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Highlights of France
01 Good things come together and the Olympic flame goes on the red carpet in Cannes
Agence France Presse reported that 99 days before the opening of the Paris Paralympic Games (August 28 to September 8), the Olympic flame was passed by four athletes who won medals at the French Paralympic Games on May 21, walking on the red carpet of the 77th Cannes Film Festival.
At 6 o'clock that night, Arnaud Assoumani, the long jump champion of the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games, holding the Olympic flame, was the first to walk on the red carpet. Alexis Hanquinquant, the triathlon champion of the 2021 Tokyo Paralympic Games, was handed over to him, followed by N é lia Barbosa, the runner up in leather rowing at the Tokyo Paralympic Games And the Tokyo Paralympic Games, Marie Patouillet, who won two bronze medals for bicycles.
Tony Estanguet, president of the Paris Olympic Organizing Committee, and many other famous athletes also participated in the red carpet walk of the Olympic flame.
At 7:30 p.m., the Cannes Film Festival screened the documentary "Olympics! La France des Jeux）， The film reviews the participation of French athletes in the Olympic Games since the first modern Olympic Games were held in 1896. The film was shot from the perspective of the actress Marion Cotillard, and 27 French Olympic and Paralympic champions appeared.
02 French employers have no right to dismiss employees who go on holiday in the name of sick leave
Will French employees who take sick leave be dismissed by their employers if they go out on leave without permission and publish photos on social media? Recently, a professional lawyer of BFM Business in France explained this behavior.
According to French BFMTV, when employees ask for sick leave, they must stay at home in principle, but some people will act recklessly, some people will even go on vacation, and will not hesitate to publish photos on social networks... What will happen if the employee's boss thinks that his employees are lying in bed, but accidentally sees these photos of the beach and sunshine? Is this a valid reason to dismiss him or her? The answer is not so simple.
Thierry Meillat, a professional lawyer of Hogan Lovellis Law Firm, concluded on BFM Business that "she is morally wrong, but legally, the answer is much more complicated.". We have no right to sanction employees who are on leave or engaged in other activities during sick leave, unless such activities are related to competitors or harm the interests of the Company. "
Nevertheless, the company will take some coercive measures. "It will request a second medical treatment for the employee who applies for sick leave through the social security or welfare organization. If the doctor considers that the reason for the employee's shutdown leave is no longer reasonable, or the employee fails to respond to the doctor because he is on holiday in other places, the sick leave will be terminated immediately."
Thierry Merat stressed: "In a word, employees in this situation must return to their jobs, but employers will not be able to punish them."
03 Ma Kelong rushes to New Caledonia to put out the fire
Agence France Presse reported that in response to the turmoil in the overseas territory of New Caledonia (Nouvelle Cal é donie) that lasted for more than a week, French President Malone made a special trip to the local area on the evening of May 21. The authorities said the situation was "improving".
The suddenly decided visit was announced at the ministerial meeting on the 21st day. The government spokesman Prisca Thevenot explained that the president set out "in the spirit of responsibility", but did not specify the "mission" of the trip or disclose the president's travel schedule.
Six people have been killed in the riots in the past week. Louis Le Franc, the French High Commissioner in New Caledonia, said on the morning of the 21st that the whole territory was restoring "fragile calm". At the same time, he announced that he would send more troops "in the next few hours" to quell the violence.
According to the Elysee Palace, at the end of the third defense committee meeting on the evening of the 20th, Makron expressed his appreciation for the "obvious progress" in New Caledonia's security. The Presidential Office also announced the "temporary" mobilization of armed forces to "protect public buildings in the South Pacific Islands" and relieve the pressure of the police and gendarmerie.
Highlights of Europe
01 British Economic Secretary: Britain can't afford to be "cool" to China
On May 20, at the "City Week" meeting held at the City Hall of London, British Economic Secretary Avrami told the financial service industry bosses at the meeting that the UK could not afford to "cold shoulder" China. He said that it is very important to contact with strategic competitors such as China. If the UK cannot find consensus, it may lose control of its own economic future.
According to the British Guardian, Alframi said, "Like all bilateral relations, we do not agree on all issues, but we are very clear that an economy with one fifth of the world's systemically important banks, four of the world's largest banks and nearly one third of the world's leading financial centers cannot be treated coldly. This is unreasonable." "Therefore, it is in our interest to participate to the greatest extent."
Avrami said that continuing to open the door to China means that the two countries can work together to address common challenges, including the climate crisis, the loss of biodiversity and the aging population. He stressed that "on issues involving China, we should take a long-term view." Britain "of course should only participate in things that are in our interests. But there is no doubt that it is not disengagement."
Aframi also said: "If we are too hesitant, as the Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron said two weeks ago, our future will be written by our competitors."
02 The area near the gas leakage during the construction of Madrid Stadium in Spain is blocked
At about 8:30 a.m. on May 21, a gas leakage accident occurred in the parking lot of the Santiago Bernabeu football stadium in Madrid, Spain, which is still under construction. As a result, some sections near the stadium were blocked, and vehicles and people were prohibited from passing. The subway station of the Santiago Bernabeu football stadium was also temporarily closed. The traffic in Madrid was seriously affected due to the cutting off of main roads.
The Madrid Emergency Center reported that workers pierced a pipeline during construction, causing gas leakage. After the accident, the workers were evacuated and the gas supply was cut off. No casualties were caused by the accident.
03 German Police: The number of politically motivated crimes in Germany exceeded 60000 last year
On May 21, the data released by the German Federal Ministry of the Interior and the Federal Criminal Police in Berlin showed that there were more than 60000 politically motivated crimes in Germany in 2023, a record high. The data shows that the total number of politically motivated crimes handled by the police in 2023 will reach 60028, the highest level since the statistics were released in 2001.
Among them, there are nearly 29000 cases motivated by right-wing extremism, an increase of about 23% compared with 2022. The number of politically motivated crimes related to the Middle East conflict has increased sharply, from 61 in 2022 to nearly 4400.
Holger Minch, director of the German Federal Criminal Police, warned that the number of politically motivated crimes had almost doubled in ten years and was still increasing. Germany must take this development seriously, or it will threaten social stability.
04 German industries have different expectations of sales in the upcoming European Championships
Less than four weeks before the opening of the European Football Championship (from June 14 to July 14), German industry associations have different expectations for this major event. Although the retail industry is expected to show positive growth, hotels and restaurants still show restraint.
German news agency reported that the German Retailers Association (HDE) announced in Berlin on the 21st that according to a survey conducted by the association and the market research company Appinio, retailers are expected to increase their sales by 3.8 billion euros.
In addition to food, vermicelli products are also particularly popular. Almost 1/3 of the people are interested in fan items such as scarves, flags and decorations. Sporting goods, home and garden products, toys and electronic products are also very popular. 60% plan to buy 51 to 200 euros, 1/5 more than usual.
On the other hand, no matter how the German team performs, the hotels and restaurants in Germany mainly focus on the reservations before the European Championships. Ingrid Hartges, head of the German Hotel and Restaurant Association (Dehoga), said that according to the current survey of the Association, the data so far showed a rather complex situation. Although 29.4% of the operators in the host city have increased their reservation level during the European Championships compared with the previous year, 34.6% of the operators said that the reservation situation has deteriorated. The reservation rate of 36% operators remained unchanged.
(Eurotimes, Eurotimes Weibo, audio production: Chloe ）
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