The EU is engaged in the climate battle and wants to reassure about the social impact

End of gasoline cars, import taxation, carbon market reform at the risk of increasing fuel prices... Brussels has worked to reassure on the social impact of its vast climate plan, under the crossfire of NGOs and companies. The dozen or so texts unveiled by the European executive will be the subject of bitter discussions between MEPs and member states for at least a year, but the social consequences of some proposals are worrying, raising the spectre of the French "yellow vests" movement. In particular, Brussels wants to introduce an unprecedented tax on air kerosene for flights in the EU, and ban all marketing of petrol cars from 2035, with a boost to install charging points for electric vehicles. Both sectors reacted strongly. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has denounced "punitive measures" and European companies fear a "distortion of competition", while European car manufacturers (ACEA) have slammed "an unrational solution".

Last military parade of The five-year Macron in Paris for July 14

The France celebrated its national holiday with a military parade on the famous Avenue des Champs-Elysées, under the gaze of Emmanuel Macron who presided over these festivities for the last time of his five-year term. The show, lasting 2 hours, ended with a Marseillaise sung by a choir of 120 young "committed": military high school students, members of civic service, voluntary or adapted military service, volunteer firefighters. In the preamble to the parade, the Head of State had descended under a gray sky the Champs-Elysées in "command car" alongside his Chief of Staff of the Armies, General François Lecointre, who will give way in a few days to the current Chief of Staff of the Army, Legionnaire Thierry Burkhard.

Children's vaccination: UN sounds alarm on 'absolute catastrophe' risk

The UN sounded the alarm on Thursday about a risk of "absolute catastrophe" if the dangerous delay in vaccinating children due to the Covid-19 pandemic is not made up and if health restrictions are lifted too quickly. The pandemic has forced to divert resources and personnel to the fight against Covid, many care services have had to close or reduce their hours. People have also been reluctant to move for fear of becoming infected, when lockdown measures did not prohibit them from doing so.

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Pa pope Francis, released from the hospital ten days after colon surgery, has returned to his small apartment in the Vatican to continue his rest before a return to school that promises to be eventful.

Victory for the yellow jersey: Slovenian Tadej Pogacar won the 17th stage of the Tour de France, at the Col du Portet, the highest finish of the event this year.