- Aug 26
ZooParc de Beauval abandons €45m dolphin sanctuary after cost increases and legal opposition
ZooParc de Beauval has cancelled plans to build a 2.5-hectare dolphin facility in central France, leaving the fate of 15 captive dolphins unresolved following the closure of Marineland d'Antibes.
- Jul 23
Eight dolphins transferred from closed Marineland park in France to Selwo Marina in Spain, sparking animal rights backlash
The nocturnal transfer of eight dolphins from the shuttered Marineland in Antibes, France, to Selwo Marina in Málaga has provoked sharp criticism from animal rights groups who say it violated a 2021 law banning cetacean captivity.
- Jun 12
Macron to host Meloni for first Franco-Italian bilateral summit in Antibes on 25 June
French President Emmanuel Macron will receive Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Antibes on 25 June 2026 for their first bilateral summit, the first between the two countries since Naples in 2020 and the first since the Quirinal Treaty took effect in 2021.
