will take place the Seminar: 40 years of urban rehabilitation in France: the new owners and their trajectories in the renovated district of Les Mureaux with the lecturer Christine Lelévrier Professor at the École de urbanisme de Paris The activity is linked to the PhD program in Geography A leader in international rankings and a benchmark in research research institutes and services all within a natural environment that offers a variety of unique experiences © 2025 Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona The start of the first stage will be given in Le Perray-en-Yvelines, a town of 6,500 inhabitants near Rambouillet, which offers a great spotlight to the town and its local club, Les Randonneurs du Perray The start also confirms the central role of the Yvelines as a land of cycling which has hosted the first stage of the race since 2010 The Paris-Nice 2025 route will feature a variety of profiles: after a final hilly stage that could yet reshuffle the cards in the overall standings spectators will be able to take advantage of an entertainment village set up in Le Perray-en-Yvelines This festive venue will enable the public to meet the riders attend autograph sessions and discover various stands offering local products cycling equipment and interactive entertainment There will also be an area dedicated to children with fun and educational activities on the theme of cycling A great opportunity to experience the event up close before the riders hit the road Tour de France titleholder Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) will be the rider to beat He will be up against top-class opponents such as Brandon McNulty Mads Pedersen and Tim Merlier will be vying for victory at the finishes in Bellegarde (stage 2) and Berre-l'Étang (stage 6) Alberto Dainese and Soren Waerenskjold willalso be in contention The French riders will be well represented with Julian Alaphilippe Expectations will be particularly high for Alaphilippe who will be looking to shine on the hilly stages All events will be broadcast live on france.tv and Eurosport from March 9 to 16 This 1,206km edition of Paris-Nice promises to be a full-scale test before the big spring classics It remains to be seen who will succeed Matteo Jorgenson marking the return of competition after the winter From the start in the Île-de-France region to the steep roads of the Côte d'Azur riders will compete on a demanding and spectacular course The first stage at Le Perray-en-Yvelines promises to attract curious onlookers and enthusiasts to witness the start of this legendary event are you ready to follow the sportsmen and women in action between Paris and Nice Refer your establishment, click herePromote your event, click here A timelapse of the main stage for the first Ariane 6 rocket as it left the ArianeGroup assembly hall in Les Mureaux The main stage was constructed in Les Mureaux After liftoff the main stage for Ariane 6 will fire its Vulcain 2.1 engine and provide steering for eight minutes on the rocket’s ascent into space The upper and main stage form the central core of Ariane 6 and are transported to Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana by ship The two stages are connected horizontally at before being transport the final few kilometres to the launch area and lifted upright two boosters will be added for Ariane 6’s first flight; they are already in French Guiana the upper composite fairing – a nosecone that splits vertically in two – and the payloads will be attached on the launch pad created to succeed Ariane 5 as Europe's heavy-lift launch system With Ariane 6's upper stage restart capability Europe's launch capability will be tailored to the needs of multiple payload missions for example to orbit satellite constellations This autonomous capability to reach Earth orbit and deep space supports Europe's navigation Ongoing development of Europe's space transportation capabilities is made possible by the sustained dedication of thousands of talented people working in ESA's 22 Member States Access the related broadcast quality video material The latest Orion-ESM Quarterly Progress Meeting this time started on the Airbus site of Les Mureaux and NASA awarded Airbus engineers for their outstanding contribution the Orion team of Airbus meets its customers ESA NASA and Lockheed Martin to review the progress of the European Service Module The engineers of Les Mureaux are responsible for the Qualification Facility Platform of the avionic system ground software and a simulation facility that has been delivered to Lockheed Martin in the US NASA's Orion programme manager Mark Kirasich NASA's Manager of the European Service Module Integration Office awarded Airbus team members for their outstanding work to support the programme Mark Kirasich said: "The outstanding work being done by the Airbus team in Les Mureaux is a key part of building our human deep space transportation system Engineers are integrating and testing the critical avionics systems that will control Orion's propulsion and power." The problem isn’t laïcité [secularism - laïcité goes beyond the concept of secularism embracing the strict neutrality of the State] laïcité in the French Republic means the freedom to believe or not believe the possibility of practicing one’s religion as long as law and order is ensured Laïcité means the neutrality of the State; in no way does it mean the removal of religion from society and the public arena A united France is cemented by laïcité If spirituality is a matter for the individual And so true Republicans must never give way to those who in the name of the principle of laïcité try to stir up division and confrontation on the basis of many different issues which very often form the main part of our discussions We’ve got rules on the subject; we have to enforce them firmly and fairly Likewise let’s not fall into the trap of conflating issues That trap is what the enemies of the Republic set us; it consists in making all citizens of the Muslim faith objective allies because they are supposedly the victims of a well-organized system What we must tackle is Islamist separatism political-religious project is materializing through repeated deviations from the Republic’s values which is often reflected by the formation of a counter-society as shown by children being taken out of school the development of separate community sporting and cultural activities serving as a pretext for teaching principles which aren’t in accordance with the Republic’s laws we’ve also stepped up the fight against radicalization counter-radicalization plans involving all the State services were deployed in 15 neighborhoods in order to have the most effective approaches involving cooperation by all State services judges on the ground and the intelligence services; 212 bars 13 charity and cultural establishments were closed hundreds of checks carried out and millions of euros seized in those districts The results obtained led us to extend this approach nationwide We have the results; the approach has proven its effectiveness We’re extending it and are now conducting it throughout France cells to combat Islamism and communities withdrawing into themselves were set up last winter They’ve already enabled us to ban conferences organized by radical Islamist movements financially curb a charity distorting its raison d'être to promote political Islam and elsewhere close a clandestine school where seven-year-old girls wore full-face veils 400 checks have been carried out and 93 closures ordered Every day people want to put forward good reasons for dividing us But I won’t yield an inch to those who want to divide us one way or another because I believe our greatest treasure is this grouping we form “Many” doesn’t mean we’re an agglomerate of communities But this national community has 66 million stories and [is] something which is always greater than every individual which means an individual becomes a citizen His or her adherence to the Republic’s universal principles is what we have to defend.  President of the Departmental Committee; Mr Principal State Prosecutor; Madam Chief Education Officer; ladies and gentlemen of all ranks and positions; ladies and gentlemen It is no coincidence today that action is being taken and a discussion is being held in your town on such an important issue for our Republic You’re a place where Republican battles are waged and you know how to wage them and a department which is a land of contrasts The aim of our meeting today is twofold: firstly with no taboo subjects but without being simplistic either And [secondly] to share with you the decisions taken as a result which are the fruit of nearly three years of methodical work and which we’ve finalized with the Government over the past few weeks The problem isn’t laïcité [secularism] (1) laïcité in the French Republic means the freedom to believe or not believe the possibility of practicing one’s religion as long as law and order is ensured Laïcité means the neutrality of the State; in no way does it mean the removal of religion from society and the public arena We’ve got rules on the subject; we have to enforce them firmly and fairly Likewise let’s not fall into the trap of conflating issues political-religious project is materializing through repeated deviations from the Republic’s values the development of separate community sporting and cultural activities serving as a pretext for teaching principles which aren’t in accordance with the Republic’s laws which claims that its own laws are superior to the Republic’s I’m not asking any of our citizens to believe or not believe or believe a little or moderately – that’s none of the Republic’s business to abide wholeheartedly by all the Republic’s laws And in this radical Islamism – since this is at the heart of the matter let’s talk about it and name it – a proclaimed a systematic way of organizing things to contravene the Republic’s laws and create a parallel order develop another way of organizing society which is initially separatist but whose ultimate goal is to take it over completely And this is gradually resulting in the rejection of the freedom of expression freedom of conscience and the right to blaspheme and in us becoming insidiously radicalized Sometimes this goes as far as going and waging jihad We know that 70 young people in this department left for Syria and it’s often children of the Republic who stray down this path even going as far as actually taking action and trying to cause bloodshed or sometimes worse It’s also this path whose manifestations we saw again last Friday I’m obviously not forgetting either the time at which at which we’re speaking or the place The time: the trial for the January 2015 attacks fraternal sympathy go to the families of those injured and the victims’ families and close friends who lived through the horror in January 2015 to pay tribute to all victims of terrorism and especially Police Commander Jean-Baptiste Salvaing and his partner Jessica Schneider the memory of whom is still very much alive in Les Mureaux as it were - and there’s no clear path or inevitability about anything – I want there to be no confusion or conflation whatsoever None of these realities should be lumped together But we have to realize that a radical Islamism is leading to a repudiation of the Republic’s laws to the trivialization of violence and to some of our citizens choosing the worst or believing the worst has become natural and so to the creation of conditions for political abuses but also violent abuses Our challenge today is to fight against this abuse which some perpetrate in the name of religion by ensuring that those who want to believe in Islam are not targeted and are citizens of our Republic in the full sense We’ve basically been burdened with this situation for years If you want to tell things as they are and believe that millions of our citizens live in the Republic as full citizens and believe in Islam If we want to address the abuses I’m talking about we fall into the trap of stigmatizing a whole religion [Let’s] isolate the problem – radical Islamism – be aware that each of these stages can automatically support the others and therefore not give in to any simplistic approach or cynicism tell things as they are and also admit that we’re up against a challenge which has formed over decades in our country and that we won’t defeat it in a day that we must oppose those who want to divide us There’s been a lot of very in-depth writing description and analysis about what our country is experiencing in this regard I’ll be humble enough not to claim to be an expert Islam is a religion that is currently experiencing a crisis all over the world it’s a deep crisis linked to tensions between forms of fundamentalism specifically religious and political projects which as we’re seeing in every region of the world including in countries where Islam is the majority religion the situation was radically different in the way the religion was applied and the tensions we’re experiencing in our society are present in that one which is undoubtedly one of the most educated and developed in the region which is being infected by these radical manifestations these radical impulses and the desire for a reinvented jihad The project for a territorial caliphate which we fought against in the Levant external influences and systematic organization by political powers and private organizations have pushed these most radical forms It has to be said that we’ve let it happen the Muslim Brotherhood – many of these manifestations were also Their discourse has gradually deteriorated radicalism in the denial of gender equality Added to this is the breeding ground where everything I’ve just described has grown We ourselves have built our own separatism it’s the ghettoization which our Republic – initially with the best intentions in the world – has allowed to occur; in other words it’s sometimes been called a settlement policy but we’ve created a concentration of abject poverty and difficulties We’ve crowded people together often according to their origins We’ve concentrated educational and economic difficulties in certain districts of the Republic Despite the efforts of elected representatives we haven’t been able – precisely because of this – to rebuild sufficient integration we haven’t managed to keep up with this phenomenon in terms of educational and social mobility In this way we’ve created neighborhoods where the promise of the Republic has no longer been kept and therefore where there was an attraction to those messages which delivered and are delivering – let’s be clear – solutions to educate children because it was overwhelmed by its own difficulties because it had sometimes gone backwards in terms of public services – those organizations promoting this radical Islam systematically took over from them And so they built their project – again systematically – on the basis of our withdrawal and sometimes our cowardice That’s why the shortcomings of our integration policy racism and anti-Semitism – each of which feeds the others – have also gradually encouraged this development I am adding one last point regarding our country in the most humble and maybe imperfect way but what we have lived and what we are living Added to all this is the fact that we’re a country with a colonial past and traumas it still hasn’t resolved with facts that underpin our collective psyche and basically this whole period of our history is being replayed because we’ve never unpacked things ourselves children or grandchildren of today’s citizens of immigrant origin from the Maghreb and sub-Saharan Africa revisiting their identity through a post-colonial or anti-colonial discourse We see children in the Republic who have never experienced colonization whose parents are on our soil and whose grandparents have been for a long time but who fall into the – again deliberate – trap of some others who use this discourse this form of self-hatred that [they say] the Republic should nurture against itself but also taboos we ourselves have maintained that make their origins mirror our history and also fuel this separatism I’m systematically distinguishing each of these elements but they all blend into the reality of our lives They all blend together and feed off each other by the way – that’s why I called it Islamist separatism because it sometimes even strays from strict religion into a specially-designed project – well So we must very resolutely and strongly confront unacceptable and radical manifestations today We must recapture everything the Republic has allowed to happen that has led some of our young people or our citizens to be attracted to this radical Islam And we must also look back at our own traumas and shortcomings in order to open this book And I say this because we must hold it all together: if our language is reductive we’ll be sending out a simple message to all young people in the neighborhoods: “We don't love you Push off back to them.” If our message is naïve we’ll also be letting a whole part of our Republic slip away and say “They don't know how to tackle the problems of my daily life I’m experiencing the consequences: I see the school closing down next to my home the psalmodists.” We have to deal with both at the same time by unpacking each of the points I’ve just mentioned we’ll all have to carry it out together and it’ll take years and years we’ve been acting on the ground very strongly and resolutely from day one; our officials are working hard I’m not going to repeat here everything that’s been done in the last three years in the fight against terrorism but a lot has been done by our intelligence services our domestic security forces and our judges Laws passed at the beginning of the five-year term But things have also transformed along with the changes I’ve just mentioned We now have what’s known as home-grown terrorism which has become hybrid in form and is related to the excesses originating in radical Islam and for others to psychiatry and political-religious radicalization with individuals we know are sometimes very isolated So we must continue resolutely and strongly the commitment of the Interior Minister and all the civil servants working with him; it’s also the mission of the Minister of Justice: to continue to thwart [attacks] we’ve also stepped up the fight against radicalization We’re extending it and are now conducting it throughout France cells to combat Islamism and communities withdrawing into themselves were set up last winter They’ve already enabled us to ban conferences organized by radical Islamist movements financially curb a charity distorting its raison d'être to promote political Islam I take responsibility for them and so does the Government; they’re often worth more than words We’ll continue making progress on this point And I’d like to emphasize how closely aligned this work is with the Government’s work in the fight against drugs and organized gangs because very often these networks of radical Islam are financially organized in connection with drugs in connection with an economy that fuels them and organizes the neighborhood’s own disorder or its own parallel order and we’ll continue implementing this coordinated We’ve never refused to face up to reality or been naive These actions have never been carried out with such a systematic spirit and such an approach So today we must not only continue them but broaden them powerful and address the concrete problems observed on the ground And the response must involve public order measures; it must also involve measures of re-engagement by the Republic and basically a comprehensive strategy which I want to set out here and which this republican awakening I’m talking about developing in this way is the fruit of observations on the ground by our civil servants but also elected representatives and voluntary organizations because we’ll all have to build it together Central to this strategy is active efforts by many players and the empowerment of some; there will also be a bill On 9 December the Interior Minister and his Minister Delegate will present a bill to the Council of Ministers which 115 years after the final adoption of the 1905 law will aim to strengthen laïcité and consolidate republican principles All the ministers present here have contributed greatly to this text and I thank them for it; they’ll continue to flesh it out it in the days and weeks to come as consultations take place and they’ll have to lead the parliamentary debates alongside the Minister and Minister Delegate this republican patriotism in this context that I am calling for is firstly a set of measures on public order and public sector impartiality which constitute strong immediate responses to situations that have been identified and which are contrary to our principles sometimes in the face of pressure from groups or communities may have considered and may consider imposing menus that accommodate religious restrictions in cafeterias There have been such instances in departments including Seine-Saint-Denis Other elected officials exclude or plan to exclude men or women during certain times at swimming pools This was for example the case in a municipality not far from here where women called for different entry times to men prefects will be able to suspend municipal agreements relating to these situations it should overrule the local authority with the approval of the judge This measure is aimed at defending public sector impartiality it will also help protect our elected officials in the face of such pressure – because I do not underestimate the pressure some of them face on the ground With respect to many issues in the medical and urban planning spheres concrete decisions will be driven by this piece of legislation which will also relate to situations that are contrary to public order to gender equality and which should be resolved with a sense of calm we have seen an increase in the number of deviations within many public services provided by subcontractors They are objectionable and often give rise to a sense of helplessness because they constitute a circumvention of the law Inspectors who refuse to allow women on buses because of what they are wearing – to be very clear because they are not wearing what they consider to be decent; calls for employees to wear conspicuous symbols admittedly by private partners but for employees providing services on behalf of the municipality who therefore wear these symbols while carrying out their work The phenomenon of forced radicalization is growing – over the last few months we have had to monitor more than 80 people working in Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport services a lot more closely All these instances show that in places where public sector impartiality was clear and established when it was in the hands of civil servants a series of deviations developed when the public service was outsourced to ensure that the duty of impartiality will apply to public officials within the framework of their activities It will however be extended to the employees of subcontractors which has clearly not been the case until now In each of the unacceptable situations that I mentioned this will allow us to respond in a clear and firm manner We must address all developments that are not in line with our principles and we will do so in a firm and committed manner with unabashed Republican patriotism and go even further The second area of focus relates to associations Our associations are a pillar of our republican pact; the minister for national education youth and sport knows how important they are and I think that all the elected officials here intermediaries and throughout our history they have helped forge a lifestyle based on shared values beyond our republican structures and rituals It is therefore quite logical that those who support this plan to promote Islamist separatism have involved the voluntary sector because they have identified it as the most effective way or place to spread their ideas They provide services that secular associations or other associations that comply with the Republic’s laws no longer provide and the Republic itself may sometimes no longer provide with academics who are working on this issue is that many associations providing sports which exist to support the most vulnerable or to provide food assistance actually engage in accepted strategies of indoctrination not divide it – and we will not concede any ground with respect to this principle which is central to the freedom associated with the protection of associations in our country and to the special status they enjoy in the Republic there were limited grounds for dissolving associations in the Council of Ministers: limited to acts of terrorism They will be expanded to include other grounds including violations of human dignity and psychological or physical pressure put into law the principles under which it will be possible to dissolve associations and ensure that under our republican principles and without waiting for the worst to happen we can dissolve the associations found to be conveying these messages to be violating our laws and our principles Any association seeking to receive a grant from the government or a local authority must sign a contract to uphold respect for republican values and the minimum requirements for life in society those responsible for the contract must reimburse the funds since the money must not serve to finance separatists; that is clear Many stakeholders have started to move in this direction and in your department I know that many elected officials have started to get sports associations to sign these laïcité [secularism] contracts enhanced contract to all local authorities as a model that we will use The minister has done so for all associations covered by the Ministry for Housing and we are rolling it out for all associations covered by the Ministry for Sport because it is vital But we want government and local authorities everywhere to have the same type of contract and requirements and the same rules in terms of compliance with funding requirements – with controls permitted on this basis and therefore financial monitoring and a repayment obligation this proposed law will make it possible to strengthen control measures impose additional constraints in terms of clarifying respect for our principles relating to funding and will make it possible to dissolve associations when infringements of the principles I mentioned are identified It is vital; we are doing so while respecting the freedom of association: and I would like to thank the minister of justice and the minister of the interior for their meticulous work in this respect But I also believe that this measure will enable us to close unacceptable entities in a more effective manner and increase pressure on associations that are deviating from what is acceptable The third area of focus of our strategy is schools I am moving into the more intimate aspects of our republican life They completely protect our children in the face of all religious symbols They are central to the notion of laïcité [secularism] and are where we form consciences so that children become free rational citizens able to choose their own destinies Schools are therefore a collective treasure They make it possible to build the Republic that we share But here too we’ve seen shifting and circumventions Right now more than 50,000 children are being home-schooled school principals discover cases of children who are completely outside of the system prefects close schools – or so-called schools and are often administered by religious extremists “No more music class or he won’t come back No more swimming with other kids or he won’t come back.” It’s as simple as that Then certificates are presented for chlorine allergies and finally the child is pulled out of school “We’re going to register him in the National Center for Distance Education (CNED),” we hear It’s easier for us.” These children don’t go to the CNED Sometimes they receive no education at all Or they go to places that are completely undeclared we identified another one in Seine-Saint-Denis The children arrive at 8 each morning and leave at 3 they are greeted by women wearing the niqab you find out that their education consists of prayers and certain classes In light of all these tendencies that are keeping thousands of children from being educated about citizenship to the experience of diversity that lies at the heart of the republican school system We discussed it at length with the ministers and it is no doubt one of the most radical decisions taken since the laws of 1882 and those instituting co-ed education in 1969 going to school will be mandatory for all children over age 3 And our schools can in no case be subject to foreign interference which provides for the teaching of languages and cultures of origin; it led to us having teachers on our soil who were not always proficient in French through contracts with their native countries and incorporated curricula that were not in compliance with French law or the fundamental principles of our programs the Education Ministry and the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs conducted a study to end this system and to ensure that we have a single system in Arabic and contracts with those countries but which gives us control over the teachers In other words real control by the Education Ministry over the quality of teachers and education We are wrapping up the final terms of the negotiations But after some hard bargaining with the three countries I mentioned It’s not just a project that in the past might have been discussed might have stirred things up; it’s a reality because school must first and foremost instill the values of the Republic and not those of a religion schools without contracts – over which we will have greater control thanks to the major step forward represented by the so-called Gatel Act – will be subject to even stricter supervision I want to say very clearly that educational freedom is important in our Republic and this is in no way an attempt to challenge that to reawaken passions that our country may have experienced in the past that would be counterproductive we shouldn’t engage in false equivalencies We know how to live with educational freedom But when it comes to personnel track records teaching content and the origin of funding the State is justified in stepping up monitoring we have all been faced with middle and secondary schools sometimes financed by the State or regional governments that were lacking in complete visibility because the law did not provide for it The wake-up call comes when there’s a scandal And so what was decided was to give the Ministry the ways and means to monitor each school to mandate administrative closings when necessary and to use these means with due respect for educational freedom and without pointlessly stirring up passions which does more than educate individuals or raise citizens That is why I’m convinced that through our schools the Republic will stand up to those who want to fight it or divide it and it is through our schools that all our children will have access to knowledge and will thus become full-fledged citizens It is the result of a massive amount of work for which I want to truly thank the ministers For me it is a key pillar of this strategy – positive but determined The fourth area of focus in the strategy we intend to implement is forging a type of “Enlightenment Islam in France I am always cautious when it comes to these types of formulations We can speak of an Islam particular to France I don’t want to get into a debate on semantics because I’ve seen that when I do that I don’t think there has to be a “Gallic Islam.” But we must help this religion to structure itself in our country so that it is a partner of the Republic on matters of shared concern Islam was not so widespread in our country Its presence here has grown considerably in recent years through waves of migration We are now facing the fact that the way it is organized does not correspond to our own methods Our interlocutors nowadays do not assume real cultural responsibility It is therefore very difficult for the minister in charge of religious matters for mayors to know whom they’re talking to when they want to address subjects relating to religion that have an impact on community life and sometimes on public order Because the religion isn’t organized in that way we’ve been working diligently on this issue I’ve had discussions with nearly all the specialists and various management teams of the French Council for the Muslim Faith (CFCM) At one point I may have considered a path – a concordat approach –but I think it was unsuitable to our time It would have created rifts with other religions its legal framework would have been very weak and I think it probably would have given rise to counterproductive ideas will it then be up to you to fund this or that aspect of things with taxpayers’ money You can imagine what we would have gotten ourselves into given the passion behind the irrational debates we sometimes have That is why we undertook an organizational effort with the assumption of shared responsibilities the Interior Ministry asked each departmental prefect to identify interlocutors who could speak on behalf of Islam what exist are regional chapters of the CFCM (CRCMs) and interlocutors were identified in each department And it is this path that we’re going to embark on together we will try to build an organization that will allow us – I hope I believe – to build a form of Islam in our country that is compatible with Enlightenment values An Islam that can peacefully coexist with the Republic respecting all the rules of separation and calming all voices It is not the State’s job to structure Islam First – and this is the first point – by freeing Islam in France from foreign influences and an influence that is sometimes deeper and more dangerous but which is less visible and less acknowledged the first influence we decided to limit is the “consular Islam” system we’re a country that organizes the training of imams in foreign countries but also that of psalmodists that we bring over on a regular basis These imams and psalmodists are sent by Turkey to end this system with the countries of origin There will be a transition period averaging four years During that period we ourselves will train our imams and psalmodists And we are therefore ending the connection that we call “consular Islam.” Partly because it fuels rivalries and dysfunction but also because it continues to promote the kind of post-colonial superego that I mentioned before that is enormously ambiguous and keeps the restructuring of this religion in our country from moving forward as it must And I say this very dispassionately and with the agreement of both the CFCM and the three countries I mentioned We are therefore ending that connection and that foreign influence The other influence – more pernicious and more serious – is that of financing Many structures used the 1901 Act to fund cultural activities with a great deal of opaqueness We witnessed the arrival of so many organizations that we discovered had been funded by such and such a foundation Mosques will therefore be incentivized to abandon such associations and to move toward a system provided by the 1905 Act more advantageous tax-wise and with stepped-up monitoring for funding coming from abroad all those who opt for continuing on the path of 1901 will see drastically stepped-up monitoring in terms of the origins of their funding – monitoring of those origins and of the transparency requirements for their funding for all the religious associations that registered under the 1901 Act the constraints that existed under the 1905 Act without the tax advantages of the 1905 Act it’s more of an incentive to move towards 1905 It’s not about banning funding from abroad in freeing Islam in France from the foreign influences that are rarely for the best and And it’s genuinely about returning to the spirit and letter of the 1905 Act which these circumventions and these decades of complacency have basically watered down in practice So what we’re going to do in practice for all places of worship is step up checks in terms of financing and also in relation to the associations promoting them step up – as I was saying earlier under the second area of focus – our checks on the nature of what is said the activities carried out there and respect for the Republic’s values by all those who promote and foster them the desire to protect those in charge of mosques from coups is a very significant element of this way of organizing things What we’re currently seeing in our country – and I know the elected representatives present here have themselves seen and sometimes experienced it – is basically hostile takeovers taking place at the level of mosques in order to suddenly change the leaders of the religious associations themselves in the space of a few days And a few days later we wake up and see radical Islamists taking advantage of the weaknesses in the statutes to take control of the association and all its funding and carrying out the worst possible policies What we’re going to establish very clearly is a very robust anti-coup mechanism in the law which will enable us to prevent those protagonists – who are the most subtle the most sophisticated – from using the weaknesses in our own rules to come and take control of religious associations and mosques to go and preach the worst things carry out activities in the framework of the religious association which are not that at all training and promoting in France a generation of imams but also intellectuals who uphold an Islam fully compatible with the Republic’s values is a necessary goal I know that many people don’t want to see it and think this would be an effective way of combating radical Islam first of all because denying reality is never a good path I think it’s the biggest gift we could make to those who want to topple the Republic we must carry through this way of organizing things And so what we’ve agreed with the French Council of the Muslim Faith [CFCM] is that within a maximum of six months it will finalize work that broadly started six months ago and which is essential That job consists firstly in accrediting training for imams in our country secondly in shouldering a religious responsibility and thirdly in writing a charter non-compliance with which will bring about imams’ suspension The organization of the Hajj pilgrimage will provide necessary funding We’ve done some very major work with Saudi Arabia to regulate it work has been done by the CFCM and AMIF [Muslim Association for French Islam] precisely to build a solution that will enable us to get finding and organize this training It is not the state that will do what I am describing here on the basis of the principle of separation; it will be achieved through the French Council for the Muslim Faith But I have confidence in it; we have given it a huge responsibility as I told them together with the minister two days ago With respect to the secular and intellectual dimension the government should also make a commitment It should commit to and support efforts in our country aimed at promoting a better understanding of Islam in our country and improved intellectual academic training for all religious authorities as well as all of our citizens who take an interest in this religion this civilization in order to understand each other better because it is of critical importance to us we will contribute €10 million to support initiatives by the Foundation for Islam in France in the areas of culture I am thinking in particular of the development of advanced Islamic university studies I have also decided to create a Scientific Institute of Islamology and to support the law on higher education and research we will create additional posts in higher education in order to continue research into Muslim civilizations and the Maghreb Many of these topics in which France used to excel academically have been undermined and we have abandoned them we have left the intellectual debate to others to those outside of the Republic by ideologizing it sometimes yielding to other academic traditions I am thinking of Anglo-Saxon traditions based on a different history And when I see certain social science theories entirely imported from the United States I say to myself that it is reasonable to make this choice understanding of civilizations by creating posts academic and scientific debate in order not to allow the knowledge of the civilization it underpins and its contribution to our country and our continent to become ideological and exclusively political debates We will pursue this task methodically and with a great deal of determination I want France to become a country where we can teach the thinking of Averroes to be a country that excels in the study of Muslim civilizations We owe it to ourselves because of this struggle that I mentioned Because the plan that I mentioned just now will not succeed if we do not understand ourselves better if we do not have a better understanding of the civilizations that coexist on our soil given what is now the French population We should also – and the minister for national education has committed to this on several occasions – expand the teaching of Arabic in schools or as an extracurricular activity which we would oversee Because our young people also benefit from this pluralistic culture we need to end the hypocrisy that currently exists If we do not teach it in schools or as an extracurricular activity that is consistent with the Republic’s laws we have to accept that more than 60,000 young people will now learn it in associations that offer it for the worst of motives and that are manipulated by those that I mentioned And so Arabic and many other languages contribute the very wealth of our children and their families – we must be able to recognize these languages and celebrate them here in our country support them within the republican framework we should not delegate this education; within the next two years is to have a genuine policy to promote knowledge of languages and civilizations at school as well with teachers and speakers with language certifications who we know will respect the Republic’s values and this is the fifth area of focus I would like to highlight we may have to make people fear the Republic by imposing its rules in an uncompromising manner and by rebuilding the strength of the law and we may have to regain control in these key areas that I mentioned but we also have to get people to love the Republic again by demonstrating that it can enable everyone to build their own lives I am simply saying this in our debate because there is also a certain sense of insecurity that has emerged which some people have called cultural insecurity because there are rifts and unspoken resentments in our society that we have allowed to evolve We would like to believe that we can resolve all problems through decrees and laws Our Republic achieved something extraordinary at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century; it did so because it retook control – it established a republican order; it achieved this through our schools and because it made people love the Republic And anywhere the Republic does not provide children a future you cannot expect these children to love it And so we must step up the work we’ve very energetically begun; I want to pay tribute to it here This actually means getting the Republic back into people’s practical lives And we need to do this along with all civil servants And what’s very tough is that because a lot of ground has been lost everything being done in recent years – which we’re all doing together – isn’t necessarily visible enough; it seems like a thankless task but I want to stress again here: doubling the number of classes for 300,000 pupils is the Republic doing something tangible for children who will be able to learn to read count and be educated in the most difficult regions That’s a reality: the reforms to guidance and support everything we’ve done on extra-curricular time and the quartiers d’été [summer activity programs for children in priority neighborhoods] this summer That’s an essential way of winning people back it’s something tangible for those children and we haven’t left them in the hands of voluntary groups that want the end of the Republic This work is essential and we’ll be continuing it opening 80 cités éducatives [projects to improve education in priority neighborhoods] giving 530 buildings the France Service label [to simplify users’ relations with public services] and in the cultural sector extending library opening hours for more than 600 communes and creating – as here in Les Mureaux – nearly 100 Micro-folies [digital museums] that we’ve all been carrying out together in recent years to go and win people back and say: the Republic must return as when we decided on an additional €10 billion for ANRU [National Urban Renewal Agency] – going to win people back to restore funding to the judicial system to enable local justice in those France Service buildings but also restoring very concrete resources so that our judicial system also matches the resources we’re putting into our security continuing what we did with the quartiers de reconquête républicaine with the police de sécurité du quotidien [police unit for priority neighborhoods] what we’re doing when we combat gender equality on the ground by giving back resources to voluntary organizations but again enabling the Republic to return with resources and structures And so all this has been deployed in the last three years with a lot of proposals promoted by the ministers and also by Jean-Louis Borloo involvement and ideas I want to pay tribute And when I look at the report submitted to us more than three-quarters of it has been implemented And so what we must do today is go further with the doubling of classes currently extended to pupils in the older section [of nursery school] an additional 40 cités éducatives that will be created 300 additional France Service buildings that will open in the coming weeks and extra investment in ANRU; on security and justice with judges and court clerks on the ground and sometimes also volunteers who will come and help with local tasks gendarmes on the ground and additional resources Our ultimate goal is simple: to ensure a republican presence at the base of every high-rise block Where the Republic’s response no longer made sense because we took months and months to respond to offences by restoring to our judicial system the means to respond quickly and appropriately Basically we love the Republic when it keeps its promises of empowerment Everything I’ve just mentioned is what guarantees that promise of empowerment The Republic is both a system and a promise And so what we must do very strongly is go further along that path I’ve begun setting out potential ways forward for equal opportunities; we’ll be continuing them in this area with new testing systems that have been decided on in the systematic rollout of the quartiers d’été that I mentioned Neither racism nor anti-Semitism is compatible with the Republic have the ambition to go much further than what we’ve started doing Over the autumn I’ll be setting out new decisions in this area in conjunction with all elected representatives we must finally change our legislation radically we’ll be prolonging educational and training difficulties and the problems I was talking about This legislation must promote a profound reform of the way we organize things in terms of housing we must promote and take responsibility for the share of the recovery that will go to those neighborhoods of the Republic There must be a share of this recovery plan that enables the cultural economic and environmental empowerment of our neighborhoods Let’s stop treating some of our young people or our citizens as consumers or basically simply recipients of public policies They want to be given the chance to succeed And so in this France Relance [recovery] plan I’ll have the opportunity in the coming weeks to put forward profound changes to allow our neighborhoods entrepreneurial projects and make a success of both the digital and environmental transition These transitions must be carried out there too through these five broad areas I wanted to talk about this morning a new awakening of the Republic requires a whole strategy to mobilize the nation So I’m conscious that I may have disappointed those who were expecting stereotyping of one kind or another I take and will continue to take responsibility for this [strategy] This new awakening of the Republic can’t be about just a few people And so this awakening must come from us as political leaders judges – from all those who daily have to keep this promise alive They didn’t wait for me to make the observations I was talking about but today we want to give them the wherewithal to act and a clearer framework and therefore also resources to be able to act This new awakening is about all citizens and a France united in support of its values The more our enemies try to pit us against one another the more uncompromising – uncompromising – we’ll be but also uncompromising because this intransigence reflects the Republic’s benevolence I was talking about behind this existential issue for our nation we have to relearn our reasons for living together But I won’t yield an inch to those who want to divide us one way or another “Many” doesn’t mean we’re an agglomerate of communities His or her adherence to the Republic’s universal principles is what we have to defend The Government will shoulder its responsibilities by finishing the job on this legislation I know all of those who serve the State will do this I know that our elected representatives will deliver and I know that all our citizens will play their part in this Long live the Republic and long live France (1) laïcité goes beyond the concept of secularism embracing the strict neutrality of the State a summary of good news and citizen initiatives that make France shine which Ariane and ESA use to transport the massive rocket will collect the first and second stages from France and Germany ESA reports that the first flight remains on track targeting a launch window between June 15 and July 31 “We will be sharing more about the payloads in February… There will be CubeSats and some payloads from NASA,” ArianeGroup told NSF During a factory visit of both the second stage facility in Bremen and the first stage facility in Les Mureaux NSF was able to interview high-level officials of the Ariane program as well as ESA Acting Director of Space Transportation Toni Tolker-Nielsen The first stage of the Ariane 6 rocket is assembled in Les Mureaux The facility to construct it is not far away from the Ariane 5’s vertical assembly building the factory already featured the fully assembled first stage for flight one The Vulcain 2.1 engine was already integrated into the bottom of the rocket and the transport container for the Canopée ship was prepared outside of the factory The factory also featured a hydrogen tank for flight three in testing as well as parts for flight four and beyond ArianeGroup confirmed to NASASpaceflight that six rockets are currently in work on the factory floor Main stage of Ariane 6 Flight Model 1 in ArianeGroup’s integration hall in Les Mureaux the goal of the factory is to support twelve flights a year This cadence is shared by the second stage facility and is dictated by the turnaround time of Canopée which needs roughly 28 days for a full trip to the Guyana Space Center and back Ariane 6 has roughly 30 launch contracts signed These mostly consist of Amazon’s Project Kuiper but also feature missions such as Galileo and the PLATO exoplanet telescope Ariane 6 features the Vulcain 2.1 hydrolox engine on its first stage such as a change to the Prometheus methalox engine are possible — although this is more likely on the future Ariane Next vehicle A prototype Prometheus engine is fired in Vernon Prometheus is the “Precursor Reusable Oxygen Methane cost Effective propulsion System” which is developed by ArianeGroup and ESA for Ariane Next This methalox engine is part of a future engine development plan for ESA It is also used on their Themis vertical takeoff and vertical landing prototype in which ESA explores the idea of developing reusable rocket technology the Prometheus engine might be on the upgrade path for Ariane 6 you have to consider several things in parallel You can not only work on your current development but also need to prepare the following one and other projects we run together with ESA “The purpose is to prepare the key bricks for the next generation of European space transportation but it will be featured on other launch systems developed by either ArianeGroup or other players We will offer the engine to whoever will be interested to use it in systems.”  Regarding the fact that the first launch is a rideshare and the implications from that for the future of Ariane 6 Ariane 6 will fly with more than 10 experiments and missions It was a choice made together with ESA to invite all innovators to propose payloads for Ariane 6 we will have the possibility to group a large number of small missions to take the opportunity of one heavy lift to space.”  The factory also features multiple stages in production and the flight one stage already has its Vinci engine integrated is the ability to relight the engine for deep space missions Ariane 5 could only ignite its upper stage once which allowed for missions to be sent to a geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) Ariane 6 can now launch directly to geostationary orbit (GEO) using a relight a few hours into the mission the current version of Ariane 6 can launch up to five metric tons to GEO The upper stage of Ariane 6 flight one model in ArianeGroup’s integration hall in Bremen “We already had the experience from the cryogenic upper stage of Ariane 5 but that stage was just a one-shot upper stage […] And this reignition of a cryogenic upper stage is the challenge we had to solve,” ArianeGroup told NSF The re-ignition of the stage is not done using chemicals but is instead driven by an electrical spark that ignites a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen gas which then creates a flame and ignites the main chamber Arianespace also changed the material of the nozzle extension to a carbon ceramic “We are usually starting with electrical testing at the stages here checking that the harness and connections are properly done We are verifying all the functions it has to perform in space.” Another major change in the upper stage is the addition of the auxiliary power unit (APU) Its main role is to pressurize the tanks during flight and allow for longer coasting times The device will also be used to deorbit or passivize the second stage after its primary mission The system was tested at the DLR site in Lampoldshausen “We take guidelines very seriously to deorbit our stages and this is why Ariane 6 fulfills these deorbit requirements while other nations ignore the regulations,” Ariane told NSF Regarding the production of the Ariane 6 second stage The whole logistics chain is just starting The team itself would be ready for more… We are limited by the production of the parts We could produce more stages… If another ramp-up in the future is needed The P120 rocket boosters are made by Avio in Italy They are not only used for Ariane 6 but also for the VEGA-C/E Ariane 6 comes with the ability to feature either two or four of the P120 boosters which is indicated by the “2” in “Ariane 62.” the plan is to upgrade the boosters to the P120C+ This will extend the length of the boosters and feature 14 tonnes of additional propellant The Amazon project Kuiper missions plan to utilize the upgraded booster after the second Kuiper flight With both stages now concluding their assembly and testing the next step will be their shipment onboard Canopée This approach was chosen to reduce the carbon emissions of the Ariane 6 project the boat is designed to be always on rotation to support twelve flights a year.”  The ship will load both the first and second stages as well as the booster casings for flights Once it arrives at the Guiana Space Center in Kourou the rocket will be fully assembled horizontally Ariane 6 will not perform any more integrated testing as the qualification test from the certification pathfinder was deemed sufficient The Ariane 6 pathfinder upper stage being loaded into its transport container ESA will operate the launch as the primary contractor Arianespace will take over the operation of the vehicle Arianespace and CNES officials are still involved in the operation of the rocket we have bought this as part of our development program so we are responsible for this first flight.” ESA’s Acting Director of Space Transportation Toni Tolker-Nielsen also talked with NSF about the future of launch vehicles at ESA NSF asked Tolker-Nielsen how his optimal European launch market looks in the future “Tomorrow we will have Ariane 6 and Vega-C That will ensure independent access to space from Europe we have all these micro launchers developed all over Europe We would like to force them to grow and introduce more competition to Europe We believe this is necessary for the competitiveness of the sector in the future Acting Director of Space Transportation for ESA “For the launchers that will come after Ariane 6 and Vega-C That is because of two reasons: I believe the market it becomes economically viable to have reusability We can not throw away stages like that in the future I am convinced that the next generation will be reusable launchers.” (Lead Image: The first stage for Ariane 6 flight model one in ArianeGroup’s integration hall in Les Mureaux but the boxer you are looking for has not been found Please click here for go to WBA champions page In a night of mixed emotions at the ANB Arena.. Usage of Content   Confidentiality Clause Laurence Pithie finishes third in tight bunch finish on same time as winner(Image credit: Alex Broadway/Getty Images)Rigoberto Uran of EF Education-EasyPost crosses the finish line in the bunch finish behind Carlos Rodriguez (Ineos Grenadiers)(Image credit: Alex Broadway/Getty Images)Remco Evenepoel of SoudalQuick Step competes across final finishing circuit in reduced front bunch(Image credit: Alex Broadway/Getty Images)The breakaway of the day: Jonas Rutsch Stefan Bissegger (both EF Education-EasyPost) and Mathieu Burgaudeau (TotalEnergies) (Image credit: Getty Images)Stefan Bissegger and Jonas Rutsch of EF Education-EasyPost ride in front of Mathieu Burgaudeau (TotalEnergies) in the breakaway before being caught with just under 40km to go (Image credit: Alex Broadway/Getty Images)Lidl-Trek and Visma-Lease a Bike work at the front of the peloton on the 157.7km stage 1(Image credit: Alex Broadway/Getty Images)Lidl-Trek shared the duties with Team Visma-Lease a Bike(Image credit: Getty Images) Pedersen hit out first in the final 200 metres of the uphill finish in Les Mureaux Kooij came off Pedersen’s wheel with 75 metres to go and won by half a wheel.  Groupama-FDJ’s in-form sprinter Laurence Pithie looked to be gaining on the pair in the run to the line with attacks flying from General Classification favourites Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) and Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) the sprinters’ teams brought back the moves to set up the bunch kick but we definitely wanted to go for it,” Kooij said at the finish about the stiff uphill finish.  and then we knew we’d be fighting for the win Having won two stages in last year's Paris-Nice Kooij finished second to Pedersen on stage 2 and knew the opening day could come down to a rematch “We knew this finish really suits him [Pedersen] and he’s been going really good this season Last year we also had some good battles in the sprint here "I think tomorrow should be another sprint so it will be nice to race in the [leader’s] jersey We’ll keep going and do the best we can." The first battle between the ‘big four’ of 2024 commenced on stage 1 of Paris-Nice as Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) and Primož Roglič (Bora-Hansgrohe) took to the start line of the eight-day race wasn’t to suit the two riders taking aim at the Tour de France’s yellow jersey in July It was more of an aim for the punchy sprinters at the race The stage rolled out of Les Mureaux on a typically cold Stefan Bissegger (both EF Education-EasyPost) and Mathieu Burgaudeau (Total Energies) hop off the front on the Côte de Bazemont The Frenchman Burgaudeau took the first mountain points of the race took control of the peloton as they sought to guide Mads Pedersen to the finish They let the lead drift out to three minutes over the first hour of racing Rutsch was first over the second climb of the day which was due to be ridden again with 15km to go as the day’s final test Team Visma-Lease a Bike began getting involved with the chase They helped to bring the trio’s advantage down to just over a minute with 60 kilometres to go The breakaway was reeled in with 38km left halfway up the second ascent of the Côte de Bazemont Rutsch and Burgaudeau stayed at the front of the peloton though and sprinted for the points The German was too strong and secured the overnight lead of the polka dot jersey The day was in the balance over the rolling terrain with questions asked of how many fast-men would be able to make it to the finish Arvid de Kleijn (Tudor Pro Cycling) was the first to be dropped The peloton went into cruise-mode entering the final 30 kilometres At 18km to go was the only sprint point of the day so every time-bonus gained can be crucial – six The stress in the peloton seemed to rise on the approach to the sprint Visma-Lease a Bike surged to the front for Matteo Jorgensen Evenepoel was brought forward by his teammates Jorgensen went first and took the full six seconds with Evenepoel in second and Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) third The Belgian champion continued beyond the sprint Bernal and two from Lotto Dstny to go with him as the chasers re-organised and brought them back The acceleration did serve to drop several sprinters including Fabio Jakobsen (Team dsm-firmenich-PostNL) Dylan Groenewegen (Jayco-AlUla) and Arnaud De Lie (Lotto-Dstny) The riders immediately bounced straight into the final climb of the day up the Côte d'Herbeville with Soudal-QuickStep keen to keep the pace high through the work of Gianni Moscon Bernal attacked and Evenepoel countered over the top The duo were momentarily off the front together before being caught by a heavily-reduced peloton on the long plateau before the descent back to Les Mureaux The aggressive racing continued as Anthony Turgis (TotalEnergies) attacked off the front with 10 kilometres to go He built a 15-second lead as the road began to descend It was Cofidis with the numbers to chase as they looked to set up Bryan Coquard Laurence Pithie (Groupama-FDJ) and Sam Bennett (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) were other sprinters present in the group Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale added their weight to the chase as Turgis’ gap began to melt away with 3km to go Turgis was caught with two to go and Visma-Lease a Bike hit the front in support of Kooij who was a late returnee to the front group and passed Pedersen in the final 100 metres for the win Results powered by FirstCycling The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox! Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker A three-year demonstration called NAVETTY is starting on the ArianeGroup industrial French site in west of Paris Theproject is supported by VEDECOM – R&D institute for energy transition in mobility- public transport company branch Transdev Autonomous Transport Systems autonomous shuttle producer EasyMile and the Yvelines County Council which has strongly invested for make this project a success The aim is to deploy a fully autonomous mobility […] The aim is to deploy a fully autonomous mobility service with no on-board operators The service will be distantly supervised via a supervision software from a local OCC Transdev points out: «The first is the main issue of the project: after Versailles Satory’s open road experimentation with extended perception by autonomous shuttles including an on-board operator the goal is to switch to a mode with no on-board operator and a distant supervision smart and connected infrastructures and acceptability of the ecosystem» the choice of the ArianeGroup site in Les Mureaux west of Paris is ideal as it brings together all the complex elements of an urban area: road and pedestrian traffic lends itself perfectly to preparing future transition to an urban scale This autonomous shuttle service has also been designed to meet the needs of ArianeGroup to improve access to its facilities A new technology has been required to implement a mobility service of autonomous vehicles both with no on-board operator and offering the required service quality and safety levels This technology is a software called Autonomous Vehicles’ Supervision and is developed by Transdev Autonomous Transport Systems It offers three main functions: fleet management supervision operators from Transdev Ile-de-France will be present to supervise the service in real time Cybersecurity is a central focus for the research carried out in this project The challenge is to guarantee the safety of the entire mobility system and prevent any malicious acts.Indeed current autonomous vehicles include on-board technologies dedicated to perception These faculties are made possible by sensors processing and computing units which must be totally secured for passenger transportation The connected and intelligent infrastructure including roundabouts and crossroad management The project’s aim is to improve the efficiency of the shuttles while crossing a roundabout The infrastructure will be able to analyze the activity of vehicles and users while entering and exiting the roundabout It will also be able to transmit authorizations to the shuttles in order to allow better management of the crossing with fluidity and safely: authorization or prohibition to enter Executive Vice-President of Transdev Autonomous Transport Systems says: «This new project will allow us to reach a significant new step in the development of autonomous mobility and the preparation of an efficient economic and social model We are convinced of the central role of supervision to operate autonomous mobility services with no on-board operator and we are proud to experience it soon on the ArianeGroup Les Mureaux site» © Copyright 2012 - 2025 | Vado e Torno Edizioni | All rights reserved | P.I Emmanuel Macron headed to the town of Les Mureaux in the Yvelines department north-west of Paris to warn the French about the rising threat of “Islamist separatism” which is testing the resilience of the secular French republic and constitutes a menace to “freedom of expression George Simion will face Nicusor Dan, a mainstream candidate, in a run-off There are five luxuries it can no longer feasibly afford Friedrich Merz’s career is one of unforced errors and puzzling missteps. 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depth Discover the best way to manage your PR & Marketing efficiently: Wiztrust is THE integrated communication platform for corporate professionals Prioritise your activities thanks to a clearer view on your assets Manage your communication thanks to a collaborative platform for you and your team Certify your corporate communication thanks to our blockchain-backed technology Save your team and yourself some precious time Learn more about Wiztrust in our case study made its inaugural flight from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana at 16:00 local time on 9 July (20:00 time BST Ariane 6 is the latest in Europe's Ariane rocket series and featuring a modular and versatile design that can launch missions from low-Earth orbit and farther out into deep space."A completely new rocket is not launched often I am privileged to have witnessed this historic moment when Europe's new generation of the Ariane family lifted off – successfully – effectively reinstating European access to space,” said ESA's Director General Josef Aschbacher."An inaugural launch is a huge undertaking from thousands of people who have worked relentlessly for years To see it perform wonderfully at the first attempt is testament to their dedication and a demonstration of European excellence in engineering and technology ArianeGroup and Arianespace for their hard work to get to this point I also want to sincerely thank our Member States for having enabled and supported the Ariane 6 program along the way but the endurance shown has paid off handsomely today." is a demonstration flight whose aim is to show the capabilities and prowess of Ariane 6 in escaping Earth's gravity and operating in space the first set of satellites on board Ariane 6 were released from the upper stage and placed into an orbit 600 km above Earth Satellites and experiments from various space agencies universities and young professionals were included on this inaugural flight.In addition to the rocket the liftoff demonstrated the functioning of the launch pad and operations on the ground at Europe's Spaceport The new custom-built dedicated launch zone was built by France's space agency CNES and allows for a faster turnover of Ariane launches.On the occasion of the launch said: “With this first successful launch by Ariane 6 Europe has finally recovered its capacity to access space Beyond the great emotion I am feeling right now my first thoughts are for all the teams in Kourou Zürich and everywhere else in Europe who made this success possible I would like to acknowledge the commitment of the employees of CNES Europe can be proud of its space programme Europe can be proud of its knowledge and expertise let's prepare the future of launchers and space.”Ariane 6 was built by prime contractor and design authority ArianeGroup “With the successful first flight of Ariane 6 the European space industry has moved into a new era,” said Martin Sion “This historic launch demonstrates the unfailing commitment of our teams and partners whom I would like to thank warmly for this success which reflects on the entire European industry Seeing Europe’s new launcher lift off into space marks the culmination of an outstanding technical and technological adventure and the beginning of a long history of Ariane 6 operations The next flight models are already in production and the stages of the second model will be shipped to the Guiana Space Centre this autumn for the first commercial flight of Ariane 6.”  With the placement of satellites into orbit Ariane 6 has demonstrated that it can successfully launch its payloads into space but ground control has more in store for its inaugural flight Ariane 6's upper stage will show again that it can restart its Vinci engine using the novel auxiliary propulsion unit This restart capability will allow Ariane 6 to drop off multiple passengers into different orbits on future flights and deorbit itself through Earth’s atmosphere at the end of its mission to ensure it does not become space debris.On this flight the Ariane 6 upper stage is set to release two reentry capsules as it enters Earth's atmosphere for a clean disposal to burn up harmlessly leaving no space debris in orbit.The next Ariane 6 is planned for launch this year on its first commercial flight under Arianespace as operator and launch service provider “The success of this first flight marks the start of Ariane 6’s operational career giving Europe an autonomous access to space,” added Stéphane Israël “The new launcher’s order book is proof of the versatility of Ariane 6 and of its capacity to accomplish a wide range of missions into multiple orbits It reflects the confidence that customers have in Ariane 6 for both their institutional and commercial missions We are eager to begin operating our new launcher.” Download PDF file Nathalie BlainTel. +33 (0)1 44 76 75 21nathalie.blain@cnes.fr Pascale BressonTel. +33 (0)1 44 76 75 39pascale.bresson@cnes.fr Raphaël SartTel. +33 (0)1 44 76 74 51raphael.sart@cnes.fr all the latest space news curated for you by CNES Your email address is only used to send you CNES newsletter You can unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link in the newsletter To learn more about the management of your personal data and to exercise your rights field centre and space operator encompassing all of the functions required to shape and execute the French government’s space strategy and to deploy public policies that rely on the space sector Ariane 6 and launch operator Arianespace met at ArianeGroup’s rocket factory in Les Mureaux to see how the all-new Ariane 6 is taking shape.   Ariane 6 builds on the heritage of its hugely successful predecessor But it will lift more payload at less cost and fly more often to give Europe one of the world’s most flexible ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher acknowledged a temporary gap in launch capability that will mark the period between Ariane 5’s final flight and the beginning of Ariane 6 service Ariane 6 would continue an invaluable service: “This is guaranteed access to space for Europe Because this makes it possible that we have navigation satellites Earth observation satellites – all the satellites we need in daily life. Without these rockets Access the realted broadcast quality video material 1500 metres of ascent and a finish at an altitude of over 4,300 metres That's the challenge that French manufacturer Quarkus is preparing to take up their new road-going supercar currently under development the company from Les Mureaux in the Yvelines will be at the start of the 'Pikes Peak' hill climb on 23 June in the United States the Quarkus P3 will take on the second oldest race in America The race to the clouds was created in 1916 five years after the debut of the Indianapolis 500 in 1911 In their press release, Quarkus states that choosing Pikes Peak was a logical and natural choice a well-known figure in the competition and winner in 1988 is one of the personalities closely following the French manufacturer's project The choice of the American race is a tribute to the Finnish driver Bruce Jouanny to drive the Quarkus P3 at Pikes Peak The 71-year-old Finnish driver will not be starting the 102nd edition of the race. This task has been entrusted to Bruce Jouanny, who will be at the wheel of the Quarkus P3 bearing the number 26. An experienced driver and host of Top Gear France in recent years the Frenchman has been involved in the project since the supercar first took to the wheel "I'm delighted to be taking on this challenge and can't wait to discover Pikes Peak It's a legendary race that fits in perfectly with the development of the Quarkus P3 It's often referred to as a life-size test and you can't get much better than Pikes Peak but with its own particular constraints: the altitude It's a unique setting in which to challenge yourself I'm sure we're going to learn a lot at every level Pikes Peak is the ideal place to test their new car: tubular carbon chassis in-house developed suspension and running gear Race-worthy performance from a road-legal car the Quarkus P3 will take on the altitude of the Alps before flying off to Colorado the French manufacturer will have to achieve in three months what was planned to take nine months "Taking on the Pikes Peak challenge when the first development prototype has just been presented is clearly unreasonable to set no limits and to share this adventure with our customers and partners When Bruce mentioned his idea of climbing this monument and it's a fantastic opportunity to boost the development of the Quarkus We have to achieve in three months what was planned to take nine.. With a project that began at the end of November But the manufacturer from Les Mureaux can count on the operational and technical support of RD Limited The Quarkus P3 will be officially presented on 2 May at the Prestige Auto Beaune Video: The Bugatti Bolide's Track Pace Will Melt Your Mind 2026 Jeep Compass Unveiled: Hybrid or EV With Up to 375 HP China Promises a Supercar 'Better' Than a Ferrari SF90 Lotus Emira With Yellow Exhaust Tips Pays Tribute to an F1 GOAT The Cadillac Celestiq Will Be as Rare as a Bugatti and offers a brand-new complex with a catering area offering an unrivalled virtual reality experience EVA continues to expand in France and abroad has accelerated the rollout of the concept EVA plans to reach 100 rooms in France by 2025 The company is also preparing for the launch of a new game in autumn 2023 and has created an EVA League 1 and an EVA League 2 followed by a new edition of the EVA Coupe de France EVA pushes the boundaries ofeSports by offering captivating and 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performances of the existing ground-based network operated by ArianeGroup ArianeGroup is the prime contractor on this project and will supply the surveillance services provided by its ground-based network of telescopes supplemented by data from the spaceborne sensor that will be developed during the project and then interconnected to ArianeGroup’s system “This contract recognizes the quality and efficiency of the space surveillance services already provided by ArianeGroup to its government It is also a vote of confidence in our ability to bring together the very best expertise provided by partners with complementary skills Developing sovereign space surveillance capabilities is a strategic priority for France and Europe We are proud to contribute together to improving security in space for the benefit of European citizens,” said Philippe Clar This project will build on ArianeGroup’s ongoing activities through its telescope surveillance network comprising 15 stations worldwide which today provides services to government ArianeGroup provides high-precision daytime and nighttime positioning and orbitography data and analyzes space objects in various orbits The service is fully geared to the surveillance tracking and collision warning needs of civil and military satellite operators allowing them to protect their satellites against all forms of risk procure and operate the first satellite in this space segment and supply the necessary data which has a proven track record in the development and manufacture of cameras for SSA applications to design and build the on-board space sensor "Exo-atmospheric space is a new challenge for Europe's sovereignty and the protection of its space infrastructure Eutelsat intends to play its part in the global effort to monitor space and understand its environment by leveraging its multi-orbit multi-mission infrastructure while joining forces with a leading player in space surveillance," explained Serge Cholley Director of Security and Defence at Eutelsat As a French telecommunications satellite operator for the past 45 years Eutelsat has built up extensive expertise in the space environment by protecting its fleet from orbital risks It is this know-how that the company is seeking to make available to French and European stakeholders to protect human lives and assets Eutelsat's ambition is twofold: To become the leading space surveillance operator capable of protecting commercial space operations and to be a trusted partner in France's defence space strategy will develop the image processing for use on different types of optical payloads based on independent and sovereign expertise in space image processing and its downstream applications This expertise has been serving space surveillance since 2015 with the development of the space object detection and tracking function of the Tarot satellites for CNES followed by a noteworthy participation in the EU SST project on the same function adapted to onboard processing and completed by a versatile and “high-fidelity” simulator of space observation scenes from both the ground and space Magellium will be implementing its cutting-edge onboard solutions The “Data Catalog for Space Surveillance” RFP was launched on April 29 2022 and was assigned by the French government to CNES as operator of the France 2030 space component The objective is to significantly improve the security of space operations through data collection The consortium was selected in December 2022 from among the five short-listed contenders with its proposal to develop innovative optical sensors These sensors will aim to significantly improve the number of objects catalogued in all orbits as well as their precise orbital location and the regularity of observation The synergies made possible by the combination of new-generation ground-based sensors and satellites equipped with optical sensors will significantly improve the data collected by ArianeGroup’s command and control center The processing and analysis of this new data will contribute to the development of space surveillance services The project will commence with a 24-month pre-operational phase followed by an 18-month operational service demonstration phase This contract is financed by the French Government under the “France 2030” investment plan ArianeGroup is lead contractor for civil and defense space launcher systems responsible for the design and the entire production process of Europe’s Ariane 5 and Ariane 6 including marketing and operation by its Arianespace subsidiary and operational condition maintenance of the missiles of the French oceanic deterrent force Internationally recognized for its innovative ArianeGroup has expertise in all aspects of state-of-the-art space propulsion technologies ArianeGroup and its subsidiaries also offer their specialist skills in space equipment and critical infrastructure to benefit other industrial sectors the group employs more than 8,000 highly qualified staff in France and Germany Its 2022 revenues amounted to €2.4 billion Astrid EMERIT – T. +33.6.86.65.45.02 – astrid.emerit@ariane.groupCamille SOHIER – T. +33.6.49.00.90.75 – camille.sohier@ariane.group Magellium was founded in 2003 and joined the Artal Group in 2016 to form the new entity Magellium Artal Group which currently employs over 300 engineers and doctors The Group’s offering promotes the use of image data for both civilian and military purposes which draw on expertise in all data processing technologies Environmental and Climate Change Monitoring Defense and Digital Geography.Magellium is recognized for its expertise in major European space programs including Copernicus (on which it operates the European high-resolution service for monitoring snow cover and river and lake ice extent) EU SST and the ESA Climate Change Initiative program in which Magellium is the holder and leader of a very innovative scientific project Magellium is also expanding internationally and has achieved prestigious success on several continents.Magellium Press Contacts Benoît Viaud – Tel.: +33 6 11 59 05 68 – benoit.viaud@magellium.frAlain Lapeyre – Tel.: +33 6 89 57 05 11 – alain.lapeyre@magellium.fr Eutelsat Communications is one of the world's leading satellite operators With a global fleet of satellites and associated ground infrastructure Fixed and Mobile Broadband markets to communicate effectively to their customers Around 7,000 television channels operated by leading media groups are broadcast by Eutelsat to one billion viewers equipped for DTH reception or connected to terrestrial networks Committed to promoting all facets of sustainable development across its business activities Eutelsat leverages its in-orbit resources to help bridge the digital divide while maintaining a safe and uncluttered space environment As an attractive and socially responsible employer Eutelsat assembles 1,200 men and women from 50 countries who are dedicated to delivering the highest quality of service Eutelsat Communications is listed on the Euronext Paris Stock Exchange (ticker: ETL) For more about Eutelsat go to www.eutelsat.com Anita BaltagiTel. +33 1 53 98 47 47abaltagi@eutelsat.com Daphne Joseph-GabrielTel. +33 1 53 98 47 47djosephgabriel@eutelsat.com Baptiste Romeufbaptiste.romeuf@agenceproches.comTel Thomas CardielTel. +33 1 53 98 31 54tcardiel@eutelsat.com Hugo Laurens Bergehlaurensberge@eutelsat.com Christine LopezTel.: +33 1 53 98 47 02clopez@eutelsat.com When you choose to create a user account and follow a newsroom your personal data will be used by us and the owner of the newsroom for you to receive news and updates according to your subscription settings To learn more about this, please read our Privacy Policy, which applies to our use of your personal data, and our Privacy Policy for Contacts which applies to the use of your personal data by the owner of the newsroom you follow Please note that our Terms of Use apply to all use of our services You can withdraw your consent at any time by unsubscribing or deleting your account the route headed southwest of the start town of Les Mureaux before returning northeast to take on the second climb of the day the riders would climb Bazemont and d’Herbeville again the final ascent cresting 13 km before the finish 🇫🇷 @ParisNice 📅 03/03 📺 @Eurosport_FR – 15h15#DECATHLONAG2RLAMONDIALETEAM pic.twitter.com/GXihGDvymt — DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE TEAM (@decathlonAG2RLM) March 3, 2024 with Mathieu Burgaudeau of TotalEnergies becoming the first King of the Mountains on the road By the time they hit Côte d’Herbeville I Jonas Rutsch of EF Education-EasyPost wrestled the KOM from Burgaudeau Visma-Lease a Bike and Lidl-Trek did the yeoman’s work in the peloton the fugitives were swept up on Bazemont II Rutsch and Burgaudeu were able to scrap for the mountains points once more with the EF Education-EasyPost man prevailing On the way to the final climb there was a stiff little ascent that filled the role of the intermediate sprint Remco Evenepoel and Egan Bernal were the first over and then they carried on down the other side with two Lotto-Dstny chaps The final climb was Côte d’Herbeville II Soudal-QuickStep pulled until Egan Bernal made a dig and Evenepoel took it up Primoz Roglic and Brandon McNulty taking the Belgian’s wheel The streamlined peloton was stretched out heading towards Les Mureaux but slowed down when Anthony Turgis lit out for glory Around 60 riders caught Turgis just under 2 km remaining Visma grabbed the reins but Lidl-Trek led into the penultimate left hand turn Mads Pedersen went long coming out of the final turn but Olav Kooij roared around his right side to earn a hat trick of 2024 victories One of the revelations of the young season Monday is a more straight-forward sprinters’ stage Get the digital edition of Canadian Cycling Magazine Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" The Canopée ship left the port of Le Havre carrying the core and upper stages of the Ariane 6 launcher which will be used on the inaugural flight Arrival at the port of Pariacabo in Kourou from where it will be transferred to Europe’s Spaceport “Delivery of the stages for this first Ariane 6 is a crucial step along the road to the inaugural flight and then to commercial operation of the European heavy launcher,” said Martin Sion “I want to thank the teams at ArianeGroup and those of our industrial partners* for their efforts in recent months Production of the subsequent flight models is continuing in parallel at our plants in France and Germany to support a ramp-up that is as ambitious as it is vital in order to meet the expectations of Arianespace’s institutional and commercial customers.” is integrated at ArianeGroup’s Bremen site in Germany is integrated on ArianeGroup’s Les Mureaux site After undergoing a series of functional tests at the end of the integration procedures the two stages were respectively taken to the ports of Bremen These two stages will then be off-loaded and transferred to the Launcher Assembly Building (BAL) on the ELA4 launch complex they will be assembled together by the ArianeGroup teams to constitute the launcher’s central core This will then be transferred from the BAL to the launch pad the central core will be raised to the vertical position and placed on the launch table It will be joined there by the two boosters These two solid fuel boosters are also undergoing final integration by the ArianeGroup teams in a specifically-established building at the European Spaceport The upper composite consisting of the fairing and the payloads will then be added to the launcher on the launch pad The Ariane 6 program is managed and funded by ESA As industrial lead contractor and design authority for the launcher ArianeGroup is responsible for its development and production with its industrial partners as well as for its marketing through its Arianespace subsidiary and its contractual partners are responsible for the construction of the Ariane 6-dedicated launch pad in Kourou CNES in partnership with ArianeGroup also conducts the combined tests under the responsibility of ESA * Main industrial partners of Ariane 6 program are: Airbus Netherlands Top News,Greece Greece has approved an international tender for hydrocarbon exploration in four blocks in the Mediterranean Sea Top News,World Top News,Energy World,Word newsletter The Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) participated in the 2025 edition of Sea Asia one of the premier maritime industry events in the Asia-Pacific… Leading mental health support provider MHSS is proud to confirm its commitment to diversity and inclusion with the appointment of two psychologists… Design & Development by P.KAN.DESIGNER Design & Development by P.KAN.DESIGNER The TimesHundreds of would-be models tried their luck at an open casting event in a run-down Paris suburb in what some commentators described as a sign of openness in the fashion industry was staged after claims that the country’s fashion industry has made only token moves towards inclusiveness and continues to discriminate against black people The Claw agency was founded five years ago to meet what its founders said was demand for diversity among models It organises talent spotting events around the country, including this weekend in Les Mureaux The area hit the headlines last year when a councillor resigned after saying that he had been attacked 11 times over Whilst claiming allegiance to the Islamic State (Isis) a man fatally stabbed a police officer in Magnanville The attacker also murdered the officer's wife and took their three-year-old son hostage before police were able to break into the house and shoot the assailant FranceTV reported that the assailant first fatally stabbed Les Mureaux police station's deputy chief of the judicial police outside his house at around 9pm local time He then entered the house and murdered the wife French Interior Ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet confirmed that RAID special forces were able to break into the house and shoot down the attacker but it became clear that they would not succeed and police then entered the home where they found the body of a woman," he said Witnesses told Le Parisien that the assailant lived in the same neighbourhood He shouted "Allah Akbar" during the murder French President François Hollande called the murder an "odious act" saying: "Light will be shed on the circumstances of this abominable drama whose investigation This is the second attack that has taken place during the religious period of Ramadan and is thought to have had links to IS. Omar Mateen, the man responsible for the murder of 50 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando on Sunday 12 June In May, the terrorist organisation had released a video, encouraging supporters outside of Syria to plan more attacks during the holy Islamic month. "The tiniest action you do in the heart of their land is dearer to us than the biggest action by us.. There are no innocents in the heart of the lands of the crusaders," the propaganda video stated Feb 25, 2023 | , The French Air & Space Force’s Rafale Solo DisplayRafale Solo Display Team has released the 2023 Schedule for their display season Apr 28, 2022 | , 2022 marks the welcome return of the Dassault Mirage 2000D Tactical Demo The demo is drawn from the squadrons of the 3rd Wing – EC 1/3 Navarre EC 2/3 Champagne and EC 3/3 Ardennes based at Nancy Vautour Bravo are from  EC2/30 ‘Normandie Niemen‘ and EC3/30 ‘Lorraine’ based at Mont-de-Marsan and fly a pair of Dassault Rafale C and B omni-role combat aircraft EC1/4 “Gascogne” and EC2/4 “La Fayette” also fly a tactical demonstration on the Dassault Rafale B omni-role strike fighters One of newest tactical demonstrations on the display circuit are the pair of Pilatus PC-21s from BA709 Cognac/Châteaubernard One of most eye-catching tactical demonstrations comes from the French Air Force’s Airbus DS A400M A knife-wielding attacker stabbed a French police chief to death in front of his home last night and his partner's body was found inside killings Islamic State's Amaq news agency said were carried out by a member of the group The attacker repeatedly knifed the 42-year-old commander in the stomach before barricading himself inside the house in a Paris suburb He was shot dead by members of an elite police unit after negotiations failed Police and judicial sources said that the attacker was a 25-year-old man who had been monitored by security and anti-terrorist services after he received a three-year prison sentence in 2013 for helping Islamist militants go to Pakistan A judicial source said the anti-terrorism unit of the prosecutor's office had been given responsibility for the investigation because of comments made during lengthy exchanges between the assailant and negotiators "Source to Amaq agency: Islamic State fighter kills deputy chief of the police station in the city of Les Mureaux and his wife," Amaq said on its news website President Francois Hollande held an early morning emergency meeting over the killings his office said before Amaq posted its statement underscoring the seriousness with which the Elysee presidential palace is treating the incident If it is confirmed Islamic State was behind the murders it would be the first militant strike on French soil since the government imposed a state of emergency after multiple attacks on Paris in November that killed 130 people a founder member of the U.S.-led coalition waging air strikes against Islamic State was already on high alert for terrorist attacks during the Euro 2016 soccer tournament which began on Friday Islamic State's claim one of its "fighters" carried out the evening attack came a day after the Islamist militant group said it was responsible for the shooting that killed 49 people in a massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando The attacker struck in the Paris suburb of Magnanville about 50 km (30 miles) northwest of the French capital and about 20 km from Les Mureaux He stabbed the police commander nine times in the stomach before forcing his way into the house and taking the officer's partner and three-year-old son hostage a decision was made to launch an assault," Interior Ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet said Commandos from the RAID police unit stormed the house and found the woman's body The young boy was rescued "in shock but unharmed" Officials have not revealed the identity of the 42-year-old officer please register for free or log in to your account.