translate English to French: • On the basis of the progression observed since the launching of the preventive approach in October 1998 (increase of 68% between the last quarter 1998 and the first quarter 1999) France seems set to meet its objectives in terms of number of beneficiaries of offers of a new start (850000 for the whole year 1999).
Conformément aux orientations de sa politique, la France, comme l'Espagne, inclut les chômeurs de longue durée (et les personnes risquant la marginalisation) dans son groupe cible du «nouveau départ».