreed to explore any impact of Covid-19 as a result of the Atletico Madrid match at Anfield on March 11.

“Liverpool City Council’s public health team, alongside partners, is currently assessing the size and scope of the project.

“As the city’s current focus is very much on dealing with the pandemic, no timescale or date has yet been set for the completion of the work and when it will be reported.”

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The match was the last major fixture to have taken place in England, with the Premier League, English Football League and Women’s Super League suspending proceedings two days later.

There has been no confirmed link between the match and any cases of coronavirus, but earlier this week the Government’s deputy chief scientific adviser, Angela McLean, said it was an “interesting hypothesis” worthy of further study.

 

FIFA is releasing around 150 million US dollars (£121million) to its national associations whose finances have been badly affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

The game’s world governing body said each of its 211 member countries would receive 500,000 US dollars in the coming days plus any entitlement under the Forward 2.0 development programme.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino described it as the “first step” in a wider plan to assist those struggling due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

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“The pandemic has caused unprecedented challenges for the entire football community and, as the world governing body, it is FIFA’s duty to be there and support the ones that are facing acute needs,” he said.

“This starts by providing immediate financial assistance to our member associations, many of which are experiencing severe financial distress. This is the first step of a far-reaching financial relief plan we are developing to respond to the emergency across the whole football community.”

FIFA said the money represented operational funding for 2019 and 2020. Under normal circumstances, the associations would only receive full funding upon fulfilment of specific criteria such as the organisation of a set number of men’s, women’s and youth competitions, but was providing it to protect its members.

The English Football Association announced earlier this month that it could lose up to £150m as a result of the pandemic. It has implemented wage cuts, initially for the next three months, with its top earners including England manager Gareth Southgate sacrificing 30 per cent of their salary.

FIFA said the next stages of its financial relief plan are being worked on and would be communicated in due course.

Tranmere chairman and former FA chief executive Mark Palios told the PA news agency last month that the English Football League should look to tap into the FIFA fund.

Clubs in the EFL are facing severe financial difficulties because of the loss of matchday revenue and in many cases have furloughed staff under the Government’s coronavirus job retention scheme.

Palios, who is a member of the EFL’s financial working group, said: “If FIFA has raised some kind of fund like this, then yes we would like to get our fair share of it into the EFL.”

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FIFA is reported to have cash reserves of around 2.7 billion US dollars (almost £2.2bn).

 

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John Terry admits Fernando Torres’ confidence was “shot to bits” after his first game for Chelsea against Liverpool, with Jamie Carragher calling it a “massive mistake” to play him.

Torres moved to Stamford Bridge in January 2011 after making clear his desire to leave Anfield following a hugely successful career with Liverpool.

But the Spain striker never recaptured the form that made him one of the world’s most feared centre-forwards, with Chelsea getting only 20 Premier League goals in three and a half seasons from their record signing.

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“I remember his first game was actually against Liverpool,” Carragher said in an interview alongside Terry for Sky Sports.

“It was my first game back after I dislocated my shoulder and I think Ancelotti put him straight in. I always thought it was a massive mistake putting him straight in because it was Liverpool.

“Liverpool fans were giving him stick, Chelsea fans still not loving him, but obviously he’s a new player, they don’t know too much about him. And I just thought he should never have played in that game.

“I know he was the big-money signing. Would that have been pressure from above on Carlo Ancelotti to play him in that game? I always thought it was a massive mistake. We won the game, he got a lot of stick and I’m sure it affected him.”

“I’m not sure it would’ve been pressure from above,” Terry responded to Carragher.

“Carlo definitely wasn’t that type of manager to listen to the board if they were kind of pushing. We kind of changed our formation, really. I think it was Didier and Fernando up front with Anelka in behind.

“We had three unbelievable strikers and we tried to fit them in together. We had enough fire power in Didier and Anelka, whether Anelka was wide or just behind, to then bring Fernando on later in the game which would’ve been a good impact for him, I think.

“But it seemed after that game his confidence was shot to bits, to be honest.”

 

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EVANSTON, IL — Lawyers for the city of Evanston and the former Northwestern University graduate student who was violently arrested in 2015 on suspicion of stealing his own car agreed on a tentative $1.25 million settlement last week, just before a jury was due to be selected. If approved next week by aldermen, the settlement will end a civil lawsuit filed more than two years ago accusing the city and four of its officers of wrongful arrest, battery, malicious prosecution and conspiracy to cover up an excessive and unwarranted use of force.

Lawrence Crosby, 28, was pursuing his doctorate in engineering at Northwestern at the time of his arrest on Oct. 10, 2015. He had been working on fixing the molding on his car around 7 p.m. when a woman mistook him for a car thief and called 911. When she began honking her horn at him, Crosby got into his car and drove away. The woman began following him and relaying his location to police, according to audio of the call.

“Somebody’s trying to break into a car…It looked like he was breaking into the car,” she told dispatchers. “I don’t know if I’m, like, racial profiling. Just like, I feel bad.”

Crosby, who had his own dashcam recording of the incident and had noticed the woman following him, was soon pulled over in the 1500 block of Ridge Road by about six officers. He stepped out of the car, raised his hands in the air and identified himself as the owner of the car. The dispatch audio shows the 911 caller had provided a license plate of the car, a 2012 Chevrolet, which was indeed registered to Crosby.

As Crosby steps out with his hands in the air, several officers begin yelling at him to get on the ground. Within about 10 seconds, they surround him and tackled him to the pavement. Officers can be seen striking Crosby repeatedly while on the ground. One reported he “utilized two knee strikes to Crosby’s lower back.” Police later described the beating as “empty-handed strikes to the heavy muscle region.”

Four officers were named in the suit in their individual capacity, Sean O’Brien, Brian Hicks, Anthony Correa and Ivan Reza. Sgt. Correa is seen in the video striking Crosby at least seven times, according to Crosby’s attorney, Tim Touhy.

“I’m cooperating,” Crosby said, before notifying police they ware on tape. He provides them with the registration information of the vehicle and asks why he is being handcuffed.

“My name is Lawrence A. Crosby. I’m a PhD student at Northwestern University in the department of material contract engineering. I purchased this vehicle January 23, 2015 from Libertyville Chevrolet. I have all the evidence,” he told police.

“I don’t know if I’m ever going to get over that in my lifetime,” Crosby said at a press conference Sunday. He said he still suffered from the affects of the stop, including post-traumatic stress and fear of police.

“At that moment in time I did not know whether I would make it to the end of the night, facing however many weapons pointed at me,” Crosby told reporters. He said he hoped to use his experience as an example for change.

“Change that leads to a society where what happened to me is less likely to happen again to anyone,” he said, according to the Daily Northwestern. “I have just completed a three-year journey to clear my name. But my journey is not finished. Today I am starting on the next leg of that journey.”

Crosby’s suit said several comments made by police at the scene showed they intended to manufacture a criminal prosecution against him.

“You’re going to be charged with disobedience of police because if you’re going to put us on trial, we’re going to put you on trial,” one says. The woman who initially called police spoke with officers on scene.

“I feel really, like, I didn’t mean to like racially profile,” she said. “It’s just like–”

“No, no, no, no” an officer says, interrupting her. “Ma’am, calm down. He got a different issue going on right now.” Officers assure her she did the right thing.

“If it is his car, will you let him know I say, ‘Sorry’?” she says.

Police are heard hatching a plan to charge Crosby with “whatever ordinance stuff we need to do with him,” according to the suit.

“After we confirmed that the vehicle belonged to Crosby, he was transported to the station and charged with disobedience to police and resisting arrest, both local ordinances” Reza wrote in his report.

In court filings, a lawyer for the officers argued the officers “acted in self-defense and were provoked by the actions of Crosby.” Lawyer William Oberts also argued that Crosby should be unable to receive any damages in the case because he “was guilty to comparative fault, negligence and/or willful and wanton conduct in excess of 50 percent which proximately caused his own injuries and/or his criminal prosecution.”

Oberts said a “reasonably competent police officer” in the same situation would not have found that there was insufficient probable cause to arrest Crosby or that they used excessive force.

“I didn’t shoot you, motherf—–, you should feel lucky for that,” one officer recalled telling Crosby, in a candid moment caught on the video.

Evanston City Manager Wally Bobkiewicz said in a statement the settlement must be approved by the City Council in open session.

“The settlement is a compromise of disputed claims and the parties have not admitted any liability or the validity of any defense in the litigation,” it said.

Bobkiewicz declined to answer questions about the incident or offer any further comment. However, nearly two years ago former Police Chief Richard Eddington told a community forum that the case would be settled, according to the Evanston Review. Bobkiewicz said at the time the city had attempted to contact Crosby’s attorneys regarding a settlement but had not heard back.

Evanston police referred all questions about the case, including whether the department changed any of its internal procedures or whether any officer was disciplined, to the city’s law department, which has not responded to a request for comment. But police in 2017 said the department no longer requires people it pulls over in such circumstances to lie prone on the ground.

The settlement accounts for the cost of repairing Crosby’s online reputation, which was estimated at around $1 million. Touhy said Evanston police contributed to harming his reputation by posting a video with a statement from Sgt. Dennis Leaks that suggests Crosby was resisting arrest, even though Judge Paul Pavlus found he was not guilty of that specific charge 10 months earlier.

Crosby recounted the impact of the incident in an opinion piece published by the Washington Post last June. He noted that Evanston considers itself a progressive and forward-thinking community and had even hired outside trainers to give lessons on racial sensitivity.

[T]his shouldn’t happen to anyone. I was minding my own business and driving my own car, my accuser was aware of her racial preconceptions, and the police should have known better. And still I ended up face down for a crime I didn’t commit, fearing for my life. Now I must face consequences that are not of my own making.

There’s an arrest on my record, even though a Cook County judge found me not guilty once he heard the evidence. There’s news coverage and the dash-cam video on the Internet, available for any future employer or colleague who might choose to question me or my motives. …

I’ve done everything in my power to defy the odds. Yet I feel as though I’m forever going to have to explain myself. As for the arresting officers, are they doing any explaining? Will they have to answer for the rest of their lives for their decision to wrestle me to the ground, pummel me and charge me with a crime?

A fellow student’s impulsive action and her hasty decision to call the police have put all of my hard work in jeopardy. The arrest, the charges and the trial — a scarlet letter to go with the dark brown skin that I will wear for the rest of my life.

After a delay, Crosby completed his PhD last June and is now working as an engineer in Arizona, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. He said he hopes to put the traumatic experience to use to “reverse the flow of the river of implicit bias that is running through this country.”

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AVENTURA, FL — The FBI has made an arrest in the case of the so-called “traveling bandit” following a manhunt that involved law enforcement agencies across the United States and multiple FBI field offices. Jason Lee Robinson of Pikeville, Kentucky, is accused of waging a six-state crime spree that included at least seven banks between Florida and Utah

The 49-year-old Robinson was taken into custody Thursday morning without incident in Fruita, Colorado, by special agents of the FBI’s Denver Field Office, according to Special Agent Michael Leverock and spokesman Jim Marshall of the FBI in Miami.

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“Investigators say that Robinson is the ‘traveling bandit’ who is wanted for multiple bank robberies across the country,” said Leverock and Marshall.

Robinson, who was already on supervised release and wasn’t permitted to leave Kentucky, is facing federal bank robbery charges.

The traveling bandit’s first stop was in the Miami suburb of Aventura on Dec. 28, where he held up a Capital Bank. He struck a Suntrust Bank on Jan. 2 in Asheville, North Carolina, a Mountain Commerce Bank in Johnson City, Tennessee on Jan. 4, a US Bank in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee on Jan. 8, a TrustMark Bank in Prattville, Alabama on Jan. 10, a 5th3rd Bank in Mt. Vernon, Illinois on Jan. 14 and a Wells Fargo Bank in Price Branch, Utah on Jan. 17.

The FBI obtained surveillance footage that showed the bandit jogging from the Capital Bank branch toward the alley behind a nearby Kosher Kingdom, where he placed something in his pocket and removed a dark blue sweatshirt that read “Straight Outta Dallas,” according to court documents.

All of the robberies took place at various times throughout the day between 9:40 a.m. and 4:50 p.m., according to information released by the FBI. No one was injured in any of the robberies.

The FBI released photographs of the bandit taken from surveillance cameras at various locations. He could be seen wearing a similar dark-colored baseball cap in multiple robberies.

According to the federal court documents, Robinson allegedly handed a teller a note during the
Aventura robbery on Dec. 28 in which he indicated that he had a weapon.

“Out of fear for his/her safety, and the safety of others present in the bank, the victim bank teller then handed the robber approximately $1,900 in U.S. currency,” court documents said. “The robber grabbed the money from the counter, grabbed the note, and fled the bank. Thereafter, the victim teller pressed the bank’s silent security alarm.”

Robinson’s ex-wife called the FBI tip line shortly after the surveillance images were released to the public in January.

“Investigators have dubbed him the “traveling bandit” based on the great distances he has covered committing these robberies,” added Leverock and Marshall.

Customers were in at least one of the banks at the time of the robberies.

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A family-owned Christian grocery chain’s religious and political message in a weekly circular for stores in Arkansas and Louisiana has some people leveling charges of racism and bigotry and others defending it as constitutionally protected free speech. “Heaven has a wall, a gate and a strict immigration policy,” the Mac’s Fresh Market ad said. “Hell has open borders. Let that sink in.”

All hell broke loose, in a manner of speaking. Some people pledged to never spend another dime at the Southern grocery chain. Others praised chain owner Reggy McDaniel and they’ll never shop anywhere else.

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Patch reached out to McDaniel, who did not immediately return a voicemail message asking for comment. But McDaniel told other media that he is unapologetic and doesn’t plan to stop putting similar messages in his ads.

“If I used a political message, and I’m very aware it’s political, to highlight Jesus Christ, then I’m guilty of it,” McDaniel told news station KALB in Alexandria, Louisiana. He said he was prepared for some of the backlash, but not the accusations of racism.

“That’s my meaning of the whole thing is are people prepared to go to heaven or are they not,” McDaniel said. “I thought it was a perfect time because everybody is talking about the border, some people want it, some don’t want us to have one.

“The only thing I was shocked about was that it’s racist. I have never in my life been accused of being a racist. I’m 70 years old; I haven’t evolved into one.”

Mac’s Fresh Market goes by various names in its three-state area, which also includes Mississippi. Jack Digby, the manager at Mac’s Cash Saver in Camden, Arkansas, told Little Rock television station KARK that he stands behind McDaniel and his right to place whatever ad he chooses.

“They’re just making a political spin out of it and getting the wrong idea of what it really means,” he said “I am for this company and I am for God. There’s nothing wrong with what that statement says.”

McDaniel said that in America, people “have the privilege of shopping where they want to,” but he appreciates customers’ business.

Benjamin Joyner, one of McDaniel’s defenders, said on Facebook that no hate was implied in the grocer’s message and the facts of the “law of the land” have been twisted.

“The gates and wall of heaven are the Blood of Jesus Christ,” Joyner wrote. “No one enters there illegally, except according to His Law, by accepting Jesus Christ as Lord.”

He went on to say “a wall along our southern border should bear the same, barring those who would enter illegally our country, and allowing all who would enter legally according to the Law of the Land.”

But not all people who identify as Christians agreed with McDaniel.

“I always find it funny that mere mortals have such an amazing understanding of how Heaven works,” Facebook user Brian Morgan “I consider myself to be a Christian too, but if I’m going to make a statement about Heaven, it would be to say that it has no immigration policy as you state, because the definition of immigration is when a person or persons move from one place to another because of better opportunities. So your statement is false because we do not make the decision to go to Heaven. It is, as most believe, a reward for being faithful and living a good life.”

Some people used the Bible to bash the message in the circular, including Facebook user Althea Joan, who quoted Leviticus 19:33-34 from a translation of the passage from The Message, an online app. It generally follows the words written in the King James Version of the Bible.

“When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them,” the post said. “The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt.”

“Last time I checked, love thy neighbor was a commandment,” Johnathon Ryan Carney wrote. “You must be a ‘cafeteria Christian.’ You only choose the rules in your faith that you want to believe in.”

Facebook user Pete Abbotsford said he will “never, ever” refer customers to Mac’s Fresh Market. “How about we build a wall around your store and protect people from your racism and fake religion,” he wrote. “You are what’s wrong with Louisiana.”

Others were more lighthearted. “Next time you visit heaven and hell, please send pictures,” Gilbert McCarthy wrote.

And Michael Walker spoke for the non-believers.

“People who believe in heaven and hell are delusional,” he wrote. “People who use heaven and hell for xenophobia are delusional and obnoxious.”

Here is one of the Facebook posts shwoing the message.

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Daily Mail, qui révèle que le mariage est source de prise de poids.

Une étude britannique révèle que le mariage est une source de prise de poids.

Réalisée auprès de 1.000 personnes mariées, cette enquête montre que la majorité des répondants ont pris du poids après s’être passés la bague au doigt. Après une seule année de mariage, 40% des couples avouent avoir pris en moyenne 4 livres, soit environ 1,8 kilo.Si 22% des personnes interrogées déclarent n’avoir pris que 2 livres après un an d’union, soit environ 900 grammes, près d’un cinquième admet avoir grossi de 6 livres, soit 2,7 kilos environ.Notons tout de même que 18% des sondés affirment que le mariage n’a eu aucun impact sur leur poids.Les couples expliquent cette prise de poids soudaine par le fait de passer plus de temps à grignoter en duo devant la télévision (plus de 50%), mais également par le fait de se relâcher une fois la relation installée. La plupart des sondés expliquent d’ailleurs avoir moins de pression pour rester minces que lorsqu’ils étaient célibataires.Source : Relaxnews

La nouvelle année amène toujours son lot de bonnes résolutions et le sport est souvent l’une d’entre elles. Pour preuve, une étude TomTom, publiée mercredi 8 janvier, révèle que 26% de Français ont décidé de faire du sport en 2014. Aussi, 38% comptent augmenter leur volume d’activité physique au cours des douze prochains mois.

38% de Français déclarent vouloir faire plus de sport en 2014.

Déjà en 2013, le sport faisait partie des bonnes résolutions. 70% des Français s’étaient fixés pour objectif de se remettre en forme. “Le mois de janvier est un période où près d’un quart des Français interrogés se fixent ces objectifs, bien que le mois de septembre reste le mois le plus propice, ce qui est une particularité française. Les Anglais sont près de la moitié à fixer leurs objectifs en janvier et les Allemands y réfléchissent plutôt au mois de mai“, indique cette étude. Mais, dans les faits, les résolutions sont difficiles à tenir. Seuls 19% de Français interrogés disent avoir augmenté leur activité au cours des douze derniers mois, contre 20% qui l’ont diminué. Pourtant, l’intention est là. 78% se préoccupent de leur bonne santé. Près de la moitié (48%) s’adonnent donc à une activité physique. Cette étude a été réalisée en septembre 2013 auprès d’un échantillon de 8.000 personnes, en France, aux Etats-Unis, en Grande-Bretagne, en France, en Allemagne, en Suède, en Italie et aux Pays-Bas. Source : RelaxnewsClick Here: Rugby league Jerseys