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Emmanuel Macron expressed his profound gratitude to Christine Lagarde for her commitment to Europe and her leadership of the European Central Bank, which he linked to the stability of the euro area and the prosperity of the Union during a period marked by numerous crises. He wrote that Lagarde's journey reminded that stability must be built through resolute action, a sense of the common good, and trust in a shared future. He thanked her for her contribution to a strong and resilient Europe and stated that the transition at the head of the ECB should be prepared in an orderly and balanced manner with European partners. #Europe #BCE #Stabilité (translated)

More and more young self-employed mothers are making optimal use of their maternity leave, with an average of 96.79% of their entitlement to 12 weeks of maternity leave being taken in 2024, which is a significant change compared to before COVID-19. #CongéMaternité #Indépendantes #ÉquilibreVieProViePerso (translated)

Savionova wrote that she watched David Lisnard on CNEWS and found him composed, convincing, and clear in his responses. She believed that he presented his proposals without beating around the bush and clarified several points of his program. According to her account, Lisnard wanted to fundamentally reform the State so that it focuses more on its sovereign missions, particularly security, justice, and law. On juvenile violence, he proposed lowering the age of criminal responsibility to 16 and reducing the minority excuse from 50% to 20%. He also defended the principle of "the vandal pays," she reported. Savionova stated that Lisnard wanted to reduce contributions on earned income by lowering the CSG rate from 9.2% to 6.6%, in order to increase the net income of workers without raising labor costs for companies. Regarding pensions, he advocated for postponing the retirement age, adding a capitalized pension to the existing system, and freezing pensions above 2,200 euros. Regarding immigration, Lisnard mentioned, according to her, about 500,000 legal arrivals per year and wanted to bring that number down to 80,000, prioritizing work-related immigration that is likely to integrate. He also believed that the debate on immigration should be able to take place without being associated with racist connotations, she wrote. Finally, Savionova reported that Lisnard considered it a priority to produce artificial intelligence and robotics, rather than just limiting themselves to regulating them. He also wanted young people to learn to master these technologies and develop their critical thinking. She described his approach as pragmatic and measured, and believed that his intervention could encourage people to discover his project and join it. #DavidLisnard #PolitiqueFrançaise #Réforme (translated)

Actu Foot reported that a Chinese journalist placed Lionel Messi ahead of Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappé in his vote for the 2026 Ballon d'Or. According to his explanations, no candidate stood out as perfect: he considered Messi's performances in the World Cup to be historic and described Ousmane Dembélé as the most balanced candidate. He would have ranked Kane first if Bayern or England had reached the final. He also believed that Mbappé hadn't won any titles that year and that Lamine Yamal had scored a goal, without providing an assist, at the World Cup. Actu Foot attributed these statements to Titan Sports and Zhibo8. #BallonDor #Messi #Football (translated)

Sylvain Catherine argued that the interest rate is an equilibrium price, not an initial parameter of the problem. According to him, since German debt is more attractive at the same rate, France needs to propose a higher rate so that investors are, on average, indifferent between the bonds of the two countries. He described the rate spread as the market price of the French disadvantage, rather than as an advantage or disadvantage in itself. He found the original tweet absurd, accusing it of confusing the rate, which he presented as a free variable, with the risk taken by the lender. He compared this reasoning to the idea that the salary gap between a graduate from HEC and a graduate from the Paris School of Business would be a problem for HEC if both schools were of equal quality, since employers would then prefer to recruit the less expensive graduates. #Économie #TauxDIntérêt #Obligations (translated)

Actu Foot reported Maresca's remarks in a press conference about Cherki. The coach said that the player liked to have the ball and that he did not want to take it away from him, while noting that it was necessary to find the right balance. He added that the team created chances when they managed to place Cherki in the right position, and that in the box, he could create scoring opportunities or score himself. #Football #Analyse #Cherki (translated)

The Baroness wrote that a woman who arrived in France at the age of 9, who had lived with her father in a 10 m² apartment in Sarcelles, had become a business leader and seemed "normal and balanced" to her. She argued that growing up in the suburbs did not condemn one to delinquency and that those who took a wrong path made choices. She believed that making excuses for delinquents devalued the work and efforts of this woman, and that not punishing troublemakers harshly undermined her journey. She finally expressed her confusion as to why, in her view, many people on the left did not understand that in the absence of consequences for offenses, respecting the rules could seem unnecessary. #Gauche #Société #Agir (translated)

The author believed that the subject deserved a lengthy explanation. He warned that, coupled with the American withdrawal, the scenario discussed would fundamentally disrupt the strategic balance of the continent to the detriment of its interests. He added that a defeat for Ukraine would also be a defeat for its supporters. #Ukraine #Stratégie #Géopolitique #UA #US (translated)

The author believed that national security relied on the preservation of a viable and independent Ukraine in the face of renewed aggression from Russia. He stated that the European geopolitical balance had never been as favorable to the country's security since 1991 and that it needed to be defended. #Ukraine #Sécurité #Géopolitique #UA #RU (translated)

François Desquesnes, Minister of Local Powers and Mobility of the Walloon government, advocates for radical measures to achieve budgetary balance, while asserting that the municipalities were already in difficulty before his government took office. #BudgetWallon #PowersLocaux #RéformeProvinces (translated)

Dominique Bussereau emphasizes the need for a balance in the French electricity mix between nuclear energy and renewable energies, while warning of the risks of an excess of renewables that may not be well accepted by the population. #Nucléaire #ÉnergiesRenouvelables #MixÉnergétique (translated)

The future tax on sugary products, included in the social security funding bill, worries small traditional candy businesses in Brittany, who fear that it will jeopardize their financial stability and historical craftsmanship, already weakened by the rising costs of raw materials. #TaxeSucre #ConfiseriesTraditionnelles #PMEFrance (translated)

It is not about interfering in the life of the Banque de France, but simply to say that there should be this clause allowing the Maison de l'Amérique latine to remain where it is, he said to AFP, and it is up to the president of the Republic, in any case, to express this wish and to the Banque de France to understand its meaning. Former French president François Hollande, to whom François Mitterrand had assigned in 1981 the mission of finding a solution to balance the accounts of the Maison de l'Amérique latine, called on the government to act so that its sale includes a clause allowing it to remain in its historical seat. #MaisonDeLAmériqueLatine #Culture #Paris (translated)

Paul St-Pierre Plamondon recalled that four years ago, when the Parti Québécois had only three elected members at the swearing-in ceremony, he had told his friend Pascal Bérubé that one day the lily would bloom again. He indicated that 59 party members had now taken an oath to the Constitution of Quebec. He stated that the elected officials would serve all Quebecers, whether they voted for the Parti Québécois or for another party, and that they would focus on their interests, needs, and priorities rather than on the next election. He acknowledged that a government could make mistakes while promising to demonstrate authenticity and transparency. Plamondon said he wanted to gradually reduce the cost of living, regain control of public finances by addressing waste and bureaucracy, and freeze the salaries of elected officials and leaders of state-owned enterprises until a return to budgetary balance. He also promised to refocus the state on healthcare, education, the protection of the population, and culture, as well as to halve homelessness in Quebec. He presented these measures as a way to restore trust in the state and government before resuming the debate on Quebec's national future. He defended the idea that Quebec should adopt all its laws, negotiate on its behalf with its international partners, and manage its entire budget independently, and then concluded with a call for freedom and a free Quebec. #Québec #Politique #PartiQuébécois (translated)