From Tuesday evening, December 17, a curfew will be established on the Mayotte archipelago, ravaged by the passage of a cyclone. It will be implemented from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. This decision was taken for security reasons in order to avoid looting, while the poorest department in France is on the verge of numerous crises (water and food shortages, health crisis, etc.) after serious damage caused at the University Hospital.
Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau visited the site on Monday, December 16. The President of the Republic is going there this Tuesday evening. A provisional assessment of the disaster shows 21 dead and nearly 1,500 injured.
2 – Volodymyr Zelensky meets European leaders to discuss support for Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will receive Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky as well as several European heads of state this Wednesday, December 18. The aim is to discuss support for Ukraine, in particular “in matters of anti-aircraft defense”.
European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are also expected to attend the meeting. The Ukrainian president will also hold bilateral talks with the leaders. Several European countries, including France and Germany, have already started discussing sending troops to Ukraine in order to implement the conditions for a potential ceasefire, almost three years old. after the start of the war launched by Russia.
3 – Opening of Parcoursup
Notice to future high school graduates, the Parcoursup platform will open its site tomorrow for consultation to access the training offers available in 2025. Students will be able to register from mid-January, and until March 13, in order to express their wishes. Then, they will have until April 2 to complete their wishes and confirm them. The first responses for the training courses will be sent to the final students at the end of May.
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In 2025, a major reform of the platform will be implemented: access to new data on professional integration rates and continued studies.
4 – Funeral of Professor Alain Pompidou
Alain Pompidou.
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The funeral of Professor Alain Pompidou will be held tomorrow in the 4th arrondissement of Paris at 11:30 a.m., in the Saint-Louis-en-l’Île church. Georges Pompidou’s only son died last week at the age of 82. Born in 1942 during the Occupation, he was adopted in July 1942 by the man who would become the second president of the Fifth Republic.
Alain Pompidou was a Member of the European Parliament for 10 years, from 1989 to 1999, and was notably a professor of histology, embryology and cytogenetics. He chaired the European Patent Office from 2004 to 2007. Tomorrow, he will be buried in the Orvilliers cemetery, located in Yvelines.
5 – The Good News of the day
Good news for those nostalgic for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games: the opening ceremony album will be released this Wednesday, December 18. Called Music From the Opening of the Olympic Games Paris 2024, the disc will be available on all digital platforms and brings together 18 original compositions by Victor Le Masne, who brought the Games to life with music. This album represents two years of work by more than 600 musicians.
