The heat wave sets in, the majority under pressure, Macron hoped for in Ukraine: the info to remember this afternoon

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As announced for a few days, the heat wave is settling in France.

The first heat records were already broken on Monday in the south of the country.

And this is only the beginning, because the temperatures should continue to rise in the coming days with heat waves reaching almost the whole country by the weekend.

During a point at the end of the Council of Ministers on Tuesday, government spokeswoman Olivia Grégoire announced "a program for the renaturation of cities and town centers, endowed with 500 million euros", in order to finance in particular "islands of freshness".

"The government calls for vigilance and is deploying measures to accelerate preparation for the consequences of climate change", she also announced, adding that "metropolises are particularly affected by the perception of intense heat". .

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36.2°C in Marseille, 37°C in Corsica or 37.2°C in Cuers (Bouches-du-Rhône), the thermometer has indeed already started to climb and is not going to stop there.

According to Météo France, which notes the precocity never seen so early in the year of this episode of heat, the temperatures will continue to rise in the coming days, reaching scorching heights day and night.

By Friday and Saturday, the heat will gain ground from south to north with peaks oscillating between 35°C and 40°C.

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— Meteo-France (@meteofrance) June 13, 2022

The advancement of this type of phenomenon in the calendar as well as its intensity are increased by climate change, according to a majority of climatological and meteorological experts.

What else to remember

• Macronie under pressure.

  After a first round of legislative which saw a rise in power of the New People's Ecological and Social Union, the outgoing majority hesitates between waving the red rag or playing credibility, talking about everyday life or gaining height.

  Before the second round next Sunday, a fear agitates Ensemble: will Emmanuel Macron have to govern with a relative majority?

  A scenario that would make the Republicans a pivotal party, but in the majority also a man would return to the center of the game: Edouard Philippe and his Horizons movement.

• Macron soon in Ukraine?

  The head of state is expected this Tuesday in Romania on the NATO base of Mihail Kogalcinearu, where 500 French soldiers are stationed.

  He must then go to Moldova, and perhaps to kyiv.

  This visit has been eagerly awaited for weeks: France is currently holding the rotating presidency of the European Union until the end of June.

  It could soon take place with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, according to media in Berlin and Rome.

  But for the time being, the Elysée has clarified that "nothing has been recorded".

• The owner of “Jacquie et Michel” in police custody.

  Michel Piron, the owner of the group specializing in the production of pornographic videos, was arrested on Tuesday in Paris.

  He is under investigation for "complicity in rape", "sexual assault" and "pimping".

  His wife was also arrested, along with four other people.

  The Paris public prosecutor's office confirmed the placement in police custody of five people for facts which allegedly occurred between 2009 and 2015.

• The singer Louane drugged with GHB in a bar in Paris?

  Taking "strange symptoms" after having a drink in an establishment in the 18th arrondissement on Monday evening, the singer filed a complaint at the police station and took a blood test to determine whether she had ingested GHB without her knowledge.

  Our information to read here.

The information that concerns you

18-25 year olds are also entitled to holiday vouchers.

Treating yourself to a holiday is a luxury for thousands of young people in financial difficulty or seeking employment.

According to the 2021 study by the Research Center for the Study and Observation of Living Conditions (Crédoc) on 18-30 year olds, only 22% of non-graduates were able to leave.

But there are solutions for a vacation at a lower cost.

Like the financial boost for stays in France and Europe offered by the National Agency for Holiday Checks (ANCV).

We'll explaine everything here.