The “volunteer coalition” meeting will be held on Thursday September 4 in Paris and will be co -chaired by Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in the presence of Volodymyr Zelensky. Thirty countries, mainly European, will participate in this exchange, some leaders will be vis -à -vis. The Élysée specifies that discussions will focus on security guarantees for Ukraine and the consequences of the attitude of Russia, accused of refusing peace.
This meeting comes following that organized on August 18 in Washington between Donald Trump, six European leaders and the Ukrainian president. However, the participation of the American president tomorrow is not planned, said the Élysée. Diplomatic efforts have intensified in recent weeks, Donald Trump having met Vladimir Putin in Alaska in August. But despite these initiatives, no concrete result has yet been recorded.
2 – François Bayrou consults representatives of the Socialist Party and the UDI
François Bayrou will invite this Thursday, September 4 in Matignon the representatives of the Socialist Party, then of the UDI, in order to continue his appointments with the opposition parties. The Prime Minister relies on the vote of confidence of September 8 to save his government, but the firmness of the oppositions leaves little room for his failure.
Tuesday, September 2, the RN, represented by Jordan Bardella and Marine Le Pen after an interview with François Bayrou, confirmed his refusal to vote confidence. The two officials expressed their “Total disagreement” with the orientations of the Prime Minister on public finance and claimed a “Ultra-fast dissolution” of the Assembly. Sunday, August 31, the boss of the socialists, Olivier Faure, maintained that the decision to vote against the government’s confidence on September 8 was “Irrevocable”.
3 – Publication of the “cardinal”, the biography of Bruno Retailleau by Nathalie Schuck
The book The cardinal. Bruno Retailleau’s fights and ambitions will appear tomorrow, September 4, by Robert Laffont editions. Signed by Nathalie Schuck, a great reporter to Pointthis work draws up the documented and living portrait of the new strong man of the right, now Minister of the Interior. Through anecdotes and secrets, Bruno Retailleau reveals himself, assuming his ambitions and his journey marked by faith, his private life and his political choices. The author describes an elected provincial attached to his roots, which has become, thanks to the upheavals caused by dissolution, an unexpected anti-macron and the hope of his political family.
4 – Algeria: intra -African trade fair
The intra-African trade fair (IATF 2025), organized in partnership with the Pan-African Bank Afreximbank will start this Thursday, September 4 and will end on September 10 in Algiers. According to opinionthe objective of the event is “Promote exporting ambition to Africa at a time when the continental free trade area is gradually being set up”.
The event will bring together more than 2,000 exhibitors from more than 75 different countries to present their products and services, build contacts and explore new opportunities. Exchanges are expected to generate more than $ 44 billion in commercial and investment transactions.
5 – The good news of the day
The Heritage Foundation unveiled on Monday the list of 102 departmental sites which will benefit in 2025 from the support of the heritage lotto for their catering work. Among them: the traditional carbets of the Kalawachi Center in Guyana, the Château de la Calade in Aix-en-Provence, the former strike bricker-sur-Mignon or the Ajara irrigation canal in Corsica. Created in 2018 as part of the mission entrusted to Stéphane Bern, this game constitutes an essential resource to save the heritage in danger, in partnership with the Heritage Foundation, FDJ United and the Ministry of Culture.
Since its launch, more than 325 million euros have been brought together, allowing to restore more than 1,000 sites, including 140 emblematic. For the 2025 edition, a ticket at 15 euros will highlight 18 regional sites and will offer up to 1.5 million euros in earnings, while the share usually paid to the State will be allocated to the Foundation. In addition, FDJ will organize eight special prints in September and a super lotto of 13 million euros on the eve of the European Heritage Days.
