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As at the beginning of each month, various changes will have an impact on your wallet. This Tuesday, February 1 is no exception to the rule: the prices of tobacco, electricity or tolls will increase. Of course, there is also good news. The Livret A rate will thus drop from 0.5% to 1% from February 1, a first for more than ten years.
Diplomacy is still at work on the Ukrainian file. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will travel to Kiev on Tuesday where he will discuss border tensions with President Volodymyr Zelensky. “As a friend and a democratic partner, the UK will continue to defend Ukraine’s sovereignty against those who seek to destroy it,” Boris Johnson said in a statement from Downing Street. In addition to this trip, Boris Johnson also intends to discuss with Vladimir Putin “as soon as possible” to ask him to “step back”.
The leaders of Orpea will have to explain themselves. In turmoil since the publication of the book-investigation The gravediggers, they are convened this Tuesday by the minister responsible for the autonomy of the elderly. The Managing Director for France, Jean-Christophe Romersi, and the new CEO, Philippe Charrier, are expected at 9:15 a.m. in Brigitte Bourguignon’s office. It remains to be seen now whether this summons will constitute the first stage of a global questioning. Among the actors concerned, caregivers hope to see their profession revalued. 20 minutes gives you an update on their working conditions.