Overview
- Testifying in the Senate, Laurence des Cars said she offered to resign after the theft, confirmed internal alarms worked, and acknowledged serious gaps in exterior surveillance.
- Des Cars asked the Interior Ministry to consider an on-site police commissariat and proposed near-term steps such as hardening the immediate perimeter and restricting vehicle access.
- She detailed a roughly €80 million security plan to modernize video protection, double camera coverage and overhaul access control, while disputing a Cour des comptes pre-report alleging persistent delays.
- Emmanuel Macron called for an acceleration of security measures as Culture Minister Rachida Dati emphasized that internal systems functioned and highlighted weaknesses on public streets.
- The BRB and OCBC continue the inquiry, examining fingerprints and items like a helmet and glove and probing a nacelle obtained via a bogus rental, as the Louvre reopens with the Galerie d’Apollon still closed and losses estimated at €88 million including Empress Eugénie’s diadem.