“The French can leave confident” on vacation, assures Elisabeth Borne

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06:34 : Go out covered. From Languedoc to the northern Alps and the Jura, the weather will be very rainy today. The Ardèche is also placed in orange vigilance for rain-flooding. All forecasts on our dedicated page.

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06:28 : The day after the announcement of the resignation of Prime Minister Liz Truss, the campaign to succeed her begins. Objective ? A new head of government within a week at the latest. No candidate has yet officially launched, but among the contenders: the former finance minister Rishi Sunak, the current minister in charge of relations with Parliament Penny Mordaunt or the former Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

(EVAN VUCCI / AFP)

06:24 : Campaigning for the midterm elections, Joe Biden lambasted the Republican Party by accusing it of wanting, in the event of a victory in the legislative elections, to potentially reduce American financial support for Ukraine. “These people don’t understand. It goes beyond Ukraine. It’s Eastern Europe. It’s NATO”launched the Democratic leader.

(Kyle Mazza / ANADOLU AGENCY / AFP)

06:20 : A purge. Elon Musk has planned to lay off almost 75% of Twitter’s 7,500 employees if he succeeds in buying the social network, according to information from the washington post. The boss of Tesla has told investors that he intends to reduce the company to some 2,000 employees, according to the American daily. The multibillionaire is a priori on the verge of buying the social network for 44 billion dollars.

06:16 : German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron therefore showed a certain desire for appeasement last night in Brussels after the tensions which broke out in broad daylight between Paris and Berlin. “The cooperation between Germany and France (…) is intense and fruitful”assured the German leader.

(LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP)

06:14 : The Twenty-Seven have agreed to promote joint purchases of gas at EU level, with the idea that they remain “volunteers” but cover at least one target level “obligatory” of 15% of the EU stock filling targets for the winter of 2023. They also called for “accelerate its negotiations” with producing countries “reliable” such as Norway and the United States. The leaders are also asking for a specific plan for a mechanism “temporary” to cap the price of gas used to generate electricity.

06:14 : “Unity and solidarity prevail. Agreement to work on measures to contain energy prices for households and businesses.”

the President of the European Council welcomed on Twitter of this agreement. According to the conclusions released a little later, the Heads of State and Government asked the Commission to submit to them “urgently” of the “concrete decisions” on a set of measures, including interventions to tame the volatility of gas prices.

06:08 : A productive night. The leaders of the 27 member countries of the EU have agreed to “work on measurements” intended for stem the rise in energy pricesannounced a little after 2 a.m. the President of the European Council Charles Michel.

06:05 : And we continue in a good mood with an update on the news:

The Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne, yesterday again committed the responsibility of the government to the National Assembly on the revenue part of the Social Security financing bill, by means of Article 49.3 of the Constitution.

#ENERGY The leaders of the 27 member countries of the EU agreed last night to “work on measurements” aimed at stemming soaring energy prices, announces the President of the European Council Charles Michel.

• The British Prime Minister slams the door. Contested for several weeks, including within her majority, Liz Truss has announced her resignation. We summarize the 45 tumultuous days she spent in power.

The Ardèche is on orange alert for the risk of rain and flooding. The alert runs until 1 p.m.

06:01 : Hello everyone ! Today is Friday, which is good news for most of us. To celebrate, I share with you the song that sticks in our minds this morning with my colleague Marie-Adélaïde Scigacz (the Germans speak of “Ohrwurm”, of earworm). This is the song I Want It That Way of the Backstreet Boys. Like a perfume from the 90s…