Immigration bill: Senate adopts first two measures

Yesterday evening, the Senate adopted the first two measures of the immigration bill, establishing immigration quotas and tightening conditions for family reunification, proposals from the Senate right that the government did not oppose. The first measure adopted, an old antiphon of the right, provides that “Parliament will determine, for the next three years, the number of foreigners admitted to settle permanently in France, for each of the categories of stay except asylum, taking into account the national interest”. In reality, these first articles were not included in the initial version of the bill introduced by the government. They were introduced by the Senate Law Committee in March, before the text's legislative circuit was frozen for several months

Justice: Eric Dupond-Moretti calls his trial “infamy”

Eric Dupond-Moretti described his trial as “infamy” before the Court of Justice of the Republic, which judges him for a conflict of interest. He warned that he would defend “firmly” against “lies, untruths, and insults.” The Keeper of the Seals told the stand that for him and for his loved ones, this trial is an infamy. “It's of course an ordeal but it's also a relief because I came to defend myself.” Eric Dupond-Moretti is suspected of using his position as minister to settle scores with four magistrates with whom he had disputes when he was a lawyer

Israeli bombing: Gaza becoming “a graveyard for children”, UN calls for an urgent ceasefire at

The UN chief denounced the fact that the Gaza Strip has become “a graveyard for children.” The latter calls for an urgent ceasefire in the war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement, a possibility once again rejected by the Israeli Prime Minister. Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview that “there will be no ceasefire, no general ceasefire, in Gaza without the release of our hostages.” He also said that Israel would “for an indefinite period of time take overall responsibility for security” in Gaza after the war.

According to the report of the Hamas Health Ministry on Monday, the Israeli bombings in Palestinian territory, launched in retaliation for the October 7 attack on Israeli territory by Hamas, left 10,022 dead, the majority of them civilians, including more than 4,000 children.

“ Anti-inflation” bill: deputies and senators agree on the timetable for the progress of negotiations

A press release from the Senate mentions that deputies and senators have agreed on the timetable for the progress of trade negotiations between supermarkets and manufacturers for 2024 during a joint joint committee on the so-called “anti-inflation” bill. According to a press release, the aim of this law is to anticipate in January the repercussion of falls in commodity prices that otherwise could only have been passed on

IN A NUTSHELL

A few hundred progressive American Jewish activists are demanding a ceasefire from Israel and an end to the “genocidal bombing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza.”

François Bayrou is expected this afternoon at the bar of the Paris Criminal Court, where he is being judged in the case of the UDF and MoDem parliamentary assistants.

France Inter comedian Guillaume Meurice received a “warning” from the management of Radio France.

Charles III delivers his first throne speech on Tuesday. This speech will outline the priorities of the British government before Parliament as king. This is a political ritual that is particularly closely watched in the run-up to elections