Since January, nearly 32,000 migrants have crossed the Channel to England. More than 5,200 of them reached British shores in October, a monthly record since sea crossings began in 2018.
England at all costs
2024 will be the deadliest year in the Channel : more than 60 migrants have already lost their lives trying to reach the United Kingdom. Among them, very young children. Hardly a week goes by without the sinking of fragile boats overloaded by smugglers. The dangers of the crossing are known, but the living conditions in the camps on the northern coasts, the repression and the precariousness are making people take more and more risks who are ready to die to reach their destination. Marie Casadebaig met several of them in Wimereux, about thirty kilometers south of Calais.
Türkiye: espionage law raises concerns
Parliament is today examining a controversial bill. Nicknamed “law on agents of influence”, the text threatens rights defenders and journalists. They are calling for its withdrawal. Journalists, in particular, are worried that this law passed by the government risks further criminalizing their work. Many compare it to similar texts adopted in Russiain Georgia or in Hungarywhile emphasizing that the Turkish text is even more repressive and dangerous for freedom of expression. In Ankara, Anne Anldauer.
Tuesdays on the Great Continent: United States / Europe, what relationship after January?
Will the return of Donald Trump to the White House cause a start in the EU or sound like a death knell? This is one of the questions asked during the Grand Continent Review conference this Tuesday, November 12, 2024. Conference devoted this week to the consequences for Europe of the American elections. The one who will be the 47th President of the United States in January 2025 makes no secret of the fact that the principles and values of the European Union are the polar opposites of his own. The 2nd Trump is determined to act quickly. And on the economic level in particular, it is an almost existential threat for the EU.
With Laurence Nardonresearcher at IFRI and co-panelist. Find the entire conference here.
The musical choice of Vincent Théval : Ding Dong a track from the album Comic Trip by the Belgian singer Sylvie Kreusch.
