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.
In just one week, the Grand Palais will look like this again 🤩
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⏭️ Art Basel Paris 🇫🇷
🗓️ October 23–25, 2026
📍 Grand Palais
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
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/…
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‘You’re dead’ — Europe’s SpaceX fights back against Musk prophecy via @FT
as.ft.com/r/3524d467-dcb7-42…
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…
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
François Chardon retweeted
Scoop: Berlin and Paris discuss scrapping planned joint fighter and focusing on air ‘combat cloud’ via @FT
on.ft.com/4oQA4pY
François Chardon retweeted
FT View: "The country may not be on the brink of civil war as it was in 1958, but then it had a way out of the mire in the form of Charles de Gaulle. There is no saviour on the horizon now."
The damaging twilight of the Macron presidency ft.com/content/508154a9-ca08… via @ft
François Chardon retweeted
French assets tumble, euro sinks as Prime Minister Lecornu quits bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @highisland
François Chardon retweeted
"Sylvain, this is nuts"
-- Un collègue d'Harvard m'envoyant ce tweet
"French pensioners now have higher incomes than working-age adults" - extraordinary
By @jburnmurdoch
François Chardon retweeted
Macron's France is starting to look positively Italian, writes @LionelRALaurent bloomberg.com/opinion/articl… via @opinion
François Chardon retweeted
Europe must assert hard power or become a ‘hunted animal,’ France’s chief of defense, General Thierry Burkhard, warns in an interview. politico.eu/article/europe-h…
François Chardon retweeted
Exclusive: French industry wants sole leadership in joint fighter jet - document - reuters.com/business/aerospa…
François Chardon retweeted
Prime Minister Francois Bayrou called a confidence vote that may topple France’s government as soon as next month, prompting a selloff in French assets as investors hedged for more political uncertainty bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
François Chardon retweeted
“If we don’t do it in Europe, with our own values, it will be done elsewhere”
Europe just years away from uncrewed fighter jets, says defence start-up Helsing ft.com/content/71001435-4fd8… via @ft @laurapitel
François Chardon retweeted
Sunny today, but it’s the 4th day in a row that “swimming in the Seine” in central Paris is cancelled “because of pollution”. There’s a large staff on duty to inform the public, following a €1.2 billion “clean up”. So 1 day opening out of 5 so far.
François Chardon retweeted
Scoop with @ian_c_johnston :
France's EDF chief is conducting a review of assets it could sell as Paris pushes for nuclear focus
on.ft.com/45FBAo6