Tangled in scandals, Boris Johnson tries to save his head

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Since the appearance of the Omicron variant, Boris Johnson has been under pressure to introduce new restrictions.

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Under the fire of criticism, the British Prime Minister counterattacked by announcing shock measures: his government thus froze, for two years, the audiovisual license fee financing the BBC.

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Boris Johnson

is going through his most serious crisis since coming to power in the summer of 2019 on his promise to negotiate Brexit, the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union. 

While most Eurosceptics in the country still trust him, some are still disappointed.

Artisanal fishermen, in particular, voted overwhelmingly in favor of Brexit.

But, according to them, the account is not there.

Explanations and report by

Marie Billon

in

London.

A conservative opposed to abortion at the head of the European Parliament

The European Parliament has just elected

Roberta Metsola

to replace David Sassoli, who died last week.

The

Maltese

is an opponent of abortion.

Quite a symbol since she occupies the place of Simone Veil, elected in 1979 at the head of the institution.

The Frenchwoman who, 47 years and one day ago, had French parliamentarians vote the law on abortion.

The portrait of Roberta Metsola with

Anastasia Becchio.

A cafe to fight the marginalization of Roma in Serbia

In

Serbia

, many young Roma are out of school, sometimes on the streets.

Kafe bar 16 is a unique place in Belgrade.

It has enabled dozens of young Roma to get by by offering them, in particular, training.

A report by

Louis Seiller.

The carnal cinema of 

Dušan Makavejev

The return to French screens of

Dušan Makavejev

.

His first three feature films are currently showing, in a restored version.

The opportunity to discover, or rediscover this figure of the New Wave of the 1960s who also overwhelmed cinemas in Eastern Europe.

Simon Rico.

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