We have first raised a dust, and then complain we cannot see (Berkeley).
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François Chardon retweeted
We were in the middle of it. Even as the official march passed - and it passed mostly peacefully despite some heavy-handed CRS actions - there were knots of black clad masked youths gathering in nearby streets. Was if some kind of general order had gone out. 1/2
François Chardon retweeted
“The fair is proceeding as planned and final preparations are underway. The safety of all guests, exhibitors and staff, as well as the security of the artworks, is Art Basel’s utmost priority. The fair has extensive protocols in place for the Paris show and works closely with a private security company and, where necessary, the Paris Police Prefecture to always ensure a safe environment,” according to Art Basel spokesperson.
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François Chardon retweeted
Franco-German deal on EU car policy is ‘imminent’, says Emmanuel Macron ft.com/content/af0a5da6-abc7… via @ian_c_johnston @SarahWhites @KanaInagaki
François Chardon retweeted
New poll. In every one of four possible runoff scenarios, Marine Le Pen wins the 🇫🇷 2027 presidential election
Le Pen 69.5% v Mélenchon
Le Pen 57% v Glucksmann
Le Pen 57% v Attal
Le Pen 52.5% v Philippe
The centre has its work cut out
Source: @elabe_fr
Glucksmann "forms a power couple with Léa Salamé, one of France’s best-known broadcast journalists... Paris Match splashed photos of the pair in Corsica on the cover in August just beneath images of Macron on a jet ski." @AdrienneKlasa @SarahWhites ft.com/content/95379ab9-8483…
François Chardon retweeted
Hermes boss Axel Dumas could join X to share his pearls of wisdom. In the meantime, we have it covered for you:
Hermes chief watches pork prices in China to assess elusive luxury demand recovery there.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
François Chardon retweeted
Le Pen is free to run in French presidential race after appeal bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
François Chardon retweeted
‘You’re dead’ — Europe’s SpaceX fights back against Musk prophecy via @FT
as.ft.com/r/3524d467-dcb7-42…
.@arthurmensch: “As long as we have adversaries that are threatening, we do need to have our own capabilities. Europe in particular needs to have strategic autonomy when it comes to defense systems.” - report by @samschech wsj.com/tech/ai/mistral-chas…
François Chardon retweeted
Big business always wants to be on the right side of a political trend, even if it involves screeching U-turns in their attitudes to the politicians they once shunned.
INFO Nouvel Obs
Marine Le Pen, Bernard Arnault et la crème des grands patrons réunis lors d’un dîner symbolique, coprod @Clement_Lacombe
nouvelobs.com/politique/2026…
.@ICCT_TheHague's Julian Lanchès: “Concerns regarding Tehran’s potential involvement in this wave of attacks are not unfounded... The attacks appear to rely on locally recruited individuals.” ft.com/content/eee3f933-36f1… @SarahWhites @labboudles & Ortenca Aliaj
Paris' debt rose by almost 40 per cent since 2020 to reach €10.7bn in 2024... The population has contracted by about 8% to reach just over 2mn since 2012 when Hidalgo took over, @labboudles @SarahWhites note ft.com/content/5d4d08ae-75b4…
The checkered reputation of Macron's “Nouvelle Renaissance” plan for @MuseeLouvre is reflecting the President's waning popularity, @MarkLandler points out nytimes.com/2026/02/24/world…
François Chardon retweeted
Interesting to see Helene Mercier Arnault take the spotlight on French radio and TF1. She talks about succession, the rumors around tensions among the siblings, her ties with rapper Gim’s and Bernard Armault. It’s part of a media campaign ahead of the launch of an album.
"L’argent ne m'intéresse pas et il ne fait pas le bonheur : le bonheur, on le porte en soi"
Hélène Mercier-Arnault, pianiste-concertiste, épouse de Bernard Arnault, face à @FogielMarcO dans #RTLMatin
.@ian_c_johnston: In Dec., Bardella met UK hedge funds & asset managers in Paris, incl. T Rowe Price, Rokos Capital, Man Group and M&G Investments. Investors discussed the RN’s economic programme. ft.com/content/2070a7df-74d9…
"Occasionally, the account is almost tongue-in-cheek, describing the meals “without wanting to insult those that had prepared it” as “not very appetising”." @SarahWhites @AlainDomitille note as they review Le journal d'un prisonnier ft.com/content/e0366b3d-642b…
Alexandre Stott, an economist with @GoldmanSachs, said that spreads had tightened in recent weeks, showing investors were “relatively confident” that a compromise would be reached by the end of the year, @ian_c_johnston concludes in his latest report ft.com/content/1e335c5d-4bcd…
François Chardon retweeted
Scoop: Berlin and Paris discuss scrapping planned joint fighter and focusing on air ‘combat cloud’ via @FT
on.ft.com/4oQA4pY
Memories of Nov. 13 have persisted far more than those of other terrorist assaults in France, like the January 2015 attacks in Paris and the 2016 Bastille Day massacre in Nice, @DenisPeschanski tells @aurelienbrd @LizAldermanNYT nytimes.com/2025/11/13/world…
