News from the world: the international press review

2021-09-16T06:40:20.975Z

Europe makes its voice heard in the world, the hope of President Mattarella. From common defense to healthcare, from European chips to vaccines given to the rest of the world, 'if it seems impossible, then it can be done', says Ursula von der Layen. But these ambitions, for democratic institutions, are ultimately built with consensus, and the front pages of the international press tell us today how much European public opinion is still lacking, or, if you prefer, a common European feeling also in the media. , because Ursula von der Layen's State of the Union speech does not make the title in the first place and ends up on the inside pages. Outside the European Union, however, the news is one and only one for the opening of the English newspapers. FT Johnson Sweeps Out His Cabinet To Revive Faith Inreform agenda. Boris Johnson reshaped his team of ministers yesterday in an effort to revive his internal reform agenda and improve Britain's position on the world stage. The prime minister resorted to the first major reshuffle of this legislature to fire four cabinet members, including several longtime allies and those who had become a political weight. Michael Gove was moved from the Cabinet Office to the Department of Housing and Local Government to oversee planning reform and address regional inequality, central points for Johnson's 2024 election campaign. Johnson fired the Secretary of Education Gavin Williamson,Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick and Conservative Party Co-Chair Amanda Milling. All had been among his earliest supporters in an attempt to take over the leadership of the Tories. Robert Buckland, the secretary of justice, was also removed from the government. Johnson had reconfigured his cabinet in February last year after the UK formally left the EU, but many of his top ministers hadn't changed roles since he became prime minister in July 2019. The reshuffle is expected to continue today. with the lower roles, where Johnson is expected to make big changes in preparation for another reshuffle in 2024. The Times Johnson draws the ax for the government reshuffle.Johnson's reshuffle is part of an effort to focus his premiership beyond handling the pandemic, the Times writes. One of the most significant promotions is the appointment of Michael Gove as secretary for housing, giving him the responsibility of fighting regional inequalities. This means that the man who once attempted to sabotage the prime minister's leadership will "play a central role" in his efforts to get reelected. Daily Telegraph Raab and Gove out, TRuss promoted. The reshuffle is much deeper and broader than had been expected for some time. The promotion of Mrs. Truss, who has become the female foreign minister of the Tories, leaves her in a good position should she one day aspire to leadership.The reshuffle establishes the team that will carry out the reforms Johnson hopes to accomplish before seeking a second electoral term. The Telegraph has learned that Dowden, who has just taken office as co-chair of the party, said yesterday to his staff: "It's time to go to our offices and prepare for the next election." Downing Street framed the jolt as a reshuffle of "deliveries," with ministers seen in conservative circles as the most trustworthy ones Johnson is now asking to push through the key parts of his government agenda. But it is also a downing of ministers held responsible for big mistakes or for having lost the support of the party base. The I Johnson fires government allies. No frills and no regards to the Prime Minister's reshuffle decisions. Rahab was "angry "and refused to accept his demotion from foreign secretary to secretary of justice until he was also given the title of deputy premier. Daily Mail Eventually, Boris grabs the ax. Prime minister finally gets rid of ministers less solid and the new conservative leader says: let's get ready for elections now. The Guardian Prime Minister reshuffle sets the stage for the next election. Downing Street renews its determination to continue the culture wars with this surprise appointment. by Nadine Dorries as secretary of culture. Dorries is a longtime and vehement critic of the BBC who opposed the maintenance of the canon and branded it as a distortion. In 2018 she called the BBC "a 'leftist and biased organization that is seriously failing in its task of political representation. "Axios Biden and Johnson will meet in the White House next week pandemic, China and climate change on the agenda of talks in Washington, according to well-informed sources LA Times Ha Won Newsom. Californians reject referendum to remove Democratic governor by large majority Lessons from this vote: Newsom strengthens its mandate for liberal policies on issues such as health care, climate change and immigration. Roger Salazar, a Democratic advisor, explains that Newsom will emphasize homelessness, crime, the fight against fires and pandemics between now and next year's elections. "All of these things are all tied to an economic recovery on which he will want to see great progress. He's moving from election to election, "Salazar said. The pandemic has endangered Newsom, but it has also saved him. And COVID-19 could provide a roadmap for Democrats for mid-term elections. On Monday, Biden leaned heavily on Newsom's handling of the pandemic to argue that the governor shouldn't be fired. California's infection, hospitalization, and death rates are lower than in Republican states where leaders have rejected the requirement. of masks and vaccinations. This could weigh on next year's elections, along with economic recovery. Liberation Vaccinations,50 million (or almost) With 60% of the population saying they were reluctant to get vaccinated at the end of 2020, France now boasts one of the highest vaccination coverage in the world, with 50 million citizens. A reason for satisfaction for the Elysée, despite the strong inequalities in the diffusion of ABC vaccines, Sanchez asks the separatists for time. The president highlights the enormous political message of sitting at the dialogue table without prejudice or deadlines to hear from Aragones demanding Catalan self-determination Le Figaro 2022: still without a nominated candidate, the right is tightening its time. While Emmauel Macron, Marine Le Pen, Eric Zemur want to take advantage of the vote left on the right, the Republicans are looking for the best way to choose their canidate in the presidential elections. For Le Figaro there is nothere is more time to waste, consult the 82 thousand PR militants in the ways that garner the most consensus but then decide on the candidate because the others are already campaigning and the republicans if they want to impose their issues must get out of this eternal surplace Stern Scholz, Baerbock, Laschet. How they became the ones we know now. Candidates seen closely. FT The Greens are still waiting for their moment. Goodbye status quo, hello future is a snappy election slogan for Germany's Greens in this month's parliamentary elections. Unfortunately for them, this is likely to be only half-true. It is likely, though not inevitable, that the environmental party will join the next federal government. If the polls are to be believed, I'm on track to almost double the votes in 2017, that 8,4% If the Greens win 16% of the vote, as polls suggest, they will see it as a disappointment. In April, after choosing Annalena Baerbock as their first chancellor candidate, they climbed to an astonishing 25-28% in the polls. Baerbock looked like a breath of fresh air when measured against her stale opponents, Armin Laschet for the CDU and Olaf Scholz of the SPD, two male politicians, married veterans to the status quo. But the bubble soon burst when the German media, sometimes with sexist overtones, began questioning the suitability of a young politician with no government experience for the chancellery. In an unusually personalized election campaign, the Green candidate has become too big a gamble for German voters who still care about Angela Merkel's stable leadership.Many seem to have shifted their support to Scholz, who presented himself as a no-nonsense leader of the Merkel mold. But the problem is not just one of leadership. Many people in Germany don't want to hear about the sacrifices required for a low-carbon economy. Bild Warning from the head of IG Metall: climate protection will cost us hundreds of thousands of jobs! TAZ The ecological change of Olaf Scholz. Suddenly, he poses as the climate protector chancellor. For a long time Olaf Scholz found the climate issue rather annoying. Now, in the election campaign, he is promoting himself as "Chancellor for Climate Protection". Olaf Scholz wants to ride the ecological wave to the Chancellery: more resolutely than theUnion is pushing forward with renewables, relaunching the image of the SPD industrial party and branding the Greens as the standard-bearer of the rich bourgeoisie. So far this plan has been successful: according to the ARD "Deutschlandtrend", citizens now have much more confidence in the SPD than last spring, and less in the Greens. Handelsblatt The duel over the economy With Handelsblatt, candidates Armin Laschet and Olaf Scholz talk about their plans for innovation, taxes and the labor market. Olaf Scholz promises the German economy reliable framework conditions: "You can invest, you can expand capacity - and without running the risk that everything will be different again in a few years".While Green Party candidate Annalena Baerbock recently argued that the market doesn't care about people, the Federal Finance Minister says: "The market is highly efficient, and it is the basis of our prosperity." For Armin Laschet we "need a tax reform that reflects the idea of ​​ecological restructuring". The Union stands for a decade of modernization. Laschet wants to promote the restructuring of the industry with tax incentives and "make investments in climate technology more deductible". As for foreign economic policy, Laschet warns against a confrontation with China: "A new cold war would be very harmful for us". La Croix A European taboo, by Jérôme Chapuis.Ursula von der Leyen announced in her State of the Union address yesterday that a European defense summit will be held. Defense is not part of the commission's powers. By consciously leaving its prerogatives, it manifests a form of urgency. Difficult to blame him. The American umbrella is finished. After Afghanistan, how much is American protection worth now? On paper, the European army seems like a necessity. But it's not for tomorrow. Not so much for technical or legal reasons as because it implies the abolition of a taboo: is Europe ready to assume itself as a power?Difficult to blame him. The American umbrella is finished. After Afghanistan, how much is American protection worth now? On paper, the European army seems like a necessity. But it's not for tomorrow. Not so much for technical or legal reasons as because it implies the abolition of a taboo: is Europe ready to assume itself as a power?Difficult to blame him. The American umbrella is finished. After Afghanistan, how much is American protection worth now? On paper, the European army seems like a necessity. But it's not for tomorrow. Not so much for technical or legal reasons as because it implies the abolition of a taboo: is Europe ready to assume itself as a power?