La Parisienne of Cafébabel.com

Being in charge of writing a paper on the « Neighbours’ party » for La Parisienne blog, I took my mission very seriously, up to the point to organise it. Indeed, this event had not taken place the previous years in my building.

A blow of revolution blows on Paris’ streets. Black and white pictures inundate all the heads. Young disheveled long hair men, premises of bell-bottom trousers, determined gait teenagers : all are ready to fight with the police... It happened 40 years ago in the Latin neighborhood in the French capital. May 68, the time when the sacred triangle of Sorbonne, Saint-Michel, Saint-Germain des près used to turn into the rallying point of French youth seeking for freedom and recognition. It was the time when the slogans “ it is forbidden to forbid”, “CRSS-S-S” or “under pavement, sands” resonate with the music of Jacques Dutronc, Charles Aznavour or the Rolling Stones.

For the French EU presidency, French institutions organise a round of meetings in French cities to collect citizens’ opinion on great European bargains. In order to europeanise the debate, cafebabel.com asks Europeans for their viewpoint; so that the French presidency should be European before anything else.

In Paris, from May the 15th to the 21st was held the international festival dedicated to the environmental image. This was the occasion to admire pictures, videos, installations and movies related to the environmental issue.

In March 2009, the Iron Lady will celebrate its 120 anniversary. No, I’m not speaking about Margaret Thatcher’s forefather but about the Eiffel Tour.