Society

In Brussels as in southern capitals, the energy crisis refocuses attention on the infrastructure already in service between Europe and its neighborhood. The turn to Algeria reflects less a novelty than a strategic reflex in response to a market that has grown tense again.

Economy

Algerian gas returns to the center of Europe’s energy debate

2026-03-30

TikTok facing juvenile justice. Credits: Swello / Unsplash.

Debate

TikTok : how France’s Education Ministry pushed the case from public alarm into the judicial arena

2026-03-27

The Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf seen from space (public domain, NASA). Credits: NASA.

Economy

Strait of Hormuz : how Iran’s selective restrictions are straining energy, Europe and global shipping

2026-03-27

Beneath the yellow raincoat and behind the placard held into the wind, there is more than the momentum of a cause: there is the concrete cost of commitment that must be funded day after day. Greenpeace France’s announcement on staffing clearly reminds us that major environmental fights also depend on fragile budgets, regular donations, and real jobs.

Climate

Greenpeace France: how slower donations and a legal setback in fundraising put a quarter of jobs at risk

2026-03-27

This image of Tariq Ramadan relates to the verdict delivered on March 25, 2026, in Paris, where the court ruled on the merits of three rape cases. It accompanies a judicial moment focused on the judges’ reasoning, including findings of violence, control, and psychological destruction of the complainants.

Debate

Paris court sentences Tariq Ramadan to 18 years for rape

2026-03-26

loana tele realite addictions (free image, Wikimedia Commons).

News

Loana’s death is not just celebrity tragedy but a French TV failure

2026-03-25

In stores and at the pump, the issue is not yet a broad surge in prices. The immediate concern is rather higher energy costs, which could eat into household budgets. French institutions still describe this as a partial shock and remain cautious about its final scale. Credits: PickPik.

Digital

Why France’s INSEE and central bank see new price risks

2026-03-25

‘Smartphone-free school’: France continues the test. Credits: Magenta / Unsplash — Unsplash License.

Digital

How France is testing phone-free schools from middle school to high school

2026-03-25

This visual does not document OnlyFans in a literal sense. It nonetheless evokes the economy of intimacy established by the platform, where self-exposure becomes a resource, work, and condition of visibility. It supports the text’s central idea without claiming to show a real case. Credits: Richard foster / Flickr via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Debate

After Leonid Radvinsky’s death, France reopens the OnlyFans debate

2026-03-25

Municipal Elections 2026: the balance of power for 2027. Credits: Ecostylia Media montage based on Jérémy Barande / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 2.0; Press Service of the President of the Russian Federation / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY 4.0; Antoine Lamielle / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 4.0.

Debate

French local elections 2026 redraw the 2027 balance of power

2026-03-25

Emmanuel Macron (free image, Wikimedia Commons). Bilateral meeting at the White House on February 24, 2025. This 16:9 crop highlights the diplomatic dimension of the Iran crisis for Paris. Credits: PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY Official website / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.

Economy

Paris weighs the Iran-Israel war and the Strait of Hormuz risk

2026-03-25

Far more than an oil shock is at stake in this very narrow maritime corridor. When traffic slows, gas, ammonia and urea are drawn into the turbulence, all the way to farms and dinner plates.

Debate

Despite Trump’s pause, Hormuz disruption still threatens food, fertilizer and energy

2026-03-23