In the news: Biden under pressure before the G20 in Rome, which will condition the success of the COP26
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US President Joe Biden, welcomed by his Italian counterpart Sergio Mattarella, on the occasion of the G20 Summit in Rome, October 29, 2021. © AP / Evan Vucci
By: Véronique Rigolet Follow
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Joe Biden returns to the Old Continent "
in a decidedly different atmosphere from that of his trip to Cornwall last June
", comments
La Repubblica,
who explains the American president then transformed his first visit to Europe "
into a real celebration, with the promise of a new multilateralism
”; so many expectations that have yet disintegrated in the summer "
with the unilateral withdrawal from Afghanistan, and the announcement of the Aukus treaty
", which left France and its submarines in the harbor, deplores the Italian daily.
"
Repairing differences with the allies and strengthening American leadership
", in particular on the climate, will therefore be Joe Biden's main concerns over the next few days, also analyzes the
Washington Post,
which underlines that the American president does not arrive empty-handed to Rome, but with "
the promise of an envelope of 555 billion dollars
", "
the biggest climate investment in the history of the United States
", underlines the
Post
.
What to give a little oxygen to the COP26 which will open in the wake of this Roman G20, wonders the
Suddeutsche Zeitung
which like the
Financial Times
warns "
against a possible failure of the COP26
", if the "
G20 does not lead to an ambitious agreement
", which would be able to "
galvanize the climate summit
".
"Pax Romana": Biden and Macron face to face this afternoon in Rome
First time that the two leaders meet since the crisis of the Australian submarines which caused the fury of Paris. "
It is the most important bilateral meeting of the summit
", estimates
La Repubblica
which sees in it "
the opportunity to finally seal peace between France and the United States
".
But not at any cost, explains the Italian daily "
La Pax Romana between the two historic allies will have to go through concrete commitments from Washington to rebalance transatlantic ties
".
The objective will be in particular "
to obtain the American yes to the creation of a true common defense of the European Union
".
"
A strategic autonomy for Europe of which Macron is the most convinced supporter
", explains the Repubblica "
despite American reluctance
".
The fishing war ignites between Paris and London
"
The normally cold waters of the Atlantic have come into a real boiling point
", explains
El Pais
"
after the arrest of a British boat which was fishing in French waters yesterday
", and this only a few hours after "
the ultimatum and the threats of French retaliation by next Tuesday if London does not grant more fishing licenses to French sailors
”.
Great anger of London, the French ambassador thus finds himself summoned, "
a measure which had not arrived for decades
", underlines the
Daily Telegraph
which also specifies "
that the ships of the Royal Navy stand ready to intervene if the French fishermen came to block the ports of the Channel Islands
”.
And "
the conflict is indeed likely to worsen
", estimates for its part the
Guardian
, which emphasizes that Boris Johnson obviously has no intention of "
yielding to the brutal French injunctions
", while for his part Emmanuel Macron who is "
In the middle of an electoral campaign wants to show that he supports French fishermen
".
In short, "
the trade conflict therefore seems inevitable
", judges the British daily.
"
If they do not manage to see each other in Rome,
" underlines
El Pais,
"
the two leaders will in any case have yet another chance to avoid the reprisals planned for next Tuesday, by meeting Monday at the COP 26 of Glasgow
”.
Electronic cigarettes soon on medical prescription in the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom could become "
the first country in the world to prescribe the electronic cigarette on prescription to help smokers to quit,
" said the
Guardian,
which explains that the Medicines Regulatory Agency has just given the green light to this initiative "
greeted both by doctors, medical officials and health activists
"who all put forward"
that e-cigarettes are much less harmful than tobacco, and can especially help with withdrawal
.
Their reimbursement would allow "
the less fortunate smokers to have access to it
", and perhaps save lives in England which still has "
more than 6 million smokers
", and deplores "
64,000 deaths from tobacco
" per year.
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