Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot will travel to Nice this Thursday, May 22 for the United Nations Summit for the Oceans. The head of French diplomacy will be accompanied for this displacement of the Minister of Ecological Transition and the Sea, Agnès Pannier-Runacher. A meeting will also be organized tomorrow morning between Jean-Noël Barrot and the readers of Nice morning.
The United Nations Summit for the Oceans will take place in Nice between June 9 and 13, 2025. Nice will then become the world capital of the protection of these salt water expanses, which cover more than 70 % of the surface of the globe. The objective of this event is to help preserve the oceans and guarantee their sustainable use.
2 – Donald Trump organizes a dinner for investors in cryptocurrencies at Potomac Falls
Donald Trump will organize a dinner for the biggest holders of his cryptocurrency, the same corner $ Trump on Thursday, May 22, launched before his investiture. The same corners are hypervoltile cryptocurrencies, based on a viral personality or phenomenon designed to have fun and speculate.
This “sumptuous” evening will bring together 220 guests, in a Country Club Chic near the Potomac river, not far from Washington. The 25 largest investors in this cryptocurrency even benefit from privileged access: they will be able to meet the American president at his golf club and visit the White House.
3 – 12th edition of Latin America and Caribbean Week
The 12th edition of Latin America and the Caribbean week will start this Thursday, May 22. France will honor these regions of the world tomorrow and until June 8, 2025. This will be an opportunity to celebrate the bonds of friendship and the interests shared between France and the nations of these two regions. This week is also an opportunity to discover the richness and diversity of these countries, thanks to many cultural, scientific, political, economic or simply festive events.
In 2011, the Senate took the initiative to devote a day each year to Latin America and the Caribbean. In 2014, the Élysée entrusted the initiative to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to coordinate this event and transform it into “week”.
4 – Launch of a large treasure hunt by Puy du Fou
The Puy du Fou will launch tomorrow “Exkalibur”, a large treasure hunt inspired by that of the golden owl. The objective of this giant treasure hunt is to find the famous sword of King Arthur, worth 250,000 euros. To win this treasure hunt, participants will have to solve a quest for 12 puzzles, which will give access to a trunk buried somewhere in Europe.
The sword is entirely covered with gold and decorated with a “red spinel”, a precious stone of more than 6 carats set in the pommel. The Vendée park specifies that the sword weighs 3.4 kilos and measures 124 centimeters. The sword is buried “Somewhere in the kingdom of France, or perhaps even in a kingdom which was once linked to France by lineage” but he “It is not compulsory to travel to complete this quest”.
5 – The good news of the day
The Aix-en-Provence festival, a lyrical art event, has just received the Swedish Birgit-Nilsson prize, endowed with a million dollars. The festival was crowned for its “Exceptional artistic success and its desire to develop and order new opera productions”.
The Swedish Foundation paid tribute to Pierre Audi, former director of the festival, who died in early May at the age of 67. The Aix-en-Provence lyric festival has been going through important financial problems since its death.
