The editorial staff of Libération summarizes the main news of Monday, September 9.
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Michel Barnier continues his consultations
The new Prime Minister Michel Barnier, who must appoint his government in the coming days, continues to consult political actors at Matignon. This Monday, September 9, he saw the representatives of the centrist Liot group at 3 p.m. On Sunday, it was the figures of Horizons, including Edouard Philippe, who were received. Laurent Marcangeli, president of the group in the Assembly, highlighted “convergences” with the new tenant of Matignon, not excluding the participation of his party in the government. The new Prime Minister from the LR ranks would be working on the creation of a Ministry of Immigration, claims France Info this Monday afternoon. All the information of the day to be found in our live.
The political crisis opened by the dissolution on June 9 has had consequences on economic activity. While INSEE has kept its forecast for gross domestic product growth unchanged for 2024, at 1.1% – the same as in the latest budget documents from Bercy – statisticians have noted disruptions in companies’ expectations this summer. These have been “shaken by political uncertainties”they write in their latest economic update. Household consumption, however, remains sluggish despite disinflation.
This is another development in a case that seems endless. Nearly two months after the publication of a first report implicating Abbé Pierre – who died in 2007 – for acts of sexual assault committed between the end of the 1970s and 2005 on seven women (more than twenty have now spoken out), the investigation unit of Radio France revealed new documents on Monday, September 9. In particular, handwritten letters written by the priest, threatening people around him questioning his behavior.
The Paris ring road will increase to 50 km/h from October 1st
No more going back. The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, warned on Monday, September 9, on RTL that the Paris ring road would be reduced to 50 km/h. “on October 1st”, or in just a few weeks. “We have been working on it since 2018, it is not a new subject,” stressed the socialist, before adding: “We have votes on the subject at the Paris Council, very unanimously, since 2018.”
It’s a (big) page in French basketball that is turning. The departure of the coach of the Blues, Vincent Collet, was made official by the French Basketball Federation on Monday, September 9, after a fifteen-year mandate concluded with a new medal, the silver won at the Paris Olympic Games. He leaves his position as coach with, by far, the most beautiful record at the head of the Blues, which he took over in 2009 to replace Michel Gomez: eight medals, including one title (Euro-2013), the only one in their history
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Fictitious assistants of the National Rally: Jordan Bardella’s false documents
In 2015, like other small hands whose trial opens on September 30 in Paris, the young Le Penist was paid by Europe but employed by the RN. To camouflage this fictitious employment, the current president of the party helped produce false proof of work, reveals a book to be published. Our investigation.
When Children Leave the Nest: An Unthinkable Breakup
For some, going back to school means leaving the family home. By leaving the place where they grew up, young people lose their bearings. But parents are sometimes even more helpless.
When Macron’s party laments the deficit it itself created
Before packing his bags, Bruno Le Maire warned about the continued rise in the country’s deficit and debt. Whose fault is it if not Macron who methodically drained public finances by massively lowering taxes for the wealthiest and businesses? Post.
“La Dernière”, Guillaume Meurice’s new show on Radio Nova
The comedian dismissed from France Inter and several members of the “Grand Dimanche soir” gang, who found refuge on the radio station owned by Matthieu Pigasse, were back on Sunday at 6 p.m. for a new public broadcast at the Théâtre de l’Européen. Our report.
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