Special law: unanimity in the Assembly
The National Assembly yesterday unanimously adopted the special bill “ provided for by article 45 of the organic law of August 1, 2001 relating to finance laws “. This allows the State to continue to collect taxes, to resort to borrowing, until the final finance law for 2025 which the deputies must discuss and vote on, unless François Bayrou does not trigger 49.3 in the event of a blockage… This special law also allows social security schemes and organizations to use non-permanent resources.
Santa Claus counts on La Poste…
Great excitement at La Poste for the delivery of Christmas packages. Three thousand people were recruited as reinforcements at the national level to ensure, with the 100,000 postal workers mobilized, the distribution of 170 million packages over the last two months of the year. The group thus ensures the delivery of one in two parcels, an activity which represents 52% of its turnover compared to only 15% for mail, which was its historical activity. The race against time continues until the finish line… under the tree.
…And on the repression of fraud
More than 225,000 non-compliant and “dangerous” toys were destroyed last year in France, the Fraud Repression announced yesterday in its annual report. The DGCCRF intervenes from manufacturing when in France, during importation and distribution. Inspectors visited two thousand points of sale and issued 407 warnings, 93 compliance orders and 18 criminal proceedings. The main errors noted are “ the presence of small elements in toys intended for children under three years of age and access to fibrous filling in soft toys which pose a risk of suffocation. » Shortages are more frequent in online commerce with 47% of non-compliant products and 19% dangerous.
Trump and Ukraine: ambiguity
Donald Trump“man of the year” according to Time magazine, rejects in an interview with the weekly the use by Ukraine of American long-range missiles in Russia. “ Why are we doing this? (…) We are only intensifying this war and making it worse » declares the future president, thinking of ATACMS missiles with a maximum range of 300 kilometers. He reaffirmed that he will not let kyiv down and wants to reach an agreement. A position which of course suits Moscow’s business…
You will know it too
– The National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office requested sentences ranging from one to sixteen years in prison in the trial of the eight accused of the assassination of Professor Samuel Paty.
– The earth shook yesterday around 10:30 p.m. on the Côte d’Azur. A magnitude 3.7 earthquake on the Richter scale, the epicenter of which was located offshore, Nice was felt on the coast of the Alpes-Maritimes and in the Var. A priori, no damage.
– Airlines will transport a record 5.2 billion passengers in 2025 predicts their leading global organization. For the record, the world population is 8 billion people (and me, and me, and me…).
– The tende tunnel will not reopen at the end of the year as hoped. The Italian company responsible for the work has fallen behind schedule and the necessary safety measures have not yet been made.
Front page visual: La Poste ensures the distribution of 170 million parcels over the last two months of the year. illustration ©DR
