The Stavisky Affair: When a Predatory Con Man Toppled the French Government Nearly a Century Before Epstein
The Jeffrey Epstein scandal, with its toxic mix of high finance, political power, and the systematic exploitation of the young, feels uniquely modern. We watch the slow, often obstructed release of the “Epstein files” and wonder how such a vast network of corruption and criminality could operate in plain sight for so long . The questions are haunting: How did a man with no legitimate business amass such wealth? How did he cultivate friendships with presidents, princes, and billionaires? And why, after his first brush with the law, did he receive a “sweetheart deal” that let him continue his crimes for another decade ?
As we follow this saga, we are left with a sense of dรฉjร vu. It turns out, history did not begin with Jeffrey Epstein. Nearly a century ago, another scandal of remarkably similar proportions consumed a nation, exposing the fragility of its institutions and ultimately bringing down a government. This was the Stavisky Affair, and its parallels to the Epstein case are so profound that it offers a chilling lesson in how little the dynamics of power, corruption, and cover-up have changed .
The Con Man and the Elite
The central figure, Alexandre Stavisky, was a charming and ruthless con man who embedded himself into the highest echelons of 1930s French society. Much like Epstein, he cultivated relationships with lawmakers, cabinet ministers, judges, and entertainers, living a lavish lifestyle funded not by legitimate business, but by elaborate fraud. He convinced the elite to invest in schemes backed by nothing more than his imagination and audacity. In one famous instance, he sold shares in a municipal pawn shop, claiming they were backed by a German empressโs emeralds. The jewels were cheap glass .
The similarities to Epstein are uncanny. Epstein, too, was a financier of mysterious origins whose “clients” and “friends” read like a who’s who of the global elite . In both cases, the criminal used proximity to power as his ultimate shield.
The Sweetheart Deal and the Suspicious Death
When Staviskyโs latest scheme collapsed, exposing the French government to massive losses, the parallels to Epstein become even more striking. Stavisky fled, and when police cornered him in a chalet in Chamonix, he was found dead from a gunshot wound. The official verdict was suicide .
The public, however, did not believe it. Sound familiar? Immediately, speculation swirled that the government had murdered Stavisky to prevent him from testifying about the powerful figures complicit in his crimes. His wife publicly doubted the suicide, and a police inspector testified that Stavisky had been shot in the right temple, though the gun was found in his left hand . This is the same skepticism that greeted Epsteinโs death in a Manhattan jail cell in 2019, where malfunctioning cameras and sleeping guards fueled theories of a cover-up to protect his powerful associates .
The Cover-Up and the Fallout
Just as we have seen with the Epstein case, the Stavisky Affair did not end with the death of the central figure. In fact, that is where the true political crisis began. It was discovered that the entire dossier on Staviskyโover 1,200 documentsโhad vanished from the Ministry of Justice . This was the 1930s equivalent of the missing Epstein evidence, the “lost” documents, and the redacted files that the public is still fighting to see today .
This blatant act of suppression ignited a firestorm. Daily protests erupted in the streets of Paris. The press and the public demanded the resignation of the Minister of Justice. The Stavisky Affair quickly grew from a financial scandal into a full-blown crisis of confidence in the French republic, revealing a corrupt elite that believed the normal rules did not apply to them . The scandal so weakened the government that it led to the fall of the administration and culminated in the violent 1934 Paris riots, a moment that pushed France to the brink of civil war.
A Century Later, the Same Questions
When we look at the Stavisky Affair, we see the same elements that define the Epstein scandal today:
ยท A Criminal in Plain Sight: Both men operated openly, their crimes an open secret among the powerful people they cultivated. ยท The Power of Blackmail: In both cases, there is a strong suspicion that their influence was built not just on friendship, but on the potential for blackmail, creating a web of mutual assured destruction that protected them . ยท Institutional Failure: In Florida, a grand jury failed to indict Epstein on serious charges despite overwhelming evidence, leading to a non-prosecution agreement that has since been labeled a “sweetheart deal” . In France, the justice system delayed Stavisky’s trial 19 times over six years, allowing him to continue his fraud . ยท The Lingering Death: Both men died in custody under circumstances that guaranteed they could never be questioned again. The suspicious nature of these deaths became a symbol of the public’s deep distrust in the government’s version of events . ยท Systemic Cover-Up: From the “missing” Stavisky dossier to the delayed release of the Epstein files and claims of destroyed evidence, the pattern of concealment by those in power is identical .
As we watch the legal battles over the release of the Epstein files and hear about “25 other co-conspirators” whose names remain hidden, we should remember the Stavisky Affair . It is a powerful reminder that the struggle for transparency against a powerful, connected elite is not new. It is a recurring crisis of democracy itself.
The Stavisky Affair teaches us that when the guardians of our institutions are themselves implicated in the crimes, public trust doesn’t just erodeโit collapses. The fact that we are asking the same questions about power, justice, and accountability in 2026 that the French were asking in 1934 is perhaps the most disturbing parallel of all.
Bernd Pulch (M.A.) is a forensic expert, founder of Aristotle AI, entrepreneur, political commentator, satirist, and investigative journalist covering lawfare, media control, investment, real estate, and geopolitics. His work examines how legal systems are weaponized, how capital flows shape policy, how artificial intelligence concentrates power, and what democracy loses when courts and markets become battlefields. Active in the German and international media landscape, his analyses appear regularly on this platform.
FRANKFURT / BORDEAUX โ A complex web of Maltese shell companies, strategically timed industry coverage, and trophy vineyards in southwest France is drawing the attention of international financial investigators. What began as a local inquiry into the legacy of the Lorch industrial family and the historical figure Edith Baumann has expanded into a case of alleged market manipulation and cross-border money laundering.
The Frankfurt Carousel: A Real-Estate โPump and Dumpโ?
Insider accounts point to a finely tuned mechanism used to influence commercial property valuations in Frankfurt. Strategic acquisitions were allegedly executed through a Malta-based vehicle, accompanied by conspicuously favorable coverage in high-circulation trade publications. Analysts describe the pattern as a textbook โpump-and-dumpโ: inflated benchmarks distorted investment decisions, pushing international investors and tenants into deals priced on overstated market data.
Digital Pressure Tactics
As reporting intensified, security specialists documented surveillance and disruption attempts targeting researchers. Cryptic messages sent under the pseudonym โRothschildโ circulated shortly thereafterโwidely interpreted in investigative circles as intimidation. Targeted intrusions against mobile devices were also recorded.
Decentralized Evidence Preservation
Despite these efforts, the evidentiary chain remains intact. According to sources close to the investigation, original materials are redundantly secured at berndpulch.org and across an international network of journalists and specialized legal counsel. Attempts to suppress coverage through technical attacks have proven ineffective.
Bordeaux as a Capital Magnet
The money trail runs from Frankfurtโs markets to the most exclusive vineyard holdings in Bordeaux. A consolidated view of the regionโs largest wine-linked fortunes now serves investigators as a working map to examine ownership structures, foundations, and capital flows. U.S. authorities are assessing whether U.S. capital was harmed by distorted price signalsโand whether subsequent transfers to France breached international AML standards.
La connexion FrancfortโBordeaux : les enquรชteurs ciblent les distorsions de marchรฉ et les fondations discrรจtes Par un correspondant dโinvestigation
FRANCFORT / BORDEAUX โ Un enchevรชtrement complexe de sociรฉtรฉs รฉcrans maltaises, de couvertures mรฉdiatiques sectorielles finement synchronisรฉes et de domaines viticoles de prestige dans le sud-ouest de la France attire lโattention dโenquรชteurs financiers internationaux. Ce qui a commencรฉ comme une recherche locale sur lโhรฉritage de la famille industrielle Lorch et la figure historique dโEdith Baumann sโest muรฉ en un dossier de soupรงons de manipulation de marchรฉ et de blanchiment transfrontalier.
Le carrousel francfortois : un ยซ pump and dump ยป immobilier ?
Des sources internes dรฉcrivent un mรฉcanisme soigneusement calibrรฉ visant ร influencer les valorisations immobiliรจres ร Francfort. Des acquisitions stratรฉgiques auraient รฉtรฉ rรฉalisรฉes via un vรฉhicule basรฉ ร Malte, accompagnรฉes dโune couverture particuliรจrement favorable dans des publications professionnelles ร forte audience. Des analystes รฉvoquent un schรฉma classique de ยซ pump and dump ยป : des indices artificiellement gonflรฉs auraient biaisรฉ les dรฉcisions dโinvestissement, poussant investisseurs internationaux et locataires ร sโengager sur la base de donnรฉes de marchรฉ surรฉvaluรฉes.
Pressions numรฉriques
ร mesure que lโenquรชte progressait, des spรฉcialistes de la sรฉcuritรฉ ont documentรฉ des tentatives de surveillance et de perturbation visant des enquรชteurs. Des messages cryptiques diffusรฉs sous le pseudonyme ยซ Rothschild ยป ont circulรฉ peu aprรจs, interprรฉtรฉs dans les milieux de lโenquรชte comme des tentatives dโintimidation. Des intrusions ciblรฉes sur des appareils mobiles ont รฉgalement รฉtรฉ relevรฉes.
Conservation dรฉcentralisรฉe des preuves
Malgrรฉ ces pressions, la chaรฎne probatoire demeure intacte. Selon des sources proches du dossier, les piรจces originales sont sรฉcurisรฉes de maniรจre redondante sur berndpulch.org ainsi quโauprรจs dโun rรฉseau international de journalistes et dโavocats spรฉcialisรฉs. Les tentatives de suppression de la couverture par des attaques techniques se sont rรฉvรฉlรฉes vaines.
Bordeaux, aimant ร capitaux
La piste des flux financiers mรจne des marchรฉs francfortois aux terroirs les plus exclusifs de Bordeaux. Une vue consolidรฉe des plus grandes fortunes liรฉes au vin sert dรฉsormais de carte de travail aux enquรชteurs pour analyser structures de propriรฉtรฉ, fondations et mouvements de capitaux. Les autoritรฉs amรฉricaines รฉvaluent si des capitaux amรฉricains ont รฉtรฉ lรฉsรฉs par des signaux de prix faussรฉs et si les transferts ultรฉrieurs vers la France ont enfreint les normes internationales de lutte contre le blanchiment.
Principaux propriรฉtaires ร Bordeaux (sรฉlection)
#
Propriรฉtaire / Famille / Holding
Chรขteaux emblรฉmatiques & domaines bordelais
Fortune familiale estimรฉe liรฉe au vignoble (โฌ)
1
Bernard Arnault (LVMH)
Cheval Blanc, dโYquem
200 Md +
2
Frรจres Wertheimer (Chanel)
Rauzan-Sรฉgla, Canon
100 Md
3
Famille Dassault
Dassault, La Fleur-Pรฉtrus (partiel)
32 Md
4
Franรงois Pinault (Artemis)
Latour
31 Md
5
Famille Rothschild (Domaines Barons de Rothschild)
Barton & Guestier, Patriarche, Listel, SVF, autres
14 Md
7
Martin & Olivier Bouygues
Montrose, Tronquoy-Lalande
3,8 Md
8
Michel Reybier
Cos dโEstournel
2,2 Md
9
Jean-Claude Fayat
La Dominique, Clรฉment-Pichon
2,0 Md
10
Patrice Pichet
Les Carmes Haut-Brion
1,6 Md
11
Famille Savare
Franc Mayne, Palomey (partiel)
1,6 Md
12
Jean & รdith Cayard
La Garde, Siaurac, Vraye-Croix-de-Gay
1,5 Md
13
Jean-Franรงois & Jean Moueix
Pรฉtrus (majoritaire), Trotanoy, autres
625 M
14
Gรฉrard Perse
Pavie, Monbousquet, autres
425 M
15
Famille Delon
Lรฉoville-Las-Cases, Potensac
370 M
16
Sylvie Cazes
Lynch-Bages, Haut-Batailley
340 M
17
Denis Merlaut / Villars
Gruaud-Larose, Citran
340 M
18
Christian & รdouard Moueix
Hosanna, Latour-ร -Pomerol
340 M
19
Bruno Borie
Ducru-Beaucaillou
335 M
20
Famille de Boรผard
Angรฉlus
325 M
21
Famille Manoncourt
Figeac
295 M
22
Olivier Halley
de Meursault
280 M
23
Groupe Pichet
Le Thil, part de Pape-Clรฉment
270 M
24
Philippe Cuvelier
Clos Fourtet, Poujeaux
260 M
25
CuvelierโVan der Rest
Lรฉoville-Poyferrรฉ
250 M
26
Jean-Pierre Meynard
Cantenac-Brown
240 M
27
Bernard Magrez
Pape-Clรฉment, La Tour-Carnet, autres
230 M
28
Caroline & Sandrine Giraud
Canon-la-Gaffeliรจre
220 M
29
Albada Jelgersma
Chasse-Spleen, dโIssan (majoritaire)
210 M
30
Philippe Raoux
dโArsac, Tour-de-Mons
200 M
31
Jacky Lorenzetti
Pรฉdesclaux, dโIssan (co-propriรฉtaire)
190 M
Les investigations se poursuivent.
Die FrankfurtโBordeaux-Connection: Ermittler nehmen Marktverzerrungen und diskrete Stiftungen ins Visier Von einem investigativen Korrespondenten
FRANKFURT / BORDEAUX โ Ein komplexes Geflecht aus maltesischen Briefkastengesellschaften, strategisch platzierter Branchenberichterstattung und prestigetrรคchtigen Weingรผtern im Sรผdwesten Frankreichs rรผckt zunehmend in den Fokus internationaler Finanzermittler. Was als lokale Recherche zum Erbe der Industriellenfamilie Lorch und zur historischen Figur Edith Baumann begann, hat sich zu einem mutmaรlichen Fall von Marktmanipulation und grenzรผberschreitender Geldwรคsche ausgeweitet.
Das Frankfurter Karussell: โPump and Dumpโ im Immobilienmarkt?
Insider zeichnen das Bild eines fein austarierten Mechanismus zur Beeinflussung von Immobilienbewertungen in Frankfurt. รber eine in Malta angesiedelte Zweckgesellschaft sollen gezielte Zukรคufe erfolgt sein, flankiert von auffallend positiver Berichterstattung in reichweitenstarken Fachmedien. Analysten sprechen von einem klassischen โPump-and-Dumpโ-Muster: kรผnstlich aufgeblรคhte Benchmarks hรคtten Investitionsentscheidungen verzerrt und internationale Investoren wie auch Mieter auf Basis รผberhรถhter Marktdaten in Vertrรคge gedrรคngt.
Digitale Druckmittel
Mit der Ausweitung der Berichterstattung registrierten Sicherheitsfachleute รberwachungs- und Stรถrversuche gegen Rechercheure. Kurz darauf kursierten kryptische Nachrichten unter dem Pseudonym โRothschildโ, die in Ermittlerkreisen als Einschรผchterungsversuche gewertet werden. Zudem wurden gezielte Angriffe auf mobile Endgerรคte dokumentiert.
Dezentrale Beweissicherung
Trotz dieser Versuche gilt die Beweiskette als belastbar. Nach Angaben aus Ermittlerkreisen sind Originalunterlagen redundant bei berndpulch.org sowie innerhalb eines internationalen Netzwerks aus Journalisten und spezialisierten Anwรคlten gesichert. Technische Angriffe zur Unterdrรผckung der Berichterstattung liefen damit ins Leere.
Bordeaux als Kapitalmagnet
Die Spur des Kapitals fรผhrt von den Frankfurter Mรคrkten in die exklusivsten Weinlagen von Bordeaux. Eine konsolidierte รbersicht der grรถรten weinbezogenen Vermรถgen dient Ermittlern als Arbeitskarte, um Eigentรผmerstrukturen, Stiftungen und Kapitalflรผsse zu prรผfen. US-Behรถrden untersuchen, ob US-Kapital durch verzerrte Preisindikatoren geschรคdigt wurde und ob die anschlieรende Verlagerung der Gewinne gegen internationale AML-Standards verstรถรt.
La Conexiรณn Frankfurt-Burdeos: Investigadores ponen en la mira distorsiones del mercado y fundaciones discretas
Por un corresponsal de investigaciรณn
FRANKFURT / BURDEOS โ Una compleja red de compaรฑรญas pantalla maltesas, reportes estratรฉgicos del sector y prestigiosas viรฑas en el suroeste de Francia estรก atrayendo cada vez mรกs la atenciรณn de investigadores financieros internacionales. Lo que comenzรณ como una investigaciรณn local sobre la herencia de la familia industrial Lorch y la figura histรณrica Edith Baumann, se ha convertido en un presunto caso de manipulaciรณn del mercado y lavado de dinero transfronterizo.
El Tiovivo de Frankfurt: ยฟ”Inflar y Vender” en el Mercado Inmobiliario?
Insiders pintan el cuadro de un mecanismo cuidadosamente calibrado para influir en las valoraciones inmobiliarias en Frankfurt. A travรฉs de una empresa de propรณsito especial radicada en Malta, se habrรญan realizado compras dirigidas, acompaรฑadas de una cobertura noticiosa notablemente positiva en medios especializados de gran alcance. Analistas hablan de un patrรณn clรกsico de “Inflar y Vender” (“Pump and Dump”): puntos de referencia artificialmente inflados habrรญan distorsionado las decisiones de inversiรณn y empujado a inversores internacionales y arrendatarios a contratos basados en datos de mercado sobrevalorados.
Medios de Presiรณn Digital
Con la expansiรณn de la cobertura, expertos en seguridad registraron intentos de vigilancia y perturbaciรณn contra investigadores. Poco despuรฉs circularon mensajes crรญpticos bajo el seudรณnimo “Rothschild”, que en cรญrculos investigadores se valoran como intentos de intimidaciรณn. Ademรกs, se documentaron ataques dirigidos a dispositivos mรณviles.
Custodia de Evidencia Descentralizada
A pesar de estos intentos, la cadena de pruebas se considera sรณlida. Segรบn informes de cรญrculos investigadores, los documentos originales estรกn asegurados de forma redundante en berndpulch.org y dentro de una red internacional de periodistas y abogados especializados. Los ataques tรฉcnicos para suprimir los informes han sido, por tanto, en vano.
Burdeos como Imรกn de Capital
El rastro del capital conduce desde los mercados de Frankfurt a las zonas vinรญcolas mรกs exclusivas de Burdeos. Un resumen consolidado de las mayores fortunas relacionadas con el vino sirve a los investigadores como mapa de trabajo para examinar las estructuras de propiedad, fundaciones y flujos de capital. Las autoridades estadounidenses investigan si el capital estadounidense fue perjudicado por indicadores de precios distorsionados y si la posterior transferencia de las ganancias viola los estรกndares internacionales contra el Lavado de Dinero (AML).
Mayores Propietarios en Burdeos (Selecciรณn)
Propietario / Familia / Holding Chรขteaux Principales & Propiedades en Burdeos Fortuna Familiar Estimada Relacionada con el Vino (โฌ)
1 Bernard Arnault (LVMH) Cheval Blanc, dโYquem 200.000+ Millones 2 Hermanos Wertheimer (Chanel) Rauzan-Sรฉgla, Canon 100.000 Millones 3 Familia Dassault Dassault, La Fleur-Pรฉtrus (parcial) 32.000 Millones 4 Franรงois Pinault (Artemis) Latour 31.000 Millones 5 Familia Rothschild (Domaines Barons de Rothschild) Lafite Rothschild, Duhart-Milon, Lโรvangile, Rieussec ~20โ25.000 Millones 6 Pierre Castel & Familia Barton & Guestier, Patriarche, Listel, SVF, etc. 14.000 Millones 7 Martin & Olivier Bouygues Montrose, Tronquoy-Lalande 3.800 Millones 8 Michel Reybier Cos dโEstournel 2.200 Millones 9 Jean-Claude Fayat La Dominique, Clรฉment-Pichon 2.000 Millones 10 Patrice Pichet Les Carmes Haut-Brion 1.600 Millones 11 Familia Savare Franc Mayne, Palomey (parcial) 1.600 Millones 12 Jean & รdith Cayard La Garde, Siaurac, Vraye-Croix-de-Gay 1.500 Millones 13 Jean-Franรงois & Jean Moueix Pรฉtrus (mayorรญa), Trotanoy, etc. 625 Millones 14 Gรฉrard Perse Pavie, Monbousquet, etc. 425 Millones 15 Familia Delon Lรฉoville-Las-Cases, Potensac 370 Millones 16 Sylvie Cazes Lynch-Bages, Haut-Batailley 340 Millones 17 Denis Merlaut / Villars Gruaud-Larose, Citran 340 Millones 18 Christian & รdouard Moueix Hosanna, Latour-ร -Pomerol 340 Millones 19 Bruno Borie Ducru-Beaucaillou 335 Millones 20 Familia de Boรผard Angรฉlus 325 Millones 21 Familia Manoncourt Figeac 295 Millones 22 Olivier Halley de Meursault 280 Millones 23 Pichet Group Le Thil, Parte de Pape-Clรฉment 270 Millones 24 Philippe Cuvelier Clos Fourtet, Poujeaux 260 Millones 25 CuvelierโVan der Rest Lรฉoville-Poyferrรฉ 250 Millones 26 Jean-Pierre Meynard Cantenac-Brown 240 Millones 27 Bernard Magrez Pape-Clรฉment, La Tour-Carnet, etc. 230 Millones 28 Caroline & Sandrine Giraud Canon-la-Gaffeliรจre 220 Millones 29 Albada Jelgersma Chasse-Spleen, dโIssan (mayorรญa) 210 Millones 30 Philippe Raoux dโArsac, Tour-de-Mons 200 Millones 31 Jacky Lorenzetti Pรฉdesclaux, dโIssan (copropietario) 190 Millones
Las investigaciones continรบan.
A Conexรฃo Frankfurt-Bordeaux: Investigadores Mirando Distorรงรตes de Mercado e Fundaรงรตes Discretas
Por um correspondente investigativo
FRANKFURT / BORDEAUX โ Uma complexa rede de empresas de fachada maltesas, cobertura estratรฉgica do setor e vinhedos de prestรญgio no sudoeste da Franรงa estรก cada vez mais no foco de investigadores financeiros internacionais. O que comeรงou como uma investigaรงรฃo local sobre o legado da famรญlia industrial Lorch e a figura histรณrica Edith Baumann, transformou-se em um alegado caso de manipulaรงรฃo de mercado e lavagem de dinheiro transfronteiriรงa.
O Carrossel de Frankfurt: โInflar e Venderโ no Mercado Imobiliรกrio?
Fontes internas traรงam o quadro de um mecanismo finamente calibrado para influenciar avaliaรงรตes imobiliรกrias em Frankfurt. Por meio de uma sociedade de propรณsito especรญfico sediada em Malta, compras direcionadas teriam sido realizadas, acompanhadas por uma cobertura noticiosa notavelmente positiva em mรญdias especializadas de grande alcance. Analistas falam de um padrรฃo clรกssico de โInflar e Venderโ (โPump and Dumpโ): benchmarks artificialmente inflados teriam distorcido decisรตes de investimento e pressionado investidores internacionais e inquilinos a celebrar contratos com base em dados de mercado supervalorizados.
Meios de Pressรฃo Digital
Com a expansรฃo da cobertura jornalรญstica, especialistas em seguranรงa registraram tentativas de vigilรขncia e perturbaรงรฃo contra investigadores. Pouco depois, circularam mensagens enigmรกticas sob o pseudรดnimo โRothschildโ, avaliadas em cรญrculos investigativos como tentativas de intimidaรงรฃo. Alรฉm disso, foram documentados ataques direcionados a dispositivos mรณveis.
Preservaรงรฃo de Provas Descentralizada
Apesar dessas tentativas, a cadeia de provas รฉ considerada robusta. De acordo com relatos de cรญrculos investigativos, os documentos originais estรฃo protegidos de forma redundante em berndpulch.org e dentro de uma rede internacional de jornalistas e advogados especializados. Assim, os ataques tรฉcnicos para suprimir a reportagem foram em vรฃo.
Bordeaux como รmรฃ de Capital
O rastro do capital leva dos mercados de Frankfurt aos vinhedos mais exclusivos de Bordeaux. Um resumo consolidado das maiores fortunas relacionadas ao vinho serve aos investigadores como um mapa de trabalho para examinar estruturas de propriedade, fundaรงรตes e fluxos de capital. Autoridades norte-americanas investigam se o capital dos EUA foi prejudicado por indicadores de preรงos distorcidos e se a subsequente movimentaรงรฃo dos lucros viola padrรตes internacionais de Combate ร Lavagem de Dinheiro (AML).
Maiores Proprietรกrios em Bordeaux (Seleรงรฃo)
Proprietรกrio / Famรญlia / Holding Principais Chรขteaux & Propriedades em Bordeaux Fortuna Familiar Estimada Relacionada ao Vinho (โฌ)
1 Bernard Arnault (LVMH) Cheval Blanc, dโYquem 200.000+ Milhรตes 2 Irmรฃos Wertheimer (Chanel) Rauzan-Sรฉgla, Canon 100.000 Milhรตes 3 Famรญlia Dassault Dassault, La Fleur-Pรฉtrus (parcial) 32.000 Milhรตes 4 Franรงois Pinault (Artemis) Latour 31.000 Milhรตes 5 Famรญlia Rothschild (Domaines Barons de Rothschild) Lafite Rothschild, Duhart-Milon, Lโรvangile, Rieussec ~20โ25.000 Milhรตes 6 Pierre Castel & Famรญlia Barton & Guestier, Patriarche, Listel, SVF, etc. 14.000 Milhรตes 7 Martin & Olivier Bouygues Montrose, Tronquoy-Lalande 3.800 Milhรตes 8 Michel Reybier Cos dโEstournel 2.200 Milhรตes 9 Jean-Claude Fayat La Dominique, Clรฉment-Pichon 2.000 Milhรตes 10 Patrice Pichet Les Carmes Haut-Brion 1.600 Milhรตes 11 Famรญlia Savare Franc Mayne, Palomey (parcial) 1.600 Milhรตes 12 Jean & รdith Cayard La Garde, Siaurac, Vraye-Croix-de-Gay 1.500 Milhรตes 13 Jean-Franรงois & Jean Moueix Pรฉtrus (maioria), Trotanoy, etc. 625 Milhรตes 14 Gรฉrard Perse Pavie, Monbousquet, etc. 425 Milhรตes 15 Famรญlia Delon Lรฉoville-Las-Cases, Potensac 370 Milhรตes 16 Sylvie Cazes Lynch-Bages, Haut-Batailley 340 Milhรตes 17 Denis Merlaut / Villars Gruaud-Larose, Citran 340 Milhรตes 18 Christian & รdouard Moueix Hosanna, Latour-ร -Pomerol 340 Milhรตes 19 Bruno Borie Ducru-Beaucaillou 335 Milhรตes 20 Famรญlia de Boรผard Angรฉlus 325 Milhรตes 21 Famรญlia Manoncourt Figeac 295 Milhรตes 22 Olivier Halley de Meursault 280 Milhรตes 23 Pichet Group Le Thil, Parte de Pape-Clรฉment 270 Milhรตes 24 Philippe Cuvelier Clos Fourtet, Poujeaux 260 Milhรตes 25 CuvelierโVan der Rest Lรฉoville-Poyferrรฉ 250 Milhรตes 26 Jean-Pierre Meynard Cantenac-Brown 240 Milhรตes 27 Bernard Magrez Pape-Clรฉment, La Tour-Carnet, etc. 230 Milhรตes 28 Caroline & Sandrine Giraud Canon-la-Gaffeliรจre 220 Milhรตes 29 Albada Jelgersma Chasse-Spleen, dโIssan (maioria) 210 Milhรตes 30 Philippe Raoux dโArsac, Tour-de-Mons 200 Milhรตes 31 Jacky Lorenzetti Pรฉdesclaux, dโIssan (coproprietรกrio) 190 Milhรตes
As investigaรงรตes estรฃo em andamento.
La Connessione Francoforte-Bordeaux: Gli investigatori prendono di mira distorsioni di mercato e fondazioni discrete
Di un corrispondente investigativo
FRANCOFORTE / BORDEAUX โ Una complessa rete di societร di comodo maltesi, copertura strategica del settore e prestigiose tenute vinicole nel sud-ovest della Francia รจ sempre piรน sotto i riflettori degli investigatori finanziari internazionali. Quello che era iniziato come un’indagine locale sull’ereditร della famiglia industriale Lorch e sulla figura storica Edith Baumann si รจ trasformato in un presunto caso di manipolazione del mercato e riciclaggio di denaro transfrontaliero.
La Giostra di Francoforte: “Pompare e Svuotare” nel Mercato Immobiliare?
Gli addetti ai lavori descrivono un meccanismo finemente calibrato per influenzare le valutazioni immobiliari a Francoforte. Attraverso una societร veicolo con sede a Malta, sarebbero state effettuate acquisizioni mirate, accompagnate da una copertura mediatica sorprendentemente positiva su media specializzati ad ampia diffusione. Gli analisti parlano di un classico schema di “Pompare e Svuotare” (“Pump and Dump”): benchmark artificialmente gonfiati avrebbero distorto le decisioni di investimento e spinto investitori internazionali e inquilini a stipulare contratti basati su dati di mercato sopravvalutati.
Mezzi di Pressione Digitali
Con l’ampliamento della copertura giornalistica, gli esperti di sicurezza hanno registrato tentativi di sorveglianza e disturbo contro gli investigatori. Poco dopo sono circolati messaggi criptici sotto lo pseudonimo “Rothschild”, valutati negli ambienti investigativi come tentativi di intimidazione. Inoltre, sono stati documentati attacchi mirati a dispositivi mobili.
Custodia delle Prove Decentralizzata
Nonostante questi tentativi, la catena probatoria รจ considerata solida. Secondo fonti investigative, i documenti originali sono conservati in modo ridondante su berndpulch.org e all’interno di una rete internazionale di giornalisti e avvocati specializzati. Pertanto, gli attacchi tecnici volti a sopprimere la pubblicazione delle notizie sono risultati vani.
Bordeaux come Magnete di Capitali
La traccia del capitale conduce dai mercati di Francoforte ai vigneti piรน esclusivi di Bordeaux. Una panoramica consolidata delle maggiori fortune legate al vino serve agli investigatori come mappa di lavoro per esaminare le strutture di proprietร , le fondazioni e i flussi di capitale. Le autoritร statunitensi stanno indagando per verificare se il capitale americano sia stato danneggiato da indicatori di prezzo distorti e se il successivo spostamento dei profitti violi gli standard internazionali antiriciclaggio (AML).
Principali Proprietari a Bordeaux (Selezione)
Proprietario / Famiglia / Holding Principali Chรขteaux & Proprietร a Bordeaux Patrimonio Familiare Stimato Legato al Vino (โฌ)
1 Bernard Arnault (LVMH) Cheval Blanc, dโYquem 200.000+ Milioni 2 Fratelli Wertheimer (Chanel) Rauzan-Sรฉgla, Canon 100.000 Milioni 3 Famiglia Dassault Dassault, La Fleur-Pรฉtrus (parziale) 32.000 Milioni 4 Franรงois Pinault (Artemis) Latour 31.000 Milioni 5 Famiglia Rothschild (Domaines Barons de Rothschild) Lafite Rothschild, Duhart-Milon, Lโรvangile, Rieussec ~20โ25.000 Milioni 6 Pierre Castel & Famiglia Barton & Guestier, Patriarche, Listel, SVF, ecc. 14.000 Milioni 7 Martin & Olivier Bouygues Montrose, Tronquoy-Lalande 3.800 Milioni 8 Michel Reybier Cos dโEstournel 2.200 Milioni 9 Jean-Claude Fayat La Dominique, Clรฉment-Pichon 2.000 Milioni 10 Patrice Pichet Les Carmes Haut-Brion 1.600 Milioni 11 Famiglia Savare Franc Mayne, Palomey (parziale) 1.600 Milioni 12 Jean & รdith Cayard La Garde, Siaurac, Vraye-Croix-de-Gay 1.500 Milioni 13 Jean-Franรงois & Jean Moueix Pรฉtrus (maggioranza), Trotanoy, ecc. 625 Milioni 14 Gรฉrard Perse Pavie, Monbousquet, ecc. 425 Milioni 15 Famiglia Delon Lรฉoville-Las-Cases, Potensac 370 Milioni 16 Sylvie Cazes Lynch-Bages, Haut-Batailley 340 Milioni 17 Denis Merlaut / Villars Gruaud-Larose, Citran 340 Milioni 18 Christian & รdouard Moueix Hosanna, Latour-ร -Pomerol 340 Milioni 19 Bruno Borie Ducru-Beaucaillou 335 Milioni 20 Famiglia de Boรผard Angรฉlus 325 Milioni 21 Famiglia Manoncourt Figeac 295 Milioni 22 Olivier Halley de Meursault 280 Milioni 23 Pichet Group Le Thil, Parte di Pape-Clรฉment 270 Milioni 24 Philippe Cuvelier Clos Fourtet, Poujeaux 260 Milioni 25 CuvelierโVan der Rest Lรฉoville-Poyferrรฉ 250 Milioni 26 Jean-Pierre Meynard Cantenac-Brown 240 Milioni 27 Bernard Magrez Pape-Clรฉment, La Tour-Carnet, ecc. 230 Milioni 28 Caroline & Sandrine Giraud Canon-la-Gaffeliรจre 220 Milioni 29 Albada Jelgersma Chasse-Spleen, dโIssan (maggioranza) 210 Milioni 30 Philippe Raoux dโArsac, Tour-de-Mons 200 Milioni 31 Jacky Lorenzetti Pรฉdesclaux, dโIssan (comproprietario) 190 Milioni
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Franceโs Financial Quake: Banking Pressures, Property Market Slump, and Economic Challenges / Tremblement financier en France : pressions bancaires, effondrement du marchรฉ immobilier et dรฉfis รฉconomiques
Floating Lanterns Light Up a Shuttered Street: Hope Flickers Amid Franceโs Financial Turmoil / Des lanternes flottantes illuminent une rue fermรฉe : lโespoir vacille au milieu du tumulte financier en France
Key Points / Points clรฉs
As of May 22, 2025, France has not reported major bank closures recently, but regional and smaller banks face risks from a property market downturn and rising non-performing loans (NPLs), with Sociรฉtรฉ Gรฉnรฉrale facing scrutiny after a 10% stock drop in early 2025. / ร la date du 22 mai 2025, la France nโa pas signalรฉ de fermetures majeures de banques rรฉcemment, mais les banques rรฉgionales et plus petites sont confrontรฉes ร des risques liรฉs ร un effondrement du marchรฉ immobilier et ร une augmentation des prรชts non performants (NPLs), Sociรฉtรฉ Gรฉnรฉrale รฉtant sous surveillance aprรจs une chute de 10 % de son action dรฉbut 2025.
Worst-performing banks include regional banks with high exposure to commercial real estate (CRE) and NPLs, alongside larger banks like Sociรฉtรฉ Gรฉnรฉrale dealing with economic slowdown and loan defaults. / Les banques les moins performantes incluent les banques rรฉgionales trรจs exposรฉes aux prรชts immobiliers commerciaux (CRE) et aux NPLs, ainsi que les grandes banques comme Sociรฉtรฉ Gรฉnรฉrale, confrontรฉes ร un ralentissement รฉconomique et ร des dรฉfauts de paiement.
Stocks, finance firms, and property companies in France are under pressure from declining property values, high interest rates, and fiscal uncertainty, with firms like Nexity seeing significant losses amid a broader economic downturn. / Les actions, les entreprises financiรจres et les sociรฉtรฉs immobiliรจres en France subissent des pressions dues ร la baisse des valeurs immobiliรจres, aux taux dโintรฉrรชt รฉlevรฉs et ร lโincertitude fiscale, des entreprises comme Nexity enregistrant des pertes importantes dans un contexte de ralentissement รฉconomique plus large.
Franceโs economy shows fragility, with the property sector, particularly CRE, in crisis, compounded by inflation, high borrowing costs, and global economic headwinds. / Lโรฉconomie franรงaise montre des signes de fragilitรฉ, le secteur immobilier, en particulier le CRE, รฉtant en crise, aggravรฉe par lโinflation, les coรปts dโemprunt รฉlevรฉs et les vents contraires รฉconomiques mondiaux.
Recent Bank Closures / Fermetures rรฉcentes de banques
As of May 22, 2025, France has not experienced a wave of bank closures on the scale of Chinaโs 40-bank collapse in July 2024. However, the financial sector is under strain. Posts on X and recent web reports highlight a 10% drop in Sociรฉtรฉ Gรฉnรฉraleโs stock in early 2025, driven by concerns over exposure to CRE loans and a slowing economy. Regional banks, which often finance local businesses and CRE projects, are particularly vulnerable. The European Central Bank (ECB) maintained interest rates at 3.25% in late 2024 after a 25-basis-point cut in September, adding pressure on French banksโ margins. The Banque de France reported in Q1 2025 that NPLs in the CRE sector rose by 10% year-over-year, signaling potential distress for smaller banks with significant property-backed lending exposure.
ร la date du 22 mai 2025, la France nโa pas connu une vague de fermetures de banques comparable ร lโeffondrement de 40 banques en Chine en juillet 2024. Cependant, le secteur financier est sous pression. Des publications sur X et des rapports rรฉcents sur le web mettent en รฉvidence une chute de 10 % de lโaction de Sociรฉtรฉ Gรฉnรฉrale dรฉbut 2025, motivรฉe par des inquiรฉtudes concernant lโexposition aux prรชts CRE et un ralentissement รฉconomique. Les banques rรฉgionales, qui financent souvent les entreprises locales et les projets CRE, sont particuliรจrement vulnรฉrables. La Banque centrale europรฉenne (BCE) a maintenu les taux dโintรฉrรชt ร 3,25 % fin 2024 aprรจs une baisse de 25 points de base en septembre, ajoutant une pression sur les marges des banques franรงaises. La Banque de France a signalรฉ au 1er trimestre 2025 que les NPLs dans le secteur CRE ont augmentรฉ de 10 % par rapport ร lโannรฉe prรฉcรฉdente, indiquant un risque potentiel pour les petites banques ayant une exposition importante aux prรชts adossรฉs ร des biens immobiliers.
Rankings of Worst-Performing Entities / Classement des entitรฉs les moins performantes
Worst Banks in France / Pires banques en France
Regional Banks with CRE Exposure: High NPLs in CRE portfolios, worsened by economic slowdown. / Banques rรฉgionales avec exposition au CRE : NPLs รฉlevรฉs dans les portefeuilles CRE, aggravรฉs par le ralentissement รฉconomique.
Sociรฉtรฉ Gรฉnรฉrale: 10% stock drop in early 2025 due to CRE exposure and economic concerns. / Sociรฉtรฉ Gรฉnรฉrale : Chute de 10 % de lโaction dรฉbut 2025 en raison de lโexposition au CRE et des prรฉoccupations รฉconomiques.
BNP Paribas: Facing challenges from high interest rates and SME loan defaults. / BNP Paribas : Confrontรฉe ร des dรฉfis liรฉs aux taux dโintรฉrรชt รฉlevรฉs et aux dรฉfauts de paiement des PME.
Crรฉdit Agricole: Economic stagnation and exposure to CRE loans impacting performance. / Crรฉdit Agricole : Stagnation รฉconomique et exposition aux prรชts CRE affectant les performances.
Smaller Cooperative Banks: Struggling with high NPLs in SME and housing loans amid a property slump. / Petites banques coopรฉratives : En difficultรฉ avec des NPLs รฉlevรฉs dans les prรชts aux PME et immobiliers dans un contexte de baisse du marchรฉ immobilier.
Worst Bank Stocks / Pires actions bancaires
Sociรฉtรฉ Gรฉnรฉrale (GLE.PA): Dropped 10% in early 2025 due to CRE exposure and economic slowdown. / Sociรฉtรฉ Gรฉnรฉrale (GLE.PA) : Chute de 10 % dรฉbut 2025 en raison de lโexposition au CRE et du ralentissement รฉconomique.
BNP Paribas (BNP.PA): Declined 7% in 2024, hit by high interest rates. / BNP Paribas (BNP.PA) : Baisse de 7 % en 2024, affectรฉe par les taux dโintรฉrรชt รฉlevรฉs.
Crรฉdit Agricole (ACA.PA): Shares down 6% in 2024, reflecting economic uncertainty. / Crรฉdit Agricole (ACA.PA) : Actions en baisse de 6 % en 2024, reflรฉtant lโincertitude รฉconomique.
French Banking Index (BFRAN): Fell 8% in 2024, driven by NPL and CRE concerns. / Indice bancaire franรงais (BFRAN) : Chute de 8 % en 2024, motivรฉe par des prรฉoccupations liรฉes aux NPL et au CRE.
Natixis (KN.PA): Impacted by market volatility and fiscal pressures. / Natixis (KN.PA) : Affectรฉe par la volatilitรฉ du marchรฉ et les pressions fiscales.
Non-Bank Lenders in CRE: High exposure to declining property values. / Prรชteurs non bancaires dans le CRE : Forte exposition ร la baisse des valeurs immobiliรจres.
Hedge Funds with CRE Bets: Losses from Franceโs property market slump. / Fonds spรฉculatifs avec paris sur le CRE : Pertes dues ร lโeffondrement du marchรฉ immobilier franรงais.
Fintech Lenders: Regulatory pressures and SME defaults affecting growth. / Prรชteurs fintech : Pressions rรฉglementaires et dรฉfauts des PME affectant la croissance.
Insurance Firms with CRE Portfolios: Potential losses from property downturns, per Banque de France reports. / Compagnies dโassurance avec portefeuilles CRE : Pertes potentielles dues ร la baisse du marchรฉ immobilier, selon les rapports de la Banque de France.
Pension Funds with Property Investments: Strained by declining CRE values and high interest rates. / Fonds de pension avec investissements immobiliers : Sous pression en raison de la baisse des valeurs CRE et des taux dโintรฉrรชt รฉlevรฉs.
Nexity (NXI.PA): Shares down 12% in 2024 due to a 10% drop in commercial property prices. / Nexity (NXI.PA) : Actions en baisse de 12 % en 2024 en raison dโune chute de 10 % des prix des propriรฉtรฉs commerciales.
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW.PA): Hit by declining retail and office property demand. / Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW.PA) : Affectรฉe par la baisse de la demande de propriรฉtรฉs commerciales et de bureaux.
Gecina (GFC.PA): Struggling with CRE market challenges and economic slowdown. / Gecina (GFC.PA) : En difficultรฉ avec les dรฉfis du marchรฉ CRE et le ralentissement รฉconomique.
Icade (ICAD.PA): Facing CRE portfolio stress amid market downturn. / Icade (ICAD.PA) : Confrontรฉe ร un stress du portefeuille CRE dans un contexte de baisse du marchรฉ.
Klepierre (LI.PA): Impacted by declining commercial property markets and high borrowing costs. / Klepierre (LI.PA) : Affectรฉe par la baisse des marchรฉs immobiliers commerciaux et les coรปts dโemprunt รฉlevรฉs.
Derivatives and Corporates / Dรฉrivรฉs et entreprises
Derivatives: French banks hold CRE-linked derivatives at risk of losses as property values decline, per Banque de France 2025 reports. / Dรฉrivรฉs : Les banques franรงaises dรฉtiennent des dรฉrivรฉs liรฉs au CRE ร risque de pertes alors que les valeurs immobiliรจres diminuent, selon les rapports de la Banque de France 2025.
Worst Corporates: Retail and hospitality firms tied to CRE (e.g., shopping centers facing closures); construction firms hit by a slowing housing market. / Pires entreprises : Entreprises de commerce de dรฉtail et dโhospitalitรฉ liรฉes au CRE (par exemple, centres commerciaux confrontรฉs ร des fermetures) ; entreprises de construction touchรฉes par un marchรฉ immobilier en ralentissement.
Analysis of Franceโs Economy and Property Sector / Analyse de lโรฉconomie franรงaise et du secteur immobilier
Franceโs economy in May 2025 remains fragile, with GDP growth projected at 0.9% for the year, down from 1.1% in 2023, according to INSEE forecasts. Inflation, at 2.5% in early 2025, exceeds the ECBโs 2% target, driven by high energy costs and supply chain disruptions. The property sector, particularly CRE, is in crisis, with commercial property prices falling 10% in 2024 due to reduced demand for office spaces amid hybrid work trends and high vacancy rates (12% in Paris, per CBRE data). The residential market also faces challenges, with housing prices down 4% in 2024 due to high interest rates and affordability issues, leading to a 15% drop in new mortgage approvals, per Banque de France data.
The ECBโs monetary tightening, with rates at 3.25% in late 2024, has squeezed bank margins, particularly for regional banks with high CRE exposure. The Banque de France reported a 10% rise in NPLs in the CRE sector, with some regional banks facing NPL ratios as high as 3.5%, compared to the national average of 1.5%. Franceโs fiscal deficit, at 5.5% of GDP in 2024, adds pressure, with investors concerned about long-term debt sustainability (public debt at 110% of GDP). Global economic slowdowns, including a weaker Chinese economy, reduce demand for French exports like luxury goods, while domestic challenges like labor strikes and political uncertainty further strain economic recovery.
Lโรฉconomie franรงaise en mai 2025 reste fragile, avec une croissance du PIB projetรฉe ร 0,9 % pour lโannรฉe, en baisse par rapport ร 1,1 % en 2023, selon les prรฉvisions de lโINSEE. Lโinflation, ร 2,5 % dรฉbut 2025, dรฉpasse lโobjectif de 2 % de la BCE, alimentรฉe par des coรปts รฉnergรฉtiques รฉlevรฉs et des perturbations de la chaรฎne dโapprovisionnement. Le secteur immobilier, en particulier le CRE, est en crise, les prix des propriรฉtรฉs commerciales ayant chutรฉ de 10 % en 2024 en raison dโune demande rรฉduite pour les espaces de bureaux dans un contexte de travail hybride et de taux de vacance รฉlevรฉs (12 % ร Paris, selon les donnรฉes CBRE). Le marchรฉ rรฉsidentiel est รฉgalement confrontรฉ ร des dรฉfis, les prix des logements ayant baissรฉ de 4 % en 2024 en raison des taux dโintรฉrรชt รฉlevรฉs et des problรจmes dโaccessibilitรฉ, entraรฎnant une chute de 15 % des nouvelles approbations de prรชts hypothรฉcaires, selon les donnรฉes de la Banque de France.
Le resserrement monรฉtaire de la BCE, avec des taux ร 3,25 % fin 2024, a comprimรฉ les marges des banques, en particulier pour les banques rรฉgionales trรจs exposรฉes au CRE. La Banque de France a signalรฉ une hausse de 10 % des NPLs dans le secteur CRE, certaines banques rรฉgionales affichant des taux de NPL aussi รฉlevรฉs que 3,5 %, contre une moyenne nationale de 1,5 %. Le dรฉficit fiscal de la France, ร 5,5 % du PIB en 2024, ajoute une pression, les investisseurs sโinquiรฉtant de la soutenabilitรฉ ร long terme de la dette (dette publique ร 110 % du PIB). Les ralentissements รฉconomiques mondiaux, y compris une รฉconomie chinoise plus faible, rรฉduisent la demande pour les exportations franรงaises comme les produits de luxe, tandis que les dรฉfis domestiques comme les grรจves et lโincertitude politique entravent davantage la reprise รฉconomique.
Survey Note: Detailed Analysis of Banking and Economic Challenges in France / Note dโenquรชte : Analyse dรฉtaillรฉe des dรฉfis bancaires et รฉconomiques en France
Introduction / Introduction As of May 22, 2025, France has not faced a banking crisis on the scale of Chinaโs 40-bank collapse in July 2024. However, regional banks are under pressure from a slumping property market, rising NPLs, and economic slowdown. This note examines banking vulnerabilities, ranks struggling entities, and analyzes Franceโs economic landscape, focusing on the property sector. / ร la date du 22 mai 2025, la France nโa pas connu une crise bancaire de lโampleur de lโeffondrement de 40 banques en Chine en juillet 2024. Cependant, les banques rรฉgionales sont sous pression en raison dโun marchรฉ immobilier en baisse, de lโaugmentation des NPLs et dโun ralentissement รฉconomique. Cette note examine les vulnรฉrabilitรฉs bancaires, classe les entitรฉs en difficultรฉ et analyse le paysage รฉconomique de la France, en mettant lโaccent sur le secteur immobilier.
Recent Bank Closures and Context / Fermetures rรฉcentes de banques et contexte France has avoided major bank closures recently, but the financial sector faces challenges. The ECBโs rate policy and the Banque de Franceโs 2025 report on rising NPLs in CRE highlight risks for regional banks, as seen in Sociรฉtรฉ Gรฉnรฉraleโs recent stock drop. Economic slowdown, fiscal uncertainty, and SME defaults add to the strain. / La France a รฉvitรฉ des fermetures majeures de banques rรฉcemment, mais le secteur financier est confrontรฉ ร des dรฉfis. La politique de taux de la BCE et le rapport de la Banque de France de 2025 sur lโaugmentation des NPLs dans le CRE mettent en รฉvidence les risques pour les banques rรฉgionales, comme en tรฉmoigne la rรฉcente chute de lโaction de Sociรฉtรฉ Gรฉnรฉrale. Le ralentissement รฉconomique, lโincertitude fiscale et les dรฉfauts des PME ajoutent ร la pression.
Ranking of Worst-Performing Entities / Classement des entitรฉs les moins performantes
Worst Banks / Pires banques
Rank / Rang
Bank / Banque
Key Issue / Problรจme principal
1
Regional Banks with CRE Exposure
High NPLs in CRE, economic slowdown. / NPLs รฉlevรฉs dans le CRE, ralentissement รฉconomique.
2
Sociรฉtรฉ Gรฉnรฉrale
10% stock drop, CRE exposure. / Chute de 10 % de lโaction, exposition au CRE.
3
BNP Paribas
High interest rates, SME loan defaults. / Taux dโintรฉrรชt รฉlevรฉs, dรฉfauts de paiement des PME.
4
Crรฉdit Agricole
Economic stagnation, CRE exposure. / Stagnation รฉconomique, exposition au CRE.
5
Smaller Cooperative Banks
High NPLs in SME and housing loans. / NPLs รฉlevรฉs dans les prรชts aux PME et immobiliers.
Worst Bank Stocks / Pires actions bancaires
Rank / Rang
Stock / Action
Key Issue / Problรจme principal
1
Sociรฉtรฉ Gรฉnรฉrale (GLE.PA)
Down 10% in 2025, CRE exposure. / Baisse de 10 % en 2025, exposition au CRE.
2
BNP Paribas (BNP.PA)
Down 7% in 2024, high interest rates. / Baisse de 7 % en 2024, taux dโintรฉrรชt รฉlevรฉs.
3
Crรฉdit Agricole (ACA.PA)
Down 6% in 2024, economic uncertainty. / Baisse de 6 % en 2024, incertitude รฉconomique.
4
French Banking Index (BFRAN)
Fell 8% in 2024, NPL and CRE concerns. / Chute de 8 % en 2024, prรฉoccupations NPL et CRE.
5
Natixis (KN.PA)
Market volatility, fiscal pressures. / Volatilitรฉ du marchรฉ, pressions fiscales.
CRE portfolio stress, market downturn. / Stress du portefeuille CRE, baisse du marchรฉ.
5
Klepierre (LI.PA)
Declining commercial markets, high borrowing costs. / Baisse des marchรฉs commerciaux, coรปts dโemprunt รฉlevรฉs.
Derivatives and Corporates / Dรฉrivรฉs et entreprises
Derivatives: French banks hold CRE-linked derivatives at risk of losses as property values decline. / Dรฉrivรฉs : Les banques franรงaises dรฉtiennent des dรฉrivรฉs liรฉs au CRE ร risque de pertes alors que les valeurs immobiliรจres diminuent.
Worst Corporates: Retail, hospitality, and construction firms tied to CRE facing defaults and slowdowns. / Pires entreprises : Entreprises de commerce de dรฉtail, dโhospitalitรฉ et de construction liรฉes au CRE, confrontรฉes ร des dรฉfauts et ralentissements.
Analysis of Franceโs Economy and Property Sector / Analyse de lโรฉconomie franรงaise et du secteur immobilier Franceโs economy in May 2025 faces challenges, with slowing GDP growth, rising inflation (2.5%), and a distressed property sector. High interest rates, fiscal deficits, and global trade issues exacerbate the strain on banks and corporates. / Lโรฉconomie franรงaise en mai 2025 fait face ร des dรฉfis, avec un ralentissement de la croissance du PIB, une inflation croissante (2,5 %) et un secteur immobilier en crise. Les taux dโintรฉrรชt รฉlevรฉs, les dรฉficits fiscaux et les problรจmes commerciaux mondiaux aggravent la pression sur les banques et les entreprises.
Global Implications / Implications mondiales Financial instability in France could disrupt European markets, reduce global trade demand, and deter foreign investment amid fiscal uncertainty. / Lโinstabilitรฉ financiรจre en France pourrait perturber les marchรฉs europรฉens, rรฉduire la demande commerciale mondiale et dรฉcourager les investissements รฉtrangers dans un contexte dโincertitude fiscale.
Conclusion / Conclusion France faces significant financial and economic challenges, with a distressed property sector, rising NPLs, and global pressures threatening stability. Structural reforms are needed to restore confidence and growth. / La France est confrontรฉe ร des dรฉfis financiers et รฉconomiques importants, avec un secteur immobilier en crise, des NPLs en hausse et des pressions mondiales menaรงant la stabilitรฉ. Des rรฉformes structurelles sont nรฉcessaires pour restaurer la confiance et la croissance.
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“Macron et son รฉpouse : Une histoire d’amour franรงaise ou l’absurditรฉ du temps ?”
(Version franรงaise ci-dessous)
“A Satirical Portrait of Macron and Brigitte: A Love Story in the Absurd Theatre of French Politics”“Un portrait satirique de Macron et Brigitte : une histoire d’amour dans le thรฉรขtre absurde de la politique franรงaise”
Ah, France. The land of existentialism, fine cheese, and the occasional revolution when the wine runs out. And at the very heart of it, presiding over this eternal carnival of sighing philosophers and riotous farmers, stands one Emmanuel Macronโa man who, through sheer force of will and a fair amount of Rothschild-grade financial wizardry, became the President of France.
By Kurt Vonnegut (Or At Least, Someone Who 7jLikes to Pretend to Be Him)
But wait, thereโs more! This isnโt just a political tale, dear reader. No, no. This is a love story. A story about Macron and his wife, Brigitteโa relationship so French, so peculiar, that one canโt help but suspect it was cooked up in some Parisian cafรฉ over cigarettes and vague ennui.
The Curious Case of Monsieur Macron
Emmanuel Macron, at the tender age of 15, met his future wifeโhis drama teacher. Yes, you read that correctly. In a turn of events that would have ended in police sirens in most places, young Emmanuel fell for the captivating Brigitte, 24 years his senior, and she, for reasons known only to the great cosmic jokester, reciprocated.
Now, of course, the Macrons insist that nothing improper happened until Emmanuel was safely of age, a claim as sturdy as a croissant in a wind tunnel. The town of Amiens watched with the same mix of fascination and disbelief as one watches a mime pretending to be trapped in a boxโsure, we see it happening, but we canโt quite believe itโs real.
Macron: The Man Who Outran Time
Whatโs most fascinating about this odd little romance isnโt just the age gap, but the way Macron appears to be living in some kind of non-linear time loop, a Vonnegutian character stuck in a world where past, present, and future overlap like badly stacked baguettes. Heโs the young boy who became an old man at 16, and the old man trying to convince young revolutionaries that he, too, understands the struggle.
In a world where politicians marry models half their age, Macron flipped the script. He skipped the midlife crisis altogether and started his life with an age-inappropriate relationship. Itโs like he read the handbook of male politicians, saw the “Trade in Wife for Newer Model” chapter, and decided, “No, I shall do the opposite.” A bold move, one that would be applauded if it didnโt also come with the unsettling feeling that someone, somewhere, is laughing at the cosmic joke of it all.
The Parisian Punchline
And so, Macron continues to lead France, speaking in grand, sweeping declarations while the people hurl metaphorical (and sometimes literal) tomatoes at him. He scolds protestors for lacking decorum while Paris burns behind him, because, mes amis, nothing says libertรฉ quite like a little strategic tear gas. And through it all, Brigitte stands by his side, smiling, elegant, a reminder that love, like history, is best enjoyed with a healthy dose of absurdity.
So it goes.
The Curious Life of Kurt Vonnegut: A Man Stuck Between Tragedy and Satire
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. was born on November 11, 1922, in Indianapolis, Indianaโa place that, by all accounts, is not the most obvious breeding ground for a literary genius who would go on to lampoon the absurdity of human existence. But alas, fate, irony, and possibly an overabundance of cornfields had other plans.
Vonnegut grew up in a family of German-American freethinkers, which meant that while his peers were playing baseball, he was likely pondering the great cosmic joke that is existence. His father was an architect, his mother a socialite with literary ambitions, and both were profoundly affected by the Great Depressionโsomething that left young Kurt with a deep skepticism about the American Dream.
War, Death, and Slaughterhouse-Five
Like many young men of his era, Vonnegut was thrust into World War II, where he promptly got captured during the Battle of the Bulge. As a prisoner of war, he found himself in Dresden, Germany, just in time to witness one of the most devastating bombings in history. He survived the inferno only because the Nazis had locked him and his fellow POWs in an underground meat storage facilityโSlaughterhouse-Fiveโwhich would later become the title of his most famous book.
After the war, he returned to the U.S. with a medal, some PTSD, and an unshakable belief that humans were just slightly evolved apes pretending to have grand purpose. He dabbled in a few careersโjournalism, public relations, even working for General Electricโbefore finally embracing his destiny as a full-time writer.
The Rise of a Literary Satirist
Vonnegut’s writing style was like if Mark Twain had time-traveled into a dystopian future and started cracking jokes about it. His novelsโCatโs Cradle, Slaughterhouse-Five, Breakfast of Championsโblurred the line between science fiction, absurdist humor, and profound philosophical insight. His books tackled everything from war and capitalism to free will and the meaninglessness of existence, all while making readers laugh and feel existential dread at the same time.
So It Goes
He spent his later years as a cultural icon, grumbling about politics, smoking too much, and continuing to remind humanity of its own ridiculousness. He passed away in 2007, leaving behind a body of work that remains as relevant as everโa testament to the fact that the world is still, by all accounts, an absurd and chaotic place.
Vonnegut would probably end this with some biting remark about how none of this really matters in the grand scheme of the universe. So it goes.
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Titre : “Macron et son รฉpouse : Une histoire d’amour franรงaise ou l’absurditรฉ du temps ?” Par Kurt Vonnegut (Ou du moins, quelqu’un qui aime faire semblant d’รชtre lui)
Ah, la France. Le pays de l’existentialisme, du fromage fin et de la rรฉvolution occasionnelle lorsque le vin vient ร manquer. Et au cลur de tout cela, prรฉsidant sur ce carnaval รฉternel de philosophes soupirants et de paysans en colรจre, se dresse Emmanuel Macronโun homme qui, par la seule force de sa volontรฉ et une bonne dose de sorcellerie financiรจre faรงon Rothschild, est devenu Prรฉsident de la Rรฉpublique.
Mais attendez, ce n’est pas qu’une simple histoire politique, chers lecteurs. Non, non. C’est une histoire d’amour. Une histoire de Macron et de sa femme, Brigitteโune relation si franรงaise, si singuliรจre, qu’on ne peut s’empรชcher de soupรงonner qu’elle a รฉtรฉ imaginรฉe dans un cafรฉ parisien, entre deux cigarettes et un soupir d’ennui vague.
L’รฉtrange cas de Monsieur Macron
Emmanuel Macron, ร l’รขge tendre de 15 ans, rencontre celle qui allait devenir son รฉpouseโsa professeure de thรฉรขtre. Oui, vous avez bien lu. Dans une tournure des รฉvรฉnements qui aurait abouti ร une arrestation dans la plupart des pays, le jeune Emmanuel tombe sous le charme de la captivante Brigitte, de 24 ans son aรฎnรฉe, et elle, pour des raisons connues seulement du grand farceur cosmique, lui rend la pareille.
Bien entendu, les Macron insistent sur le fait que rien d’inappropriรฉ ne s’est produit avant qu’Emmanuel ne soit officiellement majeur, une affirmation aussi robuste qu’un croissant dans une tempรชte. La ville d’Amiens a observรฉ cela avec le mรชme mรฉlange de fascination et d’incrรฉdulitรฉ que l’on รฉprouve en regardant un mime enfermรฉ dans une boรฎte imaginaireโon voit bien que รงa arrive, mais on a du mal ร y croire.
Macron : L’homme qui a dรฉfiรฉ le temps
Ce qui est fascinant dans cette รฉtrange romance, ce n’est pas seulement la diffรฉrence d’รขge, mais aussi la faรงon dont Macron semble vivre dans une sorte de boucle temporelle non linรฉaire, un personnage vonnegutien coincรฉ dans un monde oรน passรฉ, prรฉsent et futur s’entremรชlent comme des baguettes mal empilรฉes. C’est le jeune garรงon devenu un vieil homme ร 16 ans, et le vieil homme tentant de convaincre les jeunes rรฉvolutionnaires qu’il comprend aussi leur lutte.
Dans un monde oรน les politiciens รฉpousent des mannequins deux fois plus jeunes qu’eux, Macron a renversรฉ la tendance. Il a carrรฉment sautรฉ la crise de la quarantaine et commencรฉ sa vie avec une relation jugรฉe atypique. C’est comme s’il avait lu le manuel du politicien classique, repรฉrรฉ le chapitre “รchanger son รฉpouse contre un modรจle plus rรฉcent”, et dรฉcidรฉ : “Non, je ferai l’inverse.” Une dรฉcision audacieuse, qui serait applaudie si elle ne s’accompagnait pas du sentiment รฉtrange que quelque part, quelqu’un, se moque de la blague cosmique.
Le coup de thรฉรขtre parisien
Et ainsi, Macron continue de gouverner la France, parlant en grandes dรฉclarations thรฉรขtrales pendant que le peuple lui lance des tomates mรฉtaphoriques (et parfois littรฉrales). Il sermonne les manifestants sur le manque de dรฉcorum pendant que Paris brรปle derriรจre lui, parce que, mes amis, rien ne dit mieux libertรฉ qu’un peu de gaz lacrymogรจne bien placรฉ. Et pendant tout ce temps, Brigitte reste ร ses cรดtรฉs, souriante, รฉlรฉgante, rappelant que l’amour, comme l’histoire, est meilleur lorsqu’il est savourรฉ avec une bonne dose d’absurditรฉ.
Kurt Vonnegut : Un Maรฎtre de la Satire et de l’Absurde
Kurt Vonnegut est nรฉ le 11 novembre 1922 ร Indianapolis, aux รtats-Unis. Grandissant dans une famille dโorigine allemande marquรฉe par la Grande Dรฉpression, il dรฉveloppa trรจs tรดt un regard cynique sur la sociรฉtรฉ et les absurditรฉs du monde moderne.
Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, il servit dans l’armรฉe amรฉricaine et fut capturรฉ par les Allemands lors de la bataille des Ardennes. Il fut emprisonnรฉ ร Dresde et survรฉcut au bombardement dรฉvastateur de la ville en fรฉvrier 1945 en se rรฉfugiant dans un abattoir souterrain. Cette expรฉrience traumatisante inspira son chef-d’ลuvre, Abattoir 5 (Slaughterhouse-Five), un roman qui mรชle science-fiction, satire et rรฉflexion sur l’horreur de la guerre.
Aprรจs la guerre, Vonnegut travailla briรจvement comme journaliste avant de se consacrer pleinement ร l’รฉcriture. Son style unique, mรฉlangeant ironie mordante, humour absurde et critique sociale, fit de lui l’une des figures littรฉraires les plus influentes du XXe siรจcle. Parmi ses ลuvres les plus cรฉlรจbres, on trouve Les Sirรจnes de Titan, Le Berceau du chat, Dieu vous bรฉnisse, Monsieur Rosewater et Bienvenue ร Monkey House.
Avec un ton dรฉtachรฉ et une tendance ร briser le quatriรจme mur, Vonnegut dรฉnonรงait la guerre, la bureaucratie, la cupiditรฉ et la bรชtise humaine avec une intelligence cinglante. Sa phrase emblรฉmatique, “So it goes” (“Ainsi va la vie”), rรฉsonne comme un mantra face ร lโabsurditรฉ du destin.
Jusqu’ร sa mort en 2007, Vonnegut resta une voix incontournable de la littรฉrature amรฉricaine, un observateur sarcastique du monde, qui, malgrรฉ son pessimisme apparent, nโa jamais cessรฉ de croire en lโhumanitรฉ et en la nรฉcessitรฉ de la bontรฉ.
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FAN VERSION”Macron et son รฉpouse : Une histoire d’amour franรงaise ou l’absurditรฉ du temps ?” Par Kurt Vonnegut (Ou du moins, quelqu’un qui aime faire semblant d’รชtre lui)
Ah, la France. Le pays de l’existentialisme, du fromage fin et de la rรฉvolution occasionnelle lorsque le vin vient ร manquer. Et au cลur de tout cela, prรฉsidant sur ce carnaval รฉternel de philosophes soupirants et de paysans en colรจre, se dresse Emmanuel Macronโun homme qui, par la seule force de sa volontรฉ et une bonne dose de sorcellerie financiรจre faรงon Rothschild, est devenu Prรฉsident de la Rรฉpublique.
Mais attendez, ce n’est pas qu’une simple histoire politique, chers lecteurs. Non, non. C’est une histoire d’amour. Une histoire de Macron et de sa femme, Brigitteโune relation si franรงaise, si singuliรจre, qu’on ne peut s’empรชcher de soupรงonner qu’elle a รฉtรฉ imaginรฉe dans un cafรฉ parisien, entre deux cigarettes et un soupir d’ennui vague.
L’รฉtrange cas de Monsieur Macron
Emmanuel Macron, ร l’รขge tendre de 15 ans, rencontre celle qui allait devenir son รฉpouseโsa professeure de thรฉรขtre. Oui, vous avez bien lu. Dans une tournure des รฉvรฉnements qui aurait abouti ร une arrestation dans la plupart des pays, le jeune Emmanuel tombe sous le charme de la captivante Brigitte, de 24 ans son aรฎnรฉe, et elle, pour des raisons connues seulement du grand farceur cosmique, lui rend la pareille.
Bien entendu, les Macron insistent sur le fait que rien d’inappropriรฉ ne s’est produit avant qu’Emmanuel ne soit officiellement majeur, une affirmation aussi robuste qu’un croissant dans une tempรชte. La ville d’Amiens a observรฉ cela avec le mรชme mรฉlange de fascination et d’incrรฉdulitรฉ que l’on รฉprouve en regardant un mime enfermรฉ dans une boรฎte imaginaireโon voit bien que รงa arrive, mais on a du mal ร y croire.
Macron : L’homme qui a dรฉfiรฉ le temps
Ce qui est fascinant dans cette รฉtrange romance, ce n’est pas seulement la diffรฉrence d’รขge, mais aussi la faรงon dont Macron semble vivre dans une sorte de boucle temporelle non linรฉaire, un personnage vonnegutien coinc
“Le Futur Gargantuesque et Pantagruรฉlique de lโUnion Europรฉenne”
(La version franรงaise de lโarticle se trouve ci-dessous.)
English:“The Great Bureaucratic Beast โ A Satirical Vision of the European Union, Drowning in Regulations and Confusion.” Franรงais:“La Grande Bรชte Bureaucratique โ Une Vision Satirique de l’Union Europรฉenne, Submergรฉe par les Rรฉgulations et la Confusion.”
By Franรงois Rabelais (sort of) & Master Alcofribas Nasier, humble chronicler of nonsense and grandiloquence
(Presented in the spirit of the grand satirist himself, with a hearty toast to wine, wit, and absurdity!)
Of the Colossal and Marvelous Formation of the EU Leviathan
It came to pass, dear readers of keen intellect and sturdy digestion, that in the hallowed halls of the Most Holy and Indivisible Bureaucracy of Brussels, the Grand Potentates of Paperwork, Lords of the Infinite Reports, and Dukes of the Everlasting Regulations did decree that the Glorious European Union should grow and expand, like Gargantuaโs belly after a most sumptuous feast of roast oxen, garlicked snails, and the sweat of hardworking peasants.
โBehold!โ cried the Magnanimous Council of the Everlasting Conference Table, โwe shall integrate all things, regulate all things, and unify all things, such that even the manner in which a villager in Transylvanian bogs picks his nose shall be subject to a Directive!โ
And so, in their wisdom, they decreed that all cucumbers shall be straight, all cheeses shall be pasteurized, and all sovereign nations shall be shackled in eternal committees, where each decision shall be debated for 40 days and 40 nights until it is judged too offensive and discarded.
Of the Economic Miracles and Other Sorceries
A great economist of the time, the Most Wise Lord von Deficit, did proclaim, โFear not, O good citizens! Inflation is but an illusion, a mere trick of the senses, like a sausage that shrinks in the pan but remains just as filling in the mind.โ
And thus, in their boundless wisdom, the High Priests of the Euro did engage in the Great Alchemical Transmutation of Paper into Gold. They printed, and printed, and printed again, until their treasury houses overflowed with promissory notes that no man, woman, nor goat could ever redeem for real bread, let alone a hearty flagon of wine.
To ensure prosperity, the Elders of Austerity decreed that henceforth a loaf of bread should cost as much as a noblemanโs horse and that each citizen shall work until the age of one hundred and three, lest the pension coffers collapse like an overripe melon in the sun.
Of the Great Military Revivification, or How Europe Became a New Rome Without Soldiers
It was then said that Europe, which in its ancient days had legions of mighty warriors clad in iron, was in dire need of military might, lest foreign nations see it as a flabby old count whose only defense was a treaty and a strongly worded letter.
Thus, a grand decree was made: โWe shall form an army! A most magnificent army! A force so powerful it shall make the heavens tremble!โ But lo and behold, when the mustering day arrived, only four tax collectors, two professors of sustainable windmill management, and a poet specializing in gender-neutral epic poetry had arrived, for none among the landโs youth had any desire to fight, and those who did had already left for warmer climates with fewer regulations on meat seasoning.
Of the Inevitable Collapse, and the Rise of the Noble Republic of Brussels
At long last, under the weight of its own incomprehensible regulations, its ever-growing bureaucratic leviathan, and its infinite love of policies that pleased no one, the Great European Union did shudder, creak, and collapse into an incomprehensible labyrinth of acronyms, unread treaties, and unpaid debts.
As the people of the former lands of the EU turned to trading onions for wool and gold for well-fermented beer, the Most Wise Bureaucrats retreated into the one last standing stronghold of their powerโthe Noble Republic of Brusselsโwhere they continued to draft legislation in splendid isolation, hoping one day the world would once again require their sacred expertise on the proper curvature of a banana.
Conclusion: A Toast to the Future!
Fear not, dear reader! For even in the most absurd and tangled forms of governance, there lies a kind of grotesque beauty, like a drunken monk reciting philosophy while falling into a pigsty. And so, let us raise a goblet of the finest wine (if it still be legal) to the Most Grand, Most Confounding, Most Bizarre Future of the European Union, that it may continue to amuse, bewilder, and perplex all who dare study its ways!
Vivat! Flourish and multiply, O Bureaucratic Behemoth!
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“Le Futur Gargantuesque, Pantagruรฉlique et Incomprรฉhensible de la Trรจs Illustre Union Europรฉenne”
Par Franรงois Rabelais (ou presque) & Maรฎtre Alcofribas Nasier, humble chroniqueur des sottises et des grandiloquences
(Prรฉsentรฉ dans lโesprit du grand satiriste lui-mรชme, avec une bonne rasade de vin, dโesprit et dโabsurditรฉ !)
De la Formation Colossale et Merveilleuse du Lรฉviathan Europรฉen
Il advint, chers lecteurs ร lโintellect vif et ร la digestion robuste, que dans les augustes couloirs de la Trรจs Sainte et Indivisible Bureaucratie de Bruxelles, les Grands Potentats du Papier, Seigneurs des Rapports Infinis et Ducs des Rรจglements รternels dรฉcrรฉtรจrent que la Glorieuse Union Europรฉenne devait croรฎtre et sโรฉtendre, telle la panse de Gargantua aprรจs un festin somptueux de bลufs rรดtis, dโescargots ร lโail et de la sueur des paysans laborieux.
ยซ Voyez ! ยป sโรฉcriรจrent les Magnanimes Conseillers de la Table Ronde des Confรฉrences Interminables, ยซ nous allons tout intรฉgrer, tout rรฉglementer, tout unifier, de sorte que mรชme la maniรจre dont un villageois des marรฉcages de Transylvanie se cure le nez soit soumise ร une Directive ! ยป
Ainsi, dans leur infinie sagesse, ils dรฉcrรฉtรจrent que tous les concombres devraient รชtre droits, tous les fromages pasteurisรฉs, et toutes les nations souveraines enchaรฎnรฉes dans des comitรฉs รฉternels, oรน chaque dรฉcision serait dรฉbattue durant quarante jours et quarante nuits, jusquโร ce quโelle soit jugรฉe trop offensante et abandonnรฉe.
Des Miracles รconomiques et Autres Sorcelleries
Un grand รฉconomiste de lโรฉpoque, le Trรจs Sage Seigneur von Dรฉficit, proclama : ยซ Nโayez crainte, รด bons citoyens ! Lโinflation nโest quโune illusion, un simple tour de passe-passe des sens, comme une saucisse qui rรฉtrรฉcit dans la poรชle mais qui reste tout aussi nourrissante dans lโesprit. ยป
Ainsi, dans leur sagesse infinie, les Grands Prรชtres de lโEuro sโengagรจrent dans la Grande Transmutation Alchimique du Papier en Or. Ils imprimรจrent, imprimรจrent et imprimรจrent encore, jusquโร ce que leurs coffres dรฉbordent de billets promissoires que nul homme, femme ou chรจvre ne pouvait jamais รฉchanger contre du pain vรฉritable, encore moins contre une bonne pinte de vin.
Pour assurer la prospรฉritรฉ, les Anciens de lโAustรฉritรฉ dรฉcrรฉtรจrent que dรฉsormais une miche de pain devrait coรปter autant quโun cheval de noble et que chaque citoyen travaillerait jusquโร lโรขge de cent trois ans, sous peine de voir les caisses des retraites sโeffondrer comme un melon trop mรปr sous le soleil.
De la Grande Revivification Militaire, ou Comment lโEurope Devint une Nouvelle Rome Sans Soldats
On dit alors que lโEurope, qui dans les temps anciens avait des lรฉgions de guerriers puissants couverts de fer, รฉtait en grand besoin dโune force militaire, sous peine dโรชtre vue par les nations รฉtrangรจres comme un vieux comte flasque dont la seule dรฉfense รฉtait un traitรฉ et une lettre bien tournรฉe.
Ainsi fut prise une grande dรฉcision : ยซ Nous allons former une armรฉe ! Une armรฉe des plus magnifiques ! Une force si puissante quโelle fera trembler les cieux ! ยป
Mais hรฉlas, quand vint le jour de lโappel aux armes, seuls quatre percepteurs dโimpรดts, deux professeurs de gestion durable des moulins ร vent, et un poรจte spรฉcialisรฉ dans lโรฉpopรฉe รฉpicรจne se prรฉsentรจrent. Car nul parmi la jeunesse du pays nโavait le dรฉsir de combattre, et ceux qui lโavaient dรฉjร รฉtaient partis vers des climats plus chauds, oรน lโassaisonnement de la viande รฉtait soumis ร moins de rรฉgulations.
De lโInevitable Effondrement et de la Naissance de la Noble Rรฉpublique de Bruxelles
Finalement, sous le poids de ses propres rรจglements incomprรฉhensibles, de son lรฉviathan bureaucratique toujours croissant, et de son amour infini pour des politiques qui ne plaisaient ร personne, la Grande Union Europรฉenne finit par trembler, craquer, et sโeffondrer dans un labyrinthe dโacronymes, de traitรฉs illisibles et de dettes impayรฉes.
Les peuples des anciennes terres de lโUE retournรจrent alors au troc, รฉchangeant des oignons contre de la laine et de lโor contre de la biรจre bien fermentรฉe. Quant aux Trรจs Sages Bureaucrates, ils se rรฉfugiรจrent dans leur dernier bastion de pouvoir โ la Noble Rรฉpublique de Bruxelles โ oรน ils continuรจrent ร rรฉdiger des rรจglements en splendide isolement, espรฉrant quโun jour, le monde aurait ร nouveau besoin de leur expertise sacrรฉe sur la courbure idรฉale des bananes.
Conclusion : Un Toast au Futur !
Nโayez crainte, cher lecteur ! Car mรชme dans les formes les plus absurdes et embrouillรฉes de gouvernance, il demeure une sorte de beautรฉ grotesque, semblable ร un moine ivre rรฉcitant de la philosophie en tombant dans une porcherie.
Ainsi, levons un verre du plus fin des vins (sโil est encore lรฉgal) ร la Trรจs Grande, Trรจs Dรฉconcertante et Trรจs Bizarre Aventure de lโUnion Europรฉenne, quโelle continue ร amuser, stupรฉfier et dรฉconcerter tous ceux qui osent รฉtudier ses voies !
Vivat ! Quโelle prospรจre et se multiplie, รด Bureaucratique Bรฉhรฉmoth !
English: “The Comedy of Inflation: Aristocrats trade worthless fortunes while the common people struggle for bread.” French: “La Comรฉdie de lโInflation : Les aristocrates รฉchangent des fortunes illusoires tandis que le peuple lutte pour du pain.”
A Comedic Farce in Three Acts
Act I: The Golden Illusion
In the grand city of Argentville, where men in powdered wigs and silk stockings traded fortunes with a flick of the wrist, there lived a most distinguished financier, Monsieur Harpagon de la Bourse. A man of exquisite taste and insatiable greed, he had made his fortune whispering sweet nothings to the market and watching it swoon.
One evening, while counting his coins with the affection of a lover, his loyal but exasperated clerk, Jacques, interrupted.
โMaster, the price of wheat has doubled, and the people grumble!โ
โBah!โ scoffed Harpagon, adjusting his brocade waistcoat. โLet them grumble! A rising tide lifts all shipsโthough, of course, some sail first-class, while others must swim.โ
Jacques wrung his hands. โBut sire, they say inflation has taken hold of the land!โ
Harpagon laughed. โInflation? A trifle! A delightful dance of numbers! It merely means that my wealth is ever so much greater when measured in the paltry coins of the common man!โ
Act II: The Bubble Bursts
News soon spread through the salons and stock exchanges that money had become as abundant as flattery in a nobleโs court. Bankers, merchants, and charlatans alike rushed to inflate their fortunes, stuffing their pockets with promises of wealth that shimmered like a mirage in the desert.
The noble Marquis de Credit, a dandy whose investments were as grand as his periwig, approached Harpagon.
โDear friend,โ the Marquis purred, โhave you not heard? Paper is the new gold! The kingโs ministers print it in such quantities that soon we shall all be richer than Croesus!โ
โBut what of value?โ Harpagon asked.
โValue? What a quaint notion! All that matters is speculation!โ
And so it was that fortunes ballooned like a soufflรฉโuntil, of course, it collapsed under its own foolish weight.
Act III: The Price of Foolishness
At last, the reckoning came. Prices soared beyond reason, and the common folk, their purses emptied and their bellies unfilled, cried out for relief.
Harpagon, once the wealthiest man in Argentville, now found that his mountain of coins bought him no more than a loaf of bread.
Jacques sighed. โMaster, what shall we do?โ
Harpagon, at last humbled, sighed dramatically. โAh, Jacques, my folly was thinking that numbers alone could feed me! I have spent my life worshiping gold, only to find that gold, like flattery, cannot be eaten.โ
And so, with a bow to the audience, Harpagon and his fellow financiers learned that the comedy of inflation was always written at the expense of those who could afford it least.
Moral of the Play: When fortunes are built on illusions, it is always the common man who pays the price.
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known as Moliรจre (1622โ1673), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the history of French literature. Born in Paris to a wealthy family, he initially studied law but soon abandoned it for the theater, founding the theater company Illustre Thรฉรขtre.
Moliรจre became famous for his sharp comedies that satirized the hypocrisy, vanity, and absurdities of 17th-century French society. His plays, including Tartuffe, The Misanthrope, The Imaginary Invalid, and The Miser, blended wit, social critique, and farce, often drawing the ire of powerful figures, including the Catholic Church.
With the patronage of King Louis XIV, Moliรจreโs troupe became the official royal theater company. However, his works frequently sparked controversy for mocking religious hypocrisy and aristocratic pretensions. He continued acting until his final daysโironically collapsing on stage while performing The Imaginary Invalid and dying shortly thereafter in 1673.
His legacy endures as a master of comedy, satire, and theatrical innovation, influencing playwrights and comedians for centuries.
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Le Marchรฉ du Ladre, ou La Comรฉdie de lโInflation
Une farce en trois actes
Acte I : Lโillusion dorรฉe
Dans la grande ville dโArgentville, oรน les hommes en perruques poudrรฉes et en bas de soie รฉchangeaient des fortunes dโun simple geste, vivait un financier des plus distinguรฉs, Monsieur Harpagon de la Bourse. Homme de goรปt exquis et dโune avarice insatiable, il avait bรขti sa fortune en susurrant des mots doux au marchรฉ et en le voyant sโรฉvanouir de plaisir.
Un soir, alors quโil comptait ses piรจces avec lโaffection dโun amant, son fidรจle mais exaspรฉrรฉ clerc, Jacques, lโinterrompit.
ยซ Maรฎtre, le prix du blรฉ a doublรฉ, et le peuple gronde ! ยป
ยซ Bah ! ยป sโexclama Harpagon, en ajustant son gilet de brocart. ยซ Quโil gronde ! Une mer montante porte tous les naviresโฆ bien que, bien sรปr, certains voyagent en premiรจre classe tandis que dโautres doivent nager. ยป
Jacques se tordit les mains. ยซ Mais, sire, on dit que lโinflation a pris le pays ! ยป
Harpagon rit. ยซ Lโinflation ? Une broutille ! Une dรฉlicieuse danse de chiffres ! Cela signifie simplement que ma richesse est dโautant plus grande lorsquโelle est mesurรฉe en misรฉrables sous du commun des mortels ! ยป
Acte II : Lโรฉclatement de la bulle
La nouvelle se rรฉpandit bientรดt dans les salons et les bourses : lโargent coulait ร flots, aussi abondant que les flatteries ร la cour dโun noble. Banquiers, marchands et charlatans se prรฉcipitรจrent pour gonfler leur fortune, bourrant leurs poches de promesses de richesses aussi brillantes quโun mirage dans le dรฉsert.
Le noble Marquis de Crรฉdit, un dandy dont les investissements รฉtaient aussi extravagants que sa perruque, aborda Harpagon.
ยซ Mon cher ami, ยป ronronna le Marquis, ยซ nโavez-vous pas entendu ? Le papier est le nouvel or ! Les ministres du roi en impriment tant que bientรดt nous serons tous plus riches que Crรฉsus ! ยป
ยซ Mais quโen est-il de la valeur ? ยป demanda Harpagon.
ยซ La valeur ? Quelle idรฉe archaรฏque ! Tout ce qui compte, cโest la spรฉculation ! ยป
Et ainsi, les fortunes gonflรจrent comme un soufflรฉโฆ jusquโร ce quโelles sโeffondrent sous leur propre poids dโabsurditรฉ.
Acte III : Le prix de la folie
Enfin, lโheure de vรฉritรฉ arriva. Les prix sโenvolรจrent au-delร du raisonnable, et les citoyens, le ventre vide et la bourse encore plus creuse, criรจrent grรขce.
Harpagon, autrefois lโhomme le plus riche dโArgentville, dรฉcouvrit alors que sa montagne de piรจces ne lui permettait dโacheter guรจre plus quโun pain rassis.
Jacques soupira. ยซ Maรฎtre, que faire ? ยป
Harpagon, enfin humble, se lamenta dramatiquement. ยซ Ah, Jacques, ma folie fut de croire que les chiffres seuls pouvaient me nourrir ! Jโai passรฉ ma vie ร adorer lโor, pour dรฉcouvrir quโil ne se mange pas, pas plus que la flatterie. ยป
Et ainsi, avec une rรฉvรฉrence au public, Harpagon et ses compรจres financiers apprirent que la comรฉdie de lโinflation se jouait toujours aux dรฉpens de ceux qui pouvaient le moins se le permettre.
Moralitรฉ : Quand les fortunes reposent sur des illusions, cโest toujours le peuple qui en paie le prix.
Biographie de Moliรจre
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, dit Moliรจre (1622โ1673), รฉtait un dramaturge, acteur et poรจte franรงais, considรฉrรฉ comme lโun des plus grands รฉcrivains de la littรฉrature franรงaise. Nรฉ ร Paris dans une famille aisรฉe, il รฉtudia dโabord le droit avant dโabandonner cette voie pour se consacrer au thรฉรขtre, fondant la troupe de lโIllustre Thรฉรขtre.
Moliรจre devint cรฉlรจbre grรขce ร ses comรฉdies satiriques qui critiquaient lโhypocrisie, la vanitรฉ et les absurditรฉs de la sociรฉtรฉ du XVIIe siรจcle. Parmi ses ลuvres majeures figurent Tartuffe, Le Misanthrope, Le Malade Imaginaire et LโAvare, qui mรชlent finesse dโesprit, critique sociale et farce, souvent au grand dam des puissants, notamment de lโรglise catholique.
Grรขce au soutien de Louis XIV, la troupe de Moliรจre devint la compagnie de thรฉรขtre officielle de la cour. Pourtant, ses piรจces suscitaient rรฉguliรจrement la controverse en raison de leur moquerie des faux dรฉvots et des prรฉtentions aristocratiques. Il resta sur scรจne jusquโร sa mort, sโeffondrant ironiquement lors dโune reprรฉsentation du Malade Imaginaire en 1673.
Son hรฉritage perdure comme maรฎtre de la comรฉdie, de la satire et de lโinnovation thรฉรขtrale, influenรงant encore aujourdโhui dramaturges et comรฉdiens ร travers le monde.
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“Elon Musk confronts the ’14 Magic Money Computers’ spewing funny money, as the UK and France cling to fading financial symbols, while Ukraineโs wheat, Africaโs minerals, Canadaโs oil sands, and Greenlandโs icy riches emerge as the new collateral frontier in a chaotic global cash clashโBitcoin whispers in the shadows.”
Money doesnโt grow on trees, or so the saying goes. But in todayโs world of fiat currenciesโunbacked by gold or silverโit might as well grow on promises. Those promises, known as collaterals, are the assets that underpin loans, stabilize currencies, and keep the financial system humming. Without them, the whole house of cards risks collapse. For decades, the UK and France, pillars of Western economic power, relied on a mix of tangible and intangible collateralsโreal estate, government bonds, and their imperial legaciesโto fuel their monetary systems. But as of March 24, 2025, both nations face a stark reality: their traditional collateral pools are drying up. Enter Ukraine, Africa, Canada, and Greenlandโgeopolitical wildcards that could redefine the global money game. But at what cost?
The Collateral Crunch in the UK and France
In a fiat system, moneyโs value hinges on trust, and trust hinges on collateralโassets lenders can seize if borrowers default. Historically, the UK leveraged its vast property market and the City of Londonโs financial wizardry, while France banked on its industrial base and sovereign debt credibility. But the cracks are showing. Post-Brexit, the UKโs real estate bubble wobbles under high interest rates, with commercial properties losing value as remote work guts demand. Government bonds, once a rock-solid collateral, now jitter with every inflation spikeโyields on 10-year gilts hover near 4%, signaling market unease. France isnโt faring better. Its debt-to-GDP ratio, pushing 112%, spooks investors, and its industrial output stagnates as energy costs soar without cheap Russian gas.
Why the shortfall? Decades of outsourcing production eroded tangible assets, while financializationโbetting on derivatives and debtโcreated a hollowed-out base. The 2008 crash exposed this fragility, yet little changed. Now, with global trade fracturing and trust in Western institutions waning, the UK and France lack the hard collateralโland, resources, or production capacityโto back their money-printing sprees. Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) fans might shrug, claiming sovereign nations canโt go broke if they control their currency. But when inflation bites and bond markets balk, even MMTโs magic wand needs something real to wave over.
Ukraine: War-Torn Collateral of the Future?
Enter Ukraine, a nation battered by Russiaโs war but brimming with untapped potential. Its black soil, among the worldโs most fertile, produces a fifth of global wheat exportsโwhen itโs not under siege. Beneath lies a treasure trove: lithium, rare earths, and natural gas reserves eyed by Western powers desperate to break Chinaโs mineral chokehold. Before 2022, Ukraineโs collateral value was speculative; now, itโs a geopolitical football.
The UK and France, alongside the EU, see Ukraine as a lifeline. Frozen Russian assetsโ$350 billion globallyโdangle as a tantalizing prize, with London pushing to seize them outright for Ukraineโs reconstruction, while Paris hesitates, fearing legal blowback. If stabilized, Ukraine could become a collateral hub: agricultural output as loan security, minerals as industrial backing. But thereโs a catch. War has trashed infrastructureโdamaged collateral cuts loan access, as a 2022 study showed Ukrainian firms losing lending power with every bombed factory. Peace remains elusive, and Trumpโs wavering U.S. support leaves Europe scrambling. Ukraineโs potential is real, but itโs a gamble on a battlefield.
Africa: The Continent of Collateral Dreams
Across the Atlantic, Africa looms as the ultimate collateral frontier. With 30% of the worldโs mineral reservesโcobalt, lithium, uraniumโand vast arable land, itโs a sleeping giant. Russiaโs invasion of Ukraine spiked energy and food prices, forcing Europe to pivot south. Algeriaโs gas fields could replace Nord Streamโs ghosts, while Tanzaniaโs 57 trillion cubic feet of gas beckon long-term deals. The catch? Infrastructure lags, and Chinaโs Belt and Road already has a head start, locking up mines and ports.
For the UK and France, Africaโs appeal is raw. Post-colonial ties give them leverageโFranceโs Francophone influence in West Africa, Britainโs Commonwealth tiesโbut exploitation haunts the narrative. If African nations collateralize their resources for European loans, they risk debt traps echoing the IMFโs past sins. Yet, as Europeโs energy crisis deepens, expect London and Paris to pitch โpartnershipsโ dressed as salvation. The collateral is thereโwhether itโs seized or shared depends on who writes the contracts.
Canada and Greenland: North Americaโs Untapped Vaults
Closer to home, Canada and Greenland offer a different flavor of collateral. Canadaโs oil sands, timber, and rare earth deposits make it a resource titan, yet its economy ties tightly to the U.S. Trumpโs 2025 musings about Canada as the โ51st stateโ sound farcical, but his tariff threats hint at a play to lock in Canadian assets as U.S.-backed collateral. If the UK and France cozy up via trade pacts, they could tap this tooโthough Ottawaโs hardly eager to play pawn.
Greenlandโs the real prize. Its ice hides rare earths and hydrocarbons, and melting Arctic routes promise shipping lanes rivaling Suez. Trumpโs obsession with โbuyingโ Greenlandโreiterated in 2025โunderscores its strategic weight: Pituffik Space Base guards the GIUK gap, while minerals counter Chinaโs dominance. Denmark, its overseer, rebuffs sales, but Greenlandโs independence push could shift the board. If Nuuk breaks free, the UK and France might swoop in, offering loans backed by Greenlandโs bounty. Collateral here isnโt just economicโitโs military, a hedge against Russia and Chinaโs Arctic ambitions.
The Bigger Picture: Collateral as Power
Collaterals arenโt just financialโtheyโre geopolitical leverage. The UK and France, facing a collateral squeeze, need new assets to prop up their currencies and influence. Ukraineโs fields, Africaโs mines, Canadaโs forests, and Greenlandโs ice could fill the gap, but each comes with strings: war, neo-colonial optics, or transatlantic tussles. Meanwhile, fiatโs fragility looms. If trust in pounds and euros faltersโsay, via inflation or debt defaultsโhard assets elsewhere become the new gold standard.
This isnโt conspiracy; itโs economics meeting realpolitik. The Westโs money system thrives on belief, but belief needs backing. As traditional collaterals fade, the scramble for new ones intensifies. Ukraine and Africa offer chaos and promise; Canada and Greenland, stability and strategy. For the UK and France, itโs a high-stakes huntโone that could reshape global power or expose the emperorโs naked fiat.
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“Shrouded in Mystery: The Notre Dame fire ignites a web of conspiracy theories, from sabotage to cover-ups, as the world seeks answers about the fate of the iconic cathedral.”
The devastating fire that engulfed the Notre Dame Cathedral on April 15, 2019, remains a mystery in terms of responsibility. After years of investigations, French authorities have concluded that the blaze was most likely accidental, though the precise cause has not been determined. Several hypotheses were explored, including potential issues with electrical systems, construction site equipment, or even a smoldering cigarette. None of these theories have been definitively proven, and no individuals or groups have been chargedใ53โ sourceใใ54โ sourceใ.
Potential Causes
Electrical Faults: Some evidence suggested an electrical malfunction in the building’s infrastructure or scaffolding elevators used during restoration work. Investigators, however, found no clear link between these systems and the fire’s originใ53โ sourceใใ55โ sourceใ.
Construction Site Accidents: Workers at the site testified that no heat-generating equipment was in use near the fire’s starting point. Investigations also focused on roof lifts and other machinery but found them positioned far from the spire where the fire beganใ55โ sourceใ.
Bell Wiring: Newer theories explored whether the wiring associated with the bells installed in the spire could have contributed, but no conclusive evidence has emergedใ55โ sourceใ.
Broader Implications
The fire not only caused catastrophic damage to the 850-year-old cathedral but also released significant lead contamination from the melted roof and spire. Public health concerns about lead poisoning among residents and workers have led to additional investigationsใ53โ sourceใใ54โ sourceใ.
Rebuilding Efforts
Notre Dame is scheduled to reopen in December 2024, with much of its reconstruction focused on preserving the original Gothic design. The iconic spire has been rebuilt to match the 19th-century version added by architect Eugรจne Viollet-le-Duc. The restoration effort has been supported by global donations exceeding โฌ800 millionใ54โ sourceใใ55โ sourceใ.
While the exact cause and any potential responsibility for the Notre Dame fire remain unresolved, the rebuilding symbolizes resilience and a commitment to cultural heritage. The cathedral is set to welcome visitors and hold religious services once again, a testament to its enduring significance in French and global history.
Conspiracy Theories Surrounding the Notre Dame Fire
The fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in April 2019 sparked numerous conspiracy theories, fueled by the lack of definitive evidence about the fire’s cause. While official investigations concluded that the fire was likely accidental, these conclusions have not deterred speculation.
1. Deliberate Arson Allegations
Some conspiracy theorists claim the fire was a deliberate act of arson, potentially targeting Christianity or French heritage. Supporters of this theory point to the timing of the fire, which coincided with a rise in vandalism at churches across France. Despite extensive investigations, no evidence supports arson, and authorities have consistently ruled out foul playใ54โ sourceใใ55โ sourceใ.
2. Religious or Political Extremism
Another theory alleges that extremist groupsโeither religiously or politically motivatedโwere behind the fire. This idea often circulates among far-right groups, who suggest the event was part of a broader attack on Western culture. However, this theory lacks credible evidence and has been dismissed by investigatorsใ53โ sourceใ.
3. Corporate Greed
Some theories focus on financial motives, suggesting that wealthy donors or companies involved in the restoration might have been complicit in the fire to fast-track renovations or gain financial benefits. The rapid influx of donations, exceeding โฌ800 million, has been cited by conspiracy theorists as suspicious, though there is no proof of wrongdoingใ55โ sourceใ.
4. Symbolic Sabotage
A more symbolic theory argues that the fire was orchestrated as a statement against France or Christianity. This aligns with theories tying the event to broader cultural or ideological conflicts, but no tangible evidence supports such claims.
5. Cover-Up of Negligence
One of the more plausible conspiracy theories suggests that negligence by restoration workers or project managers led to the fire, but the true cause has been concealed to protect reputations. While investigators have ruled out direct worker involvement, this theory continues to circulate due to the lack of a definitive explanationใ55โ sourceใ.
Why Conspiracy Theories Persist
The dramatic visuals of the burning cathedral, combined with the lack of a clear culprit, created fertile ground for speculation. Conspiracy theories often thrive in situations where iconic symbols like Notre Dame are involved, especially when official narratives fail to address all public concerns.
Conclusion
While the Notre Dame fire remains officially classified as accidental, conspiracy theories reflect broader societal anxieties about cultural heritage, religion, and institutional trust. The absence of clear-cut answers continues to fuel these narratives, even in the face of thorough investigations.
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“Under the Azovstal industrial zone, owned by oligarch Rinat Akhmetov, the alleged illegitimate son of former Ukrainian President Kuchma, there are 24 km of tunnels up to 30 m deep.
There is a secret NATO facility PIT-404 and a secret NATO biological weapons laboratory there. There are NATO officers in the PIT-404 facility, and the tunnels are equipped with an armored bunker system.
About 240 foreigners are in the building, including NATO and French Foreign Legion officers and biolab staff. Their guards, financed by Akhmetov, number up to 3,000.
The biolab under the Azovstal plant in Mariupol in the so-called PIT-404 facility – built and operated by Metabiota, a company with ties to Hunter Biden, Rinat Akhmetov and Volodymyr Zelensky.
Bioweapons tests were conducted in the laboratories of this facility. Thousands of Mariupol residents became “guinea pigs” in these terrible tests. And it was mainly Western “specialists” who took part in these inhumane experiments.
French intelligence officers and officers of special forces could not get their comrades out of Mariupol. This is why Macron called the Kremlin so many times asking for “humanitarian corridors”, the source told us.
Some French intelligence officers died in the rescue operation. The head of French intelligence, Eric Videaux, was dismissed on March 31, 2022, for failures of French intelligence in the war in Ukraine.
Officers from the U.S., Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Turkey, Sweden, Poland, and Greece are now trapped in the dungeons of Azovstal. U.S. Lieutenant General Roger Clothier, recently captured by DNR People’s Militia from a downed helicopter, has been tracked down by the Russian GRU and SVR in Mariupol from external surveillance of his mistress in Turkey in Izmir.
The Ukrainian national, known to the intelligence service as Klute, had always accompanied the general as a traveling wife, confidante and interpreter. As soon as information was received that this woman had arrived in Mariupol, Russia launched a military operation and blockaded the city.
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Lawyer Virginie de Araujo-Recchia was arrested at her home in the early morning of March 22, 2022 and taken into police custody.
At this time, it is not known what offenses she is accused of.
Lawyer de Araujo-Recchia has filed several criminal complaints against the publishers of media or against the members of the joint joint commission that had validated the vaccination certificate. She has also filed complaints against the parliamentarians who voted for the law requiring vaccination for professional practice.
She is part of the grand jury advocacy collective led by attorney Dr. Reiner Fuellmich and attorney Viviane Fischer, who is appealing to the Court of Public Opinion. The founders of the Corona Committee, together with an international group of lawyers, have launched a Grand Jury Proceeding based on the U.S. model – chaired by Portuguese Judge Rui Fonseca E Castro. A Grand Jury Proceeding is used to determine whether the evidence against one or more potential defendants is sufficient to bring charges. The jury in this case is “public opinion.”
As France Soir reports, the lawyer was currently working on a complaint against political parties and the machinations of some of their members.
The presidential election in France is coming up in three weeks.
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After months of supporting the totalitarian World Economic Forum’s puppet, the police in Paris are now siding with the Freedom Fighters. I do believe that this marks the end for the NWO in France. The military have already said they are considering a Coup to remove the dictator, so now that the cops are actually honoring their Oaths, it seems like the tyrants are out of options.
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Macron caused a lot of resentment during his appearance in Parliament yesterday. Some expressed their antipathy.
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โ๏ธ Macron’s appearance is arrogant, abuses speaking time for his personal political campaigning
โ๏ธ Europe defindet sihj in acdramatic situation is threatened militarily from the East. Poland is threatened by Ukraine and you come here looking for culprits, Poland and Hungarn, instead of defending Poland(s borders).
โ๏ธ While you decide Chinese measures, using Covid as a pretext. Your repressions against yellow vests and other protesters are also Chinese. You are violating the rule of law
โ๏ธ It is outrageous how you wage your ideological war. Not a word about the family, birth, about the economic problems of families because of the pandemic. Your priority is abortion. Outrageous
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You asked us about the origin of a fake news that has been circulating for several days, claiming that Brigitte Macron would be a “transsexual” woman, born under the real name of Jean-Michel Trogneux. The hashtag #JeanMichelTrogneux, launched on November 7 by the account hostile to Emmanuel Macron “Journal de la macronie”, has since found itself among the most discussed topics of the social network Twitter, deciding the entourage of Brigitte Macron to file a complaint. Contacted by CheckNews, the office of the wife of the President told us that “the lawyer of Brigitte Macron” was “responsible for defending his interests following these publications. The latter, Me Jean Ennochi, confirmed to us this Wednesday evening that there would be “prosecutions”.
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Ruptly is live from Calais on Friday, November 26 as French fishermen attempt to block the port as well as the Eurotunnel, in a standoff with the UK over licenses to operate in British waters. The regional committee that represents fishermen announced that protesters are ‘very motivated’ to block freight bound for the UK amid the dispute. The French Maritime Minister has stated that about 150 French boats have been denied permits to operate in British waters. Talks to resolve the post-Brexit row are in stalemate with the UK insisting that the majority of applications for licenses have been granted.
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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy will hear on Thursday whether he is to face up to six months in jail after a corruption trial in Paris. Sarkozy is accused of illegally overspending on his losing 2012 presidential campaign. In March he was sentenced to three years in prison in a separate case – also for corruption – and securing favours from a judge.
Riot police storm Paris station as fire erupts in Lyon in angry protests against Macron FRANCE has erupted in protest at Emmanuel Macron’s Covid vaccine passport policy as police clash with protestors in Lyon and Paris. Covid vaccine protests have erupted acrossย Franceย asย Emmanuel Macronย faces a public backlash over the French Government’s handling of the pandemic. Police in Paris and Lyon have clashed with angry demonstrators who gathered in protestย on Saturdayย at the country’s Covid health pass law which requires people to have a certificate of vaccination in order to enter public areas such as cafes, public transport, or shops. Protestors have taken to the streets in Lyon in large numbers, with police reportedly firing tear gas in a bid to prevent the march’s progress. Footage of social media shows hundreds of demonstrators making their way through streets black with tear gas. In the background, objects can be seen being hurled at police lines. Meanwhile, a separate clip appears to show French police officers attempting to confront a large mob of demonstrators inside a Paris metro station. Riot police can be seen confronting protestors in the Chรขtelet metro station in the heart of Paris. Shocked commuters can be seen heading up the escalators as the French police charge down to confront the protestors Demonstrators unfurled a banner in the station and began charing anti-vaccine pass slogans. The clashes mark the eighth consecutive weekend of protests against France’s Covid-19 health pass.
Last weekend a total of 160,000 people took part in Covid vaccine protests across France according to the country’s interior ministry By the evening of Saturday, authorities had logged 222 separate protest actions, according to France 24. In total, police arrested sixteen people were arrested. Meanwhile, three police officers suffered slight injuries in the clashes. It comes as aย new report published by the European Council on Foreign Relations highlighted growing discontent over Macron’s Covidย restrictions. The report read: “In France, the pandemic has led to striking changes of political philosophy in the main governing and opposition parties. This is the ‘nonbinary democracy’.
“The crisis has driven the liberal supporters of Emmanuel Macronโs centrist political platform to support highly interventionist state action, with 89 percent of those who expressed an opinion believing that the restrictions were either right or not strict enough. Meanwhile, among the current supporters of Marine Le Pen, whose party has often sought a more authoritarian state, almost one-third (33 percent) of those who expressed their opinion think that the restrictions were too strict and hence want their party to pose as a tribune of freedom against the repressive power of the pandemic state.”
Paris, France / Frankreich / Francia Live from Paris on Saturday, August 7, as the Yellow Vests stage a protest against the health pass and mandatory vaccination for some categories of the population. French authorities have recently rolled out a new COVID-19 health pass amid a surge in infections. As of Wednesday, July 21, in order to visit cultural venues and sports matches, people are required to show proof of vaccination, a negative test, or recent recovery from COVID-19. A similar demonstration held in Paris last week brought 160,000 people to the streets and resulted in clashes with police and multiple arrests.
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France chaos ERUPTS: Paris police use batons – protests against Macron turn violent PROTESTS against Emmanuel Macron’s europhile government have turned violent in Paris this afternoon Riot police were seen swinging batons at marchers who descended on the French capital to protest against Mr Macronโs plans to introduce mandatory COVID-19 health passes. More than 150,000 demonstrators were estimated to have taken to the streets across the French Republic against the Presidentโs plans to make the passes obligatory to enter many public cultural venues.
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Emmanuel Macron has been forced into a humiliating U-turn months after he was attacked for playing a prominent role in the EU-China deal.
The French President vowed to bolster France’s security ties with Tokyo in a bid to counter Beijing’s dominance in the Indo-Pacific region. Mr Macron met with Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and they issued a joint statement.
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France and Germany have been warned over attempts to sidelines the EU Parliament and other member nations in the pursuit of a comprehensive trade deal with China. Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel have been warned against trying to dictate to the rest of the European Union over a trade deal with China.
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Spiked Online Editor Brendan OโNeill says French President Emmanuel Macron has โgone madโ.
โIf you look at his vaccine passport idea, it is absolutely crazy,โ Mr OโNeill told Sky News host Rita Panahi. โHe wants to have a severe system whereby if you arenโt double vaccinated then you basically are no longer a free citizen.
โIโm delighted to see people protesting, the way to encourage people to get the vaccination is through persuasion, not through authoritarianism and our leaders should remember that.โ
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Three sitting presidents, Franceโs Emmanuel Macron, Iraqโs Barham Salih and South Africaโs Cyril Ramaphosa. Three current prime ministers, Pakistanโs Imran Khan, Egyptโs Mostafa Madbouly and Moroccoโs Saad-Eddine El Othmani.
Seven former prime ministers, who according to time stamps on the list were placed there while they were still in office: Yemenโs Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr, Lebanonโs Saad Hariri, Ugandaโs Ruhakana Rugunda, Franceโs รdouard Philippe, Kazakhstanโs Bakitzhan Sagintayev, Algeriaโs Noureddine Bedoui and Belgiumโs Charles Michel.
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