The Olympic rings are installed on the Eiffel Tower for the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games, June 29, 2024. FABRIZIO BENSCH/REUTERS
Drinking establishments will be exceptionally authorized to remain open all night in Paris during the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, according to a decree from the Paris police prefect, Laurent Nuñez, on Wednesday July 3.
The prefect explains his decision in particular by the fact that the holding of the Games “is part of a series of free festivities organized by the City of Paris, outside of competition sites”as well as by “the exceptional nature of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic and Paralympic Games”.
As a result, bars will be able to remain open on the nights of July 26-27, August 11-12, August 28-29 and September 8-9. The capital has around 15,000 drinking establishments.
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It is recalled that operators of beverage outlets “remain, even in this exceptional context, guarantors of the preservation of public order within their establishment”The takeaway sale of drinks and fast food products on public roads will also be authorized all night on the same dates.
Several local residents’ associations – Droit au sommeil, the Vivre Paris network, which brings together neighborhood associations, and Pour une ville désirable – had already protested in March against the decision of the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, to grant permission to serve until midnight instead of the usual 10 p.m. They had notably denounced a “disregard for the health of local residents”.
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2024-07-03 14:56:17
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