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"We're catching up after years of lagging behind," says Jean Castex at the end of the signing ceremony for the "Ségur agreements" in Paris. For the Prime Minister, the agreements which provide more funding for health workers are a reminder that "in a democracy we all stand to gain from social dialogue". IMAGES
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne and her Algerian counterpart Aimene Benabderrahmane sign agreements during a ceremony in Algiers. Borne, along with 16 ministers, is in Algeria for a two-day visit aimed at improving ties with the former French colony and major gas exporter. IMAGES
In Paris, French Prime Minister Jean Castex and Health Minister Olivier Véran sign the "Ségur agreements" with hospital union representatives. The French government has released an additional 8.1 billion euros to improve the remuneration of those who have been on the front line in the fight against coronavirus. IMAGES
Images from the beginning of the "interministerial crisis unit" meeting in Paris on the situation in New Caledonia, coordinated by French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal. Anger over France's plan to impose new voting rules has spiralled into the deadliest violence in four decades in the archipelago of 270,000 people, which lies between Australia and Fiji -- 17,000 kilometres (10,600 miles) from Paris. IMAGES
Gabriel Attal is visiting the Pas-de-Calais region of northern France to see the progress being made in cleaning up the river to reduce the risk of flooding like the one that hit the region hard at the end of 2023. "We're going to make sure that next autumn we don't experience the same thing as last autumn," said the French Prime Minister during his meeting with local representatives and residents. IMAGES