François Villeroy de Galhau, that invested 11 years at the helm of the Bank of France, insists his decision to leave the reserve bank is not attached to the French governmental election timetable.
Source: Le Monde
With an assumption of politics much more adverse than in Germany, Italy or the United Kingdom, the French share a strong wish for ‘security’ from the outdoors.
Source: Le Monde
An armed gang in southern Italy impersonated cops and exploded an armoured van in a proposal to accomplish a raid, in what neighborhood media referred to as a scene out of the “wild west”.
Source: Sky News
Amélie de Montchalin, a close ally of the president, will become the first woman to head France’s Court of Auditors. She will be evaluating many policies she herself helped implement.
Source: Le Monde
Structurally much less appealing to foreign spies than legal elections, local elections are not unsusceptible to deceptiveness, the majority of which often tends to be regional.
Source: Le Monde
The left-wing prospect, Antonio José Seguro, won the 2nd round of Portugal’s presidential election on February 8. Nonetheless, his challenger, André Ventura, that comes from a democratic party, did well in bringing reactionary styles into the Portuguese public debate, notes chronicler Victor Pereira in an op-ed for Le Monde.
Source: Le Monde
The Milan-Cortina Olympic Games note a new stage in the reintegration of Russian professional athletes into international competitions. The energy has actually been fueled by Moscow’s initiatives to make use of sports as a tool of power, clarifies researcher Lukas Aubin in a meeting with Le Monde.
Source: Le Monde
Hacks against Polish energy plants suggest the FSB is involved
Source: The Economist
Shashank Joshi, our defence editor, examines the targeting of Vladimir Alexeyev
Source: The Economist
Epstein left $10 million in his will certainly to the youngsters of Mona Juul, a high-profile mediator, and her hubby Terje Rod-Larsen, according to Norwegian media.
Source: Le Monde
