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After severe riots in France, during which thousands were arrested, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez admits to a "loss of control," while President Macron keeps him in office to stabilize the security forces and develop new strategies against the violence. #Frankreich #Gewalt #Sicherheit (translated)

Mateusz Morawiecki presented during the Forum Ideas for Poland organized by the Sobieski Institute the proposals of Development Plus concerning attracting capital and investments as well as a new model of development for the country. He assessed that the model based on cheap labor is exhausted, and Poland should develop its own capital and technologies. He also pointed out that the strategy of a strong state should be based on capital, an army, and alliances and take Polish interests into account. In the dispute over debt, Morawiecki reminded that during his premiership, the debt in relation to GDP fell from 51% to 49.5%, while the state simultaneously financed social policy, local governments, and armaments. He advocated for the development of Poland as a center of trade, transport, and energy, pointing to CPK as the foundation of this strategy, also due to its military significance. He accused Minister Hetman of undermining the strategic sense of the project by limiting it and postponing deadlines. Morawiecki also called for the development of ports and reminded of the abandoned project of a container terminal in Świnoujście, which was supposed to take over trade handled by foreign ports. He described the conflict surrounding the Constitutional Tribunal as weakening the state and trust in the Polish economy, and Development Plus — as he noted — proposes a deep constitutional reset. He also pointed out the taxation of banks as a possible source of additional budget revenues. The party's proposals were presented under the slogan "#PoweredbyPoland". He listed public procurement supporting development, technologies for the economy and defense, lower energy and financing costs, and orderly public finances. He said that Development Plus was created to implement a strategy based on capital, investments, and plans for the coming decades. #Polska #Rozwój #Inwestycje (translated)

Meanwhile, the president of the National Assembly, Yaël Braun-Pivet, announced that she will propose on Tuesday, October 20, during the conference of presidents, the creation of an inquiry committee on violence, the actions of the involved groups, and the strategy for maintaining public order. #Franța #Macron #proteste (translated)

Press Briefs described a rally organized on October 17 as massive, but marked by violence. The report stated that the Ministry of the Interior counted 550,000 demonstrators, compared to up to 800,000 according to the organizers, and that intelligence services had underestimated the size of the gathering by five to eight times. It compared the official figure to the 282,710 participants recorded during the record of the Yellow Vests on November 17, 2018. The report mentioned looting and damage in Paris, Lyon, and Marseille, as well as clashes near the Élysée. It also reported that a 17-year-old girl lost an eye in Mulhouse, where an investigation by the IGPN was opened, and that a 17-year-old boy had his hand severed in Saint-Étienne. In Paris, according to Press Briefs, a video showed a person on the ground being beaten by more than twenty police officers, while a protester died on Boulevard Magenta; the prefecture mentioned a cardiac arrest. Press Briefs criticized the media coverage of the rally and relayed several political statements. The report noted that Marion Maréchal Le Pen refused to distinguish between the vandals and peaceful demonstrators, that Éric Ciotti called the unrest an "intifada," and that François-Xavier Bellamy called for the imprisonment of Philippe Poutou. It also highlighted comments from Prisca Thévenot about Jean-Luc Mélenchon and his remarks about Sébastien Lecornu, who called on the French to choose their side between the law enforcement and the Republic. The report further indicated that the mayor of Marseille, Benoît Payan, denied the figure of 30,000 looters, and that an AI-generated image, presented as showing an elderly couple being robbed in Paris, had garnered nearly six million views on X. Finally, it reported that Laurent Nuñez had submitted his resignation to Emmanuel Macron, who had refused it. #France #Mobilisation #Violences (translated)

Let there be complete transparency. In the wake of the violence that marred the protests against the high cost of living, Emmanuel Macron spoke to the French people during a televised address, in which he stated that he had requested "complete transparency" regarding the strategy of maintaining order from intelligence. #PolitiqueFrançaise #Manifestations #Sécurité (translated)

Faced with this incendiary strategy, the French, who can no longer endure being caught between austerity and the tax hammering from those in power and the activists of the insurrection, must hold on for a few more months, assured candidate Marine Le Pen. "We will liberate them from the toxic Macronist policies and protect them from the violence of the far left." #RassemblementNational #ViolencesUrbaines #CampagnePrésidentielle2027 (translated)

"We have a choice between a people and its youth, who are in a deep crisis - morally, psychologically, economically - and a government that always relies on the same strategy: namely watching the situation worsen, only to then use blind violence and instill fear in everyone," said Mélenchon on the broadcaster LCI. #Frankreich #Proteste #Gewalt (translated)

Emmanuel Macron also promised "transparency" regarding the law enforcement strategy used on Saturday and asks "the Minister of the Interior" Laurent Nuñez to "draw all the lessons" from the events, saying he expects "clear answers." #Macron #ViolencesUrbaines #PolitiqueFrançaise (translated)

News - Barça reported that Javier Tebas accused the Real Madrid management of pursuing a strategy of manipulation and spreading lies, including in its official statements and publications. He also blamed them for fueling and repeating accusations, targeting individuals, and then presenting themselves as victims. #RealMadrid #Football #Manipulation (translated)