13 November attacks: Salah Abdeslam sentenced to life imprisonment
More than six years after the attacks of November 13, the Paris Special Assize Court on Wednesday evening sentenced Salah Abdeslam, the only living member of the commandos that killed 130 people, to incompressible life imprisonment, the heaviest sentence in the criminal code. After ten months of a historic hearing, the five professional judges complied with the requests of the public prosecutor, which had requested this extremely rare sanction against the only defendant of boxing recognized by the court as co-perpetrating the Paris and Saint-Denis attacks that had “stunned” France. Incompressible perpetuity makes the possibility of release minimal. So far it had only been uttered four times. Salah Abdeslam, wearing a khaki polo shirt in the box, remained impassive when the verdict was delivered.

Climate: an essential “boost” to achieve the 2030 objectives
Despite a downward trend in emissions, France's climate action is still “insufficient”, the High Council for Climate ruled on Wednesday, calling for a “surge” to avoid the “major risk” of not meeting the reinforced goals for 2030. Progress, but more needs to be done: this is essentially the message of the annual report of the HCC, an independent authority that, since its creation by Emmanuel Macron, has emphasized every year the State's “insufficient” response to global warming. The latter is making its impacts increasing in France with an increase in heat waves, droughts or extreme rains.

Ukraine: Putin slams NATO's “imperialism”, which is committed to supporting Kiev
NATO, whose summit in Madrid ends on Thursday, has promised to support Ukraine as long as necessary in the face of Russia's “cruelty”, a support denounced by the Russian president who castigated the Alliance's “imperialist ambitions.” On the sidelines of the meeting in the Spanish capital, London and Washington strengthened their military and economic aid to Ukraine. “This is a special summit, a transformative summit, the Alliance is changing its strategy in responding to Russia's aggressive anti-European policies,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed in his daily address, after “calling on NATO countries to accelerate the delivery of missile defense systems to Ukraine and to significantly increase pressure on the state. terrorist.” In a joint statement, NATO member countries said they had agreed on a new aid plan involving the “delivery of non-lethal military equipment” and the strengthening of Ukrainian defences against cyber attacks.

“Years of lead”: French justice opposes the extradition of ten former Italian activists
The French courts on Wednesday opposed the extradition of ten former Italian far-left activists requested by Italy for their role during the “lead years”, a case that has poisoned relations between the two countries for forty years. In spring 2021, after months of negotiations, President Emmanuel Macron decided to encourage the execution of the extradition requests of these two women and eight men, renewed a year ago by Rome. These ten activists, now aged 61 to 78, were claimed by Italy for “acts of terrorism” during the “lead years”.

IN SHORT
Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne will meet by videoconference on Thursday with the presidents of the National Assembly, the Senate and parliamentary groups during two parliamentary liaison committees devoted to Covid.
Some 10% of flights departing from or arriving at Paris-Charles de Gaulle will be cancelled on Thursday due to a social movement.
A growing number of European households, strangled by rising real estate and energy prices, are facing rent arrears, according to a report published Thursday by two associations, which are worried about a possible increase in evictions.
Novak Djokovic clearly increased his strength on Wednesday in the 2nd round of Wimbledon, where Caroline Garcia of France dominated the public favorite and winner of the last US Open, Emma Raducanu, head and shoulders.