The activist organization demanded that Sciences Po “takes a principled stance by sending an official communication condemning the actions of Israel that infringe upon the rights and well-being of Palestinians” and for the university to cut ties with “institutions or entities that uphold Zionist ideologies.” In echoes of the U.S., pro-Palestinian student movements are organizing … Read more
One MP belonging to Macron’s Renaissance party, said targeting the National Rally “helps rally” voters, but he was more in favor of a “50/50” approach that also focused on other issues. “We need to insist on our European credibility and send press the idea that we succeeded on many issues” such as the CAP, Frontex … Read more
Less than 24 hours after the alleged antisemitic incident, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal showed up unannounced at a board of directors meeting for the National Foundation of Political Science (FNSP), which handles Sciences Po’s administrative and financial strategy, and said that the university’s leadership would need to implement measures to counter an “active and dangerous … Read more
The ballot was conceived as an opportunity to “clarify” each party’s stance on supporting Ukraine, Benjamin Haddad, a spokesperson for the pro-Macron Renaissance party and chair of the French-Ukrainian friendship group, told POLITICO. With their votes, he argued, France Unbowed and the National Rally had “confirmed their alignment with the Kremlin’s positions.” “Voting against [the … Read more
In choosing Hayer and Bernard Guetta as the first and second candidates on Renaissance’s EU election list, the French president is making clear that agriculture and the war in Ukraine are top priorities. Feb 29 3 mins read Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s … Read more
The president met solely with exhibitors and a few select farmer representatives, with the boos of disgruntled protesters kept at a distance audible in the background. Things went very differently for Attal, who has become France’s best-liked politician since becoming its youngest-ever prime minister last month, according to a recent poll. Despite a few catcalls … Read more
Bayrou sharply criticized the new government, arguing that there is a “constant, ongoing, progressive and increasingly serious rift between the people and power structures.” The centrist leader, who formerly served as education minister and was thought to be a candidate to take the post once again, also expressed his disapproval of “the underlying notion that … Read more
But after Thursday’s European Council summit in Brussels, Sánchez rejected Attal’s comments and praised Spanish produce. He said that its popularity was due to its superior quality. “Our products’ success is the result of the huge innovative advances undertaken by the agricultural sector and the hard work of Spanish farmers,” the prime minister said. Sánchez … Read more
Speaking before the French National Assembly, Attal vowed to “lift the burden” of rules and regulations for small business owners, slash red tape and reduce payroll taxes in a bid to encourage employers to give raises to minimum wage workers. Attal also confirmed a total of €2 billion in tax cuts for the middle class, … Read more
These included a U-turn on the taxation of diesel fuel used by tractors which had been agreed on a few months ago and a pledge to speed up the disbursement of cash through the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Grégoire Bouillant, a wheat farmer in a rural town in the Paris region, said he was … Read more
