The Assembly adopted a Social Security “revenue” budget
On Saturday, deputies adopted, by 176 votes to 161 (and 58 abstentions), a largely rewritten “revenue” section and began examining a second section on “expenditure”, with the crucial step of suspending pension reform, a promise of Sébastien Lecornu’s government to try to counteract censorship from the Socialist Party. The article regarding the suspension of the 2023 reforms will be discussed on Wednesday after 15.00, the government has provided this slot to avoid the risk of evening debate at the weekend.
November 13: “race for freedom” pays tribute to the victims
At the foot of the Stade de France, more than 1,500 people set out on Sunday morning in the “race for freedom”, then crossed eastern Paris, linking the places where, on November 13 2015, ISIS group commandos killed 130 people and injured hundreds more. Le Petit Cambodge and Le Carillon, la Bonne Bière and Casa Nostra, le Bataclan, le Comptoir Voltaire, La Belle Equipe: a 16 kilometer race through the memorial area. The capital’s city hall also invites the public to do so, starting Saturday, “a warning sign” on the Place de la République, “a symbolic place of reflection on 2015”.
Tens of thousands of Ukrainians were without power this weekend
The Russian attack on Saturday led to “major damage” and at least 100,000 people are still without electricity, water and heating in the Kharkiv region (Northeast), on Sunday the Deputy Prime Minister responsible for the reconstruction of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, said that “The improvement team continues(ai)complete the reconstruction work.” Saturday’s attack, involving more than 450 drones and 45 missiles, was successful “one of the most serious problems for the energy sector since the start of the war”Deputy Minister of Energy Artem Nekrassov assured on television. The Russian attack on Saturday also left four people dead.
Israel received the remains of Hadar Goldin, who was murdered in 2014 in Gaza
Israel announced on Sunday that it had received the body of a new hostage, which Hamas said was Israeli soldier Hadar Goldin, who was killed in 2014 in the Gaza Strip, and whose surrender by the Palestinian Islamist movement for eleven years was at the heart of intense negotiations. If the identity is confirmed, this body will be the 24the handed over by Hamas out of 28 people committed to being handed over as part of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza which came into effect on 10 October. The remaining three Israelis and one Thai citizen, all died in the Hamas attack in Israel on October 7, 2023, which sparked the war in Gaza.
Rugby: France still beaten by South Africa
Two years after being knocked out by South Africa in the World Cup quarter-finals, the French XV was beaten again by the Springboks on Saturday at the Stade de France, as part of the autumn tour (17-32). Leading at the break (14-13) and superior after the red card received by second row Lood de Jager, Fabien Galthié’s men slowly lost the flow of the match, mainly due to their indiscipline, until they lost quite clearly.
