On the French side

Source: Population Institute

The 2030 scenario outlined below is not a prediction. Nor is it a “worst case” or a “best case” scenario. It does suggest, however, that current trends, if not altered, could produce major shortages of food, energy, and water, and precipitate a global crisis. As such, it is designed to provoke thought and stimulate public discussion.

The year is 2030 and the “perfect storm” forecast by John Beddington, England’s chief scientific advisor, has arrived. These are the key developments:

Source: ISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies)

Results

• For : 383 votes
• Against : 327 votes
• Abstention : 22 votes
• Void : 1 vote

Total : 733 Votes

VON DER LEYEN’S VISION FOR EU

Authors: Dr. Germán Ruipérez, Full Professor at Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia of Madrid (Spain) and Dr. José-Carlos García-Cabrero, Associate Professor at the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia of Madrid (Spain) in ‘Plagiarism and Academic Integrity in Germany’ Plagio e integridad académica en Alemania’ Published in ‘Comunicar’

The legal arena

1995-1999 Jacques Santer Commission

For: 417

Against: 104

Abstention: 59

1999-2004 Romano Prodi Commission

For: 510

Against: 51

Abstention: 28

2004-2009 José Manuel Barroso Commission 1

For: 478

Against: 84

Abstentions: 98

2009-2014 José Manuel Barroso Commission 2

For: 488

Against: 137

Abstentions: 72

2014-2019 Jean-Claude Juncker Commission

For : 423

Against : 209

Ursula von der Leyen learns on Tuesday (16 July) whether the European Parliament is ready to approve her bid to become the first female president of the European Commission.

If she is to succeed Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels’ top job, she will need an absolute majority, which would normally be 376. The assembly is currently four members short, however, which means she may need 374 votes from a total of 747.

PRESIDENT : David Maria Sassoli, Italy (S&D)

VICE PRESIDENTS:

Demand for cobalt, lithium and copper for energy storage batteries, batteries for electric vehicles but also wind turbines and solar panels is exploding. The ecological transition is changing us from a dependence on hydrocarbons to a dependence on metals necessary to generate, transport and store electricity. It is not only electric vehicle batteries that consume these metals, but the whole range of electricity generators, particularly those for climatic electricity, but also interconnections, and finally batteries.

Auteur: Jean-Pierre Dubois

La 5ème République de la France, reste 61 ans plus tard une République bien peu démocratique au-delà des proclamations de principe.