On 3 May, France obtained the agreement of the other States of the European Union to set up a network of heritage experts to react more quickly to disasters such as the one that occurred in Paris when Notre-Dame Cathedral caught fire.
“The purpose of this conference was not to ask for fundraising. It was not a donors' conference or a declaration of intent”, said the French Secretary of State for European Affairs, Amélie de Montchalin, just before her arrival at the Louvre Museum....