The five richest Europeans – one German is there. Bernard Arnault is the richest person in Europe.

Dieter Schwarz owns the Lidl and Kaufland supermarkets. Francoise Bettencourt-Meyers, heiress to a cosmetics empire, has an estimated fortune of 91 billion euros. Amancio Ortega, founder of the fashion chain Zara, is the third richest European. The best way to toast this is with a glass of Moët champagne, he says.