“A record. Never before had Wallonia sent so many political representatives—108 burgomasters, aldermen, presidents of intermunicipal associations—to the MIPIM de Cannes, the high mass of real estate professionals.” The objective? “In a context of scarcity of public finances,” to try to chase “public private partnerships.” But “the PPP model is not without risk. It can be difficult for cities in search of major projects to resist the lobby of large real estate interests. (…) Let's not be fooled: the most profitable real estate projects can deprive people of public spaces, parks, historic monuments, brownfields, and other projects with high social or environmental added value.”