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11 December 2025

An opponent holds a sheet reading 'Anacronism69'. A final hearing on the legality of the environmental authorizations for the planned highway A69 between Toulouse and Castres takes place in the Administrative Court of Appeal of Toulouse, France, on December 11, 2025. Plaintiffs against the A69 ask the court to nullify all environmental authorizations given for the A69 project. Opponents gather in front of the Administrative Court of Appeal during the hearings. They argue that this highway is not legally sound, that NGE/Atosca (builders) do not respect even their own documents about ecological compensations, violence against opponents, non-compliance with regulations, etc. NGE/Atosca and the Minister of Ecology plead that this highway is 'necessary by nature' and that the first decision of the Administrative Court to scrap the authorizations is an 'anomaly'. The verdict will be given on December 30, 2025. The main association 'La Voie est Libre' (i.e., 'The Way is Free') wants the building of the highway to be stopped until all the justice decisions on the content are given. Opponents of this project say that the reprofiling of the N126 will be sufficient for the 6,000 vehicles planned per day and would cost far less money. The A69 highway will cost EUR512 million (in 2018 euros without inflation) for 54 kilometers.

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11 December 2025

An opponent gestures near the entrance of the Court and near a false Environment Code before the beginning of the hearings. A final hearing on the legality of the environmental authorizations for the planned highway A69 between Toulouse and Castres takes place in the Administrative Court of Appeal of Toulouse. Plaintiffs against the A69 ask the court to nullify all environmental authorizations given for the A69 project. Opponents gather in front of the Administrative Court of Appeal during the hearings. They argue that this highway is not legally sound, that NGE/Atosca (builders) do not respect even their own documents about ecological compensations, violence against opponents, non-compliance with regulations, etc. NGE/Atosca and the Minister of Ecology plead that this highway is 'necessary by nature' and that the first decision of the Administrative Court to scrap the authorizations is an 'anomaly'. The verdict will be given on December 30, 2025. The main association 'La Voie est Libre' (i.e., 'The Way is Free') wants the building of the highway to be stopped until all the justice decisions on the content are given. Opponents of this project say that the reprofiling of the N126 will be sufficient for the 6,000 vehicles planned per day and would cost far less money. The A69 highway will cost EUR512 million (in 2018 euros without inflation) for 54 kilometers. This takes place in Toulouse, France, on December 11, 2025.

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#13085505

11 December 2025

Juli Rover, one of the main lawyers for the A69 opponents, speaks to them after the hearings. A final hearing on the legality of the environmental authorizations for the planned highway A69 between Toulouse and Castres takes place in the Administrative Court of Appeal of Toulouse. Plaintiffs against the A69 ask the court to nullify all environmental authorizations given for the A69 project. Opponents gather in front of the Administrative Court of Appeal during the hearings. They argue that this highway is not legally sound, that NGE/Atosca (the builders) do not respect even their own documents regarding ecological compensations, and that there are violations against opponents and non-compliance with regulations. NGE/Atosca and the Minister of Ecology plead that this highway is 'necessary by nature' and that the first decision of the Administrative Court to scrap the authorizations is an 'anomaly'. The verdict will be given on December 30, 2025. The main association, 'La Voie est Libre' (meaning 'The Way is Free'), wants the construction of the highway to be stopped until all judicial decisions on the matter are given. Opponents of this project say that the reprofiling of the N126 will be sufficient for the 6,000 vehicles planned per day and would cost far less money. The A69 highway will cost EUR512 million (in 2018 euros without inflation) for 54 kilometers. In Toulouse, France, on December 11, 2025.

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#13085506

11 December 2025

MP Anne Stambach-Terrenoir gestures during a discourse in front of the Administrative Court of Appeal during the hearings. A final hearing on the legality of the environmental authorizations for the planned highway A69 between Toulouse and Castres takes place in the Administrative Court of Appeal of Toulouse. Plaintiffs against the A69 ask the court to nullify all environmental authorizations given for the A69 project. Opponents gather in front of the Administrative Court of Appeal during the hearings. They argue that this highway is not legally sound and that NGE/Atosca (builders) do not respect their own documents regarding ecological compensations, violence against opponents, and non-compliance with regulations. NGE/Atosca and the Minister of Ecology plead that this highway is 'necessary by nature' and that the first decision of the Administrative Court to scrap the authorizations is an 'anomaly'. The verdict will be given on December 30, 2025. The main association 'La Voie est Libre' (i.e., 'The Way is Free') wants the building of the highway to be stopped until all judicial decisions on the content are given. Opponents of this project say that the reprofiling of the N126 will be sufficient for the 6,000 vehicles planned per day and would cost far less money. The A69 highway will cost EUR512 million (in 2018 euros without inflation) for 54 kilometers. This takes place in Toulouse, France, on December 11, 2025.

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6 December 2025

A brightly lit Pylones gift shop storefront with colorful, decorative displays reflects onto the wet, stone-tiled street as several people holding umbrellas walk past in the evening. The store is located in Venice, Veneto, Italy, on November 16, 2025. Pylones is a French retail chain that specializes in selling unique, whimsical gifts, presents, and decorative items.

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6 December 2025

A brightly lit Pylones gift shop storefront with colorful, decorative displays reflects onto the wet, stone-tiled street as several people holding umbrellas walk past in the evening. The store is located in Venice, Veneto, Italy, on November 16, 2025. Pylones is a French retail chain that specializes in selling unique, whimsical gifts, presents, and decorative items.

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#13063297

6 December 2025

A shopper uses a walker to enter the Penny discount supermarket located in a ground-floor commercial space, with signage clearly marking the location. The store is in the Gartnerplatz district of Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on December 5, 2025. Penny is a well-known German discount supermarket chain operated by the Rewe Group, specializing in low-cost consumer goods and groceries.

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6 December 2025

An outdoor market stall displays a wide variety of fresh fruit for sale, with a blackboard sign in German reading, ''Susse XXL Kirschen knallig Ab 1/2 kg 10EUR,'' which translates to ''Sweet XXL Cherries bright red From 1/2 kg 10EUR.'' The stall is located in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on December 5, 2025.

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6 December 2025

Two shoppers, one carrying orange shopping bags and another a dark-colored bag, walk away from the camera on a city sidewalk paved with stone tiles in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on December 5, 2025.

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#13062052

5 December 2025

People wear winter clothing, including two women carrying an UGG branded shopping bag, as they walk along the busy Kaufinger Strasse shopping street adorned with seasonal decorations in the late afternoon in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on December 5, 2025. Kaufinger Strasse is one of the oldest streets in Munich and a major pedestrian zone, becoming extremely busy during the Christmas shopping season.

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5 December 2025

People wear winter clothing, including two women carrying an UGG branded shopping bag, as they walk along the busy Kaufinger Strasse shopping street adorned with seasonal decorations in the late afternoon in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on December 5, 2025. Kaufinger Strasse is one of the oldest streets in Munich and a major pedestrian zone, becoming extremely busy during the Christmas shopping season.

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5 December 2025

People wear winter clothing, including two women carrying an UGG branded shopping bag, as they walk along the busy Kaufinger Strasse shopping street adorned with seasonal decorations in the late afternoon in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on December 5, 2025. Kaufinger Strasse is one of the oldest streets in Munich and a major pedestrian zone, becoming extremely busy during the Christmas shopping season.

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#13061765

5 December 2025

The entrance facade of the Oberpollinger department store is illuminated with Christmas lights, featuring a large Armani/Prive advertisement, and shoppers enter the main doors in the evening. The store is located in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on December 5, 2025. Oberpollinger, run by KaDeWe Group GmbH, is a well-known upscale department store on Neuhauser Strasse and is the largest department store in Southern Germany.

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5 December 2025

The entrance facade of the Oberpollinger department store is illuminated with Christmas lights, featuring a large Armani/Prive advertisement, and shoppers enter the main doors in the evening. The store is located in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on December 5, 2025. Oberpollinger, run by KaDeWe Group GmbH, is a well-known upscale department store on Neuhauser Strasse and is the largest department store in Southern Germany.

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5 December 2025

The entrance facade of the Oberpollinger department store is illuminated with Christmas lights as shoppers enter the main doors in the evening. The store is located in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on December 5, 2025. Oberpollinger, run by KaDeWe Group GmbH, is a well-known upscale department store on Neuhauser Strasse and is the largest department store in Southern Germany.

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5 December 2025

The entrance facade of the Oberpollinger department store is illuminated with Christmas lights, featuring a large Armani/Prive advertisement, and shoppers enter the main doors in the evening. The store is located in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on December 5, 2025. Oberpollinger, run by KaDeWe Group GmbH, is a well-known upscale department store on Neuhauser Strasse and is the largest department store in Southern Germany.

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