Geert De Clercq
@geertdeclercq.bsky.social
Reuters journalist in Paris
Italy's historically poor south sees brighter future as workers return - www.reuters.com/world/italys...
Great story
Great story
Italy's historically poor south sees brighter future as workers return
For decades, the story of southern Italy has been one of departure, of generations leaving the hills of Calabria and the shores of Sicily in search of opportunity in the industrial north or abroad.
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October 14, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Italy's historically poor south sees brighter future as workers return - www.reuters.com/world/italys...
Great story
Great story
Last days for this amazing piece of installation art in #BoursedeCommerce
Don’t miss it. Till Sept 21
www.pinaultcollection.com/en/boursedec...
Don’t miss it. Till Sept 21
www.pinaultcollection.com/en/boursedec...
September 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Last days for this amazing piece of installation art in #BoursedeCommerce
Don’t miss it. Till Sept 21
www.pinaultcollection.com/en/boursedec...
Don’t miss it. Till Sept 21
www.pinaultcollection.com/en/boursedec...
A journey to belong: migrants describe ten years in Europe - www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
A journey to belong: migrants describe ten years in Europe
Ten years ago, one million migrants poured into Europe, fleeing conflict and poverty. A decade on, four migrants who spoke to Reuters feel torn.
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August 7, 2025 at 9:09 AM
A journey to belong: migrants describe ten years in Europe - www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
Globalization Is Collapsing. Brace Yourselves. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/o...
Opinion | Globalization Is Collapsing. Brace Yourselves.
The world was just as intertwined 100 years ago, and its unraveling was a disaster. Can we avoid the same outcome?
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April 6, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Globalization Is Collapsing. Brace Yourselves. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/o...
Power dressing: youtube.com/shorts/e1lfE...
O’Donnell’s Take: What Really Happened at the Trump-Musk Press Conference
YouTube video by NowThis Impact
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February 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Power dressing: youtube.com/shorts/e1lfE...
Brussels Bozart, Black figurative art
February 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Brussels Bozart, Black figurative art
A really major art show, worth the trip.
February 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
A really major art show, worth the trip.
Also in Brussels, and until August 10: When we see us, a truly major expo about A Century of Black Figuration in Painting.
February 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Also in Brussels, and until August 10: When we see us, a truly major expo about A Century of Black Figuration in Painting.
Until March 16 in the magnificent Villa Empain in Brussels, the wonderful world of Belgian-French painter Alechinsky. Worth a trip to Brussels just for this.
February 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Until March 16 in the magnificent Villa Empain in Brussels, the wonderful world of Belgian-French painter Alechinsky. Worth a trip to Brussels just for this.
Meanwhile, Le Parisien has a story about big plans for revamping rue de Rivoli, with more space for pedestrians and bikes.
www.leparisien.fr/paris-75/rue...
www.leparisien.fr/paris-75/rue...
Rue de Rivoli : voie de bus, nouveau trottoir, végétalisation… Voici l’avenir imaginé pour la mythique artère
EXCLUSIF. Entre la Concorde et les futurs travaux du Louvre, cet axe attend lui aussi un nouvel aménagement. Une étude conduite par une agen
www.leparisien.fr
February 14, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Meanwhile, Le Parisien has a story about big plans for revamping rue de Rivoli, with more space for pedestrians and bikes.
www.leparisien.fr/paris-75/rue...
www.leparisien.fr/paris-75/rue...
Paris has a new square, it seems. Post-Olympics, the entire eastern half of Place de la Concorde has been cleared of traffic. The potted palm trees are a bit incongruous in the biting cold, but what a great space. Before summer, this was the big traffic mess it had been for decades. Visionary !
February 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Paris has a new square, it seems. Post-Olympics, the entire eastern half of Place de la Concorde has been cleared of traffic. The potted palm trees are a bit incongruous in the biting cold, but what a great space. Before summer, this was the big traffic mess it had been for decades. Visionary !
Great story. Key quote: "Vance’s attack on European democracy in Munich, perversely twisting the language of democracy itself should leave no doubt whatsoever that the aim of this administration is to destroy the EU and its liberal democracies"
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Vance uses Munich speech to criticize Europe for censoring free speech
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance on Friday used his speech at the Munich Security Conference to criticize Europe for what he said was censorship of free speech and said the continent faces a "threat from within," without offering any specifics on ending the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
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February 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Great story. Key quote: "Vance’s attack on European democracy in Munich, perversely twisting the language of democracy itself should leave no doubt whatsoever that the aim of this administration is to destroy the EU and its liberal democracies"
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Reposted by Geert De Clercq
How big men are small ...
A Filmmaker, a Spy and France’s Richest Man Meet in a Paris Court www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/b...
A Filmmaker, a Spy and France’s Richest Man Meet in a Paris Court www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/b...
LVMH’s Bernard Arnault Squares Off With Filmmaker in Paris Court
Bernard Arnault, the head of LVMH, squared off with a documentary maker in a case of espionage gone wrong, a showdown that had been brewing for years.
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2024 at 10:53 AM
How big men are small ...
A Filmmaker, a Spy and France’s Richest Man Meet in a Paris Court www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/b...
A Filmmaker, a Spy and France’s Richest Man Meet in a Paris Court www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/b...
strange bedfellows...
>Albanese's party, which does not control the Senate, won crucial support from the opposition conservatives for the bill, but has failed to win over the left-leaning Greens and some far-right lawmakers on civil liberties and privacy grounds.
www.reuters.com/technology/a...
>Albanese's party, which does not control the Senate, won crucial support from the opposition conservatives for the bill, but has failed to win over the left-leaning Greens and some far-right lawmakers on civil liberties and privacy grounds.
www.reuters.com/technology/a...
Australia Senate committee backs bill to ban social media for children
An Australian Senate committee has backed a bill that would ban social media for children under 16 but said social media platforms should not force users to submit personal data such as passport and other digital identification to prove their age.
www.reuters.com
November 27, 2024 at 4:05 PM
strange bedfellows...
>Albanese's party, which does not control the Senate, won crucial support from the opposition conservatives for the bill, but has failed to win over the left-leaning Greens and some far-right lawmakers on civil liberties and privacy grounds.
www.reuters.com/technology/a...
>Albanese's party, which does not control the Senate, won crucial support from the opposition conservatives for the bill, but has failed to win over the left-leaning Greens and some far-right lawmakers on civil liberties and privacy grounds.
www.reuters.com/technology/a...
Momentous! Will it lead to a Ma Bell-style breakup or will Trump's arrival nip this in the bud?
www.reuters.com/technology/g...
www.reuters.com/technology/g...
Google must divest Chrome to restore competition in online search, DOJ says
Alphabet's Google must sell its Chrome browser to restore competition in the online search market it dominates, and take a broad range of other corrective actions, including sharing data and search results with competitors, U.S. prosecutors argued to a judge on Wednesday.
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November 21, 2024 at 8:17 AM
Momentous! Will it lead to a Ma Bell-style breakup or will Trump's arrival nip this in the bud?
www.reuters.com/technology/g...
www.reuters.com/technology/g...
Moving to BlueSky from X, where my account is @gvdeclercq
November 20, 2024 at 6:36 PM
Moving to BlueSky from X, where my account is @gvdeclercq