Europe. From Strasbourg, from 11 a.m., French President Emmanuel Macron will deliver a speech to the European Parliament on France’s rotating presidency of the EU. He will present the priorities of this presidency, and will then lend himself to a game of questions and answers with the MEPs. Parliament has been in plenary session since the beginning of the week, and must elect its new president, after the death of David Sassoli on January 11.
Justice. On Wednesday, justice will examine Claude Guéant’s request for release. Nicolas Sarkozy’s former interior minister has been imprisoned since December 13, in connection with a conviction dating back to 2017. He had requested a sentence adjustment after settling his debt to the public treasury on December 16.
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Countryside. Candidates for the presidential election continue to criss-cross France. Éric Zemmour will be in Calais on Wednesday to talk about Europe and migration, while Christiane Taubira, the latest in the campaign, will travel to Oise in support of striking employees at the Château de Neuville nursing home. For his part, the ecologist Yannick Jadot will be in Strasbourg, as will the Insoumis Jean-Luc Mélenchon who will hold a meeting there at the end of the day.
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Tribute. At the end of the morning, Wednesday, at the National Assembly will be unveiled a plaque in the hemicycle in memory of Hubert Germain, last companion of the Liberation, and this, in the presence of the president of the Palais-Bourbon Richard Ferrand. Hubert Germain passed away on October 12.
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Conflict. In Kiev, Ukraine, a decision must be taken on the conditions for the continued release or imprisonment of ex-president Poroshenko. The Ukrainian prosecutor’s office on Monday called for the arrest of ex-president Petro Poroshenko on suspicion of “high treason”, or to impose a bond of around 30 million euros on him, a case that risks causing a domestic political crisis. , in the midst of geopolitical tensions with Russia.
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Soccer. Wednesday will be the 19th day of Ligue 1. Three games, late, are scheduled: Clermont will face Strasbourg, Lille will face Lorient, and Montpellier will face Troyes. Kick off at 7 p.m.