History repeats itself. In the beginning there was Watergate and then one gate followed another: Camillagate, Partygate, Monicagate. Hundreds, thousands of gates. And now, it’s Watergate again, in France this time, as a wave of allegations about the cover up of a bottled water treatment scandal threatens to submerge President Emmanuel Macron.
What did Macron know and when did he know it?
What did Macron know and when did he know it? A French Senate investigation this week found that Nestlé used unauthorised purification methods (such as ultraviolet treatment and microfiltration) on products labelled as ‘natural mineral water’. EU and French law says bottled water must remain untreated. The Senate report also found that the French government ‘at the highest level’ was aware of these practices as far back as 2022, but covered up the scandal.
In February, Macron was asked about the Élysée’s role in the Nestlé case and claimed there had been no ‘agreement’ or ‘collusion’.
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