INFO FRANCEINFO. Olivier Véran inherits the government spokesperson to replace Olivia Grégoire, appointed Minister Delegate for SMEs

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08:09 : Olivier Véran has been appointed government spokesperson, replacing Olivia Grégoire, franceinfo learned from a government source, confirming information from BFMTV.

07:57 : Guest of France Inter, Bruno Le Maire confirms that he remains Minister of Economy and Finance.

07:55 : Olivia Grégoire leaves the spokesperson of the government and becomes minister delegate for SMEs, trade, crafts and tourism, learned franceinfo from a source close to the file.

07:55 : In addition to the reshuffle and then a Council of Ministers today, the week will be busy for the government: general policy speech by the Prime Minister before Parliament on Wednesday, new Council of Ministers on Thursday to present the text on purchasing power and the amending finance bill, and meeting between Emmanuel Macron and the parliamentarians of his majority, Thursday evening or Friday.

07:56 : The former environmental candidate for the presidency, Yannick Jadot, will not be part of the next government, announced this morning, he assures on RTL. “Poaching is useless. What is needed today is a President of the Republic (…) who gives strong direction.”

07:15 : Hop, a first point on the news of the morning:

The composition of a new government is expected this morning, learned franceinfo. After the announcement, which should be made by press release, the handover of power will start immediately and the first Council of Ministers will take place this afternoon.

Search operations will resume after the collapse of part of the Marmolada glacier in the Italian Alps, which left at least six dead and eight injured.

• The death toll from the shooting in a shopping center in the Danish capital rises to “several dead and several injured”according to the police, who arrested a suspect, “a 22-year-old Dane”. His motives are unclear.

• Hundreds of people protested yesterday in Akron, Ohio, after a video emerged showing the killing by police of Jayland Walker, a black man who, according to his lawyer, was hit by 60 bullets. The 25-year-old was fleeing police on foot after a traffic violation.

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