LThe possibility of bringing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict into France is a major concern of the state authorities and puts pressure on the security services. The knife attack in Paris on Saturday, December 2nd, which followed Gaza, even on pretext, shows how justified these concerns are. However, in order to create a society, and indeed a […]
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Immigration: LR takes advantage of its parliamentary niche to increase pressure on the majority
Olivier Marlay, president of the Les Républicains group at the National Assembly, Paris, December 5, 2023. Julien Mouguet “For the World” Although the “immigration” bill will be debated in the National Assembly on Monday, December 11, the Republican Party (LR) has a shot at challenging the majority during its parliamentary “niche” this Thursday, December 7. […]
Vaukies tries to call on mayors to renew attack on ‘zero net artificiality’
Laurent Vauquies, President of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regional Council, at the Plenary Assembly of the region, in Lyon on 19 October 2023. JEFF PACHOUD/AFP Haro on ZAN. For several days, Laurent Vauquies, president (Les Républicains, LR) of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region (AURA) has been organizing a new attack against the artificialization of the zero network (ZAN). He […]
Elizabeth Bourne accused the national rally of “stirring up opposition” and voting against anti-terror measures.
Elizabeth Bourne in the National Assembly on 5 December 2023. Miguel Medina / AFP Elizabeth Bourne made the accusation at a national rally on Tuesday, December 5 “to intensify the argument” rather than voting or being voted out “against” Anti-terrorist measures. “When France suffers, there are those who act responsibly. And then there’s you and […]
Edward Phillips is the winner of the 2023 Political Humor Prize
Le Havre mayor and former prime minister Edouard Philippe on November 22, 2023 in Paris. LUDOVIC MARIN/POOL/REUTERS Former Prime Minister Edward Phillips was presented with the 2023 Press Club Humor and Politics Prize on Tuesday 5 December for his witty transformation of his physical appearance due to autoimmune diseases. “If you think you have to […]
Who are the candidates for the 2024 European elections?
The President of the National Federation of Hunters, Willy Schreen, confirmed his candidacy for the European elections on Tuesday, December 5, 2024, at the head of the list called “Countryside Alliance”. He joins several other contenders who have already announced their participation in the ballot, namely Jordan Bardella for the National Rally, Marion Maréchal for […]
“Zero Netting with Artificiality (ZAN) calls for innovation to move away from simple concretization”
30,187 hectares, 43,000 football pitches, 6.3 times the size of the city of Lyon. This is the surface area of natural, agricultural and forestry areas consumed over ten years in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, the second most land-consuming region in France. The artificiality of our soils is growing much faster than the population, and for every new inhabitant, […]
“Other fears have replaced the fear of unemployment, which reinforces the general climate of distrust in the country.”
LThere was confusion in the words of the head of state, who on Tuesday, November 28, during a speech at the Marine Economy Conference, responded to the ambient music, according to which an important milestone was missing in this second five-year term: “It turns out that I’ve been at the helm for a little over […]
Education: How French governments turned the international PISA survey into a political tool
The Minister of National Education, Gabriel Atal, after the weekly council of ministers, at the Elysee, November 22, 2023. Ludovic Marin / AFP The date is nothing by chance. The Minister of National Education, Gabriel Atal, chose Tuesday, December 5, to announce measures aimed at creating “Knowledge Shock” What he has been talking about since […]
Parking: The assembly will restore your obligation to pay the fine to appeal it
The Assembly on Monday reinstated drivers’ obligation to pay parking fines in a first reading to challenge it, which was ruled unconstitutional in September 2020. The text was approved by forty-five votes to twenty-three. The majority, two out of three MPs from the Les Républicains group and the Liot group, voted, the left mostly opposed, […]
