The facts that have now come to light concerning the consultancy firms are out of all proportion to what François Fillon was accused of in 2017. However, no investigation or legal proceedings have been initiated yet.

Amidst exploding electricity bills and fears over shortages, the Belgian government’s 180 degree turn came not entirely unexpected.

The Eurostat report revealed that some 535,000 first-time asylum seekers—most of whom arrived from Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq—applied for official status in the European Union last year.

Speculating on the transition into a future of so-called renewable sources, the European Central Bank warns of three “interrelated shocks” with rising energy prices.

“When someone comes to your house and trashes everything and assaults you, you kick them out of your house and you send them home,” Zemmour said.

German and U.S. governments capitulate to oppressive regimes in their search for Russian energy and oil alternatives.

These attacks were exploited by both parties as evidence of the current administration’s poor handling of security and immigration. Despite the spin, they actually testify to the advanced deterioration of the political climate in France: an accumulation of tensions in society, ready to flare up at any moment.

Marion Maréchal spoke of the demographic race against time that France faces, saying: “If we continue on this curve, it may be that by 2060, what is called the ‘historical people’, the natives will be a minority on French territory.” 

An app dedicated to evaluating the quality of artists networks uses AI to predict not only the price trajectory of art works, but also of entire artists careers. Big companies and museums are willing to trust the system and predict a growing arts market in the coming years.

Russia’s hypersonic Kinzhal missile has apparently destroyed an arms depot in western Ukraine—the use of hypersonic missiles and Russian missile advancement will likely shape the European rush to increase military budgets and purchase weaponry.

The Italian government, through the Minister of Culture Dario Franceschini, announced its decision to finance the reconstruction of the Mariupol theatre as it was.

The annual protest to rally for politics in favour of rural areas has been going on for years, but this year’s demonstration brought out a record number of participants. Organisers, principally farmers and hunters associations, estimated that 400,000 people marched en masse through several of Madrid’s principal streets.