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Trump signs order to ramp up US deep-sea mining

President Donald Trump has defied international norms on the nascent field of deep-sea mining, signing an executive order Thursday expanding the practice for rare earth minerals in domestic and international waters.White House aides say the initiative could see US operations scoop up more than a billion metric tons of mineral-rich deep-sea nodules, and pump hundreds of billions of dollars into the American economy.But the move to disrupt ocean floor ecosystems to extract cobalt and other minerals flies in the face of environmental group concerns and the controls set by global regulators at the International Seabed Authority. Since the 1990s, the group has sought to set ground rules for the burgeoning industry’s extraction efforts in international waters. But the US never ratified the agreements that empowered the ISA’s jurisdiction and is not a member of the UN-affiliated body. Instead, the Trump administration is “relying on an obscure 1980 law that empowers the federal government to issue seabed mining permits in international waters,” the New York Times reported. ISA didn’t immediately respond to AFP’s request for comment.Under the order, the secretary of commerce has 60 days to “expedite the process for reviewing and issuing seabed mineral exploration licenses and commercial recovery permits in areas beyond national jurisdiction.”- ‘Environmental disaster’ -Commercial deep-sea mining remains in its infancy, but with a global race underway for rare earth minerals — and the industry dominated by China — Washington appears set on expanding its collection capacity to benefit its defense, advanced manufacturing and energy industries.But environmental groups warn the process can cause major ecological damage.”Fast-tracking deep-sea mining is an environmental disaster in the making,” Emily Jeffers, a senior attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity, said in a statement.”Trump is trying to open one of Earth’s most fragile and least understood ecosystems to reckless industrial exploitation.”The boosted deep-sea mining policy is aimed in part at “strengthening partnerships with allies and industry to counter China’s growing influence over seabed mineral resources,” the White House said.The ISA is scrambling to devise a rulebook for deep-sea mining, balancing its economic potential against warnings of irreversible environmental damage.Last week the American firm Impossible Metals said it had asked US officials to “commence a leasing process” in a parcel of the Pacific Ocean surrounding far-flung US territory American Samoa. The bid circumvents the ISA by mining within US jurisdiction, rather than international waters.Key seabed resources include polymetallic nodules, potato-sized pebbles found at depths of 13,000 to 20,000 feet (4,000 to 6,000 meters) that contain manganese, iron, cobalt, copper and nickel.A senior administration official told reporters shortly before the signing that the US could retrieve more than a billion metric tons of material, and the process could create some 100,000 jobs and generate $300 billion in domestic GDP over 10 years.Canada-based deep-sea mining frontrunner The Metals Company recently stunned industry observers with an attempt to sideline the ISA.After years of pushing the authority to adopt rules for industrial-scale mining, The Metals Company abruptly announced earlier this year it would seek US approval instead, with CEO Gerard Barron lauding Trump’s order.”By building on decades of domestic innovation and regulatory groundwork, this action reasserts America’s role in securiting critical seabed resources and ensures the US is not left behind in a strategic arena increasingly influenced by China,” Barron said in a statement.

India and Pakistan urged to have ‘maximum restraint’ after Kashmir attack

The United Nations urged India and Pakistan to show “maximum restraint” as the nuclear-armed rivals imposed tit-for-tat diplomatic measures over a deadly shooting in Kashmir.Relations have plunged to their lowest level in years, with India accusing Pakistan of supporting “cross-border terrorism” after gunmen carried out the worst attack on civilians in contested Muslim-majority Kashmir for a quarter of a century.”We very much appeal to both the governments… to exercise maximum restraint, and to ensure that the situation and the developments we’ve seen do not deteriorate any further,” UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters in New York on Thursday.”Any issues between Pakistan and India, we believe, can be and should be resolved peacefully through meaningful mutual engagement”.Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday vowed to hunt down the gunmen responsible for killing 26 civilians at the popular tourist site of Pahalgam, after Indian police identified two of the three fugitive gunmen as Pakistani.”I say to the whole world: India will identify, track and punish every terrorist and their backer,” Modi said, in his first speech since Tuesday’s attack in the Himalayan region.”We will pursue them to the ends of the Earth.”Denying any involvement, Islamabad called attempts to link Pakistan to the Pahalgam attack “frivolous” and vowed to respond to any Indian action.”Any threat to Pakistan’s sovereignty and to the security of its people will be met with firm reciprocal measures in all domains,” a Pakistani statement said, after Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a rare National Security Committee with top military chiefs.Kashmir has been divided between India and Pakistan since its independence in 1947, with both claiming the territory in full but governing separate portions of it.Rebel groups have waged an insurgency in Indian-controlled Kashmir since 1989, demanding independence or a merger with Pakistan.India’s air force and navy both carried out military exercises Thursday.Indian police say the three gunmen are members of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba group, a UN-designated terrorist organisation. They offered a two million rupee ($23,500) bounty for information leading to each man’s arrest.A day after the attack, New Delhi suspended a water-sharing treaty, announced the closure of the main land border crossing with Pakistan, downgraded diplomatic ties, and withdrew visas for Pakistanis.In response, Islamabad on Thursday ordered the expulsion of Indian diplomats and military advisers, cancelling visas for Indian nationals — with the exception of Sikh pilgrims — and closing the main border crossing from its side.Pakistan also warned any attempt by India to stop the supply of water from the Indus River would be an “act of war.”- ‘Reduce it to dust’ -Pahalgam marks a dramatic shift in recent Kashmiri rebel attacks, which typically target Indian security forces.Experts say that a military response may still be in the pipeline, with some speculating that it may come within days while others say weeks. In 2019, a suicide attack killed 41 Indian troops in Kashmir and triggered Indian air strikes inside Pakistan, bringing the countries to the brink of all-out war. “Whatever little land these terrorists have, it’s time to reduce it to dust,” Modi said on Thursday, after holding two minutes of silence in memory of those killed, all but one of whom was Indian.India has taken its time to respond to past attacks.The worst attack in recent years in Indian-run Kashmir was at Pulwama in 2019, when insurgents rammed a car packed with explosives into a police convoy, killing 40 and wounding 35.Indian fighter jets carried out air strikes on Pakistani territory 12 days later.Tuesday’s assault occurred as tourists enjoyed tranquil mountain views at the popular site at Pahalgam, when gunmen burst out of forests and raked crowds with automatic weapons.Survivors told Indian media the gunmen targeted men and spared those who could give the Islamic declaration of faith.Indian security forces have launched a vast manhunt for the attackers, with large numbers of people detained.The attack has enraged Hindu nationalist groups, and students from Kashmir at institutions across India have reported experiencing harassment and intimidation.burs-pjm/dhc

Asia stocks rise in wake of Wall Street rally

Asian stocks climbed on Friday, buoyed by a rally on Wall Street, strong earnings from Google parent company Alphabet, and the prospect of diffusing tensions in US President Donald Trump’s trade war.US stocks rallied for a third straight session Thursday, shrugging off signs US trade deals with China and the European Union aren’t imminent.Beijing had said on Thursday any claims of ongoing trade talks with Washington were “groundless” after Trump played up the prospects of a deal to lower hefty tariffs he imposed on China.France’s economy minister Eric Lombard said a trade deal between the United States and the European Union was also a way off.But global markets appear to have brushed aside the lack of progress.”There are mixed signals about whether there have been some talks about trade between US and China,” said Lloyd Chan, a senior currency analyst at MUFG.”Nonetheless, the trade war and US policy-related uncertainty have persisted. Asian economies still face the risk of higher reciprocal tariffs.”Tokyo climbed one percent, while Hong Kong, Shanghai were also up.The Nikkei rise came despite struggling Japanese auto giant Nissan issuing a stark profit warning on Thursday, forecasting a huge loss of up to $5.3 billion in the 2024-25 financial year.The markets see that the company “is moving ahead toward turnaround”, said Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Tatsuo Yoshida, as Nissan shares climbed more than three percent on Friday. “Booking significant impairment losses and restructuring charges is a necessary step toward Nissan Motor’s turnaround.”Seoul jumped 0.5 percent after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said a trade “understanding” between South Korea and the United States could be reached by next weekTaipei, Sydney, Singapore, Manila and Wellington also climbed.Markets were responding to strong earnings from Google parent Alphabet, which reported on Thursday a profit of $34.5 billion in the recently ended quarter.Overall revenue at Alphabet grew 12 percent to $90.2 billion compared to the same period a year earlier, while revenue for the cloud unit grew 28 percent to $12.3 billion, according to the tech giant.MUFG’s Chan also pointed to the Federal Reserve possibly cutting interest rates sooner than expected.Fed Governor Christopher Waller said during an interview with Bloomberg Television that he would support interest rate cuts if harsh tariffs hurt the jobs market.”In terms of the latest Fed speak, Fed’s Waller has said he would support rate cuts should there be a significant deterioration in the labour market,” Chan said.- Key figures at 0300 GMT -Tokyo – Nikkei 225: UP 1.4 percent at 35,527.39 (break)Hong Kong – Hang Seng Index: UP 1.29 percent 22,191.59Shanghai – Composite: UP 0.1 percent at 33,00.061 Euro/dollar: DOWN at $1.1349 from $1.1392 on ThursdayPound/dollar: DOWN at $1.3304 from $1.3339 Dollar/yen: UP at 142.97 from 142.62 yenEuro/pound: DOWN at 85.30 from 85.35 penceWest Texas Intermediate: UP 0.24 percent at $62.94 per barrelBrent North Sea Crude: UP 0.2 percent at $66.68 per barrelNew York – Dow: UP 1.2 percent at 40,093.40 (close)London – FTSE 100: UP 0.5 percent at 8,407.44 (close)burs-tc/fox

Nepal’s long road to quake resilience

A decade has passed since a massive earthquake ripped through Nepal, but in Ram Bahadur Nakarmi’s home the damage is still visible — and so is the fear another might strike. Ten years ago, on April 25, 2015, the ground beneath Nepal shuddered with a magnitude-7.8 earthquake, killing nearly 9,000 people, injuring over 22,000, and leaving millions homeless.The disaster also reduced monuments to ruins, including centuries-old temples and royal palaces in the Kathmandu valley that attracted visitors from around the world.Nakarmi’s four-storey home in historic Bhaktapur city was damaged, but financial constraints made it impossible for him to rebuild.The 61-year-old continues to live in his house despite the cracks. “Even now, it is still scary,” Nakarmi told AFP. “We are still feeling the tremors and they terrify us — we run outside the house”.The aftermath of the quake exposed deep cracks in Nepal’s disaster response system and the rebuilding efforts were initially hit by political infighting, bureaucracy and confusion.Yet over the last decade, significant progress have been made.According to official figures, nearly 90 percent of the homes destroyed have been rebuilt, alongside thousands of schools, health institutions, and public buildings.Temples and cultural landmarks are also slowly rising again.A joint assessment of affected districts by Nepal’s National Society for Earthquake Technology, and the international Global Quake Model showed marked improvements for resilience in the face of another quake. They estimated there had been a 44 percent reduction in the number of buildings at risk of complete collapse, after Nepal’s rebuilding and retrofitting drive. “Our initial years were focused on rebuilding. Now our focus should be in areas which were not affected in 2015 but are at risk of a quake,” Dinesh Prasad Bhatt chief of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), told AFP.”We have to extend the reach of lessons learnt from the earthquake to all parts of the country.”- ‘Inadequate progress’ – The disaster was a wake up call for a country that is situated on a dangerous geological faultline, where the Indian tectonic plate collides with the Eurasian plate to form the Himalayas.According to the UN, Nepal ranks 11th in terms of earthquake risk.Experts question if the country is prepared for the next one.In the decade since the quake, the country has taken important steps. The NDRRMA disaster reduction and management authority was established, and building codes were updated to reflect seismic safety standards. Unlike 2015, there are elected members at local levels responsible for mobilising rescue teams, volunteers and stockpiles of emergency resources in case of a disaster. “If you really look into a holistic picture, compared to what we had back in 2015 and right now, we’ve made massive progress,” said Anil Pokharel, a former NDRRMA chief.”But still, it is inadequate given the kind of growing risks.”Experts say that while Kathmandu’s skyline now includes more reinforced buildings, rural areas — where infrastructure is weaker and access to resources limited — remain exposed.Only 9.4 percent of structures were revealed to be safe in a 2023 integrity assessment of nearly 29,000 buildings of schools, health centres and government offices across the country by the NDRRMA.Implementation of disaster preparedness policies and building codes is also inconsistent. “Nepal has made many policies learning from the 2015 quake experience, but policies are only pieces of paper that dictate the system,” said Surya Narayan Shrestha, from the National Society for Earthquake Technology.”To make the system itself effective, we need people… and systems that have that capacity.” – ‘Dangerously underprepared’ -David Sislen, the World Bank chief Nepal, said that despite better policies and institutional framework, the country remains “dangerously underprepared for a major disaster”.”Without stronger enforcement and implementation of risk reduction and mitigation measures, the physical footprint of vulnerability will continue to grow, putting people, services and assets are risk,” Sislen said.He added that there was a need for “a phased financing strategy for retrofitting schools, hospitals, and other vital infrastructure”.Records at the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center show that over 800 earthquakes with a magnitude of four or above have struck Nepal since the 2015 quake.Every tremor takes Shri Krishna Chhusyabada, a quake survivor who lost three of his family members under the rubble of his house, back to the fateful day. “It was a black day for us. That day took away all our happiness,” Chhusyabada said. “I hope we never see such devastation again.”

Trump veut ouvrir l’extraction minière sous-marine en eaux internationales, un coup de force

Donald Trump a signé jeudi un décret destiné à ouvrir l’extraction à grande échelle de minerais dans les grands fonds océaniques, y compris en eaux internationales, une remise en cause de l’Autorité internationale des fonds marin (AIFM), théoriquement compétente en haute mer.Ce passage en force du président américain hérisse des associations de protection de l’environnement, qui alertent sur les dégâts qu’aurait une telle exploitation sur les écosystèmes marins.Le texte demande au secrétaire au Commerce, Howard Lutnick, “d’accélérer l’examen” de candidatures “et la délivrance de permis d’exploration et d’extraction” de minéraux “au-delà des juridictions” américaines.Il saisit également le ministre de l’Intérieur, Doug Burgum, pour en faire de même pour les eaux territoriales.L’initiative doit permettre de collecter un milliard de tonnes de matériaux en dix ans, a indiqué un haut responsable américain.L’AIFM a juridiction sur les fonds marins des eaux internationales, en vertu d’accords que les Etats-Unis n’ont, néanmoins, jamais ratifiés.Contactée par l’AFP, l’AIFM n’a pas donné suite dans l’immédiat.Le décret enjoint également le secrétaire au Commerce de préparer un rapport sur “la faisabilité d’un mécanisme de partage” du produit des fonds marins.”En se lançant dans l’extraction minière en eaux internationales, à contrepied du reste du monde, le gouvernement ouvre la voie à d’autres pays pour en faire de même”, a réagi Jeff Watters, vice-président de l’ONG Ocean Conservancy, dans un communiqué.”Et cela aura des conséquences négatives pour nous tous et pour les océans dont nous dépendons”, a-t-il prévenu.Aucune extraction minière commerciale n’a encore eu lieu dans les fonds marins, aux Etats-Unis ou ailleurs.Certains Etats ont, en revanche, déjà octroyé des permis d’exploration dans leurs zones économiques exclusives, notamment le Japon et les îles Cook.- Face à la Chine -Le gouvernement Trump estime que l’extraction minière en eaux profondes pourrait créer 100.000 emplois et augmenter de 300 milliards de dollars le produit intérieur brut (PIB) des Etats-Unis, sur 10 ans toujours, a indiqué un responsable.”Nous voulons que les Etats-Unis devancent la Chine dans ce domaine”, a expliqué cette source.L’extraction concerne principalement les nodules polymétalliques, des sortes de galets posés sur les fonds marins, riches en minéraux comme le manganèse, le nickel, le cobalt, le cuivre ou les terres rares.Ces dernières sont des métaux aux propriétés magnétiques très prisées pour les véhicules électriques, panneaux solaires, mais aussi smartphones et ordinateurs portables.”Les Etats-Unis font face à un défi économique et de sécurité nationale sans précédent, à savoir la sécurisation de leurs approvisionnements en minéraux critiques sans en passer par des adversaires étrangers”, fait valoir le décret.En 2023, 31 élus au Congrès, tous républicains, avaient adressé une lettre au ministre de la Défense, Lloyd Austin, réclamant que le gouvernement Biden permettent l’extraction minière sous-marine.”Nous ne pouvons pas laisser la Chine s’arroger et exploiter les ressources des fonds marins”, avaient-ils écrit. Le gouvernement n’y avait pas répondu publiquement.Après la publication, en mars, d’un article du Financial Times, le ministère chinois des Affaires étrangères avait estimé qu’aucun pays ne devait passer outre l’AIFM et autoriser unilatéralement l’exploitation minière sous-marine.- Protection à Hawaï -L’entreprise canadienne The Metals Company (TMC) a annoncé en 2025 son intention de contourner l’AIFM en demandant prochainement le feu vert des Etats-Unis pour commencer à exploiter des minerais en haute mer.Pour son patron, Gerard Barron, le décret “marque le retour du leadership américain” dans le domaine des minéraux sous-marins, a-t-il déclaré dans un réaction transmise à l’AFP.”TMC se tient prêt à mettre en œuvre le premier projet d’extraction commerciale de nodules polymétalliques au monde”, a-t-il ajouté.”C’est un exemple clair de la priorisation des compagnies minières au détriment du bon sens”, a regretté Katie Matthews, de l’association Oceana.En juillet 2024, le gouverneur démocrate d’Hawaï, Josh Green, a ratifié un texte interdisant l’extraction minière dans les eaux territoriales de cet Etat situé au beau milieu du Pacifique.De nombreuses organisations de défense de l’environnement s’opposent à la collecte de minéraux, qu’elles accusent de menacer gravement l’écosystème marin.”Trump est en train d’exposer l’un des écosystèmes les plus fragiles et méconnus à l’exploitation industrielle incontrôlée”, a commenté Emily Jeffers, avocate du Centre pour la diversité biologique (CBD), rappelant que plus de 30 pays sont favorables à un moratoire.”La haute mer nous appartient à tous”, a-t-elle ajouté, “et la protéger est un devoir pour l’humanité.”

Trump veut ouvrir l’extraction minière sous-marine en eaux internationales, un coup de force

Russia’s Lavrov says ‘ready to reach a deal’ on Ukraine

Russia’s foreign minister said Thursday that Moscow was ready to do a deal on its war in Ukraine after Donald Trump urged Vladimir Putin to halt attacks, in a rare rebuke following the deadliest strikes on Kyiv in months.”We are ready to reach a deal, but there are still some specific points… which need to be fine-tuned, and we are busy with this,” Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with CBS News.Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff is due in Russia on Friday where he is expected to hold another round of ceasefire talks with Putin.Lavrov said the talks process was moving in the right direction, and negotiations would continue with Washington.He said the US president was “probably the only leader on Earth who recognised the need to address the root causes of this situation”, but said Trump “did not spell out the elements of the deal”. Trump, however, issued a direct appeal to Russian President Putin following missile and drone strikes on the Ukrainian capital early Thursday which left at least 12 people dead.It was the latest in a wave of Russian aerial attacks that have killed dozens of civilians, defying Trump’s push to bring about a rapid end to the bloodshed.”I am not happy with the Russian strikes,” Trump said on social media. “Not necessary, and very bad timing. Vladimir, STOP!”Trump, who is accused of favoring Russia and has often vilified Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, was asked by reporters what concessions Moscow had offered in negotiations to end the war.”Stopping taking the whole country — pretty big concession,” he replied.Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, hoping to take the country in days, but has since been bogged down in a bloody war with huge casualties on both sides.- Crimea spat -Zelensky cut short a trip to South Africa to deal with the aftermath of the latest strikes.He questioned whether Kyiv’s allies were doing enough to force Putin to agree to a full and unconditional ceasefire.”I don’t see any strong pressure on Russia or any new sanctions packages against Russia’s aggression,” Zelensky said, highlighting that Trump had previously warned of repercussions if Moscow did not agree to pause the fighting.Trump on Wednesday had accused Zelensky of frustrating peace efforts by ruling out recognizing Russia’s claim over Crimea, a territory the US president said was “lost years ago”. Moscow annexed the peninsula in 2014.”We do everything that our partners have proposed; only what contradicts our legislation and the Constitution we cannot do,” Zelensky said in response to a question about Crimea.In contrast, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Thursday it was Moscow, not Kyiv, that needed to move forward in negotiations.”The balls are clearly in the Russian court now,” Rutte told reporters at the White House after meeting Trump.- ‘Pulled out of the rubble’ -Russia fired at least 70 missiles and 145 drones at Ukraine between late Wednesday and early Thursday, the main target being Kyiv, the Ukrainian air force said.”As of 5:30 pm (1430 GMT), the death toll in Kyiv’s Sviatoshinsky district has risen to 12,” Ukraine’s state emergency services reported, with the number of wounded rising to 90.Russia said it had targeted Ukraine’s defense industry, including plants that produced “rocket fuel and gunpowder”.Asked about the strikes, Lavrov told CBS News: “We only target military goals or civilian sites used by the military.””If this was a target used by the Ukrainian military, the Ministry of Defense, the commanders in the field have the right to attack them.”Ukraine has been battered by aerial attacks throughout Russia’s three-year invasion but strikes on Kyiv, better protected by air defenses than other cities, are less common.Zelensky said Russia used a North Korean ballistic missile in the strikes.Olena Davydiuk, a 33-year-old lawyer in Kyiv, told AFP she saw windows breaking and doors “falling out of their hinges”.”People were being pulled out of the rubble,” she added.Zelensky said that on the ground, Russian forces had been attacking Ukrainian positions on Thursday, following the Kyiv strikes.”Basically, the Russians tried to go on the offence under the cover of their massive strike,” he said on X.”While the bulk of our forces were focused on protection from missiles and drones, the Russians significantly intensified their ground attacks.”

Bayrou et son gouvernement dévoilent leur plan contre les déserts médicaux

Comment lutter contre les déserts médicaux ? Le gouvernement dévoile son plan vendredi, à l’occasion d’un déplacement de François Bayrou dans le Cantal, avec au cœur du débat la brûlante question de la liberté d’installation des médecins, dont certains syndicats prévoient grèves et manifestations à partir du 28 avril.Le Premier ministre, accompagné des ministres Catherine Vautrin (Travail, Santé, Solidarité), Yannick Neuder (Santé), Philippe Baptiste (Enseignement supérieur) et Françoise Gatel (Ruralité), visitera la maison de santé de Calvinet, sur la commune de Puycapel (Cantal), où il échangera avec les professionnels de santé.François Bayrou donnera ensuite une conférence de presse à la mi-journée, avant de rencontrer les maires du département.L’accessibilité “aux médecins généralistes se dégrade entre 2022 et 2023”, en raison de “la baisse du nombre” des praticiens libéraux conjuguée à “la croissance de la population”, a noté fin 2024 la Direction de la recherche, des études, de l’évaluation et des statistiques (Drees).Conséquence: au niveau national, en 2024, 35% des sondés ont “renoncé à des soins faute de rendez-vous”, contre 27% en 2023, selon une étude réalisée par l’UFC-Que Choisir.Territoire particulièrement concerné, le département du Cantal est passé de 160,6 médecins généralistes pour 100.000 habitants en 2010 à 139,4 en 2025, d’après le Conseil national de l’ordre des médecins.Le 1er avril, devant le Conseil économique, social et environnemental, M. Bayrou s’était montré favorable à une “régulation” de l’installation des médecins pour lutter contre les déserts médicaux.Mais à l’Assemblée, le gouvernement s’est opposé à une disposition d’une proposition de loi transpartisane pour réguler l’installation des médecins. L’article phare a néanmoins été adopté début avril au Palais Bourbon, l’examen du reste du texte est prévu début mai.Ce texte provoque la colère des médecins libéraux, étudiants en médecine, internes et jeunes médecins. Lucas Poittevin, président de l’Association nationale des étudiants en médecine de France (Anemf), a lancé le 16 avril un appel à “une grève nationale intersyndicale illimitée à partir du 28 avril”.Des manifestations des anti-régulation sont prévues le 29 avril dans toute la France, tandis que les jeunes médecins ont lancé un appel à une grève dure avec fermeture des cabinets à partir du 28 avril. La plupart des syndicats des médecins libéraux installés ne sont pas partisans d’une telle extrémité. MG France, syndicat majoritaire chez les libéraux, évoque juste “une fermeture des cabinets pour ceux présents à la manifestation du 29 avril”.Parallèlement, un texte porté par le sénateur (Les Républicains) Philippe Mouiller, président de la Commission des Affaires sociales, doit être examiné par la Chambre haute à partir du 12 mai.