The Etats généraux de l’information : what for?
For nine months, consumers and producers of journalistic information will be discussing the French press industry. Digital giants have long since unwittingly taken global control of news.
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NATO : Obese and drugged soldiers?
For those still considering their country’s participation in a high-intensity war against Russia, General Dominique Delawarde recommends taking careful account of the current state of NATO’s armed forces, and in particular the physical condition of military personnel.
Immigration : What to do?
The massive arrival of migrants on the island of Lampedusa puts immigration back at the heart of the political debate 10 months ahead of the European elections. France is preparing a new law, the 29ᵉ since 1980! Just one more…
The Macron method put to the test in Niger
The crisis between Paris and Niamey testifies to France’s weakening position on the international stage, as Leslie Varenne, Director of the Institut de Veille et d’Étude des Relations internationales et Stratégiques (IVERIS), explains here.
What you won’t read in Nicolas Sarkozy’s “Le Temps des combats”
The entire press corps chose to open their columns, stages and microphones to the former president on the occasion of the release of his book “Le temps des combats”. Infodujour.fr has highlighted some of the passages missing from the 627-page book.
Niger raises its voice and issues an ultimatum to France
Niamey putschists demand French ambassador’s departure. The ultimatum expires on Saturday, September 2. But from Friday 1ᵉʳ September, a giant sit-in will be organized to demand the departure of French troops from Niger. Paris refuses.
UNEL : An association for local democracy
Just three months after writing an open letter to the President of the Republic denouncing the despotic management of certain mayors, Solène Le Monnier, local councillor in Berric (56), and a number of others, have created the Union Nationale des Élus Locaux (UNEL). Their aim: to improve local democracy.
A bomb on every coach!
Contrary to the official version, a pensioner from Lorraine has identified the probable cause of several fatal coach fires, such as in Beaune (53 deaths in 1982) Puisseguin (43 deaths in 2015), but also in Germany, Bulgaria, Egypt and Algeria… Over 200 deaths, including 100 French. He alerted the authorities. To no avail.
Police discontent intensifies
After the indictment of four Marseille BAC officers and the remand in custody of one of them for violence during the riots, anger is gaining ground and turning political.
But why is it so hot?
July 2023 is set to become the hottest July on record, according to the European observatory Copernicus. Why is this?
Government : The promoted, the fired
After a few weeks of vacillation between the Élysée and Matignon, the Borne 2 government will meet in full this Friday, July 21, with President Macron in the Council of Ministers.
The unknown history of Germigny-L’Exempt, in the Cher region of France
Emmanuel Legeard’s historical investigation ”Germigny-L’Exempt ou les Trois Deniers de Gaspard” (L’Harmattan) reveals the unsuspected treasures of a small Cher village.