War in Ukraine, American customs duties, Manifers of caregivers against violence … News from Wednesday morning – Liberation
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Ukraine has accepted a proposal from the United States to A 30-day ceasefire with Russia, saying « Ready for peace » After more than three years of war and calling on Moscow to decide, after an American-Ukrainian meeting in Saudi Arabia. During these interviews, in the absence of Russia, Washington announced in return the lifting « Immediate » from the suspension of military aid to Kyiv. A few hours before this announcement took place the largest drone attack led by Kyiv in Russian territory since the invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February 2022. Read also, security, war in Ukraine and popularity rating: for Emmanuel Macron, the best attack is defense.
Customs duties of 25 % on steel and aluminum wanted by Donald Trump became effective this Wednesday, March 12 At 12 h 01 local time (5:01 am in France), marking a new stage in the trade war between the United States and its main business partners. Donald Trump's displayed goal: protecting the American steel industry, which sees its production drop from year to year, faced with increasingly vigorous competition, notably from Asia. Canada, China, the European Union, Japan or Australia are concerned. In retaliation, the European Commission announced early this Wednesday morning thatIt would apply customs duties « Strong but proportioned » On a series of American products from April 1. EU « Deeply regret » The measures decided by President Donald Trump, said the president of the commission, Ursula von der Leyen, in a press release, before adding: “Customs duties are taxes. They are bad for business and even worse for consumers. ”
The Party of Center Law Democrats, hitherto in opposition, won the legislative elections in Greenland With 29.9 % of the vote, ahead of the nationalist party in favor of rapid independence of the Danish autonomous territory, according to the official results published on Wednesday. The parties of the coalition hitherto in power record a clear decline placing themselves in third and fourth position of the ballot.
A collective gathering of professional caregiver organizations calls for a national mobilization, this Wednesday, in Paris and Marseille, for denounce growing insecurity of which they are subject to their medical offices and call for urgent measures. And thus calls for the symbolic closure of the doors of medical and paramedical offices. An event must also take place in Paris before the Ministry of Health. Among their demands: a strengthening of protection devices and the implementation of specific judicial sanctions. According to the National Council of the Order of Physicians, 1,244 incidents were identified in 2023.
The prosecutor required Tuesday 18 months suspended prison sentence against the teacher of Evaëlle, tried for moral harassment on minorsConsidering that she « threw in pasture » the teenager who ended up committing suicide at 11 in 2019. The teacher is accused of having humiliated, stigmatized and isolated Evaëlle, early and atypical college. « This harassment has made students' harassing behavior socially acceptable »estimated the public prosecutor. The decision will be rendered on April 10.
Divided deputies examine a resolution on Ukraine calling to grasp Russian assets
Should we or not push to the seizure of frozen Russian assetsand to do what? This is one of the questions to which the deputies will answer this Wednesday when examining a resolution proposal on strengthening support for Ukraine. The text will be examined in the afternoon in full geopolitical tumult, marked by the acceleration of peace negotiationswith the agreement of Ukraine to an American proposal for a thirty-day ceasefire with Russia.
Floor artificialization: in the Senate, a new offensive to soften the constraints
Should we soften the objectives of fighting soil artificialization? The Senate looks this Wednesday on a text aimed at meetingr certain principles of « zero net artificialization » (Zan)regularly targeted by the right and whose questioning worries the left and part of the Macronie. The debates promise to be quite animated in the upper room on one of the battle horses of the senatorial majority, an alliance between the Republicans and the Centrists.
Racist violence, neonazi references and police friendships: the dangerous links of the Saint-Michel pub, in Paris
While the trial of three police officers for violence committed out of service is approaching, Release reveals the particular connections of many protagonists of this bar located on the edge of the Seine, in the heart of the capital. Investigation.
PS Congress: Boris Vallaud launches in turn
Solicited for months to defend a line of reconciliation within the Socialist Party, the president of pink deputies advances in A forum published by Release, defending a « doctrine congress » in place of intestine struggles. Time is at the union, bringing together the inheritance of power and the daring of the rupture, writes a collective of socialists led by Boris Vallaud, the Landes MP which aims to land in union line at the next PS congress in June.
Isack Hadjar, Top start
The young French pilot with a assertive character made his Formula 1 debut: the fan of the cartoon « Cars » will be able to measure himself with his superheroes. Portrait.
