Harkis complaints, the paw of Combas and Othoniel, a summer without Dragon 34… the main news in the region

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Marc Fesneau en visite

#GARD –The Minister of Agriculture was traveling to Bellegarde on Friday April 26. Marc Fesneau visited the Technical Center for Fruits and Vegetables. Site that works around adaptation to climate change. Next week, a bill for agricultural sovereignty arrives in the Assembly. Marc Fesneau reaffirmed in Gard: "We must find the path to sovereignty. And also the paths of transition. There will be no sovereignty if we cannot lead this transition, produce with a disrupted climate, if we cannot cope with new emerging diseases.&quot ;

Today's number: 7,000

#AUDE – This is the amount this baker needs to save his business in Lézignan-Corbières. "It’s our last stand", admits Nicolas Geray. If the online prize pool launched by a customer does not raise 7,000 euros, it will close. The fault is the electricity prices, but not only: "We must reimburse Urssaf. In receivership, we must repay our debtors. Add to that inflation and we arrive at a very fragile economic situation." To help them: www.onparticipe.fr/c/dwCTmaub

Combas and Othoniel will magnify the unique island

#SETE – The City of Sète has decided to call on two great Sète artists to highlight the new urban redevelopments which will see the light of day in the second half of 2025. Robert Combas and Michel Othoniel will put their artistic touch on the new multipurpose room and the requalification of the baths -showers. A large rectangle of 1,100 square meters, a green roof, a glass hall, the future Georges-Brassens room will shine thanks to a ceramic work of 120 m². Robert Combas admits to not having sketched it yet. "I already know that it will be quite colorful", announces the artist Sétois. Jean-Michel Othoniel will take care of the artistic part of the renovation of the shower baths. A new challenge that excites the artist.

Civil security: the closed base ?

#MONTPELLIER – For the Civil Security helicopter group, the years go by and have an unfortunate tendency to resemble each other. Since the summer of 2021, some Dragons bases have been forced to close. in Montpellier, it will be again between April 29 and May 10, 2024. If the previous closures were attributable to a lack of aircraft due to the shortage of spare parts, this time, the Dragon 34 helicopter will leave his nest in Hérault for La Rochelle. But the most worrying thing is to come: the Montpellier base could close in July and August due to fault. To compensate for this lack, Civil Security would count on the assistance of the National Gendarmerie and its helicopter.

Harkis: complaints against the French State

#HERAULT –The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) condemned France on April 4, 2024 due to the deplorable living conditions of the harkis in the reception camps, where they spent years after their return from ;rsquo;Algeria in the 1960s and 1970s. The Générations Harkis association, which is holding its general assembly this Saturday, April 27 in Valras-Plage, intends to file complaints against the French state. Around ten files should be opened by descendants of harkis from all over France. Mohamed Djafour, the president of Générations Harkis, explains: "In 2022, France has once again tried to sweep away our rights with a law that must be circumvented. It’s sad, but we’ve been walking around for 62 years. But I still believe in it. Since April 4, France has suffered the worst condemnation in its history on the memorial aspect." Mohamed Djafour says he is determined. Determined for his parents, his loved ones, these displaced people, like him, who have been fighting for years.

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