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Judicial document criticizes French government's COVID-19 management in 2020
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A 1,482-page ruling issued on July 7 by France's Cour de justice de la République grants non-lieu to Agnès Buzyn, Edouard Philippe, and Olivier Véran, but highlights grave shortcomings in the COVID-19 crisis management from January to July 2020. The magistrates identify a lack of anticipation, structural dysfunctions, and errors that could have prevented many of the 32,000 deaths. This merciless document could mark the history of France's pandemic response.
The first part of the finance bill was rejected almost unanimously by deputies in the night of November 21 to 22. This unprecedented situation under the Fifth Republic isolates Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, whose dialogue strategy is struggling to yield results. With less than forty days before the constitutional deadline of December 31, the government faces a risk of financial paralysis.
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For the first French edition of Choose France, the government announced 30 billion euros in investments by French companies. This amount surpasses the previous record of 20 billion set at the international edition. The event took place on Monday at the Maison de la chimie, followed by a dinner at the Élysée.
Resigned Education Minister Élisabeth Borne expressed openness to suspending the 2023 pension reform she championed, if it ensures national stability. This stance, voiced in a Le Parisien interview, aims to extend a hand to socialists amid the political crisis after Sébastien Lecornu's resignation. Olivier Faure hailed a 'positive awakening'.
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France's new Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, announced on Friday that he would renounce using article 49.3 of the Constitution to pass the 2026 budget. This decision aims to foster consensus in Parliament. He also reaffirmed his opposition to any rollback of the pension reform.