Épinal: A teacher persecuted for wanting to protect his pupils
A German language teacher filed a complaint for psychological harassment against his superiors for opposing COVID protocols in schools. Here is his story.
France
Bruno Retailleau elected president of the Républicains with 74.3% of the vote
The Minister of the Interior wins by a wide margin over Laurent Wauquiez and becomes the natural candidate of the Right for 2027.
Gaza’s dark shadow over the Cannes Festival
A vibrant appeal from several hundred cinema personalities denounces the silence of the cultural world in the face of the violence in Gaza. It also pays tribute to Fatma Hassouna, the Palestinian photojournalist killed by an Israeli strike.
Panot/Aubry MPs transport abortion pills to Poland
Mathilde Panot, French MP, and Manon Aubry, MEP (LFI), filmed themselves transporting abortion pills to Poland, a country where voluntary interruption of pregnancy is severely restricted. A militant act which is not without legal risks.
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.
Long Covid : relapse linked to sugar or effort
The mechanism of the late “Crash” (relapse) linked to intense effort or induced by glucose absorption finally revealed.
Marine Le Pen ineligible : a political earthquake
Marine Le Pen was sentenced on Monday by the Paris Criminal Court to five years’ ineligibility with immediate execution, together with a four-year prison sentence, two of which were suspended, and a fine of 100,000 euros. She will therefore be ineligible to stand for the 2027 presidential election.
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.
The administrative court invalidates the A69 project: now what?
After two years of legal wrangling, the Toulouse Administrative Court ruled that the Toulouse-Castres freeway project was illegal, finding that there was no “imperative reason of overriding public interest”. Other complaints are pending.
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.