Guest of the program “Europe 1 Soir week-end”, the Minister of Labour, Employment and Integration Olivier Dussopt confirmed the postponement of the examination of the immigration law. “The Prime Minister (Élisabeth Borne) told the President of the Senate (Gérard Larcher) that this bill (…) will not be debated next week in the Senate”, he told […]
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Retreats: “To silence me, laryngitis is more effective than La France insoumise!”, Tackle Dussopt
Labor Minister Olivier Dussopt returned to the heated debates in the National Assembly on the pension reform, finally adopted in Parliament after the rejection of two motions of censure. At the microphone of Pierre de Vilno, he confided that he had been a little ill during the three weeks of debate, which did not prevent […]
Paris: centrist elected Nicolas Jeanneté indicted for drug trafficking
The director of the New Center – Les Centristes party and adviser to the town hall of Paris, Nicolas Jeanneté, was indicted on Friday in particular for drug trafficking and consultation of child pornography images. He was placed under judicial supervision. Nicolas Jeanneté, director of the New Center – Les Centristes party and adviser to […]
Party leader on AfD and Ukraine: Merz makes three clear announcements to the CDU base in the east
When the question about Hans-Georg Maaßen came up, things got agitated in the hall. “I don’t see any statements from him that contradict the basic principles of our party,” says a CDU member from Meissen. CDU leader Friedrich Merz should justify why the party now wants to kick out the former head of the Office […]
Torture: FdI’s bill to repeal the crime in the Chamber. The opposition protests
New clash between majority and opposition on justice. Subject of discussion is one bill to repeal the crime of torture introduced into the Italian legal system in 2017 after a troubled parliamentary process. To present it are some exponents of Brothers of Italyfirst signatory Imma Vietri.Against the law Ilaria Cucchi appeals to the head of […]
Pensions: Anne Hidalgo condemns “violence that diverts attention”
Anne Hidalgo condemned on Friday “violence which diverts attention”, which occurred in particular in the context of the demonstrations, Thursday in the district of the Opéra Garnier. The PS mayor of Paris, however, supports the social movement against the reform, and launches a “call for calm”. The PS mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo, support of […]
Gas and oil heating: Federal government discusses “scrapping bonus”
The federal government is discussing a possible scrapping bonus for old heating systems. “We are open to this for the time being, we would find it positive,” said a spokeswoman for the SPD-led Federal Ministry of Building on Friday in Berlin. So far, however, it is only a contribution to the discussion. The “Spiegel” had […]
After the Garmisch train accident: Bahn checked 180,000 more sleepers
After the train accident with five dead in Garmisch-Partenkirchen almost ten months ago, Deutsche Bahn now wants to check another 180,000 sleepers nationwide. The company announced this on Thursday. “According to initial findings from the train accident in Burgrain, it cannot be ruled out that defective sleepers could have been one of the causes of […]
Arguing with the right people: Wissing damages the country’s credibility
Arguing should be allowed in a democracy. Since Volker Wissing (FDP) is right. Even within the governing coalition, an open controversy is good if better policies emerge in the end. However, none of this applies to the dispute initiated by Wissing and the FDP about phasing out combustion engines in the EU. The daily mirror […]
Attempted fraud and money laundering: Charges brought against “lateral thinking” initiator Ballweg
The public prosecutor’s office has brought charges against “lateral thinking” initiator Michael Ballweg for attempted fraud and money laundering. This was announced by a spokesman for the authorities on Friday in Stuttgart. It’s also about tax crimes. However, the spokesman did not provide any further information, citing tax secrecy. The 48-year-old Ballweg has been in […]