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France: four tests before restricting a demonstrationAfter the violence in October, security and freedoms are not simply at odds. In France, the law requires a specific risk, a necessary and proportionate measure, and the possibility of judicial review.
2026 is not 1789: what the word ‘revolution’ really measuresEmmanuel de Waresquiel compares the October demonstrations with 1789 while rejecting the equivalence. Institutions, sovereignty and presidential precedents provide a way to test the word ‘revolution’.
Marine Le Pen in Orléans: what the rally established for the campaignThe congress on 24 and 25 October established a narrative, an organisation and a timetable. The speech did not, however, resolve either the legal uncertainty or the electoral stages ahead.
Far-right terrorism in the EU: five attacks in 2025, a more diffuse threatEuropol recorded five attacks classified as far-right in the European Union in 2025, four of them foiled. Behind this low figure, transnational networks and online radicalisation make the threat harder to measure.
After Pleyel, Hervé Vilard continues his tour: at 80, the audience remains his driving forceHis Paris concert on 25 October is over, but Hervé Vilard’s return to the stage continues. The artist links this new chapter to words, musicians and, above all, the connection with the audience.
1958: what the ‘de Gaulle method’ owes to Parliament, the referendum and the Pinay-Rueff planCharles de Gaulle’s return in 1958 is often summed up as the authority of one man. The chronology, however, shows a more collective method: a parliamentary mandate, popular approval and economic expertise.
In Marseille, Macron admits a failure to anticipate events — without naming anyone responsibleOn 26 October, Emmanuel Macron admitted that there had not been enough police officers during the violence on 17 October. However, he defended the measures taken on the 24th and put off political responses and questions of accountability.
Rite cruel: Bernard Lavilliers rediscovers the poetry of the ResistanceOn his album, released on 23 October, Lavilliers sets Berceuse des enfants d’Europe, a text by Louis Cauchois, to music. The interview and credits shed light on this choice of writing.
Treatment-resistant depression: where do esketamine and psilocybin stand?A medicine already authorised in Europe, and research protocols still to be assessed: these two avenues do not offer the same points of reference. Benefits, risks and care framework must be considered together.
Insurance in France: understanding how riot risk is fundedThe French system distinguishes between funding by insurers, European authorisation and regulatory implementation. For a claim, the cover in the policy remains decisive.
European sturgeon: what its disappearance from the Rhône tells us about migratory fishAcipenser sturio has been absent from the Rhône basin since the 1970s. Its life cycle between the sea, estuary and river explains why its conservation goes beyond protecting a single location.
European durability label: what an appliance is really guaranteed to doSince September 2026, a European label has highlighted certain commercial guarantees of more than two years. How does it differ from the legal guarantee and France’s durability index?