How a pesticide has screwed up for centuries and the West Indian land

How a pesticide has screwed up for centuries and the West Indian land

They were 1,286 to request compensation. They will ultimately be only ten to be compensated for “prejudice to anxiety”. Guadeloupeans and Martiniquais all exposed to pollution at Chlordecone, a highly toxic pesticide used between the years 1972 and 1993 in banana groves, in the Antilles. After years of combat, part of them was finally heard. … Read more

Our card to find out if the “notary fees” increase in your department

Our card to find out if the “notary fees” increase in your department

Do you buy a property in 2025? You will certainly have to pay more for this transaction this year, because of the increase in transfer duties for consideration (DMTO). These rights, known as “notaries fees”, are generally settled by the purchaser and collected by the notary, and are added to the purchase price. But they … Read more

Prefect Lydia Guirous accused of “toxic management” at the Gironde prefecture

Prefect Lydia Guirous accused of “toxic management” at the Gironde prefecture

It’s not necessarily the best atmosphere in the Gironde prefecture. Lydia Guirous, appointed in 2023 to a newly created position of prefect delegated for equal opportunities, is the subject of accusations of “toxic management” within the Bordeaux prefecture, we learned on Saturday from a union and the Ministry of the Interior which initiated dismissal proceedings. … Read more

Businesses riddled with bullets in Besançon, the mayor calls for help

Businesses riddled with bullets in Besançon, the mayor calls for help

The environmentalist mayor of Besançon appeals to the State. This Saturday, Anne Vignot, councilor of the town of Doubs, denounced “a mafia system” after three businesses in the town were riddled with bullets in a week. “Today we have a gang that is launching a form of intimidation on businesses. It looks like a mafia … Read more

Elisabeth Borne criticized for turning her back on two teachers

Elisabeth Borne criticized for turning her back on two teachers

It is a sequence which caused a lot of reaction on social networks: Elisabeth Borne, visiting Mayotte with several ministers including Prime Minister François Bayrou and Manuel Valls, was arrested in the morning by two angry professors, who recounted the abandonment felt by the inhabitants of Mayotte, two weeks after the passage of Hurricane Chido. … Read more

After the suicide of the TGV driver, the Minister of Transport makes up for it

After the suicide of the TGV driver, the Minister of Transport makes up for it

Two days after the tragic death of a railway worker, emotions are still in full swing. The suicide of a TGV driver, who jumped from his moving train on Christmas Eve, is “above all a human tragedy”, assured Thursday the new Minister of Transport, Philippe Tabarot, criticized for previous comments according to him “misinterpreted”. The … Read more

Greater Paris, Crit’Air 3 vehicles will be able to circulate 24 days a year

Greater Paris, Crit’Air 3 vehicles will be able to circulate 24 days a year

From January 1, 2025, vehicles classified Crit’Air 3, including diesel cars registered before 2011 and gasoline cars before 2006, will be prohibited from driving in the Low Emission Zone (ZFE) of Greater Paris. However, these vehicles will benefit from exemptions 24 days a year. This flexibility, announced by the Métropole du Grand Paris (MGP), is … Read more

We tried to unravel the mystery of cars abandoned in the impound

We tried to unravel the mystery of cars abandoned in the impound

Have you ever been “lucky” enough to have your vehicle impounded? So you probably observed, when you went to collect it, that a good number of other cars were piled up on site, as if they had been abandoned. And it’s not just an impression. Although few statistics exist on the subject, you should still … Read more

“No temporary tax will become permanent”, promises Michel Barnier

“No temporary tax will become permanent”, promises Michel Barnier

Last interview before the big jump. On the eve of the opening of debates in the Assembly on its budget, Michel Barnier chose to speak at length in the JDD. In addition to immigration, the Prime Minister mentioned the measures he is preparing to defend, despite a text that has been heavily revised in committee. … Read more