The Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, will go this Thursday, July 24, to the Élysée on Thursday, in order to meet with the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron. The Minister of State intends to advocate a hardening of relations with Algeria. He wants to turn the page on “Diplomacy of good feelings” And return to a firmness posture. Among its proposals: assets freezing, revision of visa policy and targeted restrictions on airlines. He also demanded the questioning of the 1968 Franco-Algerian agreement.
This initiative is part of a tense context, Bruno Retailleau having affirmed, in an interview with Current values, this Wednesday that “Macronism will end with Emmanuel Macron”. The interview has dismissed the languages of several ministers like Aurore Bergé or Agnès Pannier-Runacher, who criticize the words used by the Minister of the Interior.
2 – European China -Union summit in Beijing
The European China-Union Summit will be held this Thursday, July 24 in China on Thursday, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Beijing and the European Community. The president of the European Council, António Costa, and the president of the commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will go there, where they will be received by Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Li Qiang. This meeting comes in a climate of increasing tensions: commercial disputes (electric cars, medical equipment, cognac), close partnership China-Russia, war in Ukraine, but also concerns about Chinese industrial overproduction supported by massive public subsidies.
The EU fears an increasing commercial imbalance and unfair competition, in particular with the influx of cheap Chinese products. The summit also aims to negotiate a relaxation of Chinese restrictions on rare earth exports, essential to European technology industry. António Costa calls for a frank and constructive dialogue and pleads for a more balanced relationship, based on real commitments and shared benefits.
3 – Loïk Le Floch -Prigent funeral
The funeral of Loïk Le Floch-Prigent, which died on July 16 will take place this Thursday, July 24 at the Cemetery of Père-Lachaise in Paris (20th). A great industry captain and state servant, he marked French economic history. Director of cabinet of the Minister of Industry in 1981, he accompanied major privatizations, before directing giants like Rhône-Poulenc, Elf Aquitaine, GDF or SNCF. He alternated public posts and private responsibilities, tirelessly defending French industry.
If his name remains linked to the ELF affair, a vast politico-financial scandal for which he was condemned in 2003, he found a public voice published in particular The Battle of Industry In 2016, where he criticized the elitist selection of French leaders. Close to the end of the life of the party of Eric Zemmour Reconquest!, He still advised many political figures.
4 – Closing conference of the Avignon Festival
The closing conference of the Avignon Festival Off will take place tomorrow in the morning, the opportunity for the organizers to take stock of the 2025 edition. The consolidated figures for the attendance of this edition will also be published.
This edition has honored the Arabic language through the shows of about fifteen artists. 42 shows have spread over 300 performances, including 32 creations that date from this year and 20 in first in Avignon.
5 – The good news of the day
Mariah Carey signs her musical return with the announcement of the release of her 16th album, Here for it allscheduled for September 26, 2025. This is his first project since Deposit In 2018. Known for her winter appearances, the singer surprises her fans by revealing this news in the middle of summer, via an Instagram video containing an unprecedented extract from the new opus.
Announced since 2024, this album marks a return to retro r’n’b sounds, as evidenced by his first single Dangerous typereleased in June, who sample Eric B. Is President from Eric B. & RAKIM. In parallel, Mariah Carey will participate this summer at the Heritage Live Festival, organized in the Royal Residence of Sandringham. She will go on stage on August 15, accompanied by Nile Rodgers & Chic and the Eternal Group, emblematic of the 1990s. A double return for the American diva, which promises to be talked about well before the Christmas season.
