Social Security budget: The Assembly's Social Affairs Committee significantly increases social security contributions

Yesterday evening, the Assembly's Social Affairs Committee amended the Social Security budget to significantly increase social security contributions, a victory for the left which remains to be confirmed, however, as the amended article still has to be confirmed as the amended article still has to be put to the vote on Tuesday. To involve companies in the effort to recover accounts, the former Barnier government initially wanted to reduce the overall amount (around 80 billion) of exemptions from employer contributions by 4 billion euros. The measure had bristled Macronists, who feared a blow to business competitiveness.

Agriculture: the Senate paves the way for the reintroduction of neonicotinoid pesticides in France

The Senate on Monday paved the way for the reintroduction in France of neonicotinoid pesticides authorized elsewhere in Europe, in order to appease the anger of the sector. A measure strongly criticized on the left, less categorically by the government. A few weeks before the agricultural show, scheduled to start on February 22 in Paris, the upper house in fact voted to allow the reintroduction, on an exceptional and derogatory basis, of acetamiprid, an insecticide from the neonicotinoid family banned in France since 2018 but authorized elsewhere in Europe until 2033.

Washington: Trump wants to impose tariffs on semiconductors
Yesterday, the American president announced that the United States would impose tariffs on semiconductors, but also on pharmaceutical products and metals such as steel in the “very near future”. The American president justified such a measure to “bring the production of these essential goods back to the United States”.

United States: Trump to order the construction of an anti-missile shield

Yesterday, US President Donald Trump said he was going to order the construction of an “Iron Dome” anti-missile shield to protect the United States. He said: “we must immediately start building the most technologically advanced Iron Dome anti-missile shield.” The expression “Iron Dome” refers to Israel's defense system, which protects the country from attacks by missiles and rockets but also by drones

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The fighting between Congolese forces and fighters from the M23 armed group allied to Rwandan troops raged on Monday in Goma, on the border of Rwanda on the border of Rwanda in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. 17 dead and nearly 370 injured recorded

The day after a tug of war on this issue between the two countries, Colombia announced on Monday the takeoff of two military planes in the United States to repatriate Colombian migrants expelled by the American authorities.

After the significant rains of the Herminia Depression which caused unprecedented floods in 40 years in Rennes and its surroundings, Ille-et-Vilaine is placed on Monday and Tuesday on red alert for floods.

Donald Trump judged on Monday that the success of DeepSeek is a “warning” for the United States.

Yesterday evening, Saudi club Al-Hilal cancelled Neymar's contract, paving the way for his return to the Brazilian championship.