#védrines

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House in Védrines-Saint-Loup, Auvergne region of France

French vintage postcard

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Hubert Védrine

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He does in fact support women’s rights and women’s wrongs. As is their right.

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You Will Want These Wines On Your Holiday Table

When I was growing up, the Christmas Eve dinner was a very festive occasion. My family, including aunts and uncles, grandparents, cousins, parents, and siblings, along with a few extended family members or friends alone for the holiday, would gather at my grandparents’ Arkansas home for a lavish feast of seasonal flavors. Everyone dressed in their holiday best and gathered around the table to…

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20241107 l’équation Attal-Séjourné

In July 2023, Emmanuel Macron reshuffled Elisabeth Borne's government. Séjourné contemplated the new team: "Look at these losers, it makes you feel less inadequate!" He was self-conscious about never having been a minister. On October 7, 2023, Israel was the victim of a Hamas terrorist attack. That same day, the Renaissance party was organizing its European campus in Bordeaux. The agenda needed urgent changes. Emmanuel Macron called. He related his exchange with Benjamin Netanyahu. "I just had Bibi, it's terrible. The numbers are enormous, the images are horrific. It's an act of terrorism. Don't do like Colonna who advised Israel to avoid retaliation," the President insisted. In a tweet, Catherine Colonna, Minister of Foreign Affairs, expressed her concern but added: "Violence is a dead end." "She's finished," commented Séjourné after his exchange with the President, with the Quai d'Orsay in his sights.

Always discreet. Just before Christmas 2023, he gathered his close party collaborators. He thought he would be heading the list for the European elections on June 9, he anticipated the worst and didn't want to be the gravedigger of Macronism. He was saved by the bell: Gabriel Attal became Prime Minister. If the two men were once in a civil partnership, they no longer are. After a period of silence, they resumed contact. A friend at Matignon, a protector at the Élysée, things were looking good. Well, almost. Stéphane Séjourné feared that Emmanuel Macron would keep him in his lane and project him to the Ministry of Relations with Parliament, a position the head of state had already offered him. It was the Quai or nothing. The weekend before Gabriel Attal's appointment, he prepared, calling Hubert Védrine, Dominique de Villepin, Jean-Yves Le Drian. All had held the coveted position. On Wednesday, January 11, he wasn't sure of anything. There was talk of Amélie de Montchalin for Foreign Affairs. He had to listen to Alexis Kohler list the ministers to be reassured. Very quickly, Emmanuel Macron called him, didn't dwell on the announcement and got to the essential: "You handle the disappointed ones. And you deal with the left wing that's not swallowing Dati's nomination. I'll readjust after the European elections." The readjustment was called dissolution. When did Stéphane Séjourné learn that the operation would happen? According to our information, Séjourné learned that the dissolution option had been chosen about a week before its announcement. He said nothing. In politics, Stéphane has always been one step ahead of Gabriel. In 2017, Séjourné successfully advocated for Attal — who wasn't a historical member of the movement — to get a safe constituency. When the latter became Minister of Education and then Prime Minister, his former partner advised him. For a time, the Attal-Séjourné equation also complicated the replacement of the commissioner candidate at the head of the party. Emmanuel Macron can be brutal with his early supporters. In the name of a companionship that doesn't bother with ceremony. He addressed reproaches to Séjourné about the party's organization, about Attal's hegemonic aims, about the absolute necessity to avoid confrontation. He would be heard, with Elisabeth Borne agreeing to withdraw her candidacy. The bad smell dissipated. If all goes well on November 12, Stéphane Séjourné will be European Commissioner until 2029. Emmanuel Macron will have left the Élysée two years earlier. Could it be that Séjourné is preparing a European future for his ex-boss...

So... Attal and Sejourne seemed to be in a close relationship, outside of professional commitment as Sejourne advised Attal during his tenure as the Minister of National Education. Sejourne was also 'saved by the bell' of...Attal nomination, as he expressed his desire to acquire the Quai.

Their close relationship extended beyond Attal government, as Attal-Sejourne, now becoming 'an equation' to be recognised with, as Attal will take over the position of SG, essentially succeeding the position of his former partner...

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« les colons israéliens se comportent comme les américains avec les Apaches »

L'ancien ministre des affaires étrangères et expert en diplomatie internationale Hubert Védrine, fustige le comportement génocidaire des colons israéliens

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World Economic Forum: Will Trump and Davos herald a new global mess

Davos comes just in time for the inauguration of Donald J. Trump 2.0, and Europe is on edge. Mr Trump is like an asteroid headed for Earth, says Hubert Védrine, the former French foreign minister, and debates about the impact will dominate the cozy, internationalist bubble that gathers each year in the precious snow of the Swiss Alps. Mr. Trump talks variously about huge new tariffs, about…

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World Economic Forum: Will Trump and Davos herald a new world disorder?

Davos comes just in time for the inauguration of Donald J. Trump 2.0, and Europe is worried. Hubert Védrine, a former French foreign minister, says Mr Trump is like an asteroid hurtling towards Earth, and debate about the impact will dominate the cozy, internationalist bubble that gathers each year in the expensive snow of the Swiss Alps. Mr. Trump talks variously about huge new tariffs, seizing…

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World Economic Forum: Will Trump and Davos herald a new world disorder?

Davos comes just in time for the inauguration of Donald J. Trump 2.0, and Europe is worried. Hubert Védrine, a former French foreign minister, says Mr Trump is like an asteroid hurtling towards Earth, and debate about the impact will dominate the cozy, internationalist bubble that gathers each year in the expensive snow of the Swiss Alps. Mr. Trump talks variously about huge new tariffs, seizing…

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World Economic Forum: Will Trump and Davos herald a new world disorder?

Davos comes just in time for the inauguration of Donald J. Trump 2.0, and Europe is worried. Hubert Védrine, a former French foreign minister, says Mr Trump is like an asteroid hurtling towards Earth, and debate about the impact will dominate the cozy, internationalist bubble that gathers each year in the expensive snow of the Swiss Alps. Mr. Trump talks variously about huge new tariffs, seizing…

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World Economic Forum: Will Trump and Davos herald a new global disorder?

Davos arrives just in time for the inauguration of Donald J. Trump 2.0 and Europe is anxious. Trump is like an asteroid heading for Earth, argues Hubert Védrine, former French foreign minister, and debates about the impact will dominate the cozy internationalist bubble that accumulates each year in the expensive snow of the Swiss Alps. Trump talks variously about huge new tariffs, about seizing…

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French aviator Jules Charles Toussaint Védrines on a Morane monoplane

French vintage postcard

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Hubert Védrine

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World Economic Forum: Will Trump and Davos Herald a New World Disorder

Davos is coming just in time for the inauguration of Donald J. Trump 2.0, and Europe is anxious. Mr. Trump is like an asteroid heading for Earth, argues Hubert Védrine, a former French foreign minister, and debates about the impact will dominate the cozy, internationalist bubble that gathers each year in the pricey snow of the Swiss Alps. Mr. Trump talks variously about huge new tariffs, about…

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World Economic Forum: Trump and Davos will announce a new world disorder

Davos comes just in time for the inauguration of Donald J. Trump 2.0, and Europe is anxious. Mr Trump is like an asteroid headed for Earth, argues Hubert Védrine, a former French foreign minister, and debates about the impact will dominate the cozy and international bubble that meets every year in the expensive snow of the Swiss Alps. Mr. Trump talks differently about huge new tariffs, about…

[therepublicreport]

World Economic Forum: Will Trump and Davos Herald a New World Disorder

Davos is coming just in time for the inauguration of Donald J. Trump 2.0, and Europe is anxious. Mr. Trump is like an asteroid heading for Earth, argues Hubert Védrine, a former French foreign minister, and debates about the impact will dominate the cozy, internationalist bubble that gathers each year in the pricey snow of the Swiss Alps. Mr. Trump talks variously about huge new tariffs, about…