Headlines: will you have a beer on the terrace?

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A pub open in London on April 12, 2021 © Niklas Halle / AFP

By: Frédéric Couteau Follow

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A beer in the pub, even on the terrace, a dream for many… Well it's possible in the United Kingdom since yesterday…

“ 

It's open!

 Exclaims

Sud-Oues

t.

“ 

Yesterday, the English rushed to the terraces of pubs or to the hairdresser, finally

" free "

after the lifting of the restrictions that had lasted since the beginning of the year.

 "

Indeed, continues

Sud-Ouest

, “ 

contaminations, hospitalizations and deaths are in free fall

(among our neighbors):

the massive vaccination campaign has already made it possible to administer a first dose to nearly 60% of the adult population since the beginning of December. and most of the over 50s.

 "

Newspaper comment: “ 

Boris Johnson may not have won the war, but he won a hell of a battle.

And, without singing the verse of

"We had to, we had to",

it is difficult to escape the question asked by many doctors.

If Emmanuel Macron and the government had put France under a cover once the Christmas garlands had been put away and the trees composted, wouldn't it be us, the French, who would thumb our noses at the Covid with a head start on the 'Union Jack

?

"

But

Sud-Ouest

tempers… " 

Rather than giving in to a possible and unnecessary eruption of resentment or jealousy, let us on the contrary rejoice for our English enemy brothers and hope that, in five weeks, it will be our turn to rediscover the pleasure of 'a terrace, an exhibition or a dark room, as promised by the Head of State.

 "

Regional in June: the mayors say yes!

Also on the front page, the regional elections: they will take place in June… The Prime Minister, Jean Castex, will finally defend the maintenance of the poll in June in Parliament, this Tuesday and tomorrow Wednesday.

Jean Castex who had " 

sown trouble

, points

Le Monde

,

by directly asking the mayors to answer, via the prefects before Monday noon, with

" yes "

or

" no "

to the question of whether the conditions recommended by the scientific committee for them. appeared to be together to hold the elections.

The government has drawn the wrath of associations of elected officials and the opposition, who suspected it of wanting to postpone elections that were a priori unfavorable for the majority.

 "

In the end, “ 

democracy had the last word.

All the same!

 »Exclaims

Le Figaro

.

Because “ 

no compelling reason could explain such a decision

, underlines the newspaper.

If it was possible to go back to school at the end of April and to cafes and restaurants in mid-May, the opening of the polling stations on June 13 and 20 seemed to go without saying.

(…)

Postponing the operation until the fall could only be suspect.

This feverishness betrayed the fear of an electoral rout of the presidential majority much more than the fear of an exceptional viral spread on polling day.

 "

PSG in the last four?

All eyes will be on the Parc des Princes this evening… “ 

A garden to be re-enchanted,

 ” exclaims L'Équipe on the front page.

Indeed, PSG will have to confirm in the quarter-final second leg of the Champions League its success last week against Bayern Munich.

And to do this, underlines the sports daily, “

 it will be necessary to tame the ogre.

PSG know they annoyed Bayern by winning in the first leg.

(…)

An injured, upset, outraged Bayern who does not intend to surrender.

 "

And on the side of PSG, " 

we do not boast

 ," notes L'Équipe, especially as the Parisians will have to " 

deal without Marquinhos in defense, its flagship, its leader, the one with which the club of the capital almost never loses .

 "

“ 

To become big,

 ” implores

Le Parisien

en Une.

“ 

By qualifying against Munich tonight in the Champions League, the Parisians would enter the circle of European football giants.

(…)

To climb into the last four of the competition after a final in 2020, would allow Paris to change status.

Even more with the identity of the eliminated club, this Bayern Munich scarecrow of the test, recently winner of the Club World Cup.

 "

Be careful, warns

Le Monde

, “ 

PSG fears the backlash.

Despite the advantage acquired in the first

leg (3-2),

the Parisians have proven in the past that they do not always know how to finish the job.

(…)

Even with a 95% chance of reaching the semi-finals, the recent past and liabilities cast doubt on the qualification of the Parisians.

Last week, Kylian Mbappé had blurted out this obvious fact:

"We are only at half-time for a big confrontation".

"

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