(FROM L) Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo, France's Ecological Transition Minister Barbara Pompili, France's European and Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, French former President Francois Hollande, French National Assembly vice-president Hugues Renson, French Senate President Gerard Larcher, France's Prime Minister Jean Castex stand as they attend the ceremonies marking the Allied victory against Nazi Germany and the end of World War II in Europe (VE Day), at the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris, on May 8, 2022. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP)