School: the Senate passed an LR bill
On the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, the Senate adopted, at first reading, a draft LR law on schools, reopening divisive debates. During the vote, however, the senators opposed the mandatory wearing of uniforms from elementary school to high school. This was a point of disagreement between the Republicans and the contrists, the latter being mostly hostile to it. Despite the pension crisis, schools, health and ecology are among the projects on which President Emmanuel Macron has affirmed his determination to “move forward”. The bill “for a school of freedom, equal opportunities and secularism” was voted by 220 votes to 118.

JO-2024: Parliament must validate the text prepared by the French government on Wednesday

In a final vote in the Senate today, Parliament must validate the text prepared by the government for the 2024 Olympics, whose important “protection” aspect convinced the majority right, contrary to the left, which fears a secure Trojan horse. This is the final stretch for the executive copy and its flagship measure, algorithmic video surveillance, after four hurdles passed without a hitch (a vote at first reading in the Senate, two in the Assembly and an agreement in the mixed committee).

Pension reform: Macron caught up in protests

During a state visit to the Netherlands, French President Emmanuel Macron was overtaken by protests against his pension reform while speaking to students on the future of Europe. The Head of State, when he was able to speak again after a minute's interruption, replied that “this is a democracy and a democracy is exactly a place where you can demonstrate” following the question “where is French democracy? ” asked by the young protesters from the podium of the theater where he was beginning his speech in The Hague. Emmanuel Macron pleaded for greater autonomy for Europe in economic matters but he did not return to his controversial remarks on China and Taiwan during his speech.

Peacekeeping: Biden in Northern Ireland on Wednesday to try to encourage dialogue
Joe Biden is in Northern Ireland on Wednesday, where he will try to encourage dialogue. The American president will travel to the Republic of Ireland on Wednesday afternoon, where he will spend two days in the footsteps of his maternal ancestors. He repeated it again on Tuesday before boarding Air Force One, Joe Biden's priority is to “maintain the peace” so difficult to negotiate twenty-five years ago in Northern Ireland.

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