Un lobbying gagnant (et en musique)
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 09:22:57 GMT
Notre newsletter quotidienne sur les enjeux de lobbying et de transparence en France.Par ALEXANDRE LÉCHENETAvec OCÉANE HERRERO, AURORE GORIUS et PAUL DE VILLEPINInfos, tuyaux et mini-drames à partager ? Ecrivez à Océane Herrero, Aurore Gorius, Alexandre Léchenet et Paul de Villepin | Voir dans votre navigateurLE MENU DU JOUR— Comment Spotify and co ont réussi à mettre sur pause le risque d’une taxe streaming.— Loi anti-Airbnb : un retour en fanfare avant Noël.— Le troc se termine pour Vivendi à la suite de son rachat de Lagardère.Bonjour à toutes et à tous, c’est aujourd’hui l’heure du deuxième tour. Après un premier vote où aucune majorité ne s’est dégagée, les Etats membres vont à nouveau se prononcer sur la prolongation de l’autorisation du glyphosate. La France devrait s’abstenir, et ce malgré la promesse faite par Emmanuel Macron il y a quelques années de bannir le pesticide, aux effets si controversés. Si le sujet vous intéresse, ou si vous avez besoin de ...British Foreign Secretary David Cameron meets Zelenskyy in first overseas visit as top UK diplomat
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 09:22:57 GMT
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — British Foreign Secretary David Cameron met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday in his first overseas trip in his new job and pledged to continue providing military support for Ukraine’s war effort for “however long it takes.”Cameron, a former prime minister who returned to government in a surprise appointment Monday in a Cabinet shuffle, said he wanted to make the trip to Kyiv his first diplomatic visit. “I admire the strength and determination of the Ukrainian people,” he told Zelenskyy, according to a video posted by the president.Cameron said the U.K. would continue to provide moral and diplomatic support “but above all, the military support that you need not just this year and next year but however long it takes.”Zelenskyy thanked Cameron for visiting. Zelenskyy has tried to keep the world’s focus on Ukraine’s fight as attention has turned to the Middle East and Israel’s war against Hamas.“A good meeting,” Zelens...German authorities raid properties linked to group suspected of promoting Iranian ideology
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 09:22:57 GMT
BERLIN (AP) — German police raided 54 locations across the country on Thursday in an investigation of a Hamburg-based center suspected of promoting Iranian ideology and supporting the activities of Hezbollah, the government said.The Interior Ministry said the Islamic Center Hamburg, or IZH, has long been under observation by Germany’s domestic intelligence agency. It said the activities of the group are aimed at spreading the “revolutionary concept” of Iran’s supreme leader. Authorities are also looking into suspicions that it supports banned activities in Germany by Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group, which has repeatedly traded fire with Israel across the Israel-Lebanon border since Hamas attacked Israel from Gaza last month.The IZH runs a mosque in Hamburg. The Interior Ministry said German intelligence believes it exerts significant influence or full control over some other mosques and groups, and that they often promote a “clearly antisemitic and a...Turkish parliamentary committee to debate Sweden’s NATO membership bid
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 09:22:57 GMT
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Turkish Parliament’s foreign affairs committee was scheduled on Thursday to start debating Sweden’s bid to join NATO, drawing the previously non-aligned country closer to membership in the Western military alliance.Once green-lighted by the committee, Sweden’s accession protocol will need to be ratified by Parliament’s general assembly for the last stage of the legislative process in Turkey.Turkey has stalled ratifying Sweden’s membership in NATO, accusing the country of being too lenient toward groups that Ankara regards as threats to its security, including Kurdish militants and members of a network that Ankara blames for a failed coup in 2016.Turkey has also been angered by a series of demonstrations by supporters of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, in Sweden as well as Quran-burning protests that roiled Muslim countries.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lifted his objection to Sweden’s bid during a NATO summit in July and sent the acc...No Canadians on updated exit list for the Rafah border crossing, hundreds still stuck
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 09:22:57 GMT
There are no Canadians mentioned in an updated list of foreign nationals who are being allowed to leave the Gaza Strip today. The General Authority for Crossings and Borders published the latest document on its Facebook page early this morning.Global Affairs Canada said Wednesday that a total of 367 Canadian citizens, permanent residents and family members have been able to get out, including nine people who left without the Canadian government’s help.Two more people were able to travel to Egypt via the Rafah border crossing on Wednesday, and 10 made the trip on Monday. The Canadian government says it cannot determine when or how many people can cross each day, but 386 more people connected to Canada are looking to leave the besieged Palestinian territory.They are fleeing the war that started on Oct. 7 when Hamas militants stormed into Israel, killing an estimated 1,200 people and taking roughly 240 others back into Gaza as hostages.Israel has since retaliated with airstrikes ...Stock market today: Asian shares wobble and oil prices fall after Biden’s meeting with China’s Xi
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 09:22:57 GMT
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares have retreated after Wall Street added a bit more to its big rally from a day before, while U.S. futures and oil prices were lower. Any lift in sentiment from a meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping appeared to fade after Biden, pressed by a reporter on whether he trusted Xi, said he believed in trusting but verifying and conceded that China’s leader is a dictator.“He is a dictator in a sense,” Biden said.Biden and Xi emerged from their first face-to-face meeting in a year vowing to stabilize the fraught relationship between the world’s two biggest economies. They showcased modest agreements to combat illicit fentanyl and re-establish military communications. Rifts on economic competition and global security threats persist, but Biden said they agreed to “pick up the phone” and talk if urgent issues arise. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng lost 1.4% to 17,832.82 and the Shanghai Composite index was down 0.7% at 3,050.93. In othe...Daily horoscope for November 16, 2023
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 09:22:57 GMT
Moon Alert: After 2:55 a.m. EST today, there are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions. The Moon is in Capricorn.Happy Birthday for Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023:You are intelligent, perceptive and full of purpose. You are also caring and have the best interests of others at heart. This is a year of learning and teaching. Explore philosophies that will give you better self-awareness and get you closer to the true meaning of your life.ARIES(March 21-April 19) ★★★★This is a good day to talk to bosses, parents and people in authority, because you look successful. Not only that, you have solid, realistic plans, and are able to forecast practical realities. Others will be impressed! You appear trustworthy and reliable. Tonight: You’re noticed.TAURUS(April 20-May 20) ★★★★★This is an excellent day to travel. It’s also an excellent day to study or explore opportunities in publishing, the media, medicine or the law. All aspects of higher education will flourish because you...Commission funds 171 new LIFE projects in environment and climate across Europe with over €396 million
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 09:22:57 GMT
The European Commission has approved 171 new projects across Europe under the LIFE Programme for environment and climate action, worth more than €396 million. Thanks to the programme's co-funding requirements, it will mobilise a total investment of more than €722m, which represents a 28.5 % increase compared to last year. Projects from almost all EU countries will benefit from EU support under the following sub-programmes: nature and biodiversity; circular economy and quality of life; climate change mitigation and adaptation; and clean energy transition.LIFE projects contribute to reaching the European Green Deal's broad range of climate, energy and environmental goals, including the EU's aim to become climate-neutral by 2050. They support biodiversity and nature restoration, improve the quality of life of Europeans by reducing pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions, increase circularity in the economy and climate resilience, and accelerate the transition to clean energy across Eur...Dear Abby: After decades of gaslighting me, my mother refuses to admit what she did
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 09:22:57 GMT
DEAR ABBY: I was born 40 years ago and raised by my mother to believe that her husband was my birth father.Related ArticlesAdvice | Dear Abby: The co-worker who was supposed to leave is still here, and things are not getting better Advice | Dear Abby: I don’t know what’s in my husband’s trailer, but I want it gone Advice | Dear Abby: I brought up my moral issue with the restaurant, and this man exploded at me Advice | Dear Abby: These men hijacked our sentimental lunch. Am I wrong to be upset? Advice | Dear Abby: The bride is my best friend, but I’m not comfortable with her plan She divorced him and raised me while receiving court-awarded child support, based on her insistence to all involved that she had not had an affair.As the years went on, it became increasingly evident this wasn’t true, so I took a genetic test. The result came back with a 99% likelihood that I had a d...Four-bedroom home in Los Gatos sells for $2.3 million
Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 09:22:57 GMT
220 Mary Alice Drive – Google Street ViewA 1,579-square-foot house built in 1961 has changed hands. The property located in the 200 block of Mary Alice Drive in Los Gatos was sold on Nov. 3, 2023, for $2,280,000, or $1,444 per square foot. This single-story home provides a generous living space with its four bedrooms and three bathrooms. Inside, a fireplace adds character to the home. Additionally, the house includes a two-car garage, offering generous space for vehicles and storage requirements.Additional houses have recently changed hands nearby:A 1,598-square-foot home on the 200 block of Jo Drive in Los Gatos sold in May 2023, for $2,111,000, a price per square foot of $1,321. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In March 2023, a 1,357-square-foot home on National Avenue in Los Gatos sold for $1,700,000, a price per square foot of $1,253. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.On National Avenue, Los Gatos, in November 2022, a 2,386-square-foot home was sold for $2,600,000, ...Latest news
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