In the spotlight: Europeans still looking for a coordinated response to the Covid
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Many European countries would like to set up a “vaccination passport”.
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By: Véronique Rigolet Follow
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This is the whole purpose of the European summit which begins this afternoon by videoconference-conference, at a time when contaminations are on the rise again, due to a sluggish vaccination campaign and aggravated by the spread of variants on the continent. .
"
European sovereignty is the
(real)
stake of the health crisis
", headlines in
Le Temps
, the Swiss daily which warns against "
the temptation of a national withdrawal
" among the 27 then the Member States are divided on numerous files, from vaccination passports to movement restrictions in the Schengen area.
Europeans perplexed, explains
Le Temps
, while for its part the United Kingdom is vaccinating with a vengeance "
because it did not need,
notes the daily
, to coordinate with its EU counterparts, nor to obtain the approval of the European Medicines Agency
”.
The vaccine passport divides Europeans
On the one hand, there are countries like Greece and Spain, explains the
Guardian
"
which are pushing for the rapid adoption of a European certificate for people who have already been vaccinated so that they can travel again
", and more reluctant countries like Germany and France who judge "
that this would de facto create an obligation to be vaccinated and would be discriminatory towards those who cannot or do not want to be vaccinated
".
While the United Kingdom is considering the adoption of such a passport, the
Guardian
emphasizes that it is in any case "
a tool to be handled with care
".
"
This implies a compromise between individual freedom and state control
," said the daily columnist for whom "
vaccination certificates with adequate legal guarantees could be extremely valuable
".
"
This is the price of restoring economic and social activity, with benefits in terms of jobs saved, but also mental well-being
".
Future CIA boss William Burns worries China
William Burns, a 64-year-old diplomat - underlines
the South China Morning Post -
who in his swearing in yesterday in the Senate put at the heart of his priorities "
the fight against China and its" antagonistic and predatory
"
leadership
.
It is for him "
the key to the national security of the United States
", notes the daily which underlines that "
the competition with China is an absolute priority for the Biden administration which wants a hard line towards Beijing
".
"
The Biden administration wants to put espionage at the service of American diplomacy
", analyzes for its part the nationalist daily newspaper
Global Times
which puts forward "
that the espionage operations of the CIA against China have never ceased, and that they should therefore be strengthened
”with the appointment of Williams Burns.
And the daily concluded "
that the Chinese counter-espionage services are already fully prepared
".
Washington to reassess relations with Riyadh
"
The candidate Biden had qualified Saudi Arabia of country
" pariah "
, it must now make do with
", headlines the
New York Times
which points out that Joe Biden must soon call King Salman to warn him that the United States will soon make public "
CIA intelligence accusing Crown Prince MBS in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
".
A decision which intervenes, specifies the
Guardian
"
while the White House must face the calls of the militants of the human rights which ask to
"
strike a big blow "
,
with possibly
" new sanctions "
to slow down the repression of the dissidents in Saudi Arabia.
"
"
It will take finesse and dexterity to avoid a crisis,
" notes the
Financial Times,
which nevertheless considers it unlikely "
that the United States will try to dismiss the crown prince, Mohammed Ben Salman, 35 years old the son favorite of King Salman
”.
"
The intention seems rather to put an end to the cajoling of the Trump era which conferred impunity on this reckless and ruthless prince
", writes the FT "
to return to more institutional relations
".
The mysterious inscription on "
Le Cri
" by the painter Munch finally reveals its secrets
End of a mystery of more than 100 years on this inscription in Norwegian "
Could only be painted by a madman!"
», Which can be read in the glowing and whirling sky of the painting.
“
It is not the work of a vandal
,
as specialists have long believed,
indicates the newspaper
Le Temps
,
but it is indeed a graffiti“ scribbled by the artist himself
”.
The graphologists are now formal after an "
expertise in infrared photography
".
And art historians explain that Edvard Munch undoubtedly wanted to show that painting "
anguish
" had nothing to do with suffering from madness yourself.
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