Macron was born a man and went by Jean-Michel Trogneux. She also claims to be the target of a legal threat from the French president. The video, which lasts 40 minutes, goes on to tangentially link the Macrons to a wider conspiracy involving paedophiles and an elite world order.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I said that I would stake my entire professional career on the fact that Brigitte Macron, the current first lady of France was born a man, there were many people of course who did not believe me because that just sounds crazy,\u201d Owens says.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She offers no evidence to back up the claim \u2014 and it is not true.<\/p>\n<h2>What is the conspiracy theory about Brigitte Macron?<\/h2><p>The conspiracy theory has been floating around since <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2024//12//05//emmanuel-macron-takes-stock-of-a-nightmarish-2024/">Emmanuel Macron<\/strong><\/a> was first elected in 2017. It was then pushed by self-described journalist Natacha Rey. <\/p>\n<p>She claimed that Brigitte never existed and that her brother Jean-Michel Trogneux had changed gender and started using that name. <\/p>\n<p>Rey was interviewed by Amandine Roy, a self-proclaimed spiritual medium, for a YouTube video in 2021, and the false theory went viral before the French presidential election in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The so-called evidence often pointed to is a picture of Jean-Michel as a child, which shows similarities to Brigitte, but as they are siblings, this is not unusual.<\/p>\n<p>This led Brigitte Macron to <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2021//12//23//brigitte-macron-taking-legal-action-over-transgender-conspiracy-theory/">file a libel complaint<\/strong><\/a> against Roy and Rey. In September the pair were ordered by a French court to pay \u20ac8,000 in damages to her and \u20ac5,000 to her brother.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Emmanuel Macron also commented on the claims for the first time last year, saying, \u201cThere are still some crazies out there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The tactic of baselessly labelling someone as transgender is not specific to Brigitte Macron. Many high-profile women have faced similar conspiracy theories towards them. The phenomenon is known as \"transvestigation\".\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to US-based LGBTQ+ organisation GLAAD, \u201cThe practice maliciously targets cisgender public figures \u2014 from Madonna to Melania Trump to Olympic boxer Imane Khelif to Kyle Rittenhouse \u2014 and then \u2018investigates\u2019 them offering fake pseudo-scientific \u2018evidence\u2019 that they are transgender, with the underlying bigoted and ignorant implication that being a transgender person is a bad thing.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The theories are often linked to broader conspiracies about global control, depopulation, or other secret agendas.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8378998,8288422\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2024//04//17//not-another-teen-movie-six-part-drama-on-brigitte-macrons-life-confirmed/">Not another teen movie: Six-part drama on Brigitte Macron's life confirmed<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2024//03//06//brigitte-macrons-daughter-publishes-first-novel-addresses-mean-comments-about-her-mother/">Brigitte Macron\u2019s daughter publishes first novel, addresses mean comments about her mother<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Another well-known example of this is Michelle Obama, who has faced theories that she is transgender for years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI've heard about the swampy parts of the internet that question everything about me, right down to whether I'm a woman or a man,\u201d she wrote in her 2018 memoir. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cA sitting US congressman has made fun of my butt. I've been hurt. I've been furious. 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\"Stand up for culture!\" Artists protest France's culture budget cuts","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"'Stand up for culture!': Artists protest France's culture budget cuts","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"'Stand up for culture!': French artists unite against budget cuts","titleListing2":"'Debout pour la culture' - French arts workers rally against budget cuts","leadin":"Protests have spread across France after the government's forced budget announced severe cuts to the culture and arts sector.","summary":"Protests have spread across France after the government's forced budget announced severe cuts to the culture and arts sector.","keySentence":"","url":"stand-up-for-culture-artists-protest-frances-culture-budget-cuts","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/culture\/2025\/02\/04\/stand-up-for-culture-artists-protest-frances-culture-budget-cuts","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"\u201cDebout pour la culture\u201d or \u201cStand up for culture\u201d was the cry that rang out across France as protestors demonstrated against proposed cuts to country\u2019s culture budget. \n\nThe French government is trying to reduce public spending to combat its 6% budget deficit. But plans to cut spending on culture has prompted significant pushback from arts workers. \n\nProtest movement \u2018Debout pour la culture\u2019 has taken over arts venues across the country, alongside a petition signed by more than 40,000 people, including major names like rapper JoeyStarr, singer Emily Loizeau, and environmentalist Yann Arthus-Bertrand. \n\nOn the streets, the protests have been supported by many of France\u2019s most famous names, including actor Juliette Binoche, who was named as the President of the Jury for the Cannes Film Festival for 2025. \n\nPrime Minister Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou forced through a new budget yesterday using a special governmental power to force the French parliament to adopt it without a vote. Bayrou\u2019s decision was a reaction to the collapse of the Barnier government in early December stopping a budget being passed for the upcoming year. \n\nThe petition against proposed budget cuts to the culture sector criticises: \u201ca massive layoff plan underway in the cultural sector, which will lead to a serious decline in access to culture for the entire population and throughout the country\u201d. \n\nThe 40,000 plus signatories \u201cdenounce the idea that by sacrificing public services, including art and culture, the State is making a dangerous calculation, in the name of a context of budgetary austerity, which should not obscure the threats weighing on our democracy.\u201d \n\n\u201cEvery time a budget cut of 20,000 euros is announced, it is the equivalent of a permanent job in a cultural structure or an intermittent artistic, technical or administrative job, which is threatened with disappearance,\u201d the letter explains. \n\n\u201cThe context of budgetary austerity cannot obscure the threats hanging over our democracy. This is why we say that sacrificing public services, including art and culture, is a dangerous calculation in view of the great societal benefits that result from it. The fact that the State devotes 0.8% of its budget to this public policy is already largely insufficient to meet the needs expressed by the population and by professionals.\u201d \n\nYouth spending squeeze\n\nSome of the institutions that joined in on the protests included La Passarelle arts centre in Saint-Brieuc, Maison de la culture de Grenoble (MC2) in Grenoble, and the Ecosocialist Left group. \n\nAdditionally, a letter from Syndeac, the trade union for live arts in France, published a letter calling for Culture Minister Rachida Dati to respond to the budget cuts. \n\n\u201cSince your arrival at the head of the Ministry of Culture, there has been a reduction of no less than 410 million euros (200 million euros by decree in February 2024 and 210 million euros which could possibly be voted on as part of the 2025 budget).\u201d\n\n\u201cWhere is the minister whose door is always open for dialogue?\u201d Syndeac demands.\n\nOne of the planned cuts is to the Culture Pass, a programme which gives French secondary school children credits they can spend on tickets to culture events and books. The Culture Pass was one of the flagship policies of President Emmanuel Macron\u2019s first term. \n\nSpending will also be reigned in across regional governments, cutting access to culture for those outside of the main cities. \n\nIf successful, the budget aims to reduce the deficit from its current position at 6.1% to around 5.4%, higher than the 5.0% target made by the previous government. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>\u201cDebout pour la culture\u201d or \u201cStand up for culture\u201d was the cry that rang out across France as protestors demonstrated against proposed cuts to country\u2019s culture budget. <\/p>\n<p>The French government is trying to reduce public spending to combat its 6% budget deficit. But plans to cut spending on <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2025//01//24//france-takes-steps-to-protect-the-can-can-and-cabaret/">culture has prompted significant pushback from arts workers. <\/p>\n<p>Protest movement \u2018Debout pour la culture\u2019 has taken over arts venues across the country, alongside a petition signed by more than 40,000 people, including major names like rapper JoeyStarr, singer Emily Loizeau, and environmentalist Yann Arthus-Bertrand. <\/p>\n<p>On the streets, the protests have been supported by many of France\u2019s most famous names, including actor <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2025//02//04//juliette-binoche-named-2025-cannes-film-festival-president-of-the-jury/">Juliette Binoche<\/strong><\/a>, who was named as the President of the Jury for the Cannes Film Festival for 2025. <\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou forced through a new budget yesterday using a special governmental power to force the French parliament to adopt it without a vote. 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.instagram.com//p//DFgVdkNKp_W//?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\%22 style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Les C\u00e9lestins, Th\u00e9\u00e2tre de Lyon (@thcelestinslyon)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><script async src=https://www.euronews.com/"////www.instagram.com//embed.js/">/n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The petition against proposed budget cuts to the culture sector criticises: \u201ca massive layoff plan underway in the cultural sector, which will lead to a serious decline in access to culture for the entire population and throughout the country\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>The 40,000 plus signatories \u201cdenounce the idea that by sacrificing public services, including art and culture, the State is making a dangerous calculation, in the name of a context of budgetary austerity, which should not obscure the threats weighing on our democracy.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery time a budget cut of 20,000 euros is announced, it is the equivalent of a permanent job in a cultural structure or an intermittent artistic, technical or administrative job, which is threatened with disappearance,\u201d the letter explains. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe context of budgetary austerity cannot obscure the threats hanging over our democracy. This is why we say that sacrificing public services, including art and culture, is a dangerous calculation in view of the great societal benefits that result from it. The fact that the State devotes 0.8% of its budget to this public policy is already largely insufficient to meet the needs expressed by the population and by professionals.\u201d <\/p>\n<h2>Youth spending squeeze<\/h2><p>Some of the institutions that joined in on the protests included La Passarelle arts centre in Saint-Brieuc, Maison de la culture de Grenoble (MC2) in Grenoble, and the Ecosocialist Left group. <\/p>\n<p>Additionally, a letter from Syndeac, the trade union for live arts in France, published a letter calling for <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2024//03//22//french-culture-minister-says-some-public-art-schools-are-in-crisis-and-must-be-shut-down/">Culture Minister Rachida Dati<\/strong><\/a> to respond to the budget cuts. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince your arrival at the head of the Ministry of Culture, there has been a reduction of no less than 410 million euros (200 million euros by decree in February 2024 and 210 million euros which could possibly be voted on as part of the 2025 budget).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere is the minister whose door is always open for dialogue?\u201d Syndeac demands.<\/p>\n<p>One of the planned cuts is to the Culture Pass, a programme which gives French secondary school children credits they can spend on tickets to culture events and books. 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PM BUDGET VOTE","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"French PM Bayrou faces no-confidence vote after forcing budget plan through parliament","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"French PM Bayrou faces no-confidence vote after budget plan push","titleListing2":"French Prime Minister rams budget plan without a vote, faces confidence vote","leadin":"The confidence vote will likely be held as early as Wednesday, with the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) stating it will put forward a motion to try and topple Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou's recently appointed government.","summary":"The confidence vote will likely be held as early as Wednesday, with the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) stating it will put forward a motion to try and topple Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou's recently appointed government.","keySentence":"","url":"french-pm-bayrou-faces-no-confidence-vote-after-forcing-budget-plan-through-parliament","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/my-europe\/2025\/02\/03\/french-pm-bayrou-faces-no-confidence-vote-after-forcing-budget-plan-through-parliament","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"French Prime Minister Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou forced his 2025 budget plan through parliament without a vote from the MPs on Monday, using a special constitutional tool known as Article 49.3 to pass the long-overdue bill. \n\nThe move opens his recently appointed government to the risk of a no-confidence vote as early as Wednesday. \n\nThe Socialist Party (PS), part of the left-wing coalition New Popular Front (NFP), said on Monday afternoon that it has chosen not to vote against Bayrou's government just yet. \n\nThe Socialist Party said in a press release that they are ready to table a no-confidence motion only \u201cafter the budget has been adopted.\"\n\nHowever, the hard-left France Unbowed Party (LFI) announced it would be putting forward two no-confidence motions: one against the state budget plan and a second against the social security budget plan. \n\n\"This illegitimate government must fall,\u201d LFI said on its official X account.\n\nThe far-right National Rally Party (RN) are still hesitating, telling reporters they will decide whether to vote against Bayrou by Wednesday. \n\nWill Bayrou be ousted next?\n\nThe contentious budget plan aims to reduce the country's skyrocketing public deficit to 5.4% this year from an estimated 6% in 2024. \n\nTo achieve this, Bayrou's government aims to cut an eye-watering \u20ac30bn and raise taxes by \u20ac20bn on superprofits and the wealthiest households. \n\nFrance has been under pressure from the EU for its deficit, which is more than double the percentage authorised by Brussels. \n\nBayrou's predecessor Michel Barnier was ousted in December after the far right and the NFP joined forces to topple the government.\n\nFrance has been embroiled in a deep political crisis after French President Emmanuel Macron shockingly dissolved the National Assembly in June 2024 after his party lost to the far-right in the European elections. \n\nHowever, Macron's gamble backfired, and the snap elections ended with a bitterly divided lower house of parliament. \n\nAccording to the French Constitution, Macron cannot dissolve the National Assembly before the summer of 2025. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>French Prime Minister Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou forced his 2025 budget plan through parliament without a vote from the MPs on Monday, using a special constitutional tool known as Article 49.3 to pass the long-overdue bill. <\/p>\n<p>The move opens his recently appointed government to the risk of a no-confidence vote as early as Wednesday. <\/p>\n<p>The Socialist Party (PS), part of the left-wing coalition New Popular Front (NFP), said on Monday afternoon that it has chosen not to vote against Bayrou's government just 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deal on final bill as decisive vote approaches <\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2025//01//30//french-prime-minister-seeks-compromise-on-controversial-2025-budget-plan/">French Prime Minister seeks compromise on controversial 2025 budget plan<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>However, Macron's gamble backfired, and the snap elections ended with a bitterly divided lower house of parliament. <\/p>\n<p>According to the French Constitution, Macron cannot dissolve the National Assembly before the summer of 2025. <\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1738598254,"updatedAt":1738616227,"publishedAt":1738602039,"firstPublishedAt":1738602039,"lastPublishedAt":1738603667,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Thibault Camus\/Copyright 2025 The AP. 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This is France's first major #MeToo trial in Paris.","summary":"French director Christophe Ruggia has been found guilty of sexually assaulting actor Ad\u00e8le Haenel during the early 2000s, but avoids jail time. This is France's first major #MeToo trial in Paris.","keySentence":"","url":"christophe-ruggia-found-guilty-in-landmark-metoo-trial","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/culture\/2025\/02\/03\/christophe-ruggia-found-guilty-in-landmark-metoo-trial","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"French filmmaker Christophe Ruggia, 60, has been found guilty of sexually assaulting actor Ad\u00e8le Haenel when she was between 12 and 15 in the early 2000s.\u00a0\n\nRuggia, who directed Haenel in the 2002 movie The Devils (Les Diables), was handed a four-year sentence, but two of those years were suspended and the other two will be served under house arrest with an electronic bracelet.\n\nHaenel, now 35, was the first major French actor to accuse the film industry of turning a blind eye to sexual abuse in the wake of the #MeToo movement. She accused Ruggia in 2019 of subjecting her to \"permanent sexual harassment\" during the making of The Devils, where she portrayed a girl with autism.\u00a0\n\nThe court ruled that Ruggia \u201ctook advantage of the dominant position\u201d he held over Haenel at the time. \u201cDuring quasi-weekly meetings at your home for over three years you had sexualized gestures and attitudes,\u201d as Haenel was \u201cgradually isolated\u201d from her loved ones, the court said in a statement.\n\nSpeaking candidly after the verdict, Haenel opened up about the psychological toll the abuse took on her. \u201cI felt guilty after the filming of The Devils,\u201d she said, quoted by The Guardian. \u201cI had suicidal thoughts.\u201d\n\nRuggia denied the allegations. His lawyer, Fanny Collin, has announced plans to appeal the verdict, but the director has also been ordered to pay \u20ac15,000 in damages to Haenel, along with an additional \u20ac20,000 to cover her years of psychological therapy.\n\nA number of prominent female figures from French cinema were present in the courtroom to hear the verdict, including Judith Godr\u00e8che, a leading voice in France\u2019s #MeToo movement, and director C\u00e9line Sciamma.\n\nHaenel, star of the 2019 Cannes awardee Portrait of a Lady on Fire, has been outspoken in condemning what she describes as the French film industry's inadequate response to sexual abuse.\n\nIn 2020, Haenel stormed out of the C\u00e9sars, France\u2019s prestigious film awards ceremony, shouting \"Shame!\" after Roman Polanski won the Best Director award. Polanski is still wanted in the U.S. for the 1977 statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl.\n\nShe announced in May 2023 that she was stepping away from cinema altogether, citing the industry's deep-rooted complicity with sexual abusers.\u00a0\n\nIn a poignant letter published in 'Telerama', Haenel explained: \u201cI decided to politicise my retirement from cinema to denounce the general complacency of the profession towards sexual aggressors.\u201d \n\n","htmlText":"<p>French filmmaker Christophe Ruggia, 60, has been found guilty of sexually assaulting actor Ad\u00e8le Haenel when she was between 12 and 15 in the early 2000s.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ruggia, who directed Haenel in the 2002 movie <em>The Devils<\/em> (<em>Les Diables<\/em>), was handed a four-year sentence, but two of those years were suspended and the other two will be served under house arrest with an electronic bracelet.<\/p>\n<p>Haenel, now 35, was the first major French actor to accuse the film industry of turning a blind eye to sexual abuse in the wake of the #MeToo movement. She <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2019//11//07//actress-adele-haenel-accuses-director-of-sexual-harassment-as-metoo-hits-french-cinema/">accused Ruggia<\/strong><\/a> in 2019 of subjecting her to \"permanent sexual harassment\" during the making of <em>The Devils<\/em>, where she portrayed a girl with autism.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6728515625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//02//62//92//808x542_cmsv2_5503a389-ef44-50ee-ae21-6911bcdd9185-9026292.jpg/" alt=\"French actor Adele Haenel arrives at courthouse in Paris, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, for the trial of filmmaker Christophe Ruggia.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/02\/62\/92\/384x258_cmsv2_5503a389-ef44-50ee-ae21-6911bcdd9185-9026292.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/02\/62\/92\/640x431_cmsv2_5503a389-ef44-50ee-ae21-6911bcdd9185-9026292.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/02\/62\/92\/750x505_cmsv2_5503a389-ef44-50ee-ae21-6911bcdd9185-9026292.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/02\/62\/92\/828x557_cmsv2_5503a389-ef44-50ee-ae21-6911bcdd9185-9026292.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/02\/62\/92\/1080x727_cmsv2_5503a389-ef44-50ee-ae21-6911bcdd9185-9026292.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/02\/62\/92\/1200x807_cmsv2_5503a389-ef44-50ee-ae21-6911bcdd9185-9026292.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/02\/62\/92\/1920x1292_cmsv2_5503a389-ef44-50ee-ae21-6911bcdd9185-9026292.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">French actor Adele Haenel arrives at courthouse in Paris, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, for the trial of filmmaker Christophe Ruggia.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Aurelien Morissard\/Copyright 2025 The AP. All rights reserved.<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The court ruled that Ruggia \u201ctook advantage of the dominant position\u201d he held over Haenel at the time. \u201cDuring quasi-weekly meetings at your home for over three years you had sexualized gestures and attitudes,\u201d as Haenel was \u201cgradually isolated\u201d from her loved ones, the court said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking candidly after the verdict, Haenel opened up about the psychological toll the abuse took on her. \u201cI felt guilty after the filming of <em>The Devils<\/em>,\u201d she said, quoted by The Guardian. \u201cI had suicidal thoughts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ruggia denied the allegations. His lawyer, Fanny Collin, has announced plans to appeal the verdict, but the director has also been ordered to pay \u20ac15,000 in damages to Haenel, along with an additional \u20ac20,000 to cover her years of psychological therapy.<\/p>\n<p>A number of prominent female figures from French cinema were present in the courtroom to hear the verdict, including <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2024//02//29//french-actor-godreche-calls-for-investigation-into-sex-crimes-and-sexism-in-french-cinema/">Judith Godr\u00e8che<\/strong><\/a>, a leading voice in France\u2019s #MeToo movement, and director C\u00e9line Sciamma.<\/p>\n<p>Haenel, star of the 2019 <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2024//05//27//cannes-film-festival-2024-key-takeaways-and-talking-points-of-the-77th-edition/">Cannes awardee <em>Portrait of a Lady on Fire<\/em>, has been outspoken in condemning what she describes as the French film industry's inadequate response to sexual abuse.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8279520,8225218\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2024//03//02//metoogarcons-how-an-actor-ushered-in-a-new-metoo-wave-in-france/">#MeTooGar\u00e7ons: How an actor ushered in a new #MeToo wave in France<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2024//02//07//french-actress-judith-godreche-files-rape-complaint-against-famed-director/">French actress Judith Godr\u00e8che files rape complaint against famed director<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.62890625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//02//62//92//808x508_cmsv2_52268ac8-944d-5075-ada6-e5754148cfde-9026292.jpg/" alt=\"French filmmaker Christophe Ruggia leaves the courtroom in Paris, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, after he was found guilty of sexual assault \" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/02\/62\/92\/384x242_cmsv2_52268ac8-944d-5075-ada6-e5754148cfde-9026292.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/02\/62\/92\/640x403_cmsv2_52268ac8-944d-5075-ada6-e5754148cfde-9026292.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/02\/62\/92\/750x472_cmsv2_52268ac8-944d-5075-ada6-e5754148cfde-9026292.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/02\/62\/92\/828x521_cmsv2_52268ac8-944d-5075-ada6-e5754148cfde-9026292.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/02\/62\/92\/1080x679_cmsv2_52268ac8-944d-5075-ada6-e5754148cfde-9026292.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/02\/62\/92\/1200x755_cmsv2_52268ac8-944d-5075-ada6-e5754148cfde-9026292.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/02\/62\/92\/1920x1208_cmsv2_52268ac8-944d-5075-ada6-e5754148cfde-9026292.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">French filmmaker Christophe Ruggia leaves the courtroom in Paris, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, after he was found guilty of sexual assault <\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Aurelien Morissard\/Copyright 2025 The AP. All rights reserved.<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In 2020, Haenel stormed out of the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2025//01//28//french-film-academy-behind-the-cesar-awards-quits-elon-musks-x/">C/u00e9sars, France\u2019s prestigious film awards ceremony, shouting \"Shame!\" after Roman Polanski won the Best Director award. 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PARIS GRAND SLAM 2025 DAY 2","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Judo Grand Slam 2025: The Grand Finale in Paris!","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":null,"titleListing2":"Judo Grand Slam 2025: The Grand Finale in Paris!","leadin":"All the latest developments of the Paris Judo Grand Slam 2025.","summary":"All the latest developments of the Paris Judo Grand Slam 2025.","keySentence":"","url":"judo-grand-slam-2025-the-grand-finale-in-paris","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2025\/02\/03\/judo-grand-slam-2025-the-grand-finale-in-paris","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The finale of the Paris Grand Slam. Promising thrilling and unforgettable moments.\n\nAn incredible ceremony set the stage, for a crowd who were ready for the climactic showdowns.\n\nBefore the finals, The 2024 Judo Awards winners were announced, celebrating exceptional achievements in the world of judo.\n\nIn the -81kg final, Francois GAUTHIER DRAPEAU earned his first Grand Slam gold medal with an uchi-mata for waza-ari. OTP Bank President Dr Sandor CSANYI awarded the medals.\n\nAt -70kg, Ai TSUNODA ROUSTANT earned her second gold medal in the Paris Grand Slam, with a beautiful seoi-otoshi for ippon. IOC Member Mr Balazs F\u00dcRJES awarded the medals.\n\nIn -90kg, Jonghoon KIM scored ippon to mark his first Grand Slam gold medal. 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Promising thrilling and unforgettable moments.<\/p>\n<p>An incredible ceremony set the stage, for a crowd who were ready for the climactic showdowns.<\/p>\n<p>Before the finals, The 2024 Judo Awards winners were announced, celebrating exceptional achievements in the world of judo.<\/p>\n<p>In the <strong>-81kg<\/strong> final, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.ijf.org//judoka//32154/">Francois GAUTHIER DRAPEAU<\/strong><\/a> earned his first Grand Slam gold medal with an uchi-mata for waza-ari. OTP Bank President Dr Sandor CSANYI awarded the medals.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">I can\u2019t believe it, winning my first gold medal in a Grand Slam and it\u2019s Paris, it feels awesome. But yesterday I had a feeling, I was feeling good, I thought, I feel like tomorrow I\u2019m going to do well and it happened so, very cool.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <div class=\"widget__authorText\">\n Francois Gauthier-Drapeau \n <\/div>\n <div class=\"widget__author_descriptionText\">\n Winner of -81 kg category\n <\/div>\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>At <strong>-70kg<\/strong>, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.ijf.org//judoka//51204/">Ai TSUNODA ROUSTANT<\/strong><\/a> earned her second gold medal in the Paris Grand Slam, with a beautiful seoi-otoshi for ippon. IOC Member Mr Balazs F\u00dcRJES awarded the medals.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1886152471866712545\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In <strong>-90kg<\/strong>, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.ijf.org//judoka//47824/">Jonghoon KIM<\/strong><\/a> scored ippon to mark his first Grand Slam gold medal. Former President of Croatia & IOC Member Mrs Kolinda GRABAR-KITAROVIC awarded the medals.<\/p>\n<p>At <strong>-78kg<\/strong>, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.ijf.org//judoka//21235/">Patricia SAMPAIO<\/strong><\/a> topped the Paris podium after scoring ippon in style!<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">I created a mindset for the competition that helps me be here. I\u2019m not saying I will win every competition but now I have the mindset of a champion, and that changed a lot.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <div class=\"widget__authorText\">\n Patricia Sampaio\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"widget__author_descriptionText\">\n Winner of -78 kg\n <\/div>\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1886126741762003209\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>UCI President, IOC Member Mr David LAPPARTIENT awarded the medals.<\/p>\n<p>In <strong>-100kg<\/strong>, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.ijf.org//judoka//70512/">Dzhafar KOSTOEV<\/strong><\/a> stunned with this impressive ippon! IJF General Treasurer Dr Naser AL TAMIMI awarded the medals.<\/p>\n<p>In <strong>+78kg<\/strong>, home favourite <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.ijf.org//judoka//43574/">Lea FONTAINE<\/strong><\/a> secured another medal in her home city to the joy of her fans. IOC Member Mrs Filomena FORTES awarded the medals.<\/p>\n<p>In <strong>+100kg<\/strong>, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.ijf.org//judoka//21360/">Inal TASOEV<\/strong><\/a> won with an ippon in golden score! 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Most of all I want to thank my mother, my friends and all of the people who are supporting me everyday, my coach, my sponsor and this is incredible.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <div class=\"widget__authorText\">\n Romain VALADIER PICARD\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"widget__author_descriptionText\">\n Winner of -60 kg \n <\/div>\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1885780244449177693\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In <strong>-52kg<\/strong> it was a Japan v Japan matchup, with OMORI Kisumi ultimately winning due to penalties. 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Cost, comfort and community impact compared","leadin":"Length of trip, group size and the amenities you\u2019re looking for all influence which type of accommodation you should book.","summary":"Length of trip, group size and the amenities you\u2019re looking for all influence which type of accommodation you should book.","keySentence":"","url":"airbnb-or-hotel-for-a-european-trip-cost-comfort-and-community-impact-compared","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/2025\/02\/02\/airbnb-or-hotel-for-a-european-trip-cost-comfort-and-community-impact-compared","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Remember when booking an Airbnb instead of a hotel was one of the best money-saving travel hacks? A lot has changed since then.\u00a0\n\nSince its humble homestay launch in 2007, Airbnb has grown to over five million hosts, disrupting the travel industry and rental markets worldwide.\n\nOriginally called 'AirBed & Breakfast,' the tech-savvy start-up offered short-term living quarters where hosts could rent spare rooms and beds to guests for extra cash. The concept rapidly evolved into an online accommodation behemoth, with properties in desirable areas increasingly converted to short-term rentals exclusively for Airbnb stays.\n\nAs the company continues to grow in popularity, the battle between hotels and Airbnb is more fierce than ever, with both sides trying to woo travellers with prices and unique experiences.\u00a0\n\nSo how do Airbnb and hotels stack up in Europe\u2019s most popular cities? Is the charm of a rustic Airbnb apartment in Rome\u2019s Trastevere worth the dreaded cleaning fees, or should you stick to a hotel in tourist hotspots? Here's the pros and cons of hotels vs. Airbnb in Europe.\n\nAirbnb vs. hotels: How do they compare?\n\nOne of Airbnb's main appeals is the huge variety in properties, from trendy loft apartments to quirky treehouse stays and snug countryside boltholes, while hotels generally offer a more standard stay, especially in chain hotels.\n\nRental data company AirDNA notes that while value-for-money is a big factorfor hotel regulars, atmosphere and location reign supreme for Airbnb users.\n\nIn a blog post, they explain that hotels are still typically perceived as more reputable and trustworthy than short-term rentals. However, Airbnb\u2019s Superhost and Guest Favorite badges help to close that gap by rewarding hosts who go above and beyond for their guests, forcing traditional hotels to up their game.\n\nThe desire for a home-from-home experience is demonstrated through the growing demand for Airbnbs in popular European cities like Paris, despite a vast selection of hotels across the city's arrondissements.\u00a0\n\nParis is now one of the most popular places in Europe to rent an Airbnb, with 95,000 rentals available in 2024, prompting a crackdown by the French government on short-term lets.\n\nThis surge in demand underscores the appeal of Airbnb offerings while raising much-publicised concerns about the broader impact on housing availability and local communities.\n\nHotels are still more profitable than Airbnb\n\nDespite Airbnb\u2019s huge success, hotels, with their transparent fees, onsite staff, and security, continue to dominate the travel and tourism sector in terms of overall revenue, highlighting their enduring role in the accommodation market.\n\nStatista Mobility Market Insights highlight that the hotel business is still far more important in revenue generated in the travel and tourism sector.\n\nTheir data shows that hotel accommodation has a larger revenue share in countries like Spain, Italy, and the UK. These economies are projected to generate the most revenue from hotels, cruises, and package holidays.\n\nAirbnb vs. hotels: Which is better value?\n\nFor many city break visitors, choosing between a hotel and an Airbnb often comes down to cost -particularly in expensive European destinations like Amsterdam, London, and Copenhagen.\u00a0\n\nIn Paris, for example, data from Airbtics shows that the average nightly rate for an Airbnb is approximately \u20ac182, while Skyscanner reports that a three-star hotel averages around \u20ac150 per night, making hotels a potentially more budget-friendly option.\n\nAs traditional hotels in hotspots can be expensive, travellers assume Airbnb is always cheaper. However, Airbnb is rarely a good deal for short stays in major European cities due to large cleaning fees, added service fees, and long-stay discounts.\n\nResearch by the British consumer magazine \u2018Which?\u2019 supports this, revealing that one-bedroom listings on Airbnb and rival platform Vrbo exceeded the average cost of a hotel room -excluding five-star hotels -in 38 out of 50 destinations across the UK and worldwide.\n\nWhere Airbnb is more cost-effective is for longer trips. According to NerdWallet, savings get bigger with trip length as the nightly rate ($213 \/ \u20ac213) for the average seven-night Airbnb stay was 32 per cent cheaper than a one-night stay ($314 \/ \u20ac314).\n\nGroup size is also a factor, as Airbnb is typically more expensive for solo travellers or couples, while large groups can split costs and reduce their price per head.\n\nAs hotels also typically don\u2019t charge cleaning fees, their listed price is more transparent. For this reason, one to four nights at a hotel can be the better financial choice for travellers unless you're travelling in a group or booking a long-term stay.\n\nWhich offers the best guest experience?\n\nThis largely depends on what you are looking for in a stay. The best superhosts can offer a home-away-from-home experience, and many Airbnbs offer facilities like kitchens, hot tubs, private outdoor spaces, and rooftop gardens. The downsides, however, include no daily housekeeping, no on-site staff, and usually no access to communal amenities like spas, gyms, and restaurants.\n\nWhere hotels can outshine Airbnb is in perks like reliable and consistent quality, front desk service, meal services, and daily cleaning for no extra charge.\n\nThere's also potentially more of a risk factor when booking Airbnbs. You could encounter fake or inaccurate listings, last-minute host cancellations, or you could even find yourself inadvertently staying in an illegal Airbnb.\n\nFor travellers, it's about weighing up the costs, convenience, and experience you want in a stay. A hotel in Brussels might offer a free breakfast, but an Airbnb may have a hot tub on the rooftop. Individual preferences will ultimately be the deciding factor.\n\nImpact on neighbourhoods\n\nWhile hotels have generally had a stable and often highly regulated presence in European cities, Airbnb has been accused of inflating house prices, pushing out locals, straining resources, and fuelling overtourism. This has prompted new restrictions on short-term rentals in many European cities, such as Paris and Barcelona.\n\nOvertourism\u2019s impact on popular cities such as Lisbon is difficult to ignore. Driven by Portugal\u2019s appeal as a low-cost destination and recent policy changes encouraging foreign investment, the surge in tourism has led to record-breaking revenues: in 2023 alone, Portugal\u2019s tourism revenue reached \u20ac25 billion, up from \u20ac21 billion the previous year\u200b.\n\nThis boom, however, has transformed Lisbon\u2019s housing market. Over the past five years, nearly 20,000 residential properties have shifted to short-term rentals.\n\nUK newspaper The Times reports that rents in Lisbon have surged by 94 per cent since 2015, with house prices skyrocketing by 186 per cent, pricing many locals out of their own neighbourhoods. Conversely, while large-scale or luxury hotels can contribute to gentrification in certain areas, they do not remove housing from the rental market and are often built in commercial zones rather than residential areas.\n\nChoosing an Airbnb or a hotel for your next European city break will ultimately depend on your budget, group size, and desired travel experience.\u00a0\n\nWhile Airbnb offers many positives, like self-catering and a more homely atmosphere, hotels have the advantage of trained hospitality management and staff who can assist guests and even provide concierge services.\u00a0\n\nHowever, with both options potentially contributing to mass tourism, it\u2019s worth considering the broader impact of where and what you book.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Remember when booking an Airbnb instead of a hotel was one of the best money-saving travel hacks? A lot has changed since then.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Since its humble homestay launch in 2007, Airbnb has grown to over five million hosts, disrupting the travel industry and rental markets worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Originally called 'AirBed & Breakfast,' the tech-savvy start-up offered short-term living quarters where hosts could rent spare rooms and beds to guests for extra cash. The concept rapidly evolved into an online accommodation behemoth, with properties in desirable areas increasingly converted to short-term rentals exclusively for Airbnb stays.<\/p>\n<p>As the company continues to grow in popularity, the battle between hotels and Airbnb is more fierce than ever, with both sides trying to woo travellers with prices and unique experiences.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So how do Airbnb and hotels stack up in Europe\u2019s most popular cities? Is the charm of a rustic Airbnb apartment in Rome\u2019s Trastevere worth the dreaded cleaning fees, or should you stick to a hotel in tourist hotspots? Here's the pros and cons of hotels vs. Airbnb in <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//news//europe/">Europe./n
Airbnb vs. hotels: How do they compare?<\/h2><p>One of Airbnb's main appeals is the huge variety in properties, from trendy loft apartments to quirky treehouse stays and snug countryside boltholes, while hotels generally offer a more standard stay, especially in chain hotels.<\/p>\n<p>Rental data company AirDNA notes that while value-for-money is a big factorfor hotel regulars, atmosphere and location reign supreme for Airbnb users.<\/p>\n<p>In a blog post, they explain that hotels are still typically perceived as more reputable and trustworthy than short-term rentals. However, Airbnb\u2019s Superhost and Guest Favorite badges help to close that gap by rewarding hosts who go above and beyond for their guests, forcing traditional hotels to up their game.<\/p>\n<p>The desire for a home-from-home experience is demonstrated through the growing demand for Airbnbs in popular European cities like Paris, despite a vast selection of hotels across the city's arrondissements.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Paris is now one of the most popular places in Europe to rent an <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2025//01//22//airbnb-criticises-spains-new-rental-rules-data-shows-crackdowns-on-owners-dont-stem-overto/">Airbnb, with 95,000 rentals available in 2024, prompting a crackdown by the French government on short-term lets.<\/p>\n<p>This surge in demand underscores the appeal of Airbnb offerings while raising much-publicised concerns about the broader impact on housing availability and local communities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8976822,8962890,8882004\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2025//01//16//want-to-move-to-spain-in-2025-beware-of-new-property-tax-anti-tourism-protests-and-airbnb-/">Want to move to Spain in 2025? Beware of new property tax, anti-tourism protests and Airbnb bans<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2024//11//29//paris-cracks-down-on-airbnbs-with-100000-fines-and-london-style-limit-on-nights-per-year/">Paris cracks down on Airbnbs with \u20ac100,000 fines and London-style limit on nights per year <\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2025//01//10//free-airbnbs-and-discounted-hotels-how-the-travel-industry-is-helping-la-wildfire-victims/">Free Airbnbs and discounted hotels: How the travel industry is helping LA wildfire victims<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Hotels are still more profitable than Airbnb<\/h2><p>Despite Airbnb\u2019s huge success, hotels, with their transparent fees, onsite staff, and security, continue to dominate the travel and tourism sector in terms of overall revenue, highlighting their enduring role in the accommodation market.<\/p>\n<p>Statista Mobility Market Insights highlight that the hotel business is still far more important in revenue generated in the travel and tourism sector.<\/p>\n<p>Their data shows that hotel accommodation has a larger revenue share in countries like Spain, Italy, and the UK. These economies are projected to generate the most revenue from hotels, cruises, and package holidays.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5859375\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//01//89//34//808x473_cmsv2_08a10c4d-711a-5cd0-8e47-1fea7929a3f3-9018934.jpg/" alt=\"For many city break visitors, choosing between a hotel and an Airbnb often comes down to cost\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/89\/34\/384x225_cmsv2_08a10c4d-711a-5cd0-8e47-1fea7929a3f3-9018934.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/89\/34\/640x375_cmsv2_08a10c4d-711a-5cd0-8e47-1fea7929a3f3-9018934.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/89\/34\/750x439_cmsv2_08a10c4d-711a-5cd0-8e47-1fea7929a3f3-9018934.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/89\/34\/828x485_cmsv2_08a10c4d-711a-5cd0-8e47-1fea7929a3f3-9018934.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/89\/34\/1080x633_cmsv2_08a10c4d-711a-5cd0-8e47-1fea7929a3f3-9018934.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/89\/34\/1200x703_cmsv2_08a10c4d-711a-5cd0-8e47-1fea7929a3f3-9018934.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/89\/34\/1920x1125_cmsv2_08a10c4d-711a-5cd0-8e47-1fea7929a3f3-9018934.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">For many city break visitors, choosing between a hotel and an Airbnb often comes down to cost<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Andrew Neel on Unsplash<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Airbnb vs. hotels: Which is better value?<\/h2><p>For many city break visitors, choosing between a hotel and an Airbnb often comes down to cost -particularly in expensive European destinations like <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2024//12//31//we-need-tourism-to-decrease-will-there-be-more-anti-tourist-protests-in-europe-in-2025/">Amsterdam, London, and Copenhagen.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2024//11//29//paris-cracks-down-on-airbnbs-with-100000-fines-and-london-style-limit-on-nights-per-year/">Paris, for example, data from Airbtics shows that the average nightly rate for an Airbnb is approximately \u20ac182, while Skyscanner reports that a three-star hotel averages around \u20ac150 per night, making hotels a potentially more budget-friendly option.<\/p>\n<p>As traditional hotels in hotspots can be expensive, travellers assume Airbnb is always cheaper. However, Airbnb is rarely a good deal for short stays in major European cities due to large cleaning fees, added service fees, and long-stay discounts.<\/p>\n<p>Research by the British consumer magazine \u2018Which?\u2019 supports this, revealing that one-bedroom listings on Airbnb and rival platform Vrbo exceeded the average cost of a hotel room -excluding five-star hotels -in 38 out of 50 destinations across the UK and worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Where Airbnb is more cost-effective is for longer trips. According to NerdWallet, savings get bigger with trip length as the nightly rate ($213 \/ \u20ac213) for the average seven-night Airbnb stay was 32 per cent cheaper than a one-night stay ($314 \/ \u20ac314).<\/p>\n<p>Group size is also a factor, as Airbnb is typically more expensive for solo travellers or couples, while large groups can split costs and reduce their price per head.<\/p>\n<p>As hotels also typically don\u2019t charge cleaning fees, their listed price is more transparent. For this reason, one to four nights at a hotel can be the better financial choice for travellers unless you're travelling in a group or booking a long-term stay.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8734798,8691000,8454052\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2024//09//16//budapest-district-joins-other-cities-in-airbnb-style-rental-rebellion/">Budapest district joins other cities in Airbnb-style rental rebellion<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2024//10//15//from-airbnb-crackdowns-to-tacky-costume-bans-how-is-czechia-tackling-overtourism/">From bar crawl bans to Airbnb crackdowns: How is Czechia tackling overtourism?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2024//05//24//french-politicians-approve-law-to-tighten-up-airbnb-rental-rules-and-stop-tax-loophole/">France moves to tighten up Airbnb rules amid row over short-term lets<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Which offers the best guest experience?<\/h2><p>This largely depends on what you are looking for in a stay. The best superhosts can offer a home-away-from-home experience, and many Airbnbs offer facilities like kitchens, hot tubs, private outdoor spaces, and rooftop <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2024//06//03//from-gardens-and-forests-to-islands-istanbul-has-plenty-of-spots-to-enjoy-some-greenery/">gardens. The downsides, however, include no daily housekeeping, no on-site staff, and usually no access to communal amenities like spas, gyms, and restaurants.<\/p>\n<p>Where hotels can outshine Airbnb is in perks like reliable and consistent quality, front desk service, meal services, and daily cleaning for no extra charge.<\/p>\n<p>There's also potentially more of a risk factor when booking Airbnbs. You could encounter fake or inaccurate listings, last-minute host cancellations, or you could even find yourself inadvertently staying in an illegal Airbnb.<\/p>\n<p>For travellers, it's about weighing up the costs, convenience, and experience you want in a stay. A hotel in <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//my-europe-series//brussels-my-love/">Brussels might offer a free breakfast, but an Airbnb may have a hot tub on the rooftop. Individual preferences will ultimately be the deciding factor.<\/p>\n<h2>Impact on neighbourhoods<\/h2><div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//01//89//34//808x539_cmsv2_24c6404f-a0a5-582a-b920-c94ebbd5e6ae-9018934.jpg/" alt=\"While hotels have generally had a stable and often highly regulated presence in European cities, Airbnb has been accused of inflating house prices.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/89\/34\/384x256_cmsv2_24c6404f-a0a5-582a-b920-c94ebbd5e6ae-9018934.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/89\/34\/640x427_cmsv2_24c6404f-a0a5-582a-b920-c94ebbd5e6ae-9018934.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/89\/34\/750x500_cmsv2_24c6404f-a0a5-582a-b920-c94ebbd5e6ae-9018934.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/89\/34\/828x552_cmsv2_24c6404f-a0a5-582a-b920-c94ebbd5e6ae-9018934.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/89\/34\/1080x720_cmsv2_24c6404f-a0a5-582a-b920-c94ebbd5e6ae-9018934.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/89\/34\/1200x800_cmsv2_24c6404f-a0a5-582a-b920-c94ebbd5e6ae-9018934.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/89\/34\/1920x1281_cmsv2_24c6404f-a0a5-582a-b920-c94ebbd5e6ae-9018934.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">While hotels have generally had a stable and often highly regulated presence in European cities, Airbnb has been accused of inflating house prices.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Emilio Morenatti\/Copyright 2024 The AP. All rights reserved.<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>While hotels have generally had a stable and often highly regulated presence in European cities, Airbnb has been accused of inflating house prices, pushing out locals, straining resources, and fuelling overtourism. This has prompted new restrictions on short-term rentals in many European cities, such as Paris and Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>Overtourism\u2019s impact on popular cities such as Lisbon is difficult to ignore. Driven by <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2024//11//20//family-run-wineries-and-barrel-shaped-suites-swap-overcrowded-lisbon-for-portugals-rolling/">Portugal/u2019s appeal as a low-cost destination and recent policy changes encouraging foreign investment, the surge in tourism has led to record-breaking revenues: in 2023 alone, Portugal\u2019s tourism revenue reached \u20ac25 billion, up from \u20ac21 billion the previous year\u200b.<\/p>\n<p>This boom, however, has transformed Lisbon\u2019s housing market. Over the past five years, nearly 20,000 residential properties have shifted to short-term rentals.<\/p>\n<p>UK newspaper The Times reports that rents in <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2024//11//20//family-run-wineries-and-barrel-shaped-suites-swap-overcrowded-lisbon-for-portugals-rolling/">Lisbon have surged by 94 per cent since 2015, with house prices skyrocketing by 186 per cent, pricing many locals out of their own neighbourhoods. Conversely, while large-scale or luxury hotels can contribute to gentrification in certain areas, they do not remove housing from the rental market and are often built in commercial zones rather than residential areas.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"9021172,8942244\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2025//01//06//how-japanese-psychology-can-shape-your-next-travel-experience-and-give-you-a-life-reboot/">How Japanese psychology can shape your next travel experience and give you a life reboot <\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2025//02//01//you-learn-to-live-with-much-less-why-this-family-decided-to-set-sail-and-see-the-world/">/u2018You learn to live with much less\u2019: Why this family decided to set sail and see the world<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Choosing an Airbnb or a hotel for your next European city break will ultimately depend on your budget, group size, and desired travel experience.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//tag//airbnb/">Airbnb offers many positives, like self-catering and a more homely atmosphere, hotels have the advantage of trained hospitality management and staff who can assist guests and even provide concierge services.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, with both options potentially contributing to mass tourism, it\u2019s worth considering the broader impact of where and what you book.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1738311587,"updatedAt":1738509827,"publishedAt":1738487079,"firstPublishedAt":1738487079,"lastPublishedAt":1738509827,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Pascal Weiland on Unsplash","altText":"Remember when booking an Airbnb instead of a hotel was one of the best money-saving travel hacks? 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The oil isn\u2019t\u2019: Inside the French village that\u2019s saying 'non' to big oil","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Could a new oil well near Paris threaten France\u2019s climate ambitions?","titleListing2":"\u2018Our water is vital. The oil isn\u2019t\u2019: Inside the French village that\u2019s fighting back against big oil","leadin":"There are fears that an oil spill could make water around Paris undrinkable.","summary":"There are fears that an oil spill could make water around Paris undrinkable.","keySentence":"","url":"our-water-is-vital-the-oil-isnt-inside-the-french-village-thats-saying-non-to-big-oil","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2025\/02\/01\/our-water-is-vital-the-oil-isnt-inside-the-french-village-thats-saying-non-to-big-oil","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"An hour\u2019s drive south of Paris, a small oil operation is causing a big stir as local officials fear an oil spill could threaten the water supplies of 180,000 inhabitants in the French capital and its region.\n\nOn Thursday (30 January), a lawsuit delayed the approval of two new drilling wells in Nonville, a village where Bridge Energies has been producing oil since 2009.\n\n\u201cOur water resources are vital. The oil isn\u2019t,\u201d says Franck Beaufreton, mayor of neighbouring Villemer which was part of the legal effort. The village is home to a spring that supplies water to the region and argues that an accident would have major consequences.\n\n\u201cWe don\u2019t have any other way of getting drinking water,\u201d he continued.\u00a0\n\nMacron\u2019s government allowed oil expansion shortly after COP28\n\nMany in the region cannot understand the plans to expand Nonville\u2019s oil production after President Macron promised to make France \u201cthe first big country in the world to move beyond dependency on fossil energies\u201d when he ran for re-election three years ago.\u00a0\n\nBut while the country bans companies from exploring for new oil and gas locations, it can still allow producers to drill additional wells if they already have a concession.\n\nIn the Nonville-area, which lies on the doorstep of a UNESCO-recognised biosphere reserve, the French government extended the size of the concession fivefold at the end of 2023 - just after welcoming \u201cthe consensus achieved on the necessary move away from fossil fuels\u201d at COP28.\n\n\u201cIt goes against everything we\u2019re all striving for at the moment,\u201d says V\u00e9ronique Cardin, 63, one of about 600 residents of the village that is surrounded by trees and meadows. \u201cWe\u2019re fighting against fossil fuels. And then our leaders sign off on oil drilling.\u201d\n\nCourt agrees with Paris and deemed authorisation \u201cillegal\u201d\n\nThe local administrative court partially agreed with the critics, calling the department\u2019s approval of the new wells - which would operate at the current production site - \u201cillegal on a number of points.\u201d\n\nBefore a final decision in 10 months\u2019 time, it has asked for more comprehensive studies on the project\u2019s impact on biodiversity, further measures to protect the water supply and for Bridge Energies to set aside enough money to cover potential accidents.\n\nIn a statement, Eau de Paris, the Parisian public water company, which collects, treats and distributes the resource, hailed the decision as a \u201cfirst victory.\u201d They warn that the project is too dangerous so close to critical water infrastructure, especially as Bridge Energies has to cross two underground water tables to reach the oil at 1,500 metres deep.\u00a0\n\nAre the new oil wells a threat to the Paris Agreement?\n\nThe oil company told Euronews Green that the threat of an accident is exaggerated given that oil drilling has been taking place in the region since 1959 and that the new wells are \u201cin full compliance with the French legislative framework.\u201d\n\nDespite the shortcomings in the permit, the court decided not to cancel the project for now. It rejects the lawsuit on several points and does not see the drilling in contradiction to the Paris Agreement.\n\nBridge Energies said it produces 9,000 litres of oil, or about 57 barrels, a day in Nonville. With the proposed wells, the oil company aims to pump around twice as much and reach levels similar to 2016, before a decline in production.\n\n\u201cThe project will not change the oil landscape in France,\u201d said Francis Perrin, research director at IRIS, one of the country\u2019s leading political think tanks.\n\nFrance currently produces around 1 per cent of its oil consumption at home. For Perrin, the oil production around Paris is therefore \u201cno more than a drop in the ocean.\u201d\n\nOil is 'part of the history' of Nonville\n\nIn Nonville, where the biggest disruption is usually friendly dogs and chirping birds, many still resent the local impact.\n\nResidents like Cardin point to odours for those living right next to the oil well and fear additional traffic from heavy machinery transporting the oil to a refinery in Le Havre, 275 kilometres away on the French coast.\n\nBut on the other side of the village, Christophe Desagnat feels no impact from the operation. The 55-year-old, who has lived in Nonville since he was a child, grew up with oil production in the area, saying, \u201cIt\u2019s part of the history of our community.\u201d\u00a0\n\nWith a concession to drill in Nonville until 2034, it is likely to stay that way for a while.\u00a0\n\n\u201cObviously, a lot of environmental movements would like France to stop all oil and gas immediately,\u201d says researcher Perrin. \u201cBut that\u2019s not what the French Parliament has decided.\u201d\n\n","htmlText":"<p>An hour\u2019s drive south of Paris, a small oil operation is causing a big stir as local officials fear an oil spill could threaten the water supplies of 180,000 inhabitants in the French capital and its region.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday (30 January), a lawsuit delayed the approval of two new drilling wells in Nonville, a village where Bridge Energies has been producing oil since 2009.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur water resources are vital. The oil isn\u2019t,\u201d says Franck Beaufreton, mayor of neighbouring Villemer which was part of the legal effort. The village is home to a spring that supplies water to the region and argues that an accident would have major consequences.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t have any other way of getting drinking water,\u201d he continued.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Macron\u2019s government allowed oil expansion shortly after COP28<\/h2><p>Many in the region cannot understand the plans to expand Nonville\u2019s oil production after President Macron promised to make France \u201cthe first big country in the world to <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//02//11//macron-calls-for-nuclear-renaissance-to-end-the-france-s-reliance-on-fossil-fuels/">move beyond dependency on fossil energies<\/strong><\/a>\u201d when he ran for re-election three years ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But while the country bans companies from exploring for new oil and gas locations, it can still allow producers to drill additional wells if they already have a concession.<\/p>\n<p>In the Nonville-area, which lies on the doorstep of a UNESCO-recognised biosphere<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.unesco.org//en//mab//fontainebleau-et-du-gatinais/"> <\/a>reserve, the French government extended the size of the concession fivefold at the end of 2023 - just after welcoming \u201cthe consensus achieved on the necessary move away from fossil fuels\u201d at <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//12//18//cop28-a-historic-outcome-but-for-whom/">COP28./n
/u201cIt goes against everything we\u2019re all striving for at the moment,\u201d says V\u00e9ronique Cardin, 63, one of about 600 residents of the village that is surrounded by trees and meadows. \u201cWe\u2019re fighting against fossil fuels. And then our leaders sign off on oil drilling.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8922354,8754480\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//12//26//drilling-will-be-destructive-but-oil-made-shetland-locals-rich-the-family-divides-over-ros/">/u2018Drilling will be destructive\u2019, but oil made Shetland locals rich: The family divides over Rosebank <\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//09//28//how-this-concerned-dad-shifted-his-company-away-from-fossil-fuels-for-his-daughters-future/">How this concerned dad shifted his company away from fossil fuels for his daughters\u2019 future<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Court agrees with Paris and deemed authorisation \u201cillegal\u201d<\/h2><p>The local administrative court partially agreed with the critics, calling the department\u2019s approval of the new wells - which would operate at the current production site - \u201cillegal on a number of points.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before a final decision in 10 months\u2019 time, it has asked for more comprehensive studies on the project\u2019s impact on <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//10//11//alarming-wwf-reports-sends-a-stark-warning-to-eu-to-use-green-deal-to-restore-biodiversity/">biodiversity, further measures to protect the water supply and for Bridge Energies to set aside enough money to cover potential accidents.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Eau de Paris, the Parisian public water company, which collects, treats and distributes the resource, hailed the decision as a \u201cfirst victory.\u201d They warn that the project is too dangerous so close to critical water infrastructure, especially as Bridge Energies has to cross two underground water tables to reach the oil at 1,500 metres deep.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8762154,8976746\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//09//30//im-exhausted-french-winemakers-face-losses-of-60-with-chablis-worst-affected-by-bad-weathe/">/u2018I'm exhausted\u2019: French winemakers face losses of 60% with Chablis worst affected by bad weather<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//01//16//man-leaves-10m-fortune-to-a-tiny-french-town-he-had-never-visited/">Man leaves \u20ac10m fortune to a tiny French town he had never visited<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Are the new oil wells a threat to the Paris Agreement?<\/h2><p>The oil company told Euronews Green that the threat of an accident is exaggerated given that <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//08//30//ecuador-voted-to-stop-oil-drilling-in-its-amazon-so-why-are-hundreds-of-wells-still-open/">oil drilling<\/strong><\/a> has been taking place in the region since 1959 and that the new wells are \u201cin full compliance with the French legislative framework.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the shortcomings in the permit, the court decided not to cancel the project for now. It rejects the lawsuit on several points and does not see the drilling in contradiction to the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2025//01//21//cop29-what-is-the-paris-agreement-and-how-will-countries-be-held-to-account-in-baku/">Paris Agreement<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bridge Energies said it produces 9,000 litres of oil, or about 57 barrels, a day in Nonville. With the proposed wells, the oil company aims to pump around twice as much and reach levels similar to 2016, before a decline in production.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe project will not change the oil landscape in France,\u201d said Francis Perrin, research director at IRIS, one of the country\u2019s leading political think tanks.<\/p>\n<p>France currently produces around 1 per cent of its oil consumption at home. For Perrin, the oil production around Paris is therefore \u201cno more than a drop in the ocean.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"9010130,8859154\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//18//billionaires-frequent-flyers-oil-and-gas-who-could-fund-cop29s-1tn-finance-target/">Billionaires, frequent flyers, oil and gas: Who could fund COP29\u2019s $1tn finance target?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2025//01//28//skills-passport-uk-government-green-energy-jobs/">/u2018Skills passport\u2019: How the UK is helping oil and gas workers switch to green energy careers<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Oil is 'part of the history' of Nonville<\/h2><p>In Nonville, where the biggest disruption is usually friendly dogs and chirping birds, many still resent the local impact.<\/p>\n<p>Residents like Cardin point to odours for those living right next to the oil well and fear additional <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//05//03//car-free-future-europes-longest-cycle-tunnel-aims-to-cut-traffic-in-this-norwegian-city/">traffic from heavy machinery transporting the oil to a refinery in Le Havre, 275 kilometres away on the French coast.<\/p>\n<p>But on the other side of the village, Christophe Desagnat feels no impact from the operation. The 55-year-old, who has lived in Nonville since he was a child, grew up with oil production in the area, saying, \u201cIt\u2019s part of the history of our community.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With a concession to drill in Nonville until 2034, it is likely to stay that way for a while.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, a lot of environmental movements would like France to stop all oil and gas immediately,\u201d says researcher Perrin. \u201cBut that\u2019s not what the French Parliament has decided.\u201d<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1738320328,"updatedAt":1738401292,"publishedAt":1738401259,"firstPublishedAt":1738401259,"lastPublishedAt":1738401290,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/96\/88\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_461c1848-a240-50d5-b67a-d07002d28dab-9019688.jpg","altText":"Bridge Energies drill for oil in the French village of Nonville","caption":"Bridge Energies drill for oil in the French village of 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Kosse\u00ef camp in the capital N'Djamena was also the last of its bases in the Sahel, which were themselves a legacy of France's domination of the region as the main colonial power there. On Friday the last of nearly 1,000 French soldiers left.\n\nChadian President Mahamat Idriss D\u00e9by's decided last November to terminate defence cooperation agreements with its former coloniser, after a tide of anti-French sentiment.\n\nThis decision was part of an historic regional trend: since 2022 with the French army withdrawing from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. The withdrawals could also continue; in recent weeks, Senegal and C\u00f4te d'Ivoire have announced they want French forces to leave their countries too.\n\n\"The countries of the region are seeking to establish new links, forge new alliances and chart their own course,\" explains Euronews journalist Jeremiah Fisayo Bambi.\n\nThese countries \"want to guarantee their own sovereignty and be able to make their own choices, make their own decisions.\"\n\nWhile the military juntas in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger that came to power after a coup d'\u00e9tat sought a break with France, Chad does not seem to be seeking to cut all ties, with N'Djamena referring to it as matter of \"sovereignty\". The tone in Senegal and C\u00f4te d'Ivoire towards Paris appears identical.\n\nThis \"sends a strong signal that they no longer want the presence of French troops\", stresses Nina Wil\u00e9n, director of the Africa programme at the Egmont Institute.\n\n\"Afterwards, we saw that the French embassy in Mali is staying. There is still cooperation with France, so that doesn't mean we're cutting all ties,\" the French analyst added.\n\nThe impact on the European Union\n\nChad's withdrawal was a blow to the French authorities but it also means a loss of influence in West Africa for the European Union.\n\n\"I think that many European Union leaders have been hiding behind France (...) for the last ten years. France has led the biggest operation against terrorism in the Sahel, which has helped many European countries that did not want to invest to put troops on the ground themselves\", Nina Wil\u00e9n said.\n\nBut Wil\u00e9n says Europe is also to blame. \"On the one hand, France made a mistake in how it dealt with the various countries and their leaders, and above all, in its attitude towards them. But there is also a European willingness, or more generally a European unwillingness, to invest in these countries\".\n\nFrance and the EU must maintain their influence, as the departure of the French forces opens the door to other international players. All eyes are on Russia. The Russian paramilitary group Wagner, renamed Africa Corps after the death of its leader, is said to have 5,000 fighters on the African continent.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>France has finally ended its 60-year military presence in Chad by closing its last military base there. Kosse\u00ef camp in the capital N'Djamena was also the last of its bases in the Sahel, which were themselves a legacy of France's domination of the region as the main colonial power there. On Friday the last of nearly 1,000 French soldiers left.<\/p>\n<p>Chadian President Mahamat Idriss D\u00e9by's decided last November to terminate defence cooperation agreements with its former coloniser, after a tide of anti-French sentiment.<\/p>\n<p>This decision was part of an historic regional trend: since 2022 with the French army withdrawing from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. The withdrawals could also continue; in recent weeks, Senegal and C\u00f4te d'Ivoire have announced they want French forces to leave their countries too.<\/p>\n<p>\"The countries of the region are seeking to establish new links, forge new alliances and chart their own course,\" explains Euronews journalist Jeremiah Fisayo Bambi.<\/p>\n<p>These countries \"want to guarantee their own sovereignty and be able to make their own choices, make their own decisions.\"<\/p>\n<p>While the military juntas in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger that came to power after a coup d'\u00e9tat sought a break with France, Chad does not seem to be seeking to cut all ties, with N'Djamena referring to it as matter of \"sovereignty\". The tone in Senegal and C\u00f4te d'Ivoire towards Paris appears identical.<\/p>\n<p>This \"sends a strong signal that they no longer want the presence of French troops\", stresses Nina Wil\u00e9n, director of the Africa programme at the Egmont Institute.<\/p>\n<p>\"Afterwards, we saw that the French embassy in Mali is staying. There is still cooperation with France, so that doesn't mean we're cutting all ties,\" the French analyst added.<\/p>\n<h2>The impact on the European Union<\/h2><p>Chad's withdrawal was a blow to the French authorities but it also means a loss of influence in West Africa for the European Union.<\/p>\n<p>\"I think that many European Union leaders have been hiding behind France (...) for the last ten years. France has led the biggest operation against terrorism in the Sahel, which has helped many European countries that did not want to invest to put troops on the ground themselves\", Nina Wil\u00e9n said.<\/p>\n<p>But Wil\u00e9n says Europe is also to blame. \"On the one hand, France made a mistake in how it dealt with the various countries and their leaders, and above all, in its attitude towards them. But there is also a European willingness, or more generally a European unwillingness, to invest in these countries\".<\/p>\n<p>France and the EU must maintain their influence, as the departure of the French forces opens the door to other international players. All eyes are on Russia. The Russian paramilitary group Wagner, renamed Africa Corps after the death of its leader, is said to have 5,000 fighters on the African continent.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1738314682,"updatedAt":1738357385,"publishedAt":1738357073,"firstPublishedAt":1738357073,"lastPublishedAt":1738357073,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/83\/64\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_051bc596-c3c7-5391-9d8c-08bb330d40b2-9018364.jpg","altText":"France no longer has a military base in Chad","caption":"France no longer has a military base in Chad","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Jerome Delay\/Copyright 2025 The AP. 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Friday on this year's long-overdue state budget plan.\n\nThe panel of seven MPs and seven senators was composed mainly of French Prime Minister Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou\u2019s supporters and did not consider the votes of the representatives from the left and the far-right National Rally party. \n\nHowever, the Socialist Party representatives claimed they managed to score some \u201cvictories\u201d in the negotiations, including the promise not to axe 4,000 jobs in public education and additional resources for public hospitals.\u00a0\n\n\"The budget is not ours, so the only role we could play, as we have been doing for months, is to have spared the French people a certain amount of suffering,\" said the president of the Socialists in the National Assembly, Boris Vallaud, to a group of reporters.\u00a0\n\nBut will these \u201cvictories\u201d be enough for the centre-left party to abstain from voting against Bayrou\u2019s government next week?\u00a0\n\nHigh-stakes vote on the horizon\n\nThe 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than the Barnier budget,\u201d referring to Bayrou\u2019s predecessor, who was ousted after the left and far-right joined forces in a successful no-confidence vote in December.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear whether the RN will back a no-confidence vote.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Since Bayrou\u2019s government does not have a majority in the lower house, the prime minister will likely use Article 49.3 of the Constitution to pass the bill without a vote. <\/p>\n<p>This, in turn, will open the door for a possible no-confidence vote, which threatens the survival of the recently appointed minority government.\u00a0A total of 288 votes are needed to topple the government. <\/p>\n<p>Towards the end of 2024, Michel Barnier was toppled by MPs after he used the constitutional tool to ram the social security budget plan without a vote.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>France has been in the throes of a political deadlock since French President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the National Assembly after his party suffered a crushing 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The tomb was shattered into pieces with a sledgehammer, according to the French news outlet Ici Bretagne.\n\nLe Pen \u2014 who was one of the most controversial figures in French politics for his fiery rhetoric against immigration and multiculturalism \u2014 died aged 96 on 7 January. He was buried in a Le Pen family tomb in the small Brittany port of La Trinit\u00e9-sur-Mer.\n\n\"There are no words to describe those who attack the most sacred of things\", Marie-Caroline Le Pen \u2014 one of Le Pen's three daughters \u2014 said in a post on X that included a photo of the destroyed tomb. \n\n\"Those who attack the dead are capable of the worst against the living\", she added.\n\nFrench Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau called the damage \"an absolute abjection\".\n\n\u201cRespect for the dead is what distinguishes civilisation from barbarism,\u201d he posted on X.\n\nBrittany authorities said in a statement that \u201cgiven the political sensitivity,\" the cemetery had been the focus of increased police surveillance around Le Pen's burial on 11 January.\n\nThe security was subsequently scaled down but will now be stepped back up again given \"the exceptional nature\" of the attack, the statement said.\n\nLe Pen's extreme views won him staunch supporters, especially when he tapped into white working-class frustration over immigration, but also widespread condemnation.\n\nHe repeatedly denied the Holocaust and was convicted multiple times of antisemitism, discrimination and inciting racial violence. He made Islam and Muslim immigrants his primary targets, blaming them for economic and social woes in France. \n\nHis daughter Marine Le Pen took over his party, renamed it the National Rally and turned it into one of France\u2019s most powerful political forces while distancing herself from her father. \n\nShe is considered among the favourites to be France's next president in 2027. However, the prosecutor in the ongoing embezzlement trial against her and other National Rally officials has asked for Le Pen to be banned from office.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>The tomb housing the remains of Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France's far-right National Front, has been vandalised just weeks after the polarising leader was buried. <\/p>\n<p>Authorities in the western Brittany region of France said they were informed of the damage on Friday and that police were investigating. The tomb was shattered into pieces with a sledgehammer, according to the French news outlet Ici Bretagne.<\/p>\n<p>Le Pen \u2014 who was one of the most controversial figures in French politics for his fiery rhetoric against immigration and multiculturalism \u2014 died aged 96 on 7 January. He was buried in a Le Pen family tomb in the small Brittany port of La Trinit\u00e9-sur-Mer.<\/p>\n<p>\"There are no words to describe those who attack the most sacred of things\", Marie-Caroline Le Pen \u2014 one of Le Pen's three daughters \u2014 said in a post on X that included a photo of the destroyed tomb. <\/p>\n<p>\"Those who attack the dead are capable of the worst against the living\", she added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1885297119751528779\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau called the damage \"an absolute abjection\".<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRespect for the dead is what distinguishes civilisation from barbarism,\u201d he posted on X.<\/p>\n<p>Brittany authorities said in a statement that \u201cgiven the political sensitivity,\" the cemetery had been the focus of increased police surveillance around Le Pen's burial on 11 January.<\/p>\n<p>The security was subsequently scaled down but will now be stepped back up again given \"the exceptional nature\" of the attack, the statement said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"9018008,8993168\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2025//01//30//french-prime-minister-seeks-compromise-on-controversial-2025-budget-plan/">French Prime Minister seeks compromise on controversial 2025 budget plan<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2025//01//22//french-mps-call-for-rape-law-to-include-consent-after-gisele-pelicot-trial/">French MPs call for rape law to include consent after Gis\u00e8le Pelicot trial<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Le Pen's extreme views won him staunch supporters, especially when he tapped into white working-class frustration over immigration, but also widespread condemnation.<\/p>\n<p>He repeatedly denied the Holocaust and was convicted multiple times of antisemitism, discrimination and inciting racial violence. He made Islam and Muslim immigrants his primary targets, blaming them for economic and social woes in France. <\/p>\n<p>His daughter Marine Le Pen took over his party, renamed it the National Rally and turned it into one of France\u2019s most powerful political forces while distancing herself from her father. <\/p>\n<p>She is considered among the favourites to be France's next president in 2027. However, the prosecutor in the ongoing embezzlement trial against her and other National Rally officials has asked for Le Pen to be banned from office.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1738334167,"updatedAt":1738342903,"publishedAt":1738339793,"firstPublishedAt":1738339793,"lastPublishedAt":1738340426,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"JACQUES BRINON\/AP","altText":"Jean-Marie Le Pen looks on during a press conference at his party's headquarters in Saint-Cloud, west of Paris, 30 March 2007.","callToActionText":null,"width":3173,"caption":"Jean-Marie Le Pen looks on during a press conference at his party's headquarters in Saint-Cloud, west of Paris, 30 March 2007.","url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/02\/06\/52\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_b56338bb-3768-5c73-9c24-a75631ccf99f-9020652.jpg","captionUrl":null,"height":2115}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"urlSafeValue":"nilsson","twitter":null,"id":2662,"title":"Estelle Nilsson-Julien"}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"urlSafeValue":"france","titleRaw":"France","id":117,"title":"France","slug":"france"},{"urlSafeValue":"jean-marie-le-pen","titleRaw":"Jean-Marie Le Pen","id":10057,"title":"Jean-Marie Le Pen","slug":"jean-marie-le-pen"},{"urlSafeValue":"fascismo","titleRaw":"fascism","id":13972,"title":"fascism","slug":"fascismo"},{"urlSafeValue":"far-right","titleRaw":"Far-right","id":11378,"title":"Far-right","slug":"far-right"},{"urlSafeValue":"rassemblement-national","titleRaw":"National Rally (France)","id":17136,"title":"National Rally (France)","slug":"rassemblement-national"}],"widgets":[{"count":1,"slug":"twitter"},{"count":1,"slug":"related"}],"related":[{"id":2730008},{"id":2722708},{"id":2721614}],"technicalTags":[],"externalPartners":[],"hasExternalVideo":0,"hasInternalOrExternalVideo":0,"video":0,"videos":[],"liveStream":[{"endDate":0,"startDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":null,"additionalSources":null,"additionalReporting":null,"freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"world","urlSafeValue":"world","title":"World News","online":1,"url":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/programs\/world"},"vertical":"news","verticals":[{"urlSafeValue":"news","id":1,"title":"News","slug":"news"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"themes":[{"urlSafeValue":"news","id":"news","title":"World","url":"\/news\/international"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":1,"urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":"","isDfp":0},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"urlSafeValue":"france","id":117,"title":"France","url":"\/news\/europe\/france"},"town":[],"contextualSignals":{"doubleVerify":{"ids":["84011001","84012001","84091001","84092002","84092030"],"slugs":["arts_and_entertainment","arts_and_entertainment_general","hobbies_and_interests","hobbies_and_interests_art_technology","hobbies_and_interests_social_networking"]}},"grapeshot":null,"versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":[],"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":0,"displayOverlay":0},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"path":"\/2025\/01\/31\/tomb-of-french-far-right-leader-jean-marie-le-pen-vandalised-just-weeks-after-his-death","lastModified":1738340426},{"id":2743432,"cid":9018538,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":"250130_FKSU_57645866","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"isBreakingNews":0,"daletEventName":"CULTURE - BEHIND THE SCENES AT SIRHA","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Kitchen Confidential: Behind the scenes at the 'Olympics of haute cuisine' ","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Ready, steady, cook! 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Euronews Culture sized up the competition in the kitchens at the 'Olympics of haute cuisine'.","keySentence":"","url":"kitchen-confidential-behind-the-scenes-at-the-olympics-of-haute-cuisine","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/culture\/2025\/01\/31\/kitchen-confidential-behind-the-scenes-at-the-olympics-of-haute-cuisine","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"For contestants at the Bocuse d\u2019Or, the 5 hour and 35 minute long cooking contest is the culmination of two years of qualifying events and countless hours of training.\u00a0 \n\nWhile young chefs on reality TV shows compete for money and fame, here they compete for peer respect and culinary immortality. But they\u2019re also representing their country and, behind the scenes, politicians and leading industry figures are counting on them to bring home the bacon, so to speak...\n\nThe Bocuse d\u2019Or is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most prestigious cooking competition and the pressure on contestants couldn\u2019t be higher. However, watching the 24 national teams competing in the final at Lyon\u2019s Eurexpo arena earlier this week, you wouldn\u2019t know it. \n\nThere are none of the tears, arguments or drama that we\u2019re used to seeing on TV. These chefs go about their work with all the focus, precision and sang froid of bomb disposal experts.\n\n\u201cThis is a cooking competition with real chefs,\u201d says Denmark\u2019s 2019 Bocuse d\u2019Or winner Kenneth Toft-Hansen. \u201cThere is extreme order and system. In our business, it's famous for people who are yelling. Nobody's yelling. It's calm as hell. If there was no music or any noise here, you wouldn't hear the kitchens.\u201d\n\nBut, boy, is there noise. Fans come from around the world to support their teams and they make sure they\u2019re heard once they get here. The sound of trumpets, air horns and chants fill the arena from knives up to the final whistle. \n\nLike at the real Olympics, national flags are everywhere here at the so-called \u2018culinary Olympics\u2019, waving in the air, on clothing and banners, and painted on people\u2019s faces. A group of Japanese fans shows up in matching outfits with their country\u2019s flag tied around their heads. Over in the French section, one particularly devoted supporter has dressed as a rooster, one of France\u2019s national emblems.\n\nIt\u2019s hard to imagine preparing world class food under these conditions and with the hopes of so many people riding on you. This edition's winner, 28-year-old French chef Paul Marcon, says coping with the pressure is all part of the training.\n\n\u201cIt's something we work on with the whole team, with a mental coach. I have a coach for myself, personally too, to work on these issues. So we were ready for it and it didn't bother us.\u201d\n\nNational pride on a plate\n\nRepresenting his country under the French tricolore, he says, only helps to spur him on: \u201cIt\u2019s a responsibility but it has to be more of a motivating factor. You can't let it overwhelm you.\u201d\n\nFrench officials attending the event are decidedly less chill. For them, there\u2019s more than just national pride at stake: securing France\u2019s place as the world\u2019s gastronomic capital has real financial consequences.\u00a0\n\n\u201cIt's very important for us in terms of economic and tourist appeal,\u201d Minister Delegate for Tourism Nathalie Delattre told Euronews Culture as the contest got underway. \u201cIt\u2019s one of the major pillars in attracting international tourists to France, to come and taste and enjoy our dishes.\u201d\n\nEarlier this year, the French government officially launched the Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes National Center of Excellence for Gastronomy project. At a cost of 27 million euros, its goal is to provide \u201clong-term support for the success of French teams in international competitions in all gastronomic trades.\u201d\u00a0\n\nGuillaume Gomez, Ambassador for Gastronomy, Food and the Culinary Arts and the former head chef of the Elys\u00e9e Palace, says culinary competitions from the Bocuse d\u2019Or to reality TV have a ripple effect on the wider industry.\n\n\u201cAfter the Olympic Games, we can see that sports club revenues are increasing. So, in our professions - whatever they may be, cooking, pastry-making, cheese-making, table service - the fact that there's competition, there'll be communication, and so it creates vocations and attracts people to our professions. The same goes for reality shows and so on. Of course, after all it's still TV, but in any case it creates communication for all that.\u201d\n\nTasting the difference\n\nFrance isn\u2019t alone in hoping to reap the benefits of the Bocuse d\u2019Or. Moroccan chef Kamal Mahal Essoulami, president of this year\u2019s Moroccan team and a member of the tasting jury, says the contest helps chefs develop their culinary skills, which in turn can put their country on the tourism map.\n\n\u201cWe can't talk about promoting tourism if we don't talk about promoting gastronomy. And you can't talk about promoting a sector without talking about promoting the women and men in the sector. It's all very important. You can bring me the best material, the best raw material, but if you don't have the person who's going to translate that into a product with extraordinary visuals, with good presentation, with refined taste, what's the point? And that's what makes the difference.\u201d\n\nThe Bocuse d\u2019Or first introduced its African qualifying event in 2018 and since then, Morocco, Tunisia and Mauritius have reached the final.\n\n\u201cSo today, Africa is present, so we're trying to promote not just Moroccan chefs and Moroccan gastronomy, but African chefs and African cuisine. Of course, it's not the podium, but we've already won because our trade is developing well within the country.\u201d\n\nAnd that, says French celebrity chef Marc Veyrat, is what legendary chef Paul Bocuse, who founded the biennial competition in 1987, would have wanted.\n\n\u201cHe understood that world cuisine was about different cuisines and he brought together those differences, the right to express oneself through them. And that\u2019s incredible! He was an extraordinary man!\u201d\n\n","htmlText":"<p>For contestants at the Bocuse d\u2019Or, the 5 hour and 35 minute long cooking contest is the culmination of two years of qualifying events and countless hours of training.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>While young chefs on reality TV shows compete for money and fame, here they compete for peer respect and culinary immortality. But they\u2019re also representing their country and, behind the scenes, politicians and leading industry figures are counting on them to bring home the bacon, so to speak...<\/p>\n<p>The Bocuse d\u2019Or is undoubtedly the world\u2019s most prestigious cooking competition and the pressure on contestants couldn\u2019t be higher. However, watching the 24 national teams competing in the final at Lyon\u2019s Eurexpo arena earlier this week, you wouldn\u2019t know it. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"9004072\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2025//01//26//japan-defends-pastry-world-cup-title-as-home-favourites-france-fall-short-again/">Japan defends Pastry World Cup title as home favourites France fall short again <\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>There are none of the tears, arguments or drama that we\u2019re used to seeing on TV. These chefs go about their work with all the focus, precision and <em>sang froid<\/em> of bomb disposal experts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-extended widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//01//85//38//1280x719_cmsv2_c434a151-4a21-5a68-9f2d-8bed5ad4654b-9018538.jpg/" alt=\"Danish chef Kenneth Toft-Hansen prepares food during the 2019 final of the Bocuse d'Or\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/85\/38\/384x216_cmsv2_c434a151-4a21-5a68-9f2d-8bed5ad4654b-9018538.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/85\/38\/640x360_cmsv2_c434a151-4a21-5a68-9f2d-8bed5ad4654b-9018538.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/85\/38\/750x422_cmsv2_c434a151-4a21-5a68-9f2d-8bed5ad4654b-9018538.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/85\/38\/828x466_cmsv2_c434a151-4a21-5a68-9f2d-8bed5ad4654b-9018538.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/85\/38\/1080x608_cmsv2_c434a151-4a21-5a68-9f2d-8bed5ad4654b-9018538.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/85\/38\/1200x675_cmsv2_c434a151-4a21-5a68-9f2d-8bed5ad4654b-9018538.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/85\/38\/1920x1080_cmsv2_c434a151-4a21-5a68-9f2d-8bed5ad4654b-9018538.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Danish chef Kenneth Toft-Hansen prepares food during the 2019 final of the Bocuse d'Or<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Laurent Cipriani\/Copyright 2019 The AP. All rights reserved.<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is a cooking competition with real chefs,\u201d says Denmark\u2019s 2019 Bocuse d\u2019Or winner Kenneth Toft-Hansen. \u201cThere is extreme order and system. In our business, it's famous for people who are yelling. Nobody's yelling. It's calm as hell. If there was no music or any noise here, you wouldn't hear the kitchens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But, boy, is there noise. Fans come from around the world to support their teams and they make sure they\u2019re heard once they get here. The sound of trumpets, air horns and chants fill the arena from knives up to the final whistle. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-extended widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//01//85//38//1280x719_cmsv2_156f6df5-7434-5e7f-9242-a65bdf645fdb-9018538.jpg/" alt=\"The world's top chefs move the crowd at the Bocuse d'Or \" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/85\/38\/384x216_cmsv2_156f6df5-7434-5e7f-9242-a65bdf645fdb-9018538.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/85\/38\/640x360_cmsv2_156f6df5-7434-5e7f-9242-a65bdf645fdb-9018538.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/85\/38\/750x422_cmsv2_156f6df5-7434-5e7f-9242-a65bdf645fdb-9018538.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/85\/38\/828x466_cmsv2_156f6df5-7434-5e7f-9242-a65bdf645fdb-9018538.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/85\/38\/1080x608_cmsv2_156f6df5-7434-5e7f-9242-a65bdf645fdb-9018538.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/85\/38\/1200x675_cmsv2_156f6df5-7434-5e7f-9242-a65bdf645fdb-9018538.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/85\/38\/1920x1080_cmsv2_156f6df5-7434-5e7f-9242-a65bdf645fdb-9018538.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">The world's top chefs move the crowd at the Bocuse d'Or <\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Credit: Christophe Pouget 2025<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Like at the real Olympics, national flags are everywhere here at the so-called \u2018culinary Olympics\u2019, waving in the air, on clothing and banners, and painted on people\u2019s faces. A group of Japanese fans shows up in matching outfits with their country\u2019s flag tied around their heads. Over in the French section, one particularly devoted supporter has dressed as a rooster, one of France\u2019s national emblems.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s hard to imagine preparing world class food under these conditions and with the hopes of so many people riding on you. This edition's winner, 28-year-old French chef Paul Marcon, says coping with the pressure is all part of the training.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt's something we work on with the whole team, with a mental coach. I have a coach for myself, personally too, to work on these issues. So we were ready for it and it didn't bother us.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-extended widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//01//85//38//1280x853_cmsv2_7c4824c1-7b49-5d24-b39b-084d830d2e3b-9018538.jpg/" alt=\"French chef Paul Marcon celebrates with his teammates at the end of the Bocuse d'Or final\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/85\/38\/384x256_cmsv2_7c4824c1-7b49-5d24-b39b-084d830d2e3b-9018538.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/85\/38\/640x427_cmsv2_7c4824c1-7b49-5d24-b39b-084d830d2e3b-9018538.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/85\/38\/750x500_cmsv2_7c4824c1-7b49-5d24-b39b-084d830d2e3b-9018538.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/85\/38\/828x552_cmsv2_7c4824c1-7b49-5d24-b39b-084d830d2e3b-9018538.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/85\/38\/1080x720_cmsv2_7c4824c1-7b49-5d24-b39b-084d830d2e3b-9018538.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/85\/38\/1200x800_cmsv2_7c4824c1-7b49-5d24-b39b-084d830d2e3b-9018538.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/85\/38\/1920x1281_cmsv2_7c4824c1-7b49-5d24-b39b-084d830d2e3b-9018538.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">French chef Paul Marcon celebrates with his teammates at the end of the Bocuse d'Or final<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Laurent Cipriani\/Copyright 2025 The AP. All rights reserved.<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>National pride on a plate<\/h2><p>Representing his country under the French <em>tricolore<\/em>, he says, only helps to spur him on: \u201cIt\u2019s a responsibility but it has to be more of a motivating factor. You can't let it overwhelm you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>French officials attending the event are decidedly less chill. For them, there\u2019s more than just national pride at stake: securing France\u2019s place as the world\u2019s gastronomic capital has real financial consequences.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt's very important for us in terms of economic and tourist appeal,\u201d Minister Delegate for Tourism Nathalie Delattre told Euronews Culture as the contest got underway. \u201cIt\u2019s one of the major pillars in attracting international tourists to France, to come and taste and enjoy our dishes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, the French government officially launched the Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2024//04//19//high-noon-for-french-haute-gastronomy-france-seeks-foreign-help-to-inspire-its-young-chefs/">National Center of Excellence for Gastronomy<\/strong><\/a> project. At a cost of 27 million euros, its goal is to provide \u201clong-term support for the success of French teams in international competitions in all gastronomic trades.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Guillaume Gomez, Ambassador for Gastronomy, Food and the Culinary Arts and the former head chef of the Elys\u00e9e Palace, says culinary competitions from the Bocuse d\u2019Or to reality TV have a ripple effect on the wider industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter the Olympic Games, we can see that sports club revenues are increasing. So, in our professions - whatever they may be, cooking, pastry-making, cheese-making, table service - the fact that there's competition, there'll be communication, and so it creates vocations and attracts people to our professions. The same goes for reality shows and so on. Of course, after all it's still TV, but in any case it creates communication for all that.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Tasting the difference<\/h2><div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-extended widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665307786384019\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//01//85//38//1280x853_cmsv2_eb1d12aa-1d83-5e0b-bc65-8d075e8594dc-9018538.jpg/" alt=\"International judges made up of former competitors test each and every culinary creation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/85\/38\/384x256_cmsv2_eb1d12aa-1d83-5e0b-bc65-8d075e8594dc-9018538.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/85\/38\/640x427_cmsv2_eb1d12aa-1d83-5e0b-bc65-8d075e8594dc-9018538.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/85\/38\/750x500_cmsv2_eb1d12aa-1d83-5e0b-bc65-8d075e8594dc-9018538.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/85\/38\/828x552_cmsv2_eb1d12aa-1d83-5e0b-bc65-8d075e8594dc-9018538.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/85\/38\/1080x720_cmsv2_eb1d12aa-1d83-5e0b-bc65-8d075e8594dc-9018538.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/85\/38\/1200x800_cmsv2_eb1d12aa-1d83-5e0b-bc65-8d075e8594dc-9018538.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/85\/38\/1920x1280_cmsv2_eb1d12aa-1d83-5e0b-bc65-8d075e8594dc-9018538.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">International judges made up of former competitors test each and every culinary creation<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Credit: Nicolas Rodet<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>France isn\u2019t alone in hoping to reap the benefits of the Bocuse d\u2019Or. Moroccan chef Kamal Mahal Essoulami, president of this year\u2019s Moroccan team and a member of the tasting jury, says the contest helps chefs develop their culinary skills, which in turn can put their country on the tourism map.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can't talk about promoting tourism if we don't talk about promoting gastronomy. And you can't talk about promoting a sector without talking about promoting the women and men in the sector. It's all very important. You can bring me the best material, the best raw material, but if you don't have the person who's going to translate that into a product with extraordinary visuals, with good presentation, with refined taste, what's the point? And that's what makes the difference.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-extended widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//01//85//38//1280x853_cmsv2_4cfa5333-93e5-5713-9a6a-36b0b9026029-9018538.jpg/" alt=\"Inspired by a wild deer's habitat: Morocco's platter venison featured saddle glazed with Pinot Noir and boysenberry, stuffed with foie gras and black garlic\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/85\/38\/384x256_cmsv2_4cfa5333-93e5-5713-9a6a-36b0b9026029-9018538.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/85\/38\/640x427_cmsv2_4cfa5333-93e5-5713-9a6a-36b0b9026029-9018538.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/85\/38\/750x500_cmsv2_4cfa5333-93e5-5713-9a6a-36b0b9026029-9018538.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/85\/38\/828x552_cmsv2_4cfa5333-93e5-5713-9a6a-36b0b9026029-9018538.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/85\/38\/1080x720_cmsv2_4cfa5333-93e5-5713-9a6a-36b0b9026029-9018538.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/85\/38\/1200x800_cmsv2_4cfa5333-93e5-5713-9a6a-36b0b9026029-9018538.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/85\/38\/1920x1280_cmsv2_4cfa5333-93e5-5713-9a6a-36b0b9026029-9018538.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Inspired by a wild deer's habitat: Morocco's platter venison featured saddle glazed with Pinot Noir and boysenberry, stuffed with foie gras and black garlic<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Credit: Julien Bouvier <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Bocuse d\u2019Or first introduced its African qualifying event in 2018 and since then, Morocco, Tunisia and Mauritius have reached the final.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo today, Africa is present, so we're trying to promote not just Moroccan chefs and Moroccan gastronomy, but African chefs and African cuisine. Of course, it's not the podium, but we've already won because our trade is developing well within the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And that, says French celebrity chef Marc Veyrat, is what legendary chef Paul Bocuse, who founded the biennial competition in 1987, would have wanted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe understood that world cuisine was about different cuisines and he brought together those differences, the right to express oneself through them. And that\u2019s incredible! He was an extraordinary man!\u201d<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1738277267,"updatedAt":1738337192,"publishedAt":1738337187,"firstPublishedAt":1738337187,"lastPublishedAt":1738337187,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/85\/38\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_260c6e0d-a76a-52fb-b90b-0a9e20710c5c-9018538.jpg","altText":"France's Bocuse d'Or winning chef Paul Marcon in action at the 2025 final","caption":"France's Bocuse d'Or winning chef Paul Marcon in action at the 2025 final","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Credit: Nicolas 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greats: Europe's top tourist cities for Michelin-starred dining","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Gastronomic greats: Europe's top tourist cities for Michelin-starred dining","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"The European cities with the most Michelin-starred restaurants","titleListing2":"Gastronomic greats: Europe's top tourist cities for Michelin-starred dining","leadin":"Plan your next trip around top-class dining thanks to these foodie-approved gems.","summary":"Plan your next trip around top-class dining thanks to these foodie-approved gems.","keySentence":"","url":"gastronomic-greats-europes-top-tourist-cities-for-michelin-starred-dining","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/2025\/01\/31\/gastronomic-greats-europes-top-tourist-cities-for-michelin-starred-dining","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Destination dining has never been more popular. According to The Luxury Travel Book, Google searches for \"fine dining\" have surged by 49 per cent in the past year.\n\nFamous for its star ratings, the Michelin Guide is a great place to turn to for reliable restaurant reviews with snappy summaries.. Awarded from one to three stars, they honour top-notch food based on ingredients, technique, flavour, chef\u2019s personality, and consistency.\n\nLuckily, Europe is home to some of the World's most coveted Michelin-starred restaurants.\n\nBut which European cities have the most Michelin-starred restaurants? Here's where you should head for your next foodie trip.\n\nParis: Europe's gastro capital\n\nParis is home to 121 Michelin-starred restaurants and a total of 157 stars, making it Europe\u2019s undisputed capital of luxury dining.\u00a0\n\nThe Michelin Guide, which began awarding stars to outstanding French restaurants in 1926, played a key role in solidifying the city's reputation for exceptional cuisine.\n\nSome of the most sought-after dining spots include Le Cinq, a three-star restaurant in the Four Seasons Hotel George V, and Le Jules Verne, an emblematic restaurant on the second floor of the Eiffel Tower with sweeping views of Paris.\u00a0\n\nFor exquisite Italian dishes, reserve a spot at Il Carpacciohe, the only Michelin-starred Italian restaurant in Paris - it\u2019s famous for Fettuccine with black truffles.\n\nLondon: dine like a king\n\nLondon currently has 80 Michelin-starred restaurants, making it a top contender for European destination dining. According to Michelin, the first guide to the British Isles was published in 1911 and, like the original French edition, included practical driving information for motorists.\n\nIt ran for five editions, pausing during World War I before resuming from 1922 to 1930 under the title \u2018Great Britain\u2019. The modern \u2018Great Britain and Ireland\u2019 guide, which shifted from a drivers\u2019 handbook to a dedicated restaurant and hotel guide, was published in 1974.\n\nFor dining in style, Sketch in London is one of the most beautiful Michelin-starred restaurants in Europe. Its lavish pink decor and modern artwork complement generous tasting and a la carte menus created by the three-Michelin-starred French master chef Pierre Gagnaire.\n\nFor an intimate dining experience, cosy up at P\u00e9trus by Gordon Ramsay in Knightsbridge. Centred around a glass-walled wine store, the small venue offers a la carte and a kitchen table' where you can witness expert chefs at work.\u00a0\n\nBarcelona: There's a thriving dining scene beyone tapas\n\nThe 2025 Michelin Guide highlights Barcelona\u2019s thriving dining scene, listing 29 restaurants with 39 Michelin stars between them. Several new stars were dished out, with Fish\u00f8logy, MAE Barcelona, Prodigi, and Teatro Kitchen & Bar joining the city\u2019s elite culinary ranks.\n\nDisfrutar in Barcelona is making serious waves with its bold, avant-garde take on Mediterranean cuisine. Known for its playful presentations and daring flavour combinations, this boundary-pushing restaurant delivers a dining experience that\u2019s as inventive as it is unforgettable -firmly cementing its place on the global foodie radar.\n\nAmsterdam: A rising culinary star\n\nAmsterdam, famous for its canals and historic architecture, is also making a name for itself on the culinary map.\u00a0\n\nThe Netherlands is home to 501 restaurants, including 122 Michelin-starred gems, with Amsterdam claiming 23 of them \u2013 a mix of one and two-starred spots that showcase the city's growing gastronomic scene.\u00a0\n\nFor dining with a view, bag a spot at Ciel Bleu. Perched atop the Okura Hotel, it offers epic views of the Amsterdam skyline and sky.\n\nArjan Speelman\u2019s cuisine is a creative blend of classic and global flavours, with each dish a delightful surprise. A quirky touch is that an herb is brought with each course, previewing what's to come next.\n\nLisbon: Portgal's creative cooking capital \n\nPortugal's Nata-filled capital has more to offer than custard tarts, with 17 restaurants awarded Michelin stars, including two restaurants with two stars.\u00a0\n\nContemporary dining spot 100 Maneiras features tasting menus lovingly crafted by Chef Ljubomir Stanisic. Originally from Sarajevo (Bosnia-Herzegovina), Stanisic arrived in Portugal as a teenager after the war, healing his soul through the art of cooking. His unique menus blend innovative cuisine with heartfelt nods to his roots.\n\nCopenhagen: Home of the best restaurant in the world \n\nDespite a population of just 5.95 million, Denmark punches above its weight food-wise. Its capital, Copenhagen, boasts 13 Michelin-starred restaurants, including Noma, which has three Michelin stars, and Alchemist, which has two Michelin stars.\n\nNoma in Copenhagen, renowned for revolutionising Nordic cuisine, has been awarded Best Restaurant in the World numerous times.\u00a0\n\nThis culinary legend, led by chef Rene Redzepi, continues to push the boundaries of fine dining. It focuses on ultra-local and foraged ingredients, inventive techniques, and ever-changing seasonal menus, attracting die-hard foodies worldwide.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Destination dining has never been more popular. According to The Luxury Travel Book, Google searches for \"fine dining\" have surged by 49 per cent in the past year.<\/p>\n<p>Famous for its star ratings, the Michelin Guide is a great place to turn to for reliable restaurant reviews with snappy summaries.. Awarded from one to three stars, they honour top-notch food based on ingredients, technique, flavour, chef\u2019s personality, and consistency.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, Europe is home to some of the World's most coveted Michelin-starred restaurants.<\/p>\n<p>But which European cities have the most Michelin-starred restaurants? Here's where you should head for your next foodie trip.<\/p>\n<h2>Paris: Europe's gastro capital<\/h2><p><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2024//02//25//paris-olympics-insider-advice-for-planning-a-wallet-friendly-trip-to-the-city-of-light/">Paris is home to 121 Michelin-starred restaurants and a total of 157 stars, making it Europe\u2019s undisputed capital of luxury dining.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Michelin Guide, which began awarding stars to outstanding French restaurants in 1926, played a key role in solidifying the city's reputation for exceptional cuisine.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the most sought-after dining spots include Le Cinq, a three-star restaurant in the Four Seasons Hotel George V, and Le Jules Verne, an emblematic restaurant on the second floor of the Eiffel Tower with sweeping views of Paris.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For exquisite Italian dishes, reserve a spot at Il Carpacciohe, the only Michelin-starred Italian restaurant in Paris - it\u2019s famous for Fettuccine with black truffles.<\/p>\n<h2>London: dine like a king<\/h2><p>London currently has 80 Michelin-starred restaurants, making it a top contender for European destination dining. According to Michelin, the first guide to the British Isles was published in 1911 and, like the original French edition, included practical driving information for motorists.<\/p>\n<p>It ran for five editions, pausing during World War I before resuming from 1922 to 1930 under the title \u2018Great Britain\u2019. The modern \u2018Great Britain and Ireland\u2019 guide, which shifted from a drivers\u2019 handbook to a dedicated restaurant and hotel guide, was published in 1974.<\/p>\n<p>For dining in style, Sketch in <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2025//01//30//a-reckless-gamble-with-our-future-environmental-groups-react-to-uks-heathrow-third-runway-/">London is one of the most beautiful Michelin-starred restaurants in Europe. Its lavish pink decor and modern artwork complement generous tasting and a la carte menus created by the three-Michelin-starred French master chef Pierre Gagnaire.<\/p>\n<p>For an intimate dining experience, cosy up at P\u00e9trus by Gordon Ramsay in Knightsbridge. Centred around a glass-walled wine store, the small venue offers a la carte and a kitchen table' where you can witness expert chefs at work.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6668\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//02//02//16//808x539_cmsv2_2c3606d8-2ca1-5401-8d2a-bf559e75daf8-9020216.jpg/" alt=\"London currently has 80 Michelin-starred restaurants\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/02\/02\/16\/384x256_cmsv2_2c3606d8-2ca1-5401-8d2a-bf559e75daf8-9020216.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/02\/02\/16\/640x427_cmsv2_2c3606d8-2ca1-5401-8d2a-bf559e75daf8-9020216.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/02\/02\/16\/750x500_cmsv2_2c3606d8-2ca1-5401-8d2a-bf559e75daf8-9020216.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/02\/02\/16\/828x552_cmsv2_2c3606d8-2ca1-5401-8d2a-bf559e75daf8-9020216.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/02\/02\/16\/1080x720_cmsv2_2c3606d8-2ca1-5401-8d2a-bf559e75daf8-9020216.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/02\/02\/16\/1200x800_cmsv2_2c3606d8-2ca1-5401-8d2a-bf559e75daf8-9020216.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/02\/02\/16\/1920x1280_cmsv2_2c3606d8-2ca1-5401-8d2a-bf559e75daf8-9020216.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">London currently has 80 Michelin-starred restaurants<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\"> Kyle Head on Unsplash <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Barcelona: There's a thriving dining scene beyone tapas<\/h2><p>The 2025 Michelin Guide highlights Barcelona\u2019s thriving dining scene, listing 29 restaurants with 39 Michelin stars between them. Several new stars were dished out, with Fish\u00f8logy, MAE Barcelona, Prodigi, and Teatro Kitchen & Bar joining the city\u2019s elite culinary ranks.<\/p>\n<p>Disfrutar in Barcelona is making serious waves with its bold, avant-garde take on Mediterranean cuisine. Known for its playful presentations and daring flavour combinations, this boundary-pushing restaurant delivers a dining experience that\u2019s as inventive as it is unforgettable -firmly cementing its place on the global foodie radar.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8895472,8855022,8847226\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//health//2024//12//09//eating-ultra-processed-foods-linked-to-higher-amounts-of-fat-in-muscles/">Eating ultra-processed foods linked to higher amounts of fat in muscles<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//12//goodbye-gouda-and-farewell-french-mustard-signature-foods-on-the-brink-of-climate-extincti/">Goodbye Gouda and farewell French mustard: Signature foods on the brink of climate extinction<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2024//11//22//azerbaijani-flavours-slow-food-tours-in-north-azerbaijan/">Azerbaijani Flavours: Slow Food tours in north Azerbaijan<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Amsterdam: A rising culinary star<\/h2><p><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2024//12//31//we-need-tourism-to-decrease-will-there-be-more-anti-tourist-protests-in-europe-in-2025/">Amsterdam, famous for its canals and historic architecture, is also making a name for itself on the culinary map.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Netherlands is home to 501 restaurants, including 122 Michelin-starred gems, with Amsterdam claiming 23 of them \u2013 a mix of one and two-starred spots that showcase the city's growing gastronomic scene.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For dining with a view, bag a spot at Ciel Bleu. Perched atop the Okura Hotel, it offers epic views of the Amsterdam skyline and sky.<\/p>\n<p>Arjan Speelman\u2019s cuisine is a creative blend of classic and global flavours, with each dish a delightful surprise. A quirky touch is that an herb is brought with each course, previewing what's to come next.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//02//02//16//808x539_cmsv2_8d72b7b1-afd1-57ec-a7a7-2bba6617e214-9020216.jpg/" alt=\"Amsterdam, famous for its canals and historic architecture, is also making a name for itself on the culinary map. \" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/02\/02\/16\/384x256_cmsv2_8d72b7b1-afd1-57ec-a7a7-2bba6617e214-9020216.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/02\/02\/16\/640x427_cmsv2_8d72b7b1-afd1-57ec-a7a7-2bba6617e214-9020216.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/02\/02\/16\/750x500_cmsv2_8d72b7b1-afd1-57ec-a7a7-2bba6617e214-9020216.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/02\/02\/16\/828x552_cmsv2_8d72b7b1-afd1-57ec-a7a7-2bba6617e214-9020216.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/02\/02\/16\/1080x720_cmsv2_8d72b7b1-afd1-57ec-a7a7-2bba6617e214-9020216.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/02\/02\/16\/1200x800_cmsv2_8d72b7b1-afd1-57ec-a7a7-2bba6617e214-9020216.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/02\/02\/16\/1920x1280_cmsv2_8d72b7b1-afd1-57ec-a7a7-2bba6617e214-9020216.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Amsterdam, famous for its canals and historic architecture, is also making a name for itself on the culinary map. <\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Andres Medina<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Lisbon: Portgal's creative cooking capital<\/h2><p><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2024//11//20//family-run-wineries-and-barrel-shaped-suites-swap-overcrowded-lisbon-for-portugals-rolling/">Portugal's Nata-filled capital has more to offer than custard tarts, with 17 restaurants awarded Michelin stars, including two restaurants with two stars.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Contemporary dining spot 100 Maneiras features tasting menus lovingly crafted by Chef Ljubomir Stanisic. Originally from Sarajevo (Bosnia-Herzegovina), Stanisic arrived in Portugal as a teenager after the war, healing his soul through the art of cooking. His unique menus blend innovative cuisine with heartfelt nods to his roots.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8292092,7690514,7426068\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2024//03//10//plov-beshbarmak-and-new-nomad-cuisine-is-kazakhstan-central-asias-next-big-culinary-destin/">Plov, Beshbarmak and new nomad cuisine: Is Kazakhstan Central Asia\u2019s next big culinary destination?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//07//26//qatari-cuisine-traditional-recipes-enriched-with-imported-ingredients/">Qatari Cuisine: traditional recipes enriched with imported ingredients <\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//03//03//gastronomic-cuisine-in-tokyo-with-two-of-japans-top-chefs/">Gastronomic cuisine in Tokyo, with two of Japan's top chefs<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Copenhagen: Home of the best restaurant in the world<\/h2><p>Despite a population of just 5.95 million, Denmark punches above its weight food-wise. Its capital, Copenhagen, boasts 13 Michelin-starred restaurants, including Noma, which has three Michelin stars, and Alchemist, which has two Michelin stars.<\/p>\n<p>Noma in Copenhagen, renowned for revolutionising Nordic cuisine, has been awarded Best Restaurant in the World numerous times.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This culinary legend, led by chef Rene Redzepi, continues to push the boundaries of fine dining. It focuses on ultra-local and foraged ingredients, inventive techniques, and ever-changing seasonal menus, attracting die-hard foodies worldwide.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1738328641,"updatedAt":1738335683,"publishedAt":1738335644,"firstPublishedAt":1738335644,"lastPublishedAt":1738335682,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/02\/02\/16\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_c66622bc-6ee4-58c6-96dc-4d9037ae127f-9020216.jpg","altText":"Destination dining has never been more popular.","caption":"Destination dining has never been more popular.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Jay Wennington on Unsplash","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":4402,"height":2935},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/02\/02\/16\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_8d72b7b1-afd1-57ec-a7a7-2bba6617e214-9020216.jpg","altText":null,"caption":null,"captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":6000,"height":4000},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/02\/02\/16\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_2c3606d8-2ca1-5401-8d2a-bf559e75daf8-9020216.jpg","altText":null,"caption":null,"captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":2500,"height":1667}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"id":2938,"urlSafeValue":"portia","title":"Portia Jones","twitter":"@pip_says"}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":26154,"slug":"french-food","urlSafeValue":"french-food","title":"French food","titleRaw":"French food"},{"id":26156,"slug":"italian-food","urlSafeValue":"italian-food","title":"italian food","titleRaw":"italian food"},{"id":18514,"slug":"food-culture","urlSafeValue":"food-culture","title":"food culture","titleRaw":"food culture"},{"id":11396,"slug":"food","urlSafeValue":"food","title":"Food","titleRaw":"Food"},{"id":574,"slug":"culture","urlSafeValue":"culture","title":"Culture","titleRaw":"Culture"},{"id":9239,"slug":"europe","urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe","titleRaw":"Europe"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"image","count":2},{"slug":"related","count":2}],"related":[{"id":2729794},{"id":2730662},{"id":2707254}],"technicalTags":[],"externalPartners":[],"hasExternalVideo":0,"hasInternalOrExternalVideo":0,"video":0,"videos":[],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":null,"additionalSources":null,"additionalReporting":null,"freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"destinations","urlSafeValue":"destinations","title":"Destinations","online":0,"url":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/destinations\/destinations"},"vertical":"travel","verticals":[{"id":7,"slug":"travel","urlSafeValue":"travel","title":"Travel"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":7,"slug":"travel","urlSafeValue":"travel","title":"Travel"},"themes":[{"id":"destinations","urlSafeValue":"destinations","title":"Destinations","url":"\/travel\/destinations"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":28,"urlSafeValue":"destinations","title":"Destinations"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":"","isDfp":0},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":117,"urlSafeValue":"france","title":"France","url":"\/news\/europe\/france"},"town":{"id":2035,"urlSafeValue":"paris","title":"Paris"},"contextualSignals":{"doubleVerify":{"ids":["84071001","84072007","84072009","84251001","84252015","84252016","84252019","84252028"],"slugs":["food_and_drink","food_and_drink_cuisine_specific","food_and_drink_dining_out","travel","travel_europe","travel_france","travel_hotels","travel_united_kingdom"]}},"grapeshot":null,"versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":[],"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":0,"displayOverlay":0},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"path":"\/travel\/2025\/01\/31\/gastronomic-greats-europes-top-tourist-cities-for-michelin-starred-dining","lastModified":1738335682},{"id":2743774,"cid":9019978,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":"250131_CISU_57650259","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"isBreakingNews":0,"daletEventName":"Culture - Disney+ makes deal with France to stream films just nine months after cinema release","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Disney+ makes deal with France to stream films just nine months after cinema release","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Disney+ makes deal with France to stream films earlier","titleListing2":"Disney+ makes deal with France to stream films just nine months after cinema release","leadin":"Disney+ films will only have to wait nine months to appear on the platform, instead of the previous 17-month wait after theatrical release.","summary":"Disney+ films will only have to wait nine months to appear on the platform, instead of the previous 17-month wait after theatrical release.","keySentence":"","url":"disney-makes-deal-with-france-to-stream-films-just-nine-months-after-cinema-release","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/culture\/2025\/01\/31\/disney-makes-deal-with-france-to-stream-films-just-nine-months-after-cinema-release","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"After years of lobbying by Disney to change France\u2019s inflexible rules on streaming distribution, the megacorporation has struck a new deal allowing them to broadcast their productions just nine months after their theatrical release. \n\n\"L\u2019exception culturelle\u201d is the country\u2019s policy when it comes to culture and making sure it stands apart from standard commercial products. As a result, cinema is protected from the free market and any films released in theatres must be given a window of exclusivity before they are broadcast in France. \n\nUp until now, Disney has had to wait 17 months after a theatrical release before they can put films on their streaming services - a delay which has been a point of consternation for Disney since it launched its streaming service Disney+. \n\nThanks to a promise to invest in French cinema, Disney has reduced their 17 month wait to just nine. A three-year agreement states Disney+ will \u201cinvest 25% of its annual net turnover generated in France to finance European and French cinematographic and audiovisual works,\u201d up from the previous 20% figure. \n\nPreviously, Disney+ invested 4% of its French net turnover into cinema and 16% into audiovisual. This will shift to 12.5% equally to the two mediums in the first years, and become 14% to cinema and 11% to audiovisual in the final year of the agreement. \n\nOne of the first major films to benefit from this new timeline will be Deadpool & Wolverine, which was released in July 2024 in France and will now come onto the company\u2019s streaming platform in April. \n\nDisney previously said that France\u2019s system \u201cneeds to be modernised\u201d. Until now, the corporation had refused to follow suit with fellow streaming services Netflix, Amazon and Apple, who shortened their windows by contributing to French cinema. \n\nThe current rules mean that any new theatrical release is required to have a four-month theatrical exclusive, before being available to purchase. At six months, they are available on the Canal+ channel and other pay TV channels. After its initial release, a film can be released on Disney+ for five months before being removed to air on free-to-air channels for a further 14 months.\n\nNetflix made a deal with French cinema guilds last year, which includes investment in French and European films over the next three years (all with a release in French cinemas) in exchange for reducing the window from 36 months to 15 months. Amazon agreed to 17 months. The chronology stays at 22 months for the free broadcasters (France 2, France 3, TF1, M6) and 36 months for the free broadcasters\u2019 SVoD platforms. Disney had previously refused to sign this deal, citing that the windows remained too long. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>After years of lobbying by Disney to change France\u2019s inflexible rules on streaming distribution, the megacorporation has struck a new deal allowing them to broadcast their productions just nine months after their theatrical release. <\/p>\n<p>\"L\u2019exception culturelle\u201d is the country\u2019s policy when it comes to culture and making sure it stands apart from standard commercial products. As a result, cinema is protected from the free market and any films released in theatres must be given a window of exclusivity before they are broadcast in France. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"9012994,9009218\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2025//01//28//french-film-academy-behind-the-cesar-awards-quits-elon-musks-x/">French film academy behind the C\u00e9sar Awards quits Elon Musk\u2019s X <\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2025//01//29//cesar-nominations-2025-who-is-the-favourite-to-win-frances-top-cinema-award/">C/u00e9sar nominations 2025: Who is the favourite to win France\u2019s top cinema award? <\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Up until now, Disney has had to wait 17 months after a theatrical release before they can put films on their streaming services - a delay which has been a point of consternation for Disney since it launched its streaming service Disney+. <\/p>\n<p>Thanks to a promise to invest in <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2025//01//10//whos-watching-which-films-how-european-cinema-markets-fared-in-2024/">French cinema<\/strong><\/a>, Disney has reduced their 17 month wait to just nine. A three-year agreement states Disney+ will \u201cinvest 25% of its annual net turnover generated in France to finance European and French cinematographic and audiovisual works,\u201d up from the previous 20% figure. <\/p>\n<p>Previously, Disney+ invested 4% of its French net turnover into cinema and 16% into audiovisual. This will shift to 12.5% equally to the two mediums in the first years, and become 14% to cinema and 11% to audiovisual in the final year of the agreement. <\/p>\n<p>One of the first major films to benefit from this new timeline will be <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2024//07//26//euronews-cultures-film-of-the-week-deadpool-wolverine-will-it-save-the-mcu/">Deadpool & Wolverine<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, which was released in July 2024 in France and will now come onto the company\u2019s streaming platform in April. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//01//99//78//808x539_cmsv2_d5cfcddc-e562-50d3-95bc-07cd4530ec14-9019978.jpg/" alt=\"Disney store is pictured on the Champs Elysees Avenue in Paris, France\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/99\/78\/384x256_cmsv2_d5cfcddc-e562-50d3-95bc-07cd4530ec14-9019978.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/99\/78\/640x427_cmsv2_d5cfcddc-e562-50d3-95bc-07cd4530ec14-9019978.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/99\/78\/750x500_cmsv2_d5cfcddc-e562-50d3-95bc-07cd4530ec14-9019978.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/99\/78\/828x552_cmsv2_d5cfcddc-e562-50d3-95bc-07cd4530ec14-9019978.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/99\/78\/1080x720_cmsv2_d5cfcddc-e562-50d3-95bc-07cd4530ec14-9019978.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/99\/78\/1200x800_cmsv2_d5cfcddc-e562-50d3-95bc-07cd4530ec14-9019978.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/99\/78\/1920x1280_cmsv2_d5cfcddc-e562-50d3-95bc-07cd4530ec14-9019978.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Disney store is pictured on the Champs Elysees Avenue in Paris, France<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Francois Mori\/AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Disney <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2022//10//19//disney-vs-france-disney-warns-that-future-films-could-bypass-french-cinemas-altogether/">previously said<\/strong><\/a> that France\u2019s system \u201cneeds to be modernised\u201d. Until now, the corporation had refused to follow suit with fellow streaming services Netflix, Amazon and Apple, who shortened their windows by contributing to French cinema. <\/p>\n<p>The current rules mean that any new theatrical release is required to have a four-month theatrical exclusive, before being available to purchase. At six months, they are available on the Canal+ channel and other pay TV channels. After its initial release, a film can be released on Disney+ for five months before being removed to air on free-to-air channels for a further 14 months.<\/p>\n<p>Netflix made a deal with French cinema guilds last year, which includes investment in French and European films over the next three years (all with a release in French cinemas) in exchange for reducing the window from 36 months to 15 months. Amazon agreed to 17 months. The chronology stays at 22 months for the free broadcasters (France 2, France 3, TF1, M6) and 36 months for the free broadcasters\u2019 SVoD platforms. Disney had previously refused to sign this deal, citing that the windows remained too long. <\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1738324475,"updatedAt":1738332520,"publishedAt":1738328517,"firstPublishedAt":1738328517,"lastPublishedAt":1738328517,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/99\/78\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_d8df9bf9-09b9-548f-95a6-af17700d6793-9019978.jpg","altText":"Deadpool & Wolverine","caption":"Deadpool & Wolverine","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Disney","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1920,"height":1080},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/99\/78\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_d5cfcddc-e562-50d3-95bc-07cd4530ec14-9019978.jpg","altText":null,"caption":null,"captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":5184,"height":3456}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"id":2272,"urlSafeValue":"walfisz","title":"Jonny Walfisz","twitter":"@JonathanWalfisz"}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":117,"slug":"france","urlSafeValue":"france","title":"France","titleRaw":"France"},{"id":16410,"slug":"movie","urlSafeValue":"movie","title":"Film","titleRaw":"Film"},{"id":8205,"slug":"disney","urlSafeValue":"disney","title":"Disney","titleRaw":"Disney"},{"id":13640,"slug":"netflix","urlSafeValue":"netflix","title":"Netflix ","titleRaw":"Netflix "}],"widgets":[{"slug":"image","count":1},{"slug":"related","count":1}],"related":[],"technicalTags":[],"externalPartners":[],"hasExternalVideo":0,"hasInternalOrExternalVideo":0,"video":0,"videos":[],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":null,"additionalSources":null,"additionalReporting":null,"freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"cinema","urlSafeValue":"cinema","title":"Cinema","online":1,"url":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/culture\/culture-series\/cinema"},"vertical":"culture","verticals":[{"id":10,"slug":"culture","urlSafeValue":"culture","title":"Culture"},{"id":10,"slug":"culture","urlSafeValue":"culture","title":"Culture"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":10,"slug":"culture","urlSafeValue":"culture","title":"Culture"},"themes":[{"id":"culture-series","urlSafeValue":"culture-series","title":"Culture Series","url":"\/culture\/culture-series"},{"id":"culture-news","urlSafeValue":"culture-news","title":"Culture news","url":"\/culture\/culture-news"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":55,"urlSafeValue":"culture-series","title":"Culture series"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":"","isDfp":0},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":117,"urlSafeValue":"france","title":"France","url":"\/news\/europe\/france"},"town":[],"contextualSignals":{"doubleVerify":{"ids":["84011001","84012005","84201001","84202001"],"slugs":["a_and_e_movies","arts_and_entertainment","shopping","shopping_general"]}},"grapeshot":null,"versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":[],"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":0,"displayOverlay":0},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"path":"\/culture\/2025\/01\/31\/disney-makes-deal-with-france-to-stream-films-just-nine-months-after-cinema-release","lastModified":1738328517},{"id":2743656,"cid":9019354,"versionId":2,"archive":0,"housenumber":"250131_BUSU_57648558","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"isBreakingNews":0,"daletEventName":"Business french inflation","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"French inflation holds steady, raising hopes for further rate cuts","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"French inflation holds steady, raising hopes for further rate cuts","titleListing2":"French inflation holds steady, raising hopes for further rate cuts","leadin":"Inflation came in below the ECB\u2019s 2% target, a spot of relief for French policymakers contending with budget deficit woes.","summary":"Inflation came in below the ECB\u2019s 2% target, a spot of relief for French policymakers contending with budget deficit woes.","keySentence":"","url":"french-inflation-holds-steady-in-january-boosting-hopes-for-more-ecb-cuts","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/business\/2025\/01\/31\/french-inflation-holds-steady-in-january-boosting-hopes-for-more-ecb-cuts","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Prices in France increased at a steady rate at the start of the year, said the country\u2019s statistics agency INSEE on Friday.\n\nThe nation\u2019s harmonised inflation rate - adjusted for comparison with other eurozone countries - came in at 1.8% year-on-year in January.\n\nThat\u2019s the same figure seen in December, remaining under the European Central Bank\u2019s (ECB's) 2% target.\n\nThe new inflation data comes after the ECB cut its key interest rate by 25 basis points on Thursday.\n\nSpeaking about the decision, EBC President Christine Lagarde noted that the disinflationary process was \u201c\u201cwell on track\u201d, nonetheless adding that \u201cthe economy is still facing headwinds\u201d.\n\nConsumer confidence is fragile, the eurozone\u2019s growth is flat, and potential tariffs from the new US administration pose uncertainty for Europe\u2019s inflationary trajectory.\n\nFrance\u2019s consumer price index (CPI), not harmonised for country comparison, rose by 1.4% year-on-year in January - following a reading of 1.3% in December.\n\nMonth-on-month, CPI fell by 0.1% due to a drop in the cost of winter clothing, footwear and transport.\n\nMonthly price rises were seen, meanwhile, for energy, food, tobacco, and insurance products.\n\nThe steady inflation data provides a spot of relief for the French government, currently embroiled in a budgetary crisis.\n\nTasked with tackling a steep economic deficit, Prime Minister Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou has recently presented a financing bill for this year.\n\nHe will face a no-confidence vote in the National Assembly next week as lawmakers decide whether to back the measures.\n\nElsewhere in the eurozone, Germany will publish new inflation data later on Friday.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Prices in France increased at a steady rate at the start of the year, said the country\u2019s statistics agency INSEE on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The nation\u2019s harmonised inflation rate - adjusted for comparison with other eurozone countries - came in at 1.8% year-on-year in January.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s the same figure seen in December, remaining under the European Central Bank\u2019s (ECB's) 2% target.<\/p>\n<p>The new inflation data comes after the ECB cut its key interest rate by 25 basis points on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the decision, EBC President Christine Lagarde noted that the disinflationary process was \u201c\u201cwell on track\u201d, nonetheless adding that \u201cthe economy is still facing headwinds\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Consumer confidence is fragile, the eurozone\u2019s growth is flat, and potential tariffs from the new US administration pose uncertainty for Europe\u2019s inflationary trajectory.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-flourish widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart u-min-height-375\" data-src=\"visualisation\/21400351?92060\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>France\u2019s consumer price index (CPI), not harmonised for country comparison, rose by 1.4% year-on-year in January - following a reading of 1.3% in December.<\/p>\n<p>Month-on-month, CPI fell by 0.1% due to a drop in the cost of winter clothing, footwear and transport.<\/p>\n<p>Monthly price rises were seen, meanwhile, for energy, food, tobacco, and insurance products.<\/p>\n<p>The steady inflation data provides a spot of relief for the French government, currently embroiled in a budgetary crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Tasked with tackling a steep economic deficit, Prime Minister Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou has recently presented a financing bill for this year.<\/p>\n<p>He will face a no-confidence vote in the National Assembly next week as lawmakers decide whether to back the measures.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in the eurozone, Germany will publish new inflation data later on Friday.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1738317179,"updatedAt":1738320739,"publishedAt":1738318207,"firstPublishedAt":1738318207,"lastPublishedAt":1738320739,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Thomas Padilla\/AP","altText":"View of the rooftops of Paris from Montmartre in Paris, France. 5 Jan. 2025.","callToActionText":null,"width":3541,"caption":"View of the rooftops of Paris from Montmartre in Paris, France. 5 Jan. 2025.","url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/93\/54\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_de061c0d-e8bf-5689-804c-4d504d5f5ca8-9019354.jpg","captionUrl":null,"height":2362}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"urlSafeValue":"butler","twitter":"@eleanorfbutler","id":2734,"title":"Eleanor Butler"}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"urlSafeValue":"ecb","titleRaw":"ECB","id":78,"title":"ECB","slug":"ecb"},{"urlSafeValue":"france","titleRaw":"France","id":117,"title":"France","slug":"france"},{"urlSafeValue":"french-economy","titleRaw":"French economy","id":10691,"title":"French economy","slug":"french-economy"},{"urlSafeValue":"inflation","titleRaw":"Inflation","id":150,"title":"Inflation","slug":"inflation"},{"urlSafeValue":"francois-bayrou","titleRaw":"Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou","id":11302,"title":"Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou","slug":"francois-bayrou"},{"urlSafeValue":"deficit","titleRaw":"Deficit","id":11059,"title":"Deficit","slug":"deficit"}],"widgets":[{"count":1,"slug":"flourish"}],"related":[{"id":2743530},{"id":2743136},{"id":2742716}],"technicalTags":[],"externalPartners":[],"hasExternalVideo":0,"hasInternalOrExternalVideo":0,"video":0,"videos":[],"liveStream":[{"endDate":0,"startDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":null,"additionalSources":null,"additionalReporting":null,"freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"economy","urlSafeValue":"economy","title":"Economy","online":0,"url":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/business\/economy\/economy"},"vertical":"business","verticals":[{"urlSafeValue":"business","id":11,"title":"Business","slug":"business"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":11,"slug":"business","urlSafeValue":"business","title":"Business"},"themes":[{"urlSafeValue":"economy","id":"economy","title":"Economy","url":"\/business\/economy"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":72,"urlSafeValue":"economy","title":"Economy"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":"","isDfp":0},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":117,"urlSafeValue":"france","title":"France","url":"\/news\/europe\/france"},"town":[],"contextualSignals":{"doubleVerify":{"ids":["84031001","84032001","84111001","84112005","84112006","84131001","84132007","84231001","84232005"],"slugs":["business","business_general","law_gov_t_and_politics_legal_politics","law_gov_t_and_politics_u_s_government_resources","law_government_and_politics","personal_finance","personal_finance_insurance","style_and_fashion","style_and_fashion_clothing"]}},"grapeshot":null,"versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":[],"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":0,"displayOverlay":0},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"path":"\/business\/2025\/01\/31\/french-inflation-holds-steady-in-january-boosting-hopes-for-more-ecb-cuts","lastModified":1738320739},{"id":2742350,"cid":9014544,"versionId":6,"archive":0,"housenumber":"250129_C2SU_57632529","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"isBreakingNews":0,"daletEventName":"Culture - How AYOM bring African, South American and European music together","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"AYOM to celebrate Brazilian and French cultural ties at Paris Au Fil Des Voix Festival ","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"How AYOM bring African, South American and European music together","titleListing2":"How AYOM bring African, South American and European music together","leadin":"Ahead of performance as part of the France-Brazil season this year, Euronews Culture met members of AYOM to discuss spirituality, history, and bringing international musical traditions together.","summary":"Ahead of performance as part of the France-Brazil season this year, Euronews Culture met members of AYOM to discuss spirituality, history, and bringing international musical traditions together.","keySentence":"","url":"ayom-to-celebrate-brazilian-and-french-cultural-ties-at-paris-au-fil-du-voix-festival","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/culture\/2025\/01\/31\/ayom-to-celebrate-brazilian-and-french-cultural-ties-at-paris-au-fil-du-voix-festival","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"\u201cColonisation was a terrible thing. With music we hope we can take something that was very bad, to join the cultures of Africa and Europe and make something beautiful,\u201d Alberto Becucci, a founding member of AYOM, a band with roots in Africa, South America, and Europe tells Euronews Culture ahead of a landmark concert to celebrate Brazilian and French cultural ties. \n\nLast year, France and Brazil renewed a strategic partnership first established by the country\u2019s then-Presidents Lula and Jacques Chirac in 2006. As part of that partnership, they are celebrating their shared love of culture with a France-Brazil season across 2025. \n\nKicking off the season, AYOM are performing at the Au Fil Des Voix Festival in Paris on 31 January. It\u2019s also part of a recognition of the 50th anniversary of independence for Portuguese-speaking African countries. \n\nAYOM are the perfect band to recognise both the historic anniversary and the cross-cultural international event. AYOM\u2019s six \u201cwanderers\u201d originate from Brazil, Italy, Greece, and Angola. They came together in Portugal through a shared love of African diasporic music, rooted in the sonic traditions of Brazil, Angola and Cape Verde. \n\nCalling the band an act of international cooperation undersells the breadth of musical inspirations they\u2019ve incorporated into their sound. They\u2019ve just released a new single, \u2018Samba Para O Vazio\u2019, which is sung half in Portuguese and half in French. \n\nIn part, this is the result of the lyrics being written for the group by a French friend. \u201cThese songs were born in French. We imagine that to use a language that people in France can understand, it could be a nice way to communicate with another country,\u201d Becucci says. \n\nJabu Morales is the leader of the group. Through his Brazilian heritage, he brings a wealth of knowledge about Brazilian music and Brazilian popular music that is mixed with Angolan music, due largely to the South American country\u2019s colonial historic ties with the African nation. \n\nBut it\u2019s not just influence from South America and Africa. From his Greek and Italian roots, Timoteo Grignani brings European sensibilities to the fray. Together, they look for \u201cthis magical thing that makes music eternal\u201d, Grignani says. \n\n\u201cThere are three percussionists in our band, so groove is very important for us and of course, African music is a master of these kinds of secrets,\u201d Grignani says. \u201cThese are the forms of music from all of time that everybody knows and will stay in the mind of humanity forever.\u201d \n\nAll of AYOM\u2019s music is about bringing historical traditions of music into new worlds through synthesis. One example Grignani gives is Angolan music\u2019s shared history with Cuban music through its years under Portuguese communist rule. Likewise how Angolan semba music informed Brazilian samba. \u201cThe combination is always something new but at the same time it comes from the roots,\u201d he says. \n\nEven their name is rooted in tradition. AYOM is the \u201cLord of Music\u201d in Candombl\u00e8, an African diasporic religion that developed in Brazil bringing together traditions from Yoruba, Gbe, Bantu and Catholicism. Ayom is an orix\u00e1, a spiritual entity, who brings music to humanity in the form of \u201ca woman who lives inside drums,\u201d Grignani says. \n\nAYOM\u2019s spiritual approach to music is evident from their 2024 album \u2018Sa.Li.Va.\u2019 The album name refers to the band\u2019s three tenets of creativity: \u201cSA-grado\u201d (sacrality), \u201cLI-berdade\u201d (freedom and love), and \u201cVA-lentia\u201d (courage). Over the album\u2019s nine tracks, three sets of three songs each explore the concepts in turn. \n\n\u201cThe songs that are in our album that speak about sacrality, yes, they are about orix\u00e1s, the goddess from Candombl\u00e8, but they are also energy. We don't believe that they are like god, it\u2019s not like the normal religion,\u201d explains Becucci. \u201cBut to make music is the most evident proof that there is something bigger, something transcendental.\u201d \n\nAYOM played in more than 15 countries last year, 20 the year before. As you listen to their music, their addictive rhythms and celebratory melodies instantly connect beyond any language barrier. \u201cIt's incredible how the music can speak behind the language,\u201d Becucci says. \u201cPeople don\u2019t just connect with rational meaning, but with feelings.\u201d Nodding to the album name, while the words we might all speak differ, the thing we all share regardless of language is saliva. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>\u201cColonisation was a terrible thing. With music we hope we can take something that was very bad, to join the cultures of Africa and Europe and make something beautiful,\u201d Alberto Becucci, a founding member of AYOM, a band with roots in Africa, South America, and Europe tells <em>Euronews Culture<\/em> ahead of a landmark concert to celebrate Brazilian and French cultural ties. <\/p>\n<p>Last year, France and Brazil renewed a strategic partnership first established by the country\u2019s then-Presidents Lula and Jacques Chirac in 2006. As part of that partnership, they are celebrating their shared love of culture with a France-Brazil season across 2025. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"9000394,8844450\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2024//11//11//the-true-size-of-africa-new-art-exhibition-in-germany-aims-to-redefine-the-continents-lega/">The True Size of Africa: New art exhibition in Germany aims to redefine the continent\u2019s legacy<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2025//01//24//brasil-brasil-exhibition-brings-brazilian-modernism-to-the-uk-for-the-first-time/">Brasil! Brasil! exhibition brings Brazilian Modernism to the UK for the first time<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Kicking off the season, AYOM are performing at the Au Fil Des Voix Festival in Paris on 31 January. It\u2019s also part of a recognition of the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2023//04//26//signs-of-freedom-portugals-fight-for-democracy-explored-through-archive-objects/">50th anniversary of independence<\/strong><\/a> for Portuguese-speaking African countries. <\/p>\n<p>AYOM are the perfect band to recognise both the historic anniversary and the cross-cultural international event. AYOM\u2019s six \u201cwanderers\u201d originate from Brazil, Italy, Greece, and Angola. They came together in Portugal through a shared love of African diasporic music, rooted in the sonic traditions of Brazil, Angola and Cape Verde. <\/p>\n<p>Calling the band an act of international cooperation undersells the breadth of musical inspirations they\u2019ve incorporated into their sound. They\u2019ve just released a new single, \u2018Samba Para O Vazio\u2019, which is sung half in Portuguese and half in French. <\/p>\n<p>In part, this is the result of the lyrics being written for the group by a French friend. \u201cThese songs were born in French. We imagine that to use a language that people in France can understand, it could be a nice way to communicate with another country,\u201d Becucci says. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5591559909570459\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//01//45//44//808x451_cmsv2_170ae33a-d292-5a34-ada8-aaf05250fa98-9014544.jpg/" alt=\"AYOM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/45\/44\/384x215_cmsv2_170ae33a-d292-5a34-ada8-aaf05250fa98-9014544.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/45\/44\/640x358_cmsv2_170ae33a-d292-5a34-ada8-aaf05250fa98-9014544.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/45\/44\/750x419_cmsv2_170ae33a-d292-5a34-ada8-aaf05250fa98-9014544.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/45\/44\/828x463_cmsv2_170ae33a-d292-5a34-ada8-aaf05250fa98-9014544.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/45\/44\/1080x604_cmsv2_170ae33a-d292-5a34-ada8-aaf05250fa98-9014544.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/45\/44\/1200x671_cmsv2_170ae33a-d292-5a34-ada8-aaf05250fa98-9014544.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/45\/44\/1920x1074_cmsv2_170ae33a-d292-5a34-ada8-aaf05250fa98-9014544.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">AYOM<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Ananda Geissberger<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Jabu Morales is the leader of the group. Through his Brazilian heritage, he brings a wealth of knowledge about Brazilian music and Brazilian popular music that is mixed with Angolan music, due largely to the South American country\u2019s colonial historic ties with the African nation. <\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s not just influence from South America and Africa. From his Greek and Italian roots, Timoteo Grignani brings European sensibilities to the fray. Together, they look for \u201cthis magical thing that makes music eternal\u201d, Grignani says. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are three percussionists in our band, so groove is very important for us and of course, African music is a master of these kinds of secrets,\u201d Grignani says. \u201cThese are the forms of music from all of time that everybody knows and will stay in the mind of humanity forever.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>All of AYOM\u2019s music is about bringing historical traditions of music into new worlds through synthesis. One example Grignani gives is Angolan music\u2019s shared history with Cuban music through its years under Portuguese communist rule. Likewise how Angolan semba music informed Brazilian samba. \u201cThe combination is always something new but at the same time it comes from the roots,\u201d he says. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6652580071174378\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//01//45//44//808x539_cmsv2_e6fa972c-ab58-531a-8b38-2123e91e40ff-9014544.jpg/" alt=\"AYOM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/45\/44\/384x255_cmsv2_e6fa972c-ab58-531a-8b38-2123e91e40ff-9014544.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/45\/44\/640x426_cmsv2_e6fa972c-ab58-531a-8b38-2123e91e40ff-9014544.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/45\/44\/750x499_cmsv2_e6fa972c-ab58-531a-8b38-2123e91e40ff-9014544.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/45\/44\/828x551_cmsv2_e6fa972c-ab58-531a-8b38-2123e91e40ff-9014544.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/45\/44\/1080x718_cmsv2_e6fa972c-ab58-531a-8b38-2123e91e40ff-9014544.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/45\/44\/1200x798_cmsv2_e6fa972c-ab58-531a-8b38-2123e91e40ff-9014544.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/45\/44\/1920x1277_cmsv2_e6fa972c-ab58-531a-8b38-2123e91e40ff-9014544.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">AYOM<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Fabiana Nunes<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Even their name is rooted in tradition. AYOM is the \u201cLord of Music\u201d in Candombl\u00e8, an African diasporic religion that developed in Brazil bringing together traditions from Yoruba, Gbe, Bantu and Catholicism. Ayom is an orix\u00e1, a spiritual entity, who brings music to humanity in the form of \u201ca woman who lives inside drums,\u201d Grignani says. <\/p>\n<p>AYOM\u2019s spiritual approach to music is evident from their 2024 album \u2018Sa.Li.Va.\u2019 The album name refers to the band\u2019s three tenets of creativity: \u201cSA-grado\u201d (sacrality), \u201cLI-berdade\u201d (freedom and love), and \u201cVA-lentia\u201d (courage). Over the album\u2019s nine tracks, three sets of three songs each explore the concepts in turn. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe songs that are in our album that speak about sacrality, yes, they are about orix\u00e1s, the goddess from Candombl\u00e8, but they are also energy. 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But will it work and how can we avoid scam calls?","summary":"France\u2019s parliament voted to ban cold calling by companies without explicit consent this week. But will it work and how can we avoid scam calls?","keySentence":"","url":"france-clamps-down-on-cold-calling-in-bid-to-reduce-harassment-and-scams","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2025\/01\/31\/france-clamps-down-on-cold-calling-in-bid-to-reduce-harassment-and-scams","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"We all know the feeling: Your phone rings in your pocket and you answer, only for it to be someone trying to sell you a new deal on your WiFi.\n\nWell, if French MPs have their way, cold calls like this will be a thing of the past.\n\nFrance\u2019s parliament adopted new rules on Monday to ban unsolicited sales calls from companies.\n\nIt was added as an amendment to a bill cracking down on fraudulent use of public subsidies, particularly in the energy renovation sector.\n\nWhat's the problem with cold calling?\n\nAccording to research by consumer group UFC-Que Choisir, 97% of French consumers say they are annoyed by cold calling from companies.\n\n\u201cThe Ecologist and Social group has sought above all to be useful in defending citizens who are victims of unacceptable scams and frauds that are detrimental to the country's essential transformation, particularly in terms of energy sobriety,\u201d said Delphine Batho, the MP from Ecology Generation who introduced the amendment.\n\nThe proposal would see the current system changed from consumers needing to opt out to having to opt in. Companies would have to get clients explicit consent to contact them for sales purposes.\n\nThe bill still needs to be approved by the Senate, but there is widespread support.\n\nWill the new law reduce scams?\n\nHowever, some are sceptical that it will have any real effect, particularly in reducing fraud.\n\nFrance has already introduced several measures to combat the problem. In 2016, a free service that allows individuals to register their phone numbers to block telemarketing calls was set up. However, weak enforcement meant many companies continued to ignore the rules. \n\nCold calls from certain industries such as the energy renovation sector, have also been banned in recent years. Telemarketing has also been confined to Monday to Friday from 10 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 8 pm. \n\nYet the issue persists.\n\n\u201cThe problem is not to ban cold calling [to reduce scams], but rather to know how call centers have our information and why they use it at this level,\u201d Centho, a French online scam investigator, told Euronews. \n\n\u201cWithout the information about the people they are going to call, they cannot contact us. So the question I'm asking myself is what is going to change? In concrete terms, will call centers stop calling people overnight? No, it's not a law that's going to prevent that.\u201d\n\nIn the meantime, there are ways to protect yourself against scam calls. Experts say to be wary of all calls you receive, never give out your bank details or PIN over the phone and be conscious of pressure tactics where the caller says you owe money or need to act quickly.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>We all know the feeling: Your phone rings in your pocket and you answer, only for it to be someone trying to sell you a new deal on your WiFi.<\/p>\n<p>Well, if French MPs have their way, cold calls like this will be a thing of the past.<\/p>\n<p>France\u2019s parliament adopted new rules on Monday to ban unsolicited sales calls from companies.<\/p>\n<p>It was added as an amendment to a bill cracking down on fraudulent use of public subsidies, particularly in the energy renovation sector.<\/p>\n<h2>What's the problem with cold calling?<\/h2><p>According to research by consumer group UFC-Que Choisir, 97% of French consumers say they are annoyed by cold calling from companies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Ecologist and Social group has sought above all to be useful in defending citizens who are victims of unacceptable <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//video//2024//12//11//revealed-how-the-alleged-didier-reynders-lottery-laundering-scam-worked-or-didnt/">scams and <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2024//02//20//an-epidemic-of-scams-uk-fraud-values-double-and-continues-to-increase/">frauds that are detrimental to the country's essential transformation, particularly in terms of energy sobriety,\u201d said Delphine Batho, the MP from Ecology Generation who introduced the amendment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"9009376,9011540\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//01//29//fact-check-which-european-countries-practice-birthright-citizenship/">Fact check: Which European countries practice birthright citizenship?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//01//28//what-we-know-about-the-eus-revived-rafah-border-mission/">What we know about the EU\u2019s revived Rafah border mission<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The proposal would see the current system changed from consumers needing to opt out to having to opt in. Companies would have to get clients explicit consent to contact them for sales purposes.<\/p>\n<p>The bill still needs to be approved by the Senate, but there is widespread support.<\/p>\n<h2>Will the new law reduce scams?<\/h2><p>However, some are sceptical that it will have any real effect, particularly in <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2023//10//23//behind-the-global-scam-worth-an-estimated-100m-targeting-whatsapp-users-with-fake-job-offe/">reducing fraud<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>France has already introduced several measures to combat the problem. In 2016, a free service that allows individuals to register their phone numbers to block telemarketing calls was set up. However, weak enforcement meant many companies continued to ignore the rules. <\/p>\n<p>Cold calls from certain industries such as the energy renovation sector, have also been banned in recent years. Telemarketing has also been confined to Monday to Friday from 10 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 8 pm. <\/p>\n<p>Yet the issue persists.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8993280\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//01//23//tiktok-users-in-germany-more-susceptible-to-russian-and-chinese-misinformation-says-report/">TikTok users in Germany more susceptible to Russian and Chinese misinformation, says report<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe problem is not to ban cold calling [to reduce scams], but rather to know how call centers have our information and why they use it at this level,\u201d Centho, a French online scam investigator, told Euronews. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithout the information about the people they are going to call, they cannot contact us. So the question I'm asking myself is what is going to change? In concrete terms, will call centers stop calling people overnight? No, it's not a law that's going to prevent that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, there are ways to protect yourself against <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2024//11//27//meet-daisy-the-ai-granny-that-wastes-the-time-of-phone-scammers/">scam calls<\/strong><\/a>. Experts say to be wary of all calls you receive, never give out your bank details or PIN over the phone and be conscious of pressure tactics where the caller says you owe money or need to act quickly.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1738231016,"updatedAt":1738323545,"publishedAt":1738305913,"firstPublishedAt":1738305913,"lastPublishedAt":1738305958,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/61\/76\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_14c8b955-9d99-5cb2-aa29-8155a35148ae-9016176.jpg","altText":"The move still needs to be approved by the senate.","caption":"The move still needs to be approved by the senate.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Canva","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1600,"height":900}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"id":2202,"urlSafeValue":"smith-i","title":"Ian 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MPs and seven senators have met behind closed doors on Thursday in Paris to negotiate the final draft of France's 2025 budget plan. \n\nBut even if they succeed, the plan's adoption by Parliament cannot be taken for granted. The outcome of the talks promises to be decisive for the future of newly appointed Prime Minister Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou and his government. \n\nWho is part of the negotiations and what is at stake?\n\nThe parliamentary committee has eight representatives from the presidential camp, while the the left only has four -- far from the majority -- but enough to tip the balance if they decide to vote against the bill next week. The far-right National Rally (RN) party is represented by two elected officials. \n\nPrime Minister Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou is aiming for an eye-watering \u20ac32bn in budget cuts to reduce the country's skyrocketing public deficit estimated at 5.3% of GDP in 2025. \n\nIn 2024, the country's public deficit was roughly 6.1% of its GDP. France is under pressure for overspending as the EU's fiscal rules require each member state to keep its deficit below 3% of the GDP. \n\nDuring these talks, all eyes are on the Socialist Party (PS) as tensions remain high between all parties. Its representatives have threatened to activate the no-confidence motion if they do not obtain additional concessions. \n\nIn a last-ditch effort to appeal to the left, Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou agreed to not axe 4,000 jobs in the public education sector. \n\nHowever, the talks turned sour on Monday after Bayrou told LCI, a French broadcaster, that some French people felt \"submerged\" by immigrants. The comment caused outrage among the Socialists who briefly suspended negotiations on Tuesday. \n\nArticle 49.3 looming again?\n\nNext week, the bill heads to the lower house where it could trigger a possible no-confidence vote. \n\nOne thing seems sure: the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) party will vote against the bill. The big question remains on who else will follow.\n\nBayrou's government is counting on the abstention of the Socialists, and possibly the far-right to have the bill adopted. But given the tensions between the different political groups, nothing is guaranteed.\n\nThe most likely outcome is that the parliamentary committee reaches an agreement, which would open the door to a vote on the budget as early as Monday in the lower house. \n\nIf the far-right and the left voted against the bill, Bayrou could use the controversial Article 49.3 of the constitution to pass the budget without a vote from MPs. However, this would open the government to a another no-confidence vote. \n\nIn December 2024, ex-Prime Minister Michel Barnier was toppled by the left and far right after he attempted to ram the social security budget through using this institutional power. \n\nFrance has been stuck in a political deadlock after President Emmanuel Macron abruptly dissolved the lower house following his party's loss in the European elections in June 2024. This state of political paralysis could remain unresolved until June, when Macron can constitutionally call for new elections. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Seven MPs and seven senators have met behind closed doors on Thursday in Paris to negotiate the final draft of France's 2025 budget plan. <\/p>\n<p>But even if they succeed, the plan's adoption by Parliament cannot be taken for granted. The outcome of the talks promises to be decisive for the future of newly appointed Prime Minister Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou and his government. <\/p>\n<h2>Who is part of the negotiations and what is at stake?<\/h2><p>The parliamentary committee has eight representatives from the presidential camp, while the the left only has four -- far from the majority -- but enough to tip the balance if they decide to vote against the bill next week. The far-right National Rally (RN) party is represented by two elected officials. <\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou is aiming for an eye-watering \u20ac32bn in budget cuts to reduce the country's skyrocketing public deficit estimated at 5.3% of GDP in 2025. <\/p>\n<p>In 2024, the country's public deficit was roughly 6.1% of its GDP. France is under pressure for overspending as the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2025//01//21//eu-finance-ministers-agree-on-frances-cost-cutting-budget-as-bayrou-walks-tightrope/">EU's fiscal rules<\/strong><\/a> require each member state to keep its deficit below 3% of the GDP. <\/p>\n<p>During these talks, all eyes are on the Socialist Party (PS) as tensions remain high between all parties. Its representatives have threatened to activate the no-confidence motion if they do not obtain additional concessions. <\/p>\n<p>In a last-ditch effort to appeal to the left, Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2025//01//14//frances-new-pm-faces-first-big-test-as-he-puts-forward-key-budget-plans/">agreed to not axe<\/strong><\/a> 4,000 jobs in the public education sector. <\/p>\n<p>However, the talks turned sour on Monday after Bayrou told LCI, a French broadcaster, that some French people felt \"submerged\" by immigrants. The comment caused outrage among the Socialists who briefly suspended negotiations on Tuesday. <\/p>\n<h2>Article 49.3 looming again?<\/h2><p>Next week, the bill heads to the lower house where it could trigger a possible no-confidence vote. <\/p>\n<p>One thing seems sure: the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) party will vote against the bill. The big question remains on who else will follow.<\/p>\n<p>Bayrou's government is counting on the abstention of the Socialists, and possibly the far-right to have the bill adopted. But given the tensions between the different political groups, nothing is guaranteed.<\/p>\n<p>The most likely outcome is that the parliamentary committee reaches an agreement, which would open the door to a vote on the budget as early as Monday in the lower house. <\/p>\n<p>If the far-right and the left voted against the bill, Bayrou could use the controversial Article 49.3 of the constitution to pass the budget without a vote from MPs. 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But it's too little, too late for the movement against male violence in the arts.","summary":"A hearing this month allowed one of France's most important theatre's to dismiss controversial actor N\u00e2zim Boudjenah. But it's too little, too late for the movement against male violence in the arts.","keySentence":"","url":"metootheatre-protestors-demand-change-at-the-comedie-francaise","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/culture\/2025\/01\/30\/metootheatre-protestors-demand-change-at-the-comedie-francaise","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Protesters have called for deep rooted change at the Com\u00e9die-Fran\u00e7aise, the world's oldest running theatre company, to demonstrate against its inaction following allegations of assault by one of its actors, N\u00e2zim Boudjenah. \n\nAround 50 people on Wednesday night armed with slogans like \u201cWe're throwing the pigs away, you're fattening them up\u201d and \u201cNo applause for violent men\u201d were at the entrance of one of Paris\u2019 most important theatres. \n\nThe demonstration was organised through #metooth\u00e9\u00e2tre in reaction to N\u00e2zim Boudjenah \u2013 an actor at the Com\u00e9die-Fran\u00e7aise since 2010 \u2013 over accusations of his violent behaviour toward Marie Coquille-Chambel. In 2020, Boudjenah entered into a relationship with Coquille-Chambel. \n\nCoquille-Chambel testified in court in 2021 that Boudjenah had become violent in the relationship and threatened to kill her. Boudjenah denied the accusations but was sentenced to six months in prison. He was later acquitted of the charges of violence due to procedural irregularities. \n\nBoudjenah is currently still under investigation following an indictment by a judge on accusations of rape by Coquille-Chambel. \n\nFollowing Coquille-Chambel\u2019s accusations, the Com\u00e9die-Fran\u00e7aise immediately removed Boudjenah from the stage. \u201cThe Com\u00e9die-Fran\u00e7aise is deeply shocked by the discovery of the unbearable acts of violence attributed to one of its employees. It condemns them in the strongest possible terms and will take all necessary measures,\u201d the theatre said in a press statement at the time. \n\nHowever, the theatre didn\u2019t also dismiss the actor immediately and maintained his salary. This is the basis for #metooth\u00e9\u00e2tre\u2019s protest. \n\nIn a hearing on 13 January over Boudjenah\u2019s dismissal, Sandrine Rousseau, MP and president of the commission on violence in the arts sector, reported that Boudjenah had made death threats against both Coquille-Chambel and herself. \n\nBoudjenah made death threats against Rousseau after he became aware that the MP was informed of the death threats he\u2019d made against Coquille-Chambel. \n\nCom\u00e9die-Fran\u00e7aise managing director Eric Ruf was present at the hearing as the theatre was told to initiate dismissal proceedings against Boudjaneh. \n\n#metooth\u00e9\u00e2tre posted a message on Instagram to explain the reason for their demonstration despite Boudjaneh\u2019s imminent dismissal. \u201cWe can only welcome this decision which takes into account the violence of this man. However, we can only regret that the Com\u00e9die Fran\u00e7aise did not consider it necessary to do so after the conviction of its resident on June 29, 2021\u201d. \n\n\u201cBoudjenah was condemned for such acts almost 4 years ago, is this not enough to consider that he cannot have the honour of sitting among the residents of this illustrious institution?\u201d the account wrote. \u201cWe also regret that no media relays the information according to which Madame Coquille Chambel was forced on July 18, 2024 to file a complaint for new death threats and crimes on the social network X by Mr. N\u00e2zim Boudjenah.\u201d\n\nOutside of the theatre, some of the employees registered their concern about the negative impact of the protest on the company. \u201cThis story has nothing to do with the Com\u00e9die-Fran\u00e7aise, it's something that happened outside, in a private setting. It's false to say that the house supports rape culture. It hurts us, it penalizes us and it's false,\u201d a manager for 30 years told French daily newspaper Le Monde. \n\nOriginally, the Com\u00e9die-Fran\u00e7aise didn\u2019t dismiss Boudjenah with this explanation: \u201cIn labour law, you need a real and serious reason to separate from someone. Here it was a conflict external to the company, not professional misconduct, we did not have the necessary elements,\u201d echoing the sentiments of the frustrated manager. \n\nIt was Boudjenah\u2019s death threats and derogatory remarks that put him over the threshold for harming the theatre, according to this month\u2019s hearing. The latency and prioritising of the institution over the victim is the core of the group\u2019s protest. \n\nAs actor and director S\u00e9phora Haymann said at the protest: \u201cWe can testify today that things are not changing. The victims\u2019 words create a huge amount of declarative effects. But, in reality, there is no less violence. We have a collective responsibility: management, supervisory authorities, institutions have a responsibility. We must take action.\u201d\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Protesters have called for deep rooted change at the Com\u00e9die-Fran\u00e7aise, the world's oldest running theatre company, to demonstrate against its inaction following allegations of assault by one of its actors, N\u00e2zim Boudjenah. <\/p>\n<p>Around 50 people on Wednesday night armed with slogans like \u201cWe're throwing the pigs away, you're fattening them up\u201d and \u201cNo applause for violent men\u201d were at the entrance of one of Paris\u2019 most important theatres. <\/p>\n<p>The demonstration was organised through #metooth\u00e9\u00e2tre in reaction to N\u00e2zim Boudjenah \u2013 an actor at the Com\u00e9die-Fran\u00e7aise since 2010 \u2013 over accusations of his violent behaviour toward Marie Coquille-Chambel. In 2020, Boudjenah entered into a relationship with Coquille-Chambel. <\/p>\n<p>Coquille-Chambel testified in court in 2021 that Boudjenah had become violent in the relationship and threatened to kill her. Boudjenah denied the accusations but was sentenced to six months in prison. 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.instagram.com//p//DEz5TDpsWoW//?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\%22 style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by TicketNunc (@ticketnunc)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><script async src=https://www.euronews.com/"////www.instagram.com//embed.js/">/n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Following Coquille-Chambel\u2019s accusations, the Com\u00e9die-Fran\u00e7aise immediately removed Boudjenah from the stage. \u201cThe Com\u00e9die-Fran\u00e7aise is deeply shocked by the discovery of the unbearable acts of violence attributed to one of its employees. It condemns them in the strongest possible terms and will take all necessary measures,\u201d the theatre said in a press statement at the time. <\/p>\n<p>However, the theatre didn\u2019t also dismiss the actor immediately and maintained his salary. This is the basis for #metooth\u00e9\u00e2tre\u2019s protest. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"7084004\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2022//10//08//metoo-5-years-on-what-has-changed-in-europe-since-the-start-of-the-movement/">#MeToo 5 years on: What has changed in Europe since the start of the movement?<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In a hearing on 13 January over Boudjenah\u2019s dismissal, Sandrine Rousseau, MP and president of the commission on violence in the arts sector, reported that Boudjenah had made death threats against both Coquille-Chambel and herself. <\/p>\n<p>Boudjenah made death threats against Rousseau after he became aware that the MP was informed of the death threats he\u2019d made against Coquille-Chambel. <\/p>\n<p>Com\u00e9die-Fran\u00e7aise managing director Eric Ruf was present at the hearing as the theatre was told to initiate dismissal proceedings against Boudjaneh. <\/p>\n<p>#metooth\u00e9\u00e2tre posted a message on Instagram to explain the reason for their demonstration despite Boudjaneh\u2019s imminent dismissal. \u201cWe can only welcome this decision which takes into account the violence of this man. However, we can only regret that the Com\u00e9die Fran\u00e7aise did not consider it necessary to do so after the conviction of its resident on June 29, 2021\u201d. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-freeform\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DFX8KgMtgwc\/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.instagram.com//p//DFX8KgMtgwc//?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\%22 style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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It's false to say that the house supports rape culture. It hurts us, it penalizes us and it's false,\u201d a manager for 30 years told French daily newspaper Le Monde. <\/p>\n<p>Originally, the Com\u00e9die-Fran\u00e7aise didn\u2019t dismiss Boudjenah with this explanation: \u201cIn labour law, you need a real and serious reason to separate from someone. Here it was a conflict external to the company, not professional misconduct, we did not have the necessary elements,\u201d echoing the sentiments of the frustrated manager. <\/p>\n<p>It was Boudjenah\u2019s death threats and derogatory remarks that put him over the threshold for harming the theatre, according to this month\u2019s hearing. The latency and prioritising of the institution over the victim is the core of the group\u2019s protest. <\/p>\n<p>As actor and director S\u00e9phora Haymann said at the protest: \u201cWe can testify today that things are not changing. The victims\u2019 words create a huge amount of declarative effects. But, in reality, there is no less violence. We have a collective responsibility: management, supervisory authorities, institutions have a responsibility. We must take action.\u201d<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1738245734,"updatedAt":1738260751,"publishedAt":1738260744,"firstPublishedAt":1738260744,"lastPublishedAt":1738260744,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/72\/28\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_8d9278e5-0d19-5075-8946-14ec9c3825ae-9017228.jpg","altText":"Striking comedians of the Comedie-Francaise perform outside the French theatre the Comedie-Francaise, in Paris, France, Sunday, March 1, 2020.","caption":"Striking comedians of the Comedie-Francaise perform outside the French theatre the Comedie-Francaise, in Paris, France, Sunday, March 1, 2020.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1920,"height":1080}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"id":2272,"urlSafeValue":"walfisz","title":"Jonny 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agent who was killed in Paris on 4 December 1991. P\u00e9licot denies any involvement in the killing, according to Zavarro. \n\nThe other involves the attempted rape of another property agent in the Paris suburb of Villeparisis on 11 May 1999. \n\nIn that case, P\u00e9licot acknowledges that he met the woman \u2014 who has not been identified \u2014 and tried to undress her but denies attempted rape, his lawyer said.\n\nP\u00e9licot has been under formal investigation for the crimes since October 2022 \u2014 meaning that investigators believe there is a stack of serious evidence against him.\n\nThe two cases occurred more than 10 years before the drugging and rapes of Gis\u00e8le P\u00e9licot for which her former husband and 50 other men were convicted. \n\nDuring a nearly decade-long stretch of sexual abuse starting in 2011, Dominique P\u00e9licot knocked his then-wife unconscious by lacing her food and drink with drugs and invited other men he met online to rape her. \n\nThe trial spurred a national reckoning about the blight of rape culture in France, while Gis\u00e8le Pelicot became a hero to many in the country and beyond for courageously demanding that the men's trial be held in open court.\n\nIdentical victims, similar cases\n\nFlorence Rault \u2014 a lawyer who represents Narme's family and the woman subjected to the rape attempt in 1999 \u2014 said an array of similarities between the two cases suggested the same perpetrator was involved in both. \n\n\"There are such similarities in the mode of operation, in the way the victims were approached \u2014 and the victims are so identical, too \u2014 that one can legitimately ask many questions,\" Rault said on France's RTL radio.\n\nZavarro said P\u00e9licot had previously been questioned in October 2023 and had acknowledged having been in contact with the property agent in the 1999 case, but not with Narme.\n\n\"He says that he is totally unconnected with the events related to Sophie Narme,\" Zavarro said. \"He has always said that he never met Sophie Narme.\"\n\nP\u00e9licot has acknowledged to investigators that he met the woman who was raped in 1999, according to Zavarro. The lawyer said police found traces of his DNA at the scene of their meeting.\n\n\"He acknowledged having had an altercation with her, having tried to undress her, but with intentions different from attempted rape,\" she said.\n\nThe two cases were grouped together into one investigation in September 2022 that was taken over by France's specialised unit for cold cases and serial crimes.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Dominique P\u00e9licot, the convicted French rapist who drugged his then-wife, Gis\u00e8le, so that other men could rape her, was questioned on Thursday about other cases of rape and murder in which he is a suspect, according to his lawyer. <\/p>\n<p>The 72-year-old is serving a 20-year prison sentence after he was found guilty in December for repeatedly drugging and raping his now ex-wife. <\/p>\n<p>P\u00e9licot's lawyer, B\u00e9atrice Zavarro, said he now faces renewed questioning by an investigating magistrate who specialises in cold cases \u2014 those that have proved particularly difficult to resolve.<\/p>\n<p>The rape and murder cases date back to the 1990s. <\/p>\n<p>One involves Sophie Narme, a property agent who was killed in Paris on 4 December 1991. P\u00e9licot denies any involvement in the killing, according to Zavarro. <\/p>\n<p>The other involves the attempted rape of another property agent in the Paris suburb of Villeparisis on 11 May 1999. <\/p>\n<p>In that case, P\u00e9licot acknowledges that he met the woman \u2014 who has not been identified \u2014 and tried to undress her but denies attempted rape, his lawyer said.<\/p>\n<p>P\u00e9licot has been under formal investigation for the crimes since October 2022 \u2014 meaning that investigators believe there is a stack of serious evidence against him.<\/p>\n<p>The two cases occurred more than 10 years before the drugging and rapes of Gis\u00e8le P\u00e9licot for which her former husband and 50 other men were convicted. <\/p>\n<p>During a nearly decade-long stretch of sexual abuse starting in 2011, Dominique P\u00e9licot knocked his then-wife unconscious by lacing her food and drink with drugs and invited other men he met online to rape her. <\/p>\n<p>The trial spurred a national reckoning about the blight of rape culture in France, while Gis\u00e8le Pelicot became a hero to many in the country and beyond for courageously demanding that the men's trial be held in open court.<\/p>\n<h2>Identical victims, similar cases<\/h2><p>Florence Rault \u2014 a lawyer who represents Narme's family and the woman subjected to the rape attempt in 1999 \u2014 said an array of similarities between the two cases suggested the same perpetrator was involved in both. <\/p>\n<p>\"There are such similarities in the mode of operation, in the way the victims were approached \u2014 and the victims are so identical, too \u2014 that one can legitimately ask many questions,\" Rault said on France's RTL radio.<\/p>\n<p>Zavarro said P\u00e9licot had previously been questioned in October 2023 and had acknowledged having been in contact with the property agent in the 1999 case, but not with Narme.<\/p>\n<p>\"He says that he is totally unconnected with the events related to Sophie Narme,\" Zavarro said. \"He has always said that he never met Sophie Narme.\"<\/p>\n<p>P\u00e9licot has acknowledged to investigators that he met the woman who was raped in 1999, according to Zavarro. The lawyer said police found traces of his DNA at the scene of their meeting.<\/p>\n<p>\"He acknowledged having had an altercation with her, having tried to undress her, but with intentions different from attempted rape,\" she said.<\/p>\n<p>The two cases were grouped together into one investigation in September 2022 that was taken over by France's specialised unit for cold cases and serial crimes.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1738247910,"updatedAt":1738253491,"publishedAt":1738253485,"firstPublishedAt":1738253485,"lastPublishedAt":1738253485,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/74\/34\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_1f56eb60-91da-530a-a350-71f047677980-9017434.jpg","altText":"FILE - This courtroom sketch shows Gis\u00e8le Pelicot, left, and her ex-husband Dominique Pelicot, right, during his trial in Avignon, southern France, on Sept. 17, 2024. 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Three western d\u00e9partements are on red alert and 1,000 people have been evacuated.","summary":"The depression Ivo caused renewed flooding in Redon, with the Vilaine reaching 5.3 metres. Three western d\u00e9partements are on red alert and 1,000 people have been evacuated.","keySentence":"","url":"low-pressure-system-ivo-causes-major-flooding-in-redon-red-alert-maintained","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2025\/01\/30\/low-pressure-system-ivo-causes-major-flooding-in-redon-red-alert-maintained","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Storm Ivo hit north-west France on Wednesday, causing extensive flooding in Redon.\n\nThree d\u00e9partements were placed on red alert following the passage of storms Eowyn and Herminia.\n\nAround 1,000 people have been evacuated since the weekend.\n\nIn Redon, the Vilaine reached 5.3 metres, 60 cm higher than the previous day. The authorities are urging caution, while emergency services remain mobilised in the face of the continuing flooding.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Storm Ivo hit north-west France on Wednesday, causing extensive flooding in Redon.<\/p>\n<p>Three d\u00e9partements were placed on red alert following the passage of storms Eowyn and Herminia.<\/p>\n<p>Around 1,000 people have been evacuated since the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>In Redon, the Vilaine reached 5.3 metres, 60 cm higher than the previous day. The authorities are urging caution, while emergency services remain mobilised in the face of the continuing flooding.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1738174518,"updatedAt":1738197066,"publishedAt":1738197020,"firstPublishedAt":1738197020,"lastPublishedAt":1738197064,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/49\/70\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_4e7d8220-d935-546d-9edc-c8f83fedf2ea-9014970.jpg","altText":"A man uses a wheelbarrow in a street flooded due to storm Ivo, Wednesday, January 29, 2014 in Redon, France, 29.01.2025","caption":"A man uses a wheelbarrow in a street flooded due to storm Ivo, Wednesday, January 29, 2014 in Redon, France, 29.01.2025","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Mathieu Pattier\/Copyright 2014 The AP. 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A-listers like Pamela Anderson, Dua Lipa and Kylie Jenner have descended upon the city, making each show a star-studded spectacle. \n\nFrom Rahul Mishra\u2019s otherworldly vision and Armani's 20 year couture celebration, to Chanel\u2019s grand showcase at the iconic Grand Palais, the week has already delivered some unforgettable moments.\n\nHere\u2019s a look at what you might have missed so far\n\nDior - A dance through time\n\nPresented in a specially constructed box in Paris' Mus\u00e9e Rodin, designer Maria Grazia Chiuri drew from Dior\u2019s iconic silhouettes such as the Trap\u00e8ze line, originally conceived by Saint Laurent in 1958, and the Cigale silhouette from 1952, both updated with modern fabrics.\n\nChiuri\u2019s vision unfolded with flowing capes adorned with organza-crafted feathers, shimmering black coats embroidered with three-dimensional silver, and lace-trimmed tulle skirts that evoked a sense of playful nostalgia. \n\nCrinolines were reimagined as ethereal cages with embroidered branches, and moir\u00e9-tailcoat miniskirt ensembles added bold, modern contrasts to classic silhouettes.\n\nA standout piece included a burnished silver gown shimmering with intricate embroidery, creating a sense of movement and transformation. Another highlight featured a cape of delicate petals that turned the model into a surreal flower-woman, blending whimsy with couture precision.\n\nChanel - Defying expectations \n\nChanel\u2019s show at the Grand Palais defied expectations - moving away from the brand\u2019s signature use of black.\n\nInstead the collection, centred around Gabrielle Chanel\u2019s lesser-known talent as a colourist, featured joyful pastels and midnight blue. Whimsical yet dramatic designs, including leg-of-mutton sleeves and bold silk red trains, were complemented by delicate buttons in rock crystal and rhinestone.\n\nNotably, the show earned a rare standing ovation from Anna Wintour, the long-standing US Vogue chief. The front row was packed with stars, included Kylie Jenner, BLACKPINK\u2019s Jennie, and Dua Lipa. \n\nSt\u00e9phane Rolland - Jos\u00e9phine Baker & Br\u00e2ncu\u0219i inspire breathtaking show\n\nSt\u00e9phane Rolland's brought high-wattage glamour to the catwalk in Paris. The French designer's spring-summer 2025 haute couture collection was inspired by two \"pioneers and avant garde figures\": dancer, singer and actor Jos\u00e9phine Baker and Romanian sculptor, painter and photographer Constantin Br\u00e2ncu\u0219i.\n\n\"I wanted to mix two artists,\" said Rolland before the show. \"Jos\u00e9phine because as a dancer, it's all about movement. And you know, my fashion, the way I structure my clothes, it's all about movement. And separately, beside that, Constantin Br\u00e2ncu\u0219i, it's very structured and round in the same time, and it's also movement. So for me, I just reunited them, you know, and I made a mix of artistic expression.\"\n\nCanadian model Coco Rocha led a collection that featured reimagined tuxedos in silk, cape dresses in white crepe, chiffon gowns with embroidery in ebony and crystal, and layered organza pleated gowns which mimic the movement of Baker's dancing.\n\nRahul Mishra - Crows, cosmos, and couture\n\nRahul Mishra presented a deeply personal, space-age collection inspired by astronomer Carl Sagan\u2019s Pale Blue Dot poem and Hindu scripture.\n\nSagan was heard speaking over the soundtrack of the catwalk show, while models appeared to be beamed onto the catwalk as sparkling structural cape swept along the catwalk.\n\nTextured, angular architectural shapes were constructed from a twinkling black palate, perfect to outfit sci-fi royalty ruling some distant planet.\n\nBirds were also incorporated as one look flew slowly down the catwalk, the model surrounded by face framing halo of glittering crows, elsewhere a series of gold gowns glowed.\n\nArmani - Celebrating 20 years of opulence \n\nFashion maestro Giorgio Armani marked 20 years of his haute couture line, Armani Priv\u00e9, with an elegant and emotionally charged show in Paris\u2019s chic 8th arrondissement. \n\nAt 90 years old, the designer presented a collection diving into the archives of craftsmanship and moving some guests to tears as he took his bow at the end.\n\nA segmented black gown shimmered with silver threads that gleamed like oil, Asian-inspired fitted jackets sparkled with intricate embroidery, and full skirts encrusted with crystals added both texture and weight, swinging heavily and noisily as the models walked.\n\nPearls featured prominently throughout the collection, used as embellishments and symbolic references to serenity, a recurring Armani motif. \n\nThe show\u2019s setting, within the palazzo Armani and beneath gold-gilded ceilings, provided an intimate yet majestic backdrop for the celebration. Guests, including Oscar-nominee Demi Moore and Jessica Biel, were seen to tap their feet to the booming music.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Showcasing the pinnacle of fashion and craftsmanship <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2022//07//06//a-history-of-haute-couture-spotlight-on-fashion-worlds-biggest-star/">Haute Couture<\/strong><\/a> Week 2025 is unfolding in the French capital this week. A-listers like <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2023//01//30//pamela-anderson-opens-up-about-her-rocky-romances-and-infamous-sex-tape-in-new-netflix-doc/">Pamela Anderson<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2024//05//03//dua-lipas-radical-optimism-euronews-cultures-verdict/">Dua Lipa<\/strong><\/a> and Kylie Jenner have descended upon the city, making each show a star-studded spectacle. <\/p>\n<p>From Rahul Mishra\u2019s otherworldly vision and Armani's 20 year couture celebration, to Chanel\u2019s grand showcase at the iconic Grand Palais, the week has already delivered some unforgettable moments.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a look at what you might have missed so far<\/p>\n<h2>Dior - A dance through time<\/h2><p>Presented in a specially constructed box in Paris' Mus\u00e9e Rodin, designer Maria Grazia Chiuri drew from Dior\u2019s iconic silhouettes such as the Trap\u00e8ze line, originally conceived by Saint Laurent in 1958, and the Cigale silhouette from 1952, both updated with modern fabrics.<\/p>\n<p>Chiuri\u2019s vision unfolded with flowing capes adorned with organza-crafted feathers, shimmering black coats embroidered with three-dimensional silver, and lace-trimmed tulle skirts that evoked a sense of playful nostalgia. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//01//35//86//808x539_cmsv2_555c5e29-bc31-575c-94d9-6f1ed39ae8e5-9013586.jpg/" alt=\"A model wears a creation as part of the Christian Dior Haute Couture Spring Summer 2025 collection\" 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(max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A model wears a creation as part of the Christian Dior Haute Couture Spring Summer 2025 collection<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Credit: Lewis Joly\/AP Photo <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//01//35//86//808x539_cmsv2_5df6a1b9-b9ac-57b8-a511-f73809e551fe-9013586.jpg/" alt=\"Models wear creations as part of the Christian Dior Haute Couture Spring Summer 2025 collection, that was presented in Paris, 27 January 2025.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/35\/86\/384x256_cmsv2_5df6a1b9-b9ac-57b8-a511-f73809e551fe-9013586.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/35\/86\/640x427_cmsv2_5df6a1b9-b9ac-57b8-a511-f73809e551fe-9013586.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/35\/86\/750x500_cmsv2_5df6a1b9-b9ac-57b8-a511-f73809e551fe-9013586.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/35\/86\/828x552_cmsv2_5df6a1b9-b9ac-57b8-a511-f73809e551fe-9013586.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/35\/86\/1080x720_cmsv2_5df6a1b9-b9ac-57b8-a511-f73809e551fe-9013586.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/35\/86\/1200x800_cmsv2_5df6a1b9-b9ac-57b8-a511-f73809e551fe-9013586.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/35\/86\/1920x1281_cmsv2_5df6a1b9-b9ac-57b8-a511-f73809e551fe-9013586.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Models wear creations as part of the Christian Dior Haute Couture Spring Summer 2025 collection, that was presented in Paris, 27 January 2025.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Credit: Lewis Joly\/AP Photo <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Crinolines were reimagined as ethereal cages with embroidered branches, and moir\u00e9-tailcoat miniskirt ensembles added bold, modern contrasts to classic silhouettes.<\/p>\n<p>A standout piece included a burnished silver gown shimmering with intricate embroidery, creating a sense of movement and transformation. Another highlight featured a cape of delicate petals that turned the model into a surreal flower-woman, blending whimsy with couture precision.<\/p>\n<h2>Chanel - Defying expectations<\/h2><p>Chanel\u2019s show at the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2025//01//11//dolce-gabbana-bring-baroque-splendour-and-sicilian-heritage-to-paris-in-stunning-exhibitio/">Grand Palais<\/strong><\/a> defied expectations - moving away from the brand\u2019s signature use of black.<\/p>\n<p>Instead the collection, centred around <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2023//05//05//culture-re-view-how-chanel-no-5-got-its-number/">Gabrielle Chanel\u2019<\/strong><\/a>s lesser-known talent as a colourist, featured joyful pastels and midnight blue. Whimsical yet dramatic designs, including leg-of-mutton sleeves and bold silk red trains, were complemented by delicate buttons in rock crystal and rhinestone.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//01//35//86//808x539_cmsv2_690a038c-8595-5c40-9269-e4092a140a75-9013586.jpg/" alt=\"A model wears a creation as part of the Chanel Haute Couture Spring Summer 2025 collection, that was presented in Paris, 28 January 2025.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/35\/86\/384x256_cmsv2_690a038c-8595-5c40-9269-e4092a140a75-9013586.jpg 384w, 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<span class=\"widget__captionText\">A model wears a creation as part of the Chanel Haute Couture Spring Summer 2025 collection, that was presented in Paris, 28 January 2025.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Credit: Lewis Joly\/AP Photo <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//01//35//86//808x539_cmsv2_0dc70b75-c443-57b6-a6b0-1a9f38845b3b-9013586.jpg/" alt=\"Models wear creations as part of the Chanel Haute Couture Spring Summer 2025 collection.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/35\/86\/384x256_cmsv2_0dc70b75-c443-57b6-a6b0-1a9f38845b3b-9013586.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/35\/86\/640x427_cmsv2_0dc70b75-c443-57b6-a6b0-1a9f38845b3b-9013586.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/35\/86\/750x500_cmsv2_0dc70b75-c443-57b6-a6b0-1a9f38845b3b-9013586.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/35\/86\/828x552_cmsv2_0dc70b75-c443-57b6-a6b0-1a9f38845b3b-9013586.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/35\/86\/1080x720_cmsv2_0dc70b75-c443-57b6-a6b0-1a9f38845b3b-9013586.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/35\/86\/1200x800_cmsv2_0dc70b75-c443-57b6-a6b0-1a9f38845b3b-9013586.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/35\/86\/1920x1281_cmsv2_0dc70b75-c443-57b6-a6b0-1a9f38845b3b-9013586.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Models wear creations as part of the Chanel Haute Couture Spring Summer 2025 collection.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Credit: Lewis Joly\/AP Photo <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//01//35//86//808x539_cmsv2_2630fa07-3422-5c38-b90d-3b8c5f4bc630-9013586.jpg/" alt=\"A model graces the runway in a bridal-inspired creation from Chanel's Haute Couture Spring\/Summer 2025 collection.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/35\/86\/384x256_cmsv2_2630fa07-3422-5c38-b90d-3b8c5f4bc630-9013586.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/35\/86\/640x427_cmsv2_2630fa07-3422-5c38-b90d-3b8c5f4bc630-9013586.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/35\/86\/750x500_cmsv2_2630fa07-3422-5c38-b90d-3b8c5f4bc630-9013586.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/35\/86\/828x552_cmsv2_2630fa07-3422-5c38-b90d-3b8c5f4bc630-9013586.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/35\/86\/1080x720_cmsv2_2630fa07-3422-5c38-b90d-3b8c5f4bc630-9013586.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/35\/86\/1200x800_cmsv2_2630fa07-3422-5c38-b90d-3b8c5f4bc630-9013586.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/35\/86\/1920x1281_cmsv2_2630fa07-3422-5c38-b90d-3b8c5f4bc630-9013586.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A model graces the runway in a bridal-inspired creation from Chanel's Haute Couture Spring\/Summer 2025 collection.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Credit: Lewis Joly\/AP Photo <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Notably, the show earned a rare standing ovation from Anna Wintour, the long-standing US Vogue chief. The front row was packed with stars, included Kylie Jenner, BLACKPINK\u2019s Jennie, and Dua Lipa. <\/p>\n<h2>St\u00e9phane Rolland - Jos\u00e9phine Baker & Br\u00e2ncu\u0219i inspire breathtaking show<\/h2><p>St\u00e9phane Rolland's brought high-wattage glamour to the catwalk in Paris. The French designer's spring-summer 2025 haute couture collection was inspired by two \"pioneers and avant garde figures\": dancer, singer and actor Jos\u00e9phine Baker and Romanian sculptor, painter and photographer Constantin Br\u00e2ncu\u0219i.<\/p>\n<p>\"I wanted to mix two artists,\" said Rolland before the show. \"Jos\u00e9phine because as a dancer, it's all about movement. And you know, my fashion, the way I structure my clothes, it's all about movement. And separately, beside that, Constantin Br\u00e2ncu\u0219i, it's very structured and round in the same time, and it's also movement. So for me, I just reunited them, you know, and I made a mix of artistic expression.\"<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//01//35//86//808x539_cmsv2_ffd23709-4281-555f-83c7-c9b862a6b4fa-9013586.jpg/" alt=\"A model wears a creation as part of Stephane Rolland Haute Couture Spring Summer 2025 collection. \" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/35\/86\/384x256_cmsv2_ffd23709-4281-555f-83c7-c9b862a6b4fa-9013586.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/35\/86\/640x427_cmsv2_ffd23709-4281-555f-83c7-c9b862a6b4fa-9013586.jpg 640w, 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<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Credit: Thibault Camus\/AP Photo <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//01//35//86//808x539_cmsv2_ddec1852-68fa-5694-bdfd-5b63394a5fda-9013586.jpg/" alt=\"A model wears a creation as part of Stephane Rolland Haute Couture Spring Summer 2025 collection. \" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/35\/86\/384x256_cmsv2_ddec1852-68fa-5694-bdfd-5b63394a5fda-9013586.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/35\/86\/640x427_cmsv2_ddec1852-68fa-5694-bdfd-5b63394a5fda-9013586.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/35\/86\/750x500_cmsv2_ddec1852-68fa-5694-bdfd-5b63394a5fda-9013586.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/35\/86\/828x552_cmsv2_ddec1852-68fa-5694-bdfd-5b63394a5fda-9013586.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/35\/86\/1080x720_cmsv2_ddec1852-68fa-5694-bdfd-5b63394a5fda-9013586.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/35\/86\/1200x800_cmsv2_ddec1852-68fa-5694-bdfd-5b63394a5fda-9013586.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/35\/86\/1920x1281_cmsv2_ddec1852-68fa-5694-bdfd-5b63394a5fda-9013586.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A model wears a creation as part of Stephane Rolland Haute Couture Spring Summer 2025 collection. <\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Credit: Thibault Camus\/AP Photo <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Canadian model Coco Rocha led a collection that featured reimagined tuxedos in silk, cape dresses in white crepe, chiffon gowns with embroidery in ebony and crystal, and layered organza pleated gowns which mimic the movement of Baker's dancing.<\/p>\n<h2>Rahul Mishra - Crows, cosmos, and couture<\/h2><p>Rahul Mishra presented a deeply personal, space-age collection inspired by astronomer Carl Sagan\u2019s <em>Pale Blue Dot<\/em> poem and Hindu scripture.<\/p>\n<p>Sagan was heard speaking over the soundtrack of the catwalk show, while models appeared to be beamed onto the catwalk as sparkling structural cape swept along the catwalk.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//01//35//86//808x454_cmsv2_4a8e5832-32ec-57fb-bdb5-899343b3e1ed-9013586.jpg/" alt=\"A model takes flight in a raven-inspired creation at Rahul Mishra\u2019s cosmic couture show in Paris.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/35\/86\/384x216_cmsv2_4a8e5832-32ec-57fb-bdb5-899343b3e1ed-9013586.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/35\/86\/640x360_cmsv2_4a8e5832-32ec-57fb-bdb5-899343b3e1ed-9013586.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/35\/86\/750x422_cmsv2_4a8e5832-32ec-57fb-bdb5-899343b3e1ed-9013586.jpg 750w, 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<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//01//35//86//808x454_cmsv2_7d3de458-98ba-5f31-bdb7-f7ec852966ea-9013586.jpg/" alt=\"Models showcase Rahul Mishra\u2019s cosmic-inspired couture at Paris Fashion Week.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/35\/86\/384x216_cmsv2_7d3de458-98ba-5f31-bdb7-f7ec852966ea-9013586.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/35\/86\/640x360_cmsv2_7d3de458-98ba-5f31-bdb7-f7ec852966ea-9013586.jpg 640w, 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class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Credit: AP Photo <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Textured, angular architectural shapes were constructed from a twinkling black palate, perfect to outfit sci-fi royalty ruling some distant planet.<\/p>\n<p>Birds were also incorporated as one look flew slowly down the catwalk, the model surrounded by face framing halo of glittering crows, elsewhere a series of gold gowns glowed.<\/p>\n<h2>Armani - Celebrating 20 years of opulence<\/h2><p>Fashion maestro <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//video//2025//01//20//prada-armani-and-dolcegabbana-the-best-of-mens-milan-fashion-week-so-far/">Giorgio Armani<\/strong><\/a> marked 20 years of his haute couture line, Armani Priv\u00e9, with an elegant and emotionally charged show in Paris\u2019s chic 8th arrondissement. <\/p>\n<p>At 90 years old, the designer presented a collection diving into the archives of craftsmanship and moving some guests to tears as he took his bow at the end.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//01//35//86//808x539_cmsv2_52ebfbf9-8fc3-5c65-96ba-fdbe518a8e8a-9013586.jpg/" alt=\"Giorgio Armani accepts applause at the end of the Giorgio Armani Prive Haute Couture Spring Summer 2025 collection in Paris. \" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/35\/86\/384x256_cmsv2_52ebfbf9-8fc3-5c65-96ba-fdbe518a8e8a-9013586.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/35\/86\/640x427_cmsv2_52ebfbf9-8fc3-5c65-96ba-fdbe518a8e8a-9013586.jpg 640w, 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collection in Paris. <\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Credit: Lewis Joly\/AP Photo <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//01//35//86//808x539_cmsv2_ceb71978-e6dd-5f1f-b0a3-7aa6e3d97d5c-9013586.jpg/" alt=\"A model wears a creation as part of the Giorgio Armani Prive Haute Couture Spring Summer 2025 collection\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/35\/86\/384x256_cmsv2_ceb71978-e6dd-5f1f-b0a3-7aa6e3d97d5c-9013586.jpg 384w, 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<span class=\"widget__captionText\">A model wears a creation as part of the Giorgio Armani Prive Haute Couture Spring Summer 2025 collection<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Credit: Lewis Joly\/AP Photo <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//01//35//86//808x539_cmsv2_96264163-225d-5be9-bb38-648beaefec11-9013586.jpg/" alt=\"A model wears a creation as part of the Giorgio Armani Prive Haute Couture Spring Summer 2025 collection\" 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(max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A model wears a creation as part of the Giorgio Armani Prive Haute Couture Spring Summer 2025 collection<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Credit: Lewis Joly\/AP Photo <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>A segmented black gown shimmered with silver threads that gleamed like oil, Asian-inspired fitted jackets sparkled with intricate embroidery, and full skirts encrusted with crystals added both texture and weight, swinging heavily and noisily as the models walked.<\/p>\n<p>Pearls featured prominently throughout the collection, used as embellishments and symbolic references to serenity, a recurring Armani motif. <\/p>\n<p>The show\u2019s setting, within the palazzo Armani and beneath gold-gilded ceilings, provided an intimate yet 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AI JOB SEARCH","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"More than 3 out of 4 workers have already used AI in their job search, new survey finds","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"77% of people have used AI in job searches, a new survey finds","titleListing2":"Despite the high adoption rate, \"profound disparities persist,\" an expert said about using AI tools in job search. ","leadin":"Despite the high adoption rate, \"profound disparities persist,\" an expert said about using AI tools in job search.","summary":"Despite the high adoption rate, \"profound disparities persist,\" an expert said about using AI tools in job search.","keySentence":"","url":"more-than-3-out-of-4-workers-have-already-used-ai-in-their-job-search-new-survey-finds","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/next\/2025\/01\/29\/more-than-3-out-of-4-workers-have-already-used-ai-in-their-job-search-new-survey-finds","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"More than three out of four job seekers - some 77 per cent - say they have already used artificial intelligence (AI) when looking for employment, according to a new French survey.\n\nAutomatic recommendations offered by platforms like LinkedIn are the most used AI tool with 63 per cent of the respondents having used it at least once.\u00a0\n\nOver three people out of 10 said they had used chatbots when looking for a new job.\n\n\"The results of this study are very positive overall on the use of AI by jobseekers, but they also reveal a worrying reality: while more than 75 per cent of job seekers are already using AI in their search, profound disparities persist,\" Jean-Christophe Vidal, Managing Director of Konexio, a non-for-profit learning centre which was one of the organisations that commissioned the survey, said in a statement.\u00a0\n\nHe added that the disparities affected particularly \"the least qualified or the oldest people, for whom access to and appropriation of these tools remain limited\".\n\nAccording to the data collected on 5,300 French job hunters, 83 per cent of people under 25 used AI as part of their job search strategy, compared to only 69 per cent of people over 50.\n\nMoreover, though 61 per cent of applicants with a master's degree reported feeling comfortable using these tools to obtain information, only 34 per cent of those with secondary education qualifications felt the same way.\n\n\"It is vital to ensure that AI does not further widen the digital divide, but instead becomes a lever for inclusion,\" Vidal added.\n\nCVs, cover letters, and AI skills\u00a0\n\nThe study also found that around four applicants out of 10 used AI to enhance their job applications using tools such as Canva or ChatGPT for CVs and cover letters.\n\nHowever, AI is also a source of concern with four out of 10 job seekers wary of its use in the recruiting process; chief among those concerns was the loss of human interaction and the confidentiality of personal data.\n\n\"Artificial intelligence is not just a question of algorithms and technological performance. The potential it offers, as well as the risks it entails, depends on how it is used and how it is appropriated,\" said Cyril Nouveau, the Director of Statistics, Studies and Evaluation at France Travail, the French government\u2019s public employment service.\n\n\"That's why it's important to have information on jobseekers' understanding of AI tools. The findings of this survey will enable us to adapt our training courses and the tools we offer to jobseekers,\" he added.\u00a0\u00a0\n\nJob seekers aren\u2019t the only ones using AI; more than half of recruiters said they were using generative AI for job descriptions, according to the 2024 LinkedIn report about the future of recruiting.\u00a0\n\n","htmlText":"<p>More than three out of four job seekers - some 77 per cent - say they have already used artificial intelligence (AI) when looking for employment, according to a new French survey.<\/p>\n<p>Automatic recommendations offered by platforms like LinkedIn are the most used AI tool with 63 per cent of the respondents having used it at least once.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Over three people out of 10 said they had used chatbots when looking for a new job.<\/p>\n<p>\"The results of this study are very positive overall on the use of AI by jobseekers, but they also reveal a worrying reality: while more than 75 per cent of job seekers are already using AI in their search, profound disparities persist,\" Jean-Christophe Vidal, Managing Director of Konexio, a non-for-profit learning centre which was one of the organisations that commissioned the survey, said in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"9008484\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2025//01//28//what-is-deepseek-the-ai-chatbot-from-china-that-is-sending-shockwaves-through-the-tech-wor/">What is DeepSeek, the AI chatbot from China that is sending shockwaves through the tech world?<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>He added that the disparities affected particularly \"the least qualified or the oldest people, for whom access to and appropriation of these tools remain limited\".<\/p>\n<p>According to the data collected on 5,300 French job hunters, 83 per cent of people under 25 used AI as part of their job search strategy, compared to only 69 per cent of people over 50.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, though 61 per cent of applicants with a master's degree reported feeling comfortable using these tools to obtain information, only 34 per cent of those with secondary education qualifications felt the same way.<\/p>\n<p>\"It is vital to ensure that AI does not further widen the digital divide, but instead becomes a lever for inclusion,\" Vidal added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8872988\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2024//11//27//nearly-40-of-european-workers-are-at-higher-risk-of-poor-mental-health-according-to-new-su/">Nearly 40% of European workers are at higher risk of poor mental health, according to new survey<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>CVs, cover letters, and AI skills<\/h2><p>The study also found that around four applicants out of 10 used AI to enhance their job applications using tools such as Canva or ChatGPT for CVs and cover letters.<\/p>\n<p>However, AI is also a source of concern with four out of 10 job seekers wary of its use in the recruiting process; chief among those concerns was the loss of human interaction and the confidentiality of personal data.<\/p>\n<p>\"Artificial intelligence is not just a question of algorithms and technological performance. The potential it offers, as well as the risks it entails, depends on how it is used and how it is appropriated,\" said Cyril Nouveau, the Director of Statistics, Studies and Evaluation at France Travail, the French government\u2019s public employment service.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"9011914\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2025//01//28//chinese-ai-deepseek-censors-sensitive-questions-on-china-when-compared-to-rivals-like-chat/">Chinese AI DeepSeek 'censors' sensitive questions on China when compared to rivals like ChatGP<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\"That's why it's important to have information on jobseekers' understanding of AI tools. The findings of this survey will enable us to adapt our training courses and the tools we offer to jobseekers,\" he added.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Job seekers aren\u2019t the only ones using AI; more than half of recruiters said they were using generative AI for job descriptions, according to the 2024 LinkedIn report about the future of recruiting.\u00a0<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1738147449,"updatedAt":1738158096,"publishedAt":1738156832,"firstPublishedAt":1738156832,"lastPublishedAt":1738156832,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/32\/64\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_71b32754-ef34-5c99-8e8c-d7817b3871b5-9013264.jpg","altText":"Despite the high adoption rate, \u201cprofound disparities persist,\u201d an expert said about using AI tools in job search. ","caption":"Despite the high adoption rate, \u201cprofound disparities persist,\u201d an expert said about using AI tools in job search. ","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Canva","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1600,"height":900}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"id":2316,"urlSafeValue":"duboust","title":"Oceane Duboust","twitter":"@Oceane_Duboust"}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":27282,"slug":"job-opportunity","urlSafeValue":"job-opportunity","title":"job opportunity","titleRaw":"job opportunity"},{"id":12661,"slug":"artificial-intelligence","urlSafeValue":"artificial-intelligence","title":"Artificial intelligence","titleRaw":"Artificial intelligence"},{"id":27518,"slug":"machine-learning","urlSafeValue":"machine-learning","title":"machine learning","titleRaw":"machine learning"},{"id":16600,"slug":"confidentiality-of-personal-data","urlSafeValue":"confidentiality-of-personal-data","title":"confidentiality of personal data","titleRaw":"confidentiality of personal data"},{"id":13280,"slug":"data-protection","urlSafeValue":"data-protection","title":"Data protection","titleRaw":"Data protection"},{"id":29248,"slug":"generative-ai","urlSafeValue":"generative-ai","title":"Generative AI","titleRaw":"Generative AI"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"related","count":3}],"related":[{"id":2654670},{"id":2665396},{"id":2673540}],"technicalTags":[],"externalPartners":[],"hasExternalVideo":0,"hasInternalOrExternalVideo":0,"video":0,"videos":[],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":null,"additionalSources":null,"additionalReporting":null,"freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"work","urlSafeValue":"work","title":"Work","online":0,"url":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/next\/work\/work"},"vertical":"next","verticals":[{"id":9,"slug":"next","urlSafeValue":"next","title":"Next"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":9,"slug":"next","urlSafeValue":"next","title":"Next"},"themes":[{"id":"work","urlSafeValue":"work","title":"Work","url":"\/next\/work"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":42,"urlSafeValue":"work","title":"Work"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":"","isDfp":0},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":117,"urlSafeValue":"france","title":"France","url":"\/news\/europe\/france"},"town":[],"contextualSignals":{"doubleVerify":{"ids":["84041001","84042007","84051001","84052001","84191001","84192001","84241001","84242030"],"slugs":["careers","careers_job_search","education","education_general","science","science_general","tech_and_computing_network_security","technology_and_computing"]}},"grapeshot":null,"versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet-web","format":"default"},"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":[],"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":0,"displayOverlay":0},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"path":"\/next\/2025\/01\/29\/more-than-3-out-of-4-workers-have-already-used-ai-in-their-job-search-new-survey-finds","lastModified":1738156832},{"id":2741746,"cid":9012370,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":"250129_BUSU_57627351","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"isBreakingNews":0,"daletEventName":"Business LVMH posts subdued quarterly results due to continued weakness in the luxury goods sector","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"LVMH earnings highlight uneven recovery in the luxury goods sector","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"LVMH earnings highlight uneven recovery in the luxury goods sector","titleListing2":"LVMH earnings highlight uneven recovery in the luxury goods sector","leadin":"LVMH posted subdued quarterly results due to continued weakness in the fashion and leather goods segment. The results slightly exceeded analysts' estimates for overall performance.","summary":"LVMH posted subdued quarterly results due to continued weakness in the fashion and leather goods segment. The results slightly exceeded analysts' estimates for overall performance.","keySentence":"","url":"lvmh-earnings-highlight-uneven-recovery-in-the-luxury-goods-sector","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/business\/2025\/01\/29\/lvmh-earnings-highlight-uneven-recovery-in-the-luxury-goods-sector","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The French luxury goods conglomerate's American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) slumped 8.5% in the US following the results. However, LVMH's shares have risen by 18% this year in European markets, driven by optimism surrounding an improved macroeconomic environment and strong earnings from rival Richemont.\n\nEarnings Highlights\n\nIn the fourth quarter, total revenue rose by 1% year on year to \u20ac23.93 billion. This figure represents a 25% jump from the third quarter, when LVMH posted its first year-on-year decline since the pandemic. Full-year organic sales revenue increased by 1% in 2024 to \u20ac84.68bn, surpassing analysts' expectations of a 2% decline. \n\nHowever, profit from recurring operations fell by 14% year on year, despite a 5% reduction in marketing expenses. Free cash flow rose 29% annually to \u20ac10.5bn.\u00a0\n\nLVMH stated that all key regions, including Europe, the US, and Japan, saw sales growth, adding that the rest of Asia \"reflected the strong growth in spending by Chinese customers in Europe and Japan\".\u00a0\n\nAmong its business segments, its largest revenue contributor - fashion and leather goods, which includes Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior - recorded a 1% annual decline, while wine and spirits slumped by 8% during the fourth quarter. However, perfumes and cosmetics posted a modest 2% increase from 2023. \n\nRevenue in the watches and jewellery segment, which includes brands such as Bulgari and Tiffany, rose by 2%. All figures are organic, based on a constant consolidation scope and currency basis. On a reported basis, overall revenue declined by 2%, with the company citing: \"Exchange rate fluctuations had a substantial negative impact during the year, particularly on Fashion & Leather Goods and Wines & Spirits.\"\n\nCEO Bernard Arnault commented: \u201cIn 2024, amid an uncertain environment, LVMH showed strong resilience.\u201d He added: \u201cWe enter 2025 with confidence.\u201d During the earnings call, Arnault noted that 2025 had started relatively well, with Louis Vuitton posting double-digit growth so far.\u00a0\n\nThe company will propose a dividend of \u20ac13 per share, with \u20ac5.5 per share already paid on 4 December 2024. The balance of \u20ac7.5 per share will be paid on 28 April, pending the decision in the shareholder\u2019s meeting on 17 April.\u00a0\n\nUneven recovery in the luxury goods sector\n\nAs the world's largest luxury goods retailer, LVMH's earnings reflect an uneven recovery across the sector. In 2024, the company faced growth challenges due to weakened Chinese consumer demand. The slowdown also reflects a base effect following the post-pandemic sales surge in 2023.\n\nLVMH's results contrast sharply with Richemont's strong earnings, which saw record quarterly sales driven by robust demand in its jewellery segment. The Swiss luxury goods company, which owns brands such as Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels, reported a 10% increase in total sales in the quarter. This suggests that consumers currently favour hard luxury goods, such as jewellery and watches, over soft luxury items like leather bags and clothing.\n\nLast week, British luxury retailer Burberry reported a slower-than-expected sales decline in the December quarter, which led to a surge in its share price. The results showed subdued sales in the Asia-Pacific and EMEA regions, while sales in the US ticked up, reflecting the broader macroeconomic impact on the luxury sector.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>The French luxury goods conglomerate's American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) slumped 8.5% in the US following the results. However, LVMH's shares have risen by 18% this year in European markets, driven by optimism surrounding an improved macroeconomic environment and strong earnings from rival Richemont.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Earnings Highlights<\/strong><\/h2><p>In the fourth quarter, total revenue rose by 1% year on year to \u20ac23.93 billion. This figure represents a 25% jump from the third quarter, when LVMH posted its first year-on-year decline since the pandemic. Full-year organic sales revenue increased by 1% in 2024 to \u20ac84.68bn, surpassing analysts' expectations of a 2% decline. <\/p>\n<p>However, profit from recurring operations fell by 14% year on year, despite a 5% reduction in marketing expenses. Free cash flow rose 29% annually to \u20ac10.5bn.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>LVMH stated that all key regions, including Europe, the US, and Japan, saw sales growth, adding that the rest of Asia \"reflected the strong growth in spending by Chinese customers in Europe and Japan\".\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"9009540,8887266\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2025//01//28//lvmh-sells-stella-mccartney-minority-stake-as-luxury-sector-struggles/">LVMH sells Stella McCartney minority stake as luxury sector struggles<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2024//12//03//lvmh-ceo-bernard-arnaults-influence-grows-with-academie-election/">LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault's influence grows with Acad\u00e9mie election<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Among its business segments, its largest revenue contributor - fashion and leather goods, which includes Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior - recorded a 1% annual decline, while wine and spirits slumped by 8% during the fourth quarter. However, perfumes and cosmetics posted a modest 2% increase from 2023. <\/p>\n<p>Revenue in the watches and jewellery segment, which includes brands such as Bulgari and Tiffany, rose by 2%. All figures are organic, based on a constant consolidation scope and currency basis. On a reported basis, overall revenue declined by 2%, with the company citing: \"Exchange rate fluctuations had a substantial negative impact during the year, particularly on Fashion & Leather Goods and Wines & Spirits.\"<\/p>\n<p>CEO Bernard Arnault commented: \u201cIn 2024, amid an uncertain environment, LVMH showed strong resilience.\u201d He added: \u201cWe enter 2025 with confidence.\u201d During the earnings call, Arnault noted that 2025 had started relatively well, with Louis Vuitton posting double-digit growth so far.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The company will propose a dividend of \u20ac13 per share, with \u20ac5.5 per share already paid on 4 December 2024. The balance of \u20ac7.5 per share will be paid on 28 April, pending the decision in the shareholder\u2019s meeting on 17 April.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Uneven recovery in the luxury goods sector<\/strong><\/h2><p>As the world's largest luxury goods retailer, LVMH's earnings reflect an uneven recovery across the sector. In 2024, the company faced growth challenges due to weakened Chinese consumer demand. The slowdown also reflects a base effect following the post-pandemic sales surge in 2023.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"9005608,8979662\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2025//01//27//jaguar-land-rover-invests-in-custom-paint-services-for-luxury-clients/">Jaguar Land Rover invests in custom paint services for luxury clients<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2025//01//17//luxury-brands-owner-richemont-sees-strong-earnings-despite-china-weakness/">European luxury stocks rally as Richemont posts record quarterly sales<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>LVMH's results contrast sharply with Richemont's strong earnings, which saw record quarterly sales driven by robust demand in its jewellery segment. The Swiss luxury goods company, which owns brands such as Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels, reported a 10% increase in total sales in the quarter. This suggests that consumers currently favour hard luxury goods, such as jewellery and watches, over soft luxury items like leather bags and clothing.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, British luxury retailer Burberry reported a slower-than-expected sales decline in the December quarter, which led to a surge in its share price. The results showed subdued sales in the Asia-Pacific and EMEA regions, while sales in the US ticked up, reflecting the broader macroeconomic impact on the luxury sector.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1738134868,"updatedAt":1738135876,"publishedAt":1738135871,"firstPublishedAt":1738135871,"lastPublishedAt":1738135871,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/23\/70\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_ad010133-48a6-5fd9-8841-1eb5f1a32861-9012370.jpg","altText":"File picture of the LVMH-owned Louis Vuitton store in Miami","caption":"File picture of the LVMH-owned Louis Vuitton store in Miami","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Marta Lavandier\/Copyright 2021 The AP. 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MOCKTAIL PARIS COMPETITION","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"\u2018Detox juice\u2019: Paris organises first mocktail competition to mark Dry January","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Paris organises mocktail competition to highlight Dry January benefits","titleListing2":" Taking a break from drinking in January leads to less alcohol consumption in the following months \u201cand drinking less is better for your health,\u201d an expert said.\n","leadin":"Taking a break from drinking in January leads to less alcohol consumption in the following months \u201cand drinking less is better for your health,\u201d an expert said.","summary":"Taking a break from drinking in January leads to less alcohol consumption in the following months \u201cand drinking less is better for your health,\u201d an expert said.","keySentence":"","url":"detox-juice-paris-organises-first-mocktail-competition-to-mark-dry-january","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/health\/2025\/01\/29\/detox-juice-paris-organises-first-mocktail-competition-to-mark-dry-january","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Paris held its first edition of a competition for \u201cthe best mocktail\u201d to mark Dry January, a month when people are encouraged to abstain from drinking alcohol.\u00a0\n\nThe event took place in Paris\u2019s city hall with three young trainees competing for first place in front of a 10-person jury.\n\n\u201cThis is almost a detox juice and everything is homemade,\u201d said Hyppolite Damon from the French hospitality school EPMT who created a mocktail with carrot, honey, lemon syrup, and smoked rosemary.\n\nDamon received the first-place prize for the drink.\n\nThree Parisian nightclubs also showed off their latest non-alcoholic creations in a bid to woo the jury.\n\n\u201cFor us, it's very important to come and support Dry January because alcohol is a real public health issue, with all the illnesses it causes. In 2023, alcohol will cause 49,000 deaths,\u201d\u00a0\n\nAnne-Claire Boux, the deputy mayor of Paris in charge of public health issues, told Euronews Health.\n\nShe also mentioned the role alcohol plays in road accidents and sexist and sexual violence.\n\n\u201cIt's important for this event to show that there can be an alternative that's just as enjoyable and that doesn't take anything away from the festivities,\u201d she added.\u00a0\n\nWhile the city of Paris organised the event in support of Dry January, an initiative first officially launched in the UK in 2013, the French government has not publicly backed any Dry January campaign.\n\nIn the UK, however, the initiative has been supported by Public Health England since 2015.\n\nFrench public radio recently published investigations into the lobbying efforts of alcohol manufacturers, with NGOs criticising what they say has had an impact on political decisions.\n\n\u201cIt's true that the French government not only didn't want [to support Dry January] but at the start, was opposed to it. Being here today, in the largest town hall in France, it's a great symbolic gesture,\u201d Bernard Basset, a doctor and the president of Addiction France, told Euronews Health.\n\nRisk for health\n\nIn 2019, one in twelve people in the EU aged over 15 consumed alcohol daily, according to the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS).\u00a0\n\nFrance had more daily and weekly drinkers compared to the European average.\n\nAround 26 per cent of Europeans reported not having had alcohol in the past year, and in France, it was slightly lower with 23 per cent.\u00a0\n\nAlcohol consumption has been linked to liver disease, heart disease, and different types of cancers, as well as mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety and alcohol use disorders, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).\n\n\u201cThe key is to assess your consumption. We know that there are guidelines for lower-risk consumption,\u201d Basset said, referencing the maximum of two drinks a day, and not everyday guidelines provided by the national public health institution.\n\n\u201cWhat has been shown is that when you take a break from drinking in January, you drink less in the months and years that follow, and drinking less is better for your health,\u201d he added.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Paris held its first edition of a competition for \u201cthe best mocktail\u201d to mark Dry January, a month when people are encouraged to abstain from drinking alcohol.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The event took place in Paris\u2019s city hall with three young trainees competing for first place in front of a 10-person jury.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is almost a detox juice and everything is homemade,\u201d said Hyppolite Damon from the French hospitality school EPMT who created a mocktail with carrot, honey, lemon syrup, and smoked rosemary.<\/p>\n<p>Damon received the first-place prize for the drink.<\/p>\n<p>Three Parisian nightclubs also showed off their latest non-alcoholic creations in a bid to woo the jury.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor us, it's very important to come and support Dry January because alcohol is a real public health issue, with all the illnesses it causes. In 2023, alcohol will cause 49,000 deaths,\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Anne-Claire Boux, the deputy mayor of Paris in charge of public health issues, told Euronews Health.<\/p>\n<p>She also mentioned the role alcohol plays in road accidents and sexist and sexual violence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt's important for this event to show that there can be an alternative that's just as enjoyable and that doesn't take anything away from the festivities,\u201d she added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//01//15//80//808x454_cmsv2_68fab46a-7478-5e79-a9b9-e00add90dec9-9011580.jpg/" alt=\"The winning mocktail: a mix of carrot, honey, lemon syrup, and smoked rosemary.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/15\/80\/384x216_cmsv2_68fab46a-7478-5e79-a9b9-e00add90dec9-9011580.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/15\/80\/640x360_cmsv2_68fab46a-7478-5e79-a9b9-e00add90dec9-9011580.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/15\/80\/750x422_cmsv2_68fab46a-7478-5e79-a9b9-e00add90dec9-9011580.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/15\/80\/828x466_cmsv2_68fab46a-7478-5e79-a9b9-e00add90dec9-9011580.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/15\/80\/1080x608_cmsv2_68fab46a-7478-5e79-a9b9-e00add90dec9-9011580.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/15\/80\/1200x675_cmsv2_68fab46a-7478-5e79-a9b9-e00add90dec9-9011580.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/15\/80\/1920x1080_cmsv2_68fab46a-7478-5e79-a9b9-e00add90dec9-9011580.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">The winning mocktail: a mix of carrot, honey, lemon syrup, and smoked rosemary.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Oc\u00e9ane Duboust<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>While the city of Paris organised the event in support of Dry January, an initiative first officially launched in the UK in 2013, the French government has not publicly backed any Dry January campaign.<\/p>\n<p>In the UK, however, the initiative has been supported by Public Health England since 2015.<\/p>\n<p>French public radio recently published investigations into the lobbying efforts of alcohol manufacturers, with NGOs criticising what they say has had an impact on political decisions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt's true that the French government not only didn't want [to support Dry January] but at the start, was opposed to it. Being here today, in the largest town hall in France, it's a great symbolic gesture,\u201d Bernard Basset, a doctor and the president of Addiction France, told Euronews Health.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8332312\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2025//01//27//shaken-not-slurred-how-non-alcoholic-cocktails-became-cool-plus-sober-springtime-recipes/">Shaken not slurred: The rise of non-alcoholic cocktails as young people say no to booze<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Risk for health<\/h2><p>In 2019, one in twelve people in the EU aged over 15 consumed alcohol daily, according to the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>France had more daily and weekly drinkers compared to the European average.<\/p>\n<p>Around 26 per cent of Europeans reported not having had alcohol in the past year, and in France, it was slightly lower with 23 per cent.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Alcohol consumption has been linked to liver disease, heart disease, and different types of cancers, as well as mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety and alcohol use disorders, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe key is to assess your consumption. 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