LIVE – National Assembly debates Covid-19 and purchasing power: follow Monday’s political news

On France 2 this Monday, Yaël Braun-Pivet spoke about the Nazi salute made by a majority deputy, Rémy Rebeyrotte, on July 12 in the hemicycle.

“We cannot do everything in the National Assembly,” the president said. “I received the deputy, who made a very inopportune gesture.”

Then point out: “I will pronounce the sanction you deserve.”

Guest on France 2 this Monday morning, the President of the National Assembly, Yaël Braun-Pivet, was questioned about the controversy that stirred the Palais Bourbon last week, regarding the clothing of elected officials. The deputy LR Éric Ciotti pointed out in particular his desire to impose mandatory binding.

Although he indicated that the clothing of the deputies “is not a detail, (…) one must always imagine that citizens should be proud of one”, he opposed an update of the regulations, which already imposes “a city suit “. .

“I am not in favor of clothing surveillance, I trust parliamentarians,” he said.

In the National Assembly, the deputies will sit on Monday. After an intense first week of debates on purchasing power, elected officials, starting at 4 pm, examine the report of the joint commission on the health bill, which ratifies the end of the exceptional measures against Covid but foresees a possible recourse to health controls at the borders.

Once this text has been voted, they will continue to study the reform of the Finance Law for 2022, which includes several measures of purchasing power.

Emmanuel Macron will travel to Africa this Monday, July 25. In the space of three days, the President of the Republic will travel to Cameroon, Benin and Guinea-Bissau to meet with the Heads of State. He is waiting for you in Yaoundé in the evening.

“This is what happens when communication prevails over action”, denounced Sandra Regol, deputy EELV-Nupes, on BFMTV this Sunday. Earlier today, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announced on Twitter that one of the suspects in the case of the three policemen attacked in Lyon on Wednesday night he had been arrested.

A “foreigner”, the minister specified, adding that “he has been detained and will be expelled” calmly. Problem, a few minutes later: the Lyon prosecutor’s office indicated that “the person taken into police custody (…) was released and fully exonerated.”

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Agnès Pannier-Runacher, Minister for Energy Transition, wants to generalize to all of France the measures taken locally in various cities to limit energy waste in the heat wave.

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Emmanuel Macron brings together a dozen ministers and secretaries of state this Monday morning to take stock of the organization of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris 2024. A few weeks after the Champions League incidents at the Stade de France, the program promises to be very busy.

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This Monday, is the Delegate Minister in charge of Relations with Parliament Franck Riester who will be the guest of Amandine Atalaya at 8:35 a.m. on BFMTV-RMC.

Welcome to this direct dedicated to monitoring the political and parliamentary news of this Monday, July 25.