“Against the surge in delinquency”
The Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, ordered this Wednesday evening, April 17, the establishment for two months of a curfew for minors under the age of 18 in Pointe-à-Pitre in order to combat an outbreak of delinquency. “ We are very struck by the fact that minors are extremely numerous in delinquency unfortunately, in Guadeloupe in general and in Pointe-à-Pitre in particular. “, said Gerald Darmanin who specified that this measure will come into force “ from the beginning of next week » and will be effective from 8 p.m.
The Minister of the Interior made this announcement after a meeting with the Minister Delegate for Overseas Territories Marie Guévenoux, the prefect and the mayor of Pointe-à-Pitre. Gérald Darmanin, who arrived this Wednesday evening in Guadeloupe for a two-day visit, went to meet “ police officers and gendarmes who are currently carrying out an operation “Place Net” in Pointe-à-Pitre at my request », he indicated on the social network X. In recent months, the sub-prefecture of Guadeloupe – 14,500 inhabitants in 2020 – has largely fueled the chronicle of news items. In March, a shopkeeper was killed there during a robbery. Then tourists on a cruise were stabbed by a woman with psychiatric disorders.
LFI upwind
A one-on-one, concentrated and complicit exchange: Emmanuel Macron appeared for the first time this Wednesday, April 17 in Brussels alongside his camp's candidate for the European elections, Valérie Hayer, who is struggling to make her mark facing his far-right rival. The head of state was expected at the traditional meeting of the centrist Renew group, before the opening of a European summit. But he finally mainly discussed in front of the cameras with the head of the Renew MEPs, unknown to the general public until she was propelled at the end of February to the head of the Renaissance list. The two talked for a few minutes, sometimes absorbed, sometimes smiling. Emmanuel Macron, eagerly awaited by his camp in the campaign, took a first step in this direction for the occasion, a month before the June 9 election.
“ We get organized, we have the right candidate (..) Above all, we have good ideas, those that have been implemented in Europe in recent years », then launched the President of the Republic, questioned by a journalist. The sequence, posted by the Élysée on “ The use of the Élysée's resources to campaign for the list supported by the President of the Republic is contrary to electoral financing rules. », declared the coordinator of La France insoumise, Manuel Bompard, on give a speech on Europe next week, probably at La Sorbonne as in 2017 when he unveiled his European roadmap.
Send “a clear message”
The European Union (EU) decided this Wednesday April 17 to impose new sanctions against Iran targeting drone and missile producers, declared the President of the European Council Charles Michel. The day before, the American White House had announced the strengthening of US sanctions against Iranindicating “ to expect » that his allies will soon do the same. It's done. “ We decided to impose sanctions against Iran, we wanted to send a clear message » after the attack on Israel, declared Charles Michel at the end of the summit in Brussels bringing together the leaders of the 27 member countries.
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“ The idea is to target companies that have a role in the manufacturing of drones and missiles “, he added. Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israeli territory on the night of Saturday April 13 to Sunday April 14, in response to a strike on April 1 on the consular annex of the Iranian embassy in Damascus, Syria, attributed to Israel. Almost all of the missiles and drones were destroyed before hitting Israeli territory. This was Iran's first direct attack on Israel. In their communiqué adopted at the end of the summit, EU leaders called “ all parties to exercise maximum restraint and to steer clear of any action that could increase tensions in the region “.
