The Day Auschwitz Survivors Called Last

The 80th anniversary of Auschwitz's liberation dominated media coverage, with fifty survivors attending ceremonies. Survivor Ginette Kolinka's call for mandatory camp visits resonated through morning coverage. Putin's claim of Soviet credit for defeating Nazism sparked exchanges with Macron's emphasis on contemporary antisemitism.

A major fire damaged Paris's 12th arrondissement town hall, particularly affecting its spire, while flooding in Brittany intensified as Loire-Atlantique and Morbihan joined orange alert status. The morning also brought unemployment figures showing a 3.9% increase, the steepest rise in a decade outside COVID.

Evening coverage centered on Bayrou's LCI interview, where he rejected seven unpaid work hours, confirmed no teacher cuts, and discussed immigration policy. Coca-Cola's European-wide product recall due to chlorate levels and the detention of Elias's teenage murderers completed the day's developments.