Trump threatens EU with 50% tariffs from June 1
The American president is getting tough with Brussels, deeming trade negotiations to be at an impasse. Europe retaliates by preparing taxes on 95 billion euros of American imports.
Europe
Does Macron really want to choose the Pope?
Italy’s conservative press launched a media offensive against Emmanuel Macron over the May 1 weekend, accusing him of maneuvering behind the scenes to favor the election of Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseilles as Pope Francis’ successor.
ArcelorMittal announces 636 job cuts in France, despite solid financial health
The steel giant detailed its redundancy plan at an extraordinary CSE meeting on Wednesday April 30, 2025, with 385 potential redundancies at seven French sites, including 113 at Florange and 162 at Dunkirk.
Tariffs : the situation worsens on financial markets
The new tariffs imposed by Trump, which came into force on Saturday, are causing a global shockwave on the world’s financial markets. Asian stock markets recorded spectacular falls of between 3% and 12% on Monday. The CAC lost 6.89% at the opening.
Tariffs: war declared between Europe and the United States
Washington is threatening to tax European, and therefore French, wines and spirits by up to 200% in retaliation for Brussels’ measures.
Ukraine: EU unveils 800 billion euro plan
As Washington suspends military aid to Ukraine, Brussels proposes a massive investment plan for European defense. Ursula von der Leyen presents an ambitious strategy for EU military autonomy.
Ukraine: revelations from a Spanish ambassador
In an unfiltered interview, former Spanish ambassador José Zorrilla offers a critical analysis of the Ukrainian crisis, and reveals what goes on behind the scenes in European diplomacy.
Ukraine: a new world is taking shape before our eyes
American-Russian negotiations leave Europe on the sidelines, as Jean-Baptiste Noé rightly writes in “L’Institut des Libertés”.
Justice: Private conversations spied on by Apple
The Siri voice assistant is accused of massively recording and processing private conversations without users’ consent.
Since when does the year begin on January 1ᵉʳ?
Since the 16ᵉ century. In the Middle Ages, the year began on Easter Day. But Easter fluctuated according to the moon. Pope Gregory XIII modified the Julian calendar and had the Gregorian calendar adopted, which removed 10 days in one fell swoop. Thus, Friday October 15, 1582 succeeded Thursday October 4, 1582. Explanatory notes.
Some memorable winters
It’s a little chilly in France at the end of 2024. But if the cold of yesteryear were to fall upon us, it would cause thousands of deaths. Here’s a reminder…
Covid, Ukraine, Gaza : The Lost Honor of Journalists
Would the dice be loaded? Would global information now be controlled by a few planetary industrial groups? The question is raised with each election, with each crisis, in the United States, in France, and elsewhere. Social networks and lobbies have taken control of our brains.