European elections 2024: Macron alongside Valérie Hayer
This Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron appeared for the first time in Brussels alongside the candidate of his camp for the European elections, Valérie Hayer, who is struggling to make her mark against her far-right rival, Jordan Bardella. He was expected at the meeting of the centrist Renew group, before the opening of a European summit.

International Monetary Fund: a deficit of 4.3% anticipated for France by 2027
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) indicates in its report on fiscal policies that after 5.5% recorded in 2023, the French public deficit is expected to decline very slowly, to 4.9% this year and next year, before falling to 4.4% in 2026 and 4.3% in 2027, anticipates the institution of Washington. The Washington institution expects a deficit of 4.3% for France by 2027, far from the 2.9% on which the government expects in its latest forecasts, which are also considered not very credible by the High Council of Public Finances (HCFP). The IMF also does not see this public deficit fall below 3% in 2028, nor in 2029 with 4.1% and 3.9% expected

Help for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan: a vote scheduled for Saturday

The American House of Representatives will vote on next Saturday multi-billion dollar envelopes for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, which have received the strong support of President Joe Biden. Four texts will be analyzed. The first provides for nearly 61 billion dollars to help Ukraine, mainly military aid. Separate legislative proposals also unlock over $26 billion to support Israel and several billion dollars for Taiwan.

International pressure: Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirms his country's right “to protect itself”

Intending to face calls from the international community that is trying to prevent an Israeli response against Iran that could drag the Middle East into a spiral of conflicts, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed the right to his country “to protect itself.” Qatar has said it is “conducting a global reassessment” of its role as a mediator in negotiations for a break in the fighting, while negotiations for a truce in the war between Israel and Palestinian Hamas in the Gaza Strip are stalling

France: Attal will deliver a speech on authority in the heart of the Republic

Gabriel Attal will deliver for his hundredth day in Matignon, a “speech on authority at the heart of the Republic” on Thursday in the grieving city of Viry-Châtillon (Essonne) on Thursday in the grieving city of Viry-Châtillon (Essonne), before defending all of his action as Prime Minister. He will speak at 11:00am from the square in front of the town hall in Viry-Châtillon, this city in Essonne recently marked by the death of Shemseddine, 15, who was beaten up near his college.

IN SHORT

On the night of Monday to Tuesday in Grande-Synthe, in the North, two minors aged 14 and 15 were taken into custody after the death of a 22-year-old man, the victim of a violent assault.

A few hours after the University of Lille banned the conference on Palestine that was to be held there on Thursday, Jean-Luc Mélenchon (LFI) brushed off the accusations of antisemitism at a meeting in Roubaix.

During a Russian triple strike in Cherniguiv, a major city in northern Ukraine, at least 17 people were killed and over 60 injured. President Volodymyr Zelensky once again questioned the lack of aid from the West

As a result of salary arrears for the 2020-21 season, the Juventus Turin club will have to pay 9.7 million euros to Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo.

Real Madrid qualified for the semi-finals by eliminating the defending champion Manchester City on penalty kicks (4-3, 1-1 a.p.). For its part, Bayern Munich qualified for the Champions League semi-finals by defeating Arsenal 1-0 (go 2-2) at the