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Michel Roger, the Minister of State, has got himself involved in the rumour mill that is Monaco.
Since last Wednesday, he has decided that Christophe Barbier (Editor of the L' Express newspaper, is now the bête noire of the Principality.
He is said to have demanded that Monaco should be annexed to France !!
No wonder Michel Roger saw red, and he countered this by pointing out that Monaco has been a sovereign state since 1297, and that CB's assertions are "surrealist".
Monaco : Rumeurs, allégations, le ministre d'Etat réagit | monacomatin.com
So far - so good - with L'Express !
Now Pierre Abramovici, journalist, historian, and Monegasque, gets in on the act, and he pointed out the economic role of Monaco within the region (PACA and beyond, I guess).
Back to Christophe Barbier who then starts to talk about the "normalisation of the principality" - i.e. for Monaco to enter "modernity" , and for Monaco to be simply a part of France.
Michel Roger reminds everyone again that Monaco is an independent and sovereign state.
What now ??
Enter Jean-Francois Roubillon, the President of the National Council !
He is angry to hear what he thinks is a neocolonialist agenda among a French elite which had been present for some time.
...and enter a group of loyal people in the National Council who are "inviting" Christophe Barbier to debate these issues publicly.
I have a feeling this will run ... and run ....
http://www.monaco.mc/Pages/cache/of...sionid=F28BC9F658448ACDF302B808C572FAB1.node2
Having checked on Christophe Barbier's Facebook page today, he seems to take PA's legal threats with nonchalance !
And the French newspaper "Le Figaro" reported that PA and Thierry have started proceedings against Christophe Barbier at the High Court of Nanterre (France)
Since last Wednesday, he has decided that Christophe Barbier (Editor of the L' Express newspaper, is now the bête noire of the Principality.
He is said to have demanded that Monaco should be annexed to France !!
No wonder Michel Roger saw red, and he countered this by pointing out that Monaco has been a sovereign state since 1297, and that CB's assertions are "surrealist".
Monaco : Rumeurs, allégations, le ministre d'Etat réagit | monacomatin.com
So far - so good - with L'Express !
Now Pierre Abramovici, journalist, historian, and Monegasque, gets in on the act, and he pointed out the economic role of Monaco within the region (PACA and beyond, I guess).
Back to Christophe Barbier who then starts to talk about the "normalisation of the principality" - i.e. for Monaco to enter "modernity" , and for Monaco to be simply a part of France.
Michel Roger reminds everyone again that Monaco is an independent and sovereign state.
What now ??
Enter Jean-Francois Roubillon, the President of the National Council !
He is angry to hear what he thinks is a neocolonialist agenda among a French elite which had been present for some time.
...and enter a group of loyal people in the National Council who are "inviting" Christophe Barbier to debate these issues publicly.
I have a feeling this will run ... and run ....
http://www.monaco.mc/Pages/cache/of...sionid=F28BC9F658448ACDF302B808C572FAB1.node2
Having checked on Christophe Barbier's Facebook page today, he seems to take PA's legal threats with nonchalance !
And the French newspaper "Le Figaro" reported that PA and Thierry have started proceedings against Christophe Barbier at the High Court of Nanterre (France)
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