Etiket: Senate
The Senate votes for a national plan against the Asian hornet “which involves all the players”, including individuals
“A health, environmental and economic danger”, justifies Michel Masset, senator from Lot-et-Garonne where the Asian hornet is particularly ferocious. It destroys up to half of the hives there each year.…
The Senate limits the right to strike in the transport sector over certain periods
The text grants the government a quota of 30 days per year during which “staff of public transport services”, except the air sector, would be deprived of this right. Published…
the National Assembly once again approves the ASN-IRSN merger before a final Senate vote
It will be definitively adopted if the parliamentarians of the upper house in turn give their green light on Tuesday evening, as expected. Published on 04/09/2024 6:41 p.m. Update on…
the environmental group submits a text to the Senate to facilitate the change of gender in civil status
Currently, this procedure must go through the courts and requires, for the applicant, to demonstrate that the mention of his sex in the civil status documents does not correspond to…
US Senate | Immigration secretary’s trial set to begin mid-April
(Washington) The Senate trial of US Immigration Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is expected to begin in mid-April, US Congressional officials said on Thursday. Published at 2:56 p.m. In the middle of…
The cap on study permits will be examined by the Senate Committee on Official Languages
The Senate Committee on Official Languages will study the cap on study permits, fearing that it will have “a considerable impact on French-language colleges and universities outside Quebec.” The Minister…
The Senate votes to create an offense of “road homicide” and reopens the debate on minimum penalties
The senatorial right has tried to establish minimum penalties for drivers responsible for road accidents, whatever the circumstances. Published on 03/28/2024 09:06 Update on 03/28/2024 10:40 Reading time: 1 min…
US Senate votes on budget, avoiding paralysis
(Washington) The American Congress adopted on Saturday a text aimed at financing the federal state until September and preventing the world’s leading economic power from slipping into a “shutdown”, the…
Attack in Moscow, ceasefire in Gaza, rejection of Ceta by the Senate… The “8h30 franceinfo” by Jean-Louis Bourlanges
The MoDem deputy for Hauts-de-Seine and president of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly was the guest of “8h30 franceinfo”, Saturday March 23, 2024. Published on 03/23/2024 10:37…
the Senate adopts a budget to avoid the paralysis of public services
The $1.2 trillion text was adopted at the last minute, and makes it possible to avoid the “shutdown” by financing federal services in the United States until September. Published on…
US Congress | The Democratic leader of the Senate announces an agreement to avoid a paralysis of the federal state
(Washington) The Democratic leader of the US Senate announced Friday evening an agreement on the budget a few minutes before the world’s leading economic power slipped into a “shutdown” –…
The House of Representatives adopts the 2024 budget, the vote in the Senate uncertain
(Washington) The US House of Representatives adopted the federal state budget for 2024 on Friday, provoking the fury of conservatives who in return threatened to dismiss the head of the…
Emmanuel Macron defends the CETA treaty after its rejection by the French Senate
CETA, a free trade treaty between the European Union and Canada, is “a very good agreement” for French agriculture, President Emmanuel Macron declared from Brussels on Friday, the day after…
“Being the first debate creates an event”, welcomes the boss of Public Senate
Christopher Baldelli, CEO of Public Senate, assures that his channel “never considered” canceling the debate, despite Jordan Bardella’s refusal to participate. Published on 03/14/2024 1:38 p.m. Update on 03/15/2024 09:10…
Free trade | The French Senate votes against the Canadian-European treaty
(Paris) The French Senate voted Thursday against the free trade treaty between the European Union and Canada, better known by its English acronym CETA (Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement), thanks…
Free trade between the EU and Canada | French Senate votes against CETA treaty
(Paris) The French Senate voted Thursday against the CETA free trade treaty between the European Union and Canada thanks to a convenient alliance of left-right oppositions, jeopardizing the ratification of…
French Senate votes against CETA free trade treaty
The French Senate on Thursday opposed the ratification of the free trade agreement between the European Union and Canada (CETA, CETA in English) by a first vote in the hemicycle,…
The Senate largely rejects the Ceta free trade treaty between the European Union and Canada
In an extremely tense climate, senators rejected by 211 votes to 44 article 1 of the bill relating to this treaty, applied provisionally since 2017. Published on 03/21/2024 4:05 p.m.…
After his final conviction for rigging public contracts, Jean-Noël Guérini resigns from the Senate
President of the Bouches-du-Rhône general council from 1998 to 2015, he was sentenced to three years in prison, a 30,000 euro fine and five years of ineligibility during his appeal…
how the vote in the Senate on the ratification of Ceta turned into a trap for the majority
Three months before the European elections, and a few weeks after the farmers’ movement, senators are called to speak on the free trade treaty with Canada, to the great displeasure…