Constitutional reform: Macron confronts political actors in New Caledonia with their collective “immense responsibility”

On Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron brought together political actors from New Caledonia, both separatist and non-separatist, in Nouméa. It was an opportunity for the Head of State to confront their collective “immense responsibility” in order to reach a consensus with a view to the promised constitutional reform. The president made it clear at the beginning of the meeting that this was not a “formal trilateral” negotiation with the State, whose principle the separatists have still not accepted. But of a “time of political, profound, sincere exchange.”

Fire threat in Haute-Corse: firefighters have been fighting since last night
On the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, firefighters fought against a virulent fire fanned by gusts of more than 100 km/h that threatens hamlets and villages in Haute-Corse, not far from Ile-Rousse. Around 22:00, two fires started one kilometer apart, before the two disasters met, in the Corbara region. According to firefighters, “the fire quickly grew in size on an upward slope in the face of a very strong and constant wind and gusts of 100 to 120 km/h.” It was close to three villages, Corbara, Pigna and Santa-Reparata-Di-Balagna and more particularly to two hamlets with “numerous sensitive points, dwellings, religious points

Police pre-trial detention: the executive versus the police

The executive has been walking on a perilous ridgeline ever since the police boss said he was against police pretrial detention. Thus, Emmanuel Macron and his ministers will have to analyze the parameters, which are to “hear the emotions” of the security forces, who were severely tested during the riots following the death of Nahel, killed by an agent during a traffic check. And do not give the impression of a breach of equality when the Director General of the National Police has spoken out against the pre-trial detention of police officers, even in the case of “serious mistakes or errors”.

Trial on the 22 March 2016 attacks in Brussels: Salah Abdeslam and Mohamed Abrini convicted of assassinations

Salah Abdeslam and Mohamed Abrini were convicted of murders in Brussels, during the trial over the attacks committed on 22 March 2016 in the Belgian capital. This is the most serious offence brought before the Brussels Assize Court to try these suicide attacks that killed 32 people and injured hundreds of people. The defendants face life imprisonment. Noted that they are already sentenced to life imprisonment in Paris for November 13

IN A NUTSHELL

A report published on Tuesday by the Transport Service Quality Authority mentions that 2022 was one of the worst in the last decade for the punctuality of TGVs, Intercities and airplanes in France. It was marked by the mass return of post-Covid travelers.

The new Minister of Solidarity, Aurore Bergé, was thinking about better compensating but also about shortening parental leave.

After managing the majority of fires that killed at least 34 people in three days, firefighters are continuing their efforts in Algeria to put an end to 11 fires that ravaged the north-east of the country.

The district attorney for the Southern District of New York has reported that British billionaire Joe Lewis, the majority shareholder of the London soccer club Tottenham, has been charged with insider trading in the United States.