30 October, 2024
As part of the Babylon Villeneuve project, we're delighted to invite you to a screening of the documentary “Le Kilomètre”, directed by the prestigious Ukrainian collective Babylon'13, at the Espace Saint-Michel cinema in Paris's 5th arrondissement!🎞️ Synopsis: In February 2022, Roman Liubyi works as a videographer for a drama production in London. When the Russian army invades the Kyiv region, he decides to return to his family in Irpin, which quickly becomes a battlefield.🇺🇦 🏚️ With thousands of civilians, including his wife, parents and 9-year-old daughter, hiding in basements cut off from the rest of the country by the Russian invaders, Roman joins an aerial reconnaissance unit tasked with mapping enemy movements and helping those living under occupation, with no possibility of ...
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25 October, 2024
According to revelations by the media outlet 'La Lettre ' published on October 24, 2024, the Mulliez Group, owner of Auchan, is in advanced negotiations to sell its 230 stores in Russia. Gazprombank, the bank of Russian gas giant Gazprom, with close ties to the Kremlin, is said to be the local buyer. This potential takeover is by no means a coincidental move: Auchan merely wishes to escape the sanctions and “exit tax ” imposed on Western companies intending to leave the country.
A forced exit
Auchan is not leaving Russia out of conscience, but under pressure from the Kremlin, which imposes drastic conditions on the withdrawal of foreign companies. The Mulliez group's second-largest market after France, Russia has long been a priority for Auchan, which hesitated between ethics and greed b...
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19 October, 2024
The training of 12 Marioupol apprentices in cooking, baking, pastry-making and catering with Michelin-starred chef Thierry Marx and his team has begun!This is a crucial step towards the creation of La Cantine de Marioupol in Dnipro, a project conceived by Stand With Ukraine.This future cultural center is part of a project by the Marioupol town council, supported by the French Embassy, to renovate 15,000 m² of former student accommodation. This project will accommodate 380 displaced families from Marioupol, and La Cantine de Marioupol will contribute to their human and social reconstruction by offering them a space for sharing and support.
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