Author: Frank Deux

Along with an institution dedicated to the French language, which opened its doors in Villers-Cotterêts, Picardy, in 2023, it was to be the other major museum project of Emmanuel Macron’s presidency. But the Terrorism Memorial Museum, due to open in March 2027 in the Paris suburb of Suresnes, will not see the light of day. The news was made official in a December 10 press release from the museum’s planning committee: “This decision was taken unilaterally, without any consultation of those in charge of the project, without knowing anything about its progress, and without informing the associations of victims of…

The complaint to the Civil Guard by the Bishopric of Tui-Vigo Upon confirming the disappearance of jewelry and other valuable objects, as well as various documents from the Diocesan Historical Archive and the Chapter Archive of the Cathedral of Santa María – which have not yet been quantified – he recalled the bizarre case of the theft in 2011 of the Codex Calixtino, one of the cathedral treasures of Santiago that was recovered a year later. In a statement, the diocese wanted to put an end to media speculation and has minimized the effects of the possible plunder that is…

The colonel retires after beating the Minister of the Interior in court. Read Passes to the Pérez de los Cobos reserve, the ‘wall’ that confronted Marlaska and was crossed in the illegal referendum in Catalonia

French President Emmanuel Macron will name a new prime minister on Friday morning, his office said on Thursday, December 12, as pressure mounted to fill the post a week after MPs toppled the government. “The statement naming the prime minister will be published tomorrow morning,” the Elysée presidential palace said on Thursday after Macron returned early from a trip to Poland. Greens leader Marine Tondelier urged Macron on Thursday to “get out of his comfort zone” as he casts around for a name. “The French public wants a bit of enthusiasm, momentum, fresh wind, something new,” she told France 2…

French luxury brand Chanel on Thursday named former Bottega Veneta creative boss Matthieu Blazy as its new artistic director, one of the biggest jobs in fashion tasked with finally turning the page on the Karl Lagerfeld era. Chanel confirmed the appointment shortly after Bottega Veneta announced that the 40-year-old Blazy was leaving the Italian firm to be replaced by British designer Louise Trotter. The Franco-Belgian Blazy had worked for Maison Margiela, Celine and Calvin Klein before joining Bottega Veneta in 2020 and quickly taking charge of its haute couture. “Matthieu embodies a new generation with sincere humility and, in his…

The Supreme Court prevents popular accusations from entering Ábalos’ interrogation, except for the PPThe decision of the Supreme Court magistrate, Leopoldo Puente, to unify the seven popular accusations presented in the case opened by the Koldo case and appointing the PP as representative of all of them has generated strong discomfort among the others (Vox, Manos Liminas union, Liberum Association, Hazteoir.org Association, Association of Democratic Lawyers for Europe and the political party Iustitia Europa), given that the judge does not has allowed them to be present at the statement of José Luis Ábalos, which takes place from 10 in the…

During the Conference of Presidents held today at the La Magdalena Palace in Santander, financing, immigration and health will also be discussed. Read Without agreements in sight for Sánchez with the autonomies: the 11 of the PP propose a "amendment to the entire" for the Catalan quota and housing

Feminist megaphone Bretonne by birth, Parisian by adoption, Lauriane Nicol founded the online media outlet Lesbien Raisonnable in 2017. First in the form of a newsletter and an internet site, which she enhanced in 2018 with an Instagram account where she now counts 32,000 subscribers. The 34-year-old sees these tools as both a cultural medium and a relay for feminist struggles. “I can’t help being an activist, it’s in my DNA. Lesbians have always been involved in feminist struggles.” A supporter of Adèle Haenel since the actress revealed to Mediapart in November 2019 that she had been sexually assaulted as…

  “This hearing must remind us of the forbidden, who was the adult, who was the child, it must set the world straight.” It was with these words that prosecutor Camille Poch requested, on Tuesday, December 10, a five-year prison sentence, two of which would be under house arrest, for Christophe Ruggia. The filmmaker is on trial for sexually assaulting Adèle Haenel when she was between the ages of 12 and 14. At the end of two days of often tense hearings, in a packed courtroom at the Paris Criminal Court, the prosecutor highlighted Haenel’s “constant, coherent and clear discourse”…

In recent weeks, more or less discreetly, Alberto Núñez Feijóo has intensified his presence in Catalonia with a focus on connecting with Catalan businessmen. The leader of the PP has visited the economic forums of the Cercle de Economía and the Foment del Treball, where he met with its director, Josep Sánchez Llibre, in a meeting ―last Monday― that the PP did not publicize, after going to the laboratories Catalans Isdin and attending, a few days before, the UGT congress in Barcelona. Feijóo’s agenda looks at the Catalan employers’ association, where according to Génova there is a “growing interest” in…

Updated Wednesday, December 11, 2024 – 22:53The former Minister of Transport José Luis Ábalos faces his statement before the Supreme Court denying practically all of the accusations against him, attacking the credibility of the businessman Victor de Aldama and intoning his particular my fault: “I trusted someone I shouldn’t have and I didn’t protect myself enough.” “Now, when I talk to other officials, the advice I give is: protect yourselves, don’t be trusting, because then there is no remedy,” he explained. Become Premium from €1 the first month Take advantage of this limited time offer and access all web content…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken took off on an emergency trip to Jordan on Wednesday after the overthrow of neighboring Syria’s dictatorship, in a new, last-minute attempt to shape a Middle East legacy after a turbulent year. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments. Live: Blinken on Syria crisis tour with eye on Biden legacy

“Paquita,” by Pierre Lacotte, at the Opéra Bastille, December 2, 2024. MARIA-HELENA BUCKLEY/ONP Christmas celebrations at the Opéra National de Paris promised to be flamboyant. Paquitaa hectic classical ballet, revived in 2001 by Pierre Lacotte, was set to rock the Opéra Bastille, from December 5 to January 4. Playthe best-seller choreographed in 2017 by Sweden’s Alexander Ekman, was sold out from December 7 to January 4, at the Palais Garnier. No sooner had Paquita premiered on December 5 than a dancers’ strike forced the cancellation of a performance. Another strike the following day. Four days later, on December 9, spectators…

All roads lead to Carles Puigdemont. Every time there is a traffic jam in the legislature, the Junts leader is almost always the key to finishing the negotiations. It happened in the last one, that of the fiscal pact, when a video conference had to be improvised at night in which María Jesús Montero, Santos Cerdán and even the former president José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero were present, and on the other side Miriam Nogueras, Jordi Turull and the Puigdemont himself, who joined later. Once again, the situation has been complicated by Junts’ threat not to even negotiate the Budgets, something…

Puigdemont’s party demands border control, something that the Executive refuses to give up Read The Government offers Junts that Mossos control ports and airports together with police and civil guards

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Thursday to “fight until the very last minute” amid an impeachment vote and martial law probe. Police raided his office over December’s turmoil, including deploying troops to parliament. Yoon, banned from foreign travel, faces an “insurrection” investigation into his inner circle. South Korea Yoon defends martial law decision, vows to fight until ‘very last minute’

New York will raise its minimum wage in an effort to maintain competitive wages for workers across the state beginning January 1, 2025. The increase is part of a multi-year plan aimed at gradually raising the minimum income to meet the needs of the diverse workforce, taking into account the cost of living and inflation. Minimum wage in 2025 The minimum wage in New York City, Long Island and Westchester County will increase from $16.00 to $16.50 per hour, while in the rest of the state it will increase from $15.00 to $15.50 per hour. This 50-cent increase is in…

  The embezzlement trial threatening Marine Le Pen with a ban from running for public office is not deterring her far-right Rassemblement National (RN) from relying on what got them into trouble in the first place: European Parliament funds intended for parliamentary assistants. The party’s president, Jordan Bardella, who is also a member of the European Parliament, attempted to have his chief of staff recruited as a local parliamentary assistant. In November, the Parliament rejected the hiring, as revealed by The Chained Duck on December 4. Nine other far-right MEPs elected in July faced similar refusals. The European Parliament’s letter…

“Count on me for anything. Do you have a relative on the waiting list at the hospital? Come to me! Any procedure that is not progressing? The same! And if I don’t open the door for you, kick it down!” With this uninhibited declaration of principles, José Luis Baltar Pumar presented himself to his neighbors when in 1990 he became president of the Ourense Provincial Council. The offer worked for him. He held the position for more than two decades and, upon retiring, he bequeathed it to his son José Manuel, surname Baltar Blanco. The harangue that cut the ribbon…

Updated Thursday, December 12, 2024 – 00:16Videos starring famous rappers and girls in bikinis, the best stands at fairs on the medical cannabis business, (impossible) returns of 65% for any investorand even trailers with the company logo touring Europe… But Juicy Fields, the company that promised millionaire returns to 186,000 people around the world by investing in legal hemp crops – with Spain among the most affected countries Become Premium from €1 the first month Take advantage of this limited time offer and access all web content I love you Juicy Fields: the mastermind of the biggest European scam in…

The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution with 158 votes demanding an immediate, unconditional ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, and the release of hostages. This marks an escalation from last year’s humanitarian truce demand in Gaza. UN General Assembly demands immediate and unconditional Gaza ceasefire

What impact will the fall of Bashar al-Assad have on ongoing proceedings in France against former Syrian regime officials? According to the National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office (PNAT), which is also responsible for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, “24 proceedings concerning crimes attributed to the [Syrian] regime or its affiliated forces, such as militias, like the National Defense Forces,” were listed in France as of December 1. Not all these procedures were launched following complaints: Some were initiated by the PNAT, notably after reports from the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons, following the refusal…

Béatrice Zavarro was sworn in in 1996 and still wears the same dress, doing what she can to mend her worn-in collar or patched fabric after 28 years of service. She is nearing the end of a trial of a lifetime: that of the dozens of men accused of raping Gisèle Pelicot while she was unconscious. Zavarro is defending Dominique Pelicot, the husband who drugged his wife and invited the strangers into their bedroom to commit the abuses. Until this months-long trial, the lawyer was best known for having defended Christine Deviers-Joncour, sentenced in 2003 to 18 months’ imprisonment for…

The fines continue to arrive for concerts at the Santiago Bernabéu. This time it was Manuel Carrasco’s turn. During his interview at The Revolt issued this Wednesday night, the singer has shown three fines from the Madrid City Council “for exceeding the noise levels permitted at the Santiago Bernabéu.” David Broncano, the presenter, has read them to the audience. The first is 144,000 euros, the second is 126,000 and the third is 129,000. Together they add up to 399,000. Broncano began to sing and the audience followed him: “Let’s go for the boat, oe!”Manuel Carrasco seems to be, so far,…

Felipe VI reminds Sánchez and Meloni that the relationship “flourishes with governments”  The first day of the King and Queen’s State visit to Italy was a work in progress for weeks. The Royal Family and the Italian Government wanted to emphasise the importance of this visit by the Head of State and his wife to a country that is not simply one more on the list of trips of the first Spanish institution. This was demonstrated by the most institutional day in the Italian capital. And this was what Felipe VI wanted to emphasise in the three speeches he gave throughout the…