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Paris 2024 Olympics: Place de la Concorde hosts the Urban Park, all the info and programme

The Place de la Concorde in Paris is being transformed into a unique site dedicated to urban sports for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. From July 27, 2024, this emblematic square will host the disciplines of skateboarding, 3x3 basketball, BMX freestyle and breakdance, offering an unprecedented and festive spectacle.

On the Moon Again 2024: Moon and night sky observation on the weekend of June 14-15-16

On the Moon again returns for a new edition on the weekend of June 14-15-16, 2024. Since its creation to mark the 50th anniversary of the first Apollo 11 lunar landing in 1969, the On the Moon again organization has organized a worldwide event each year, offering the chance to discover the Moon through a telescope or telescope.

Paris 2024 Olympics: Céline Dion star of the opening ceremony?

Since late April, rumors have been swirling that Céline Dion could set the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games alight. After a long absence due to neurological illness, the Quebec singer could make a triumphant return on July 26.

Place de la Concorde closed to traffic from June 1st: cars, bikes and pedestrians

From this Saturday 1ᵉʳ June at 6am, the Place de la Concorde will be completely closed to vehicular, cyclist and pedestrian traffic. A notable change that we're going to have to integrate to avoid getting stuck in bypass traffic.

RENAR Siren test scheduled at Trocadero this Tuesday, May 14, 2024

In anticipation of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, a test run of a Réseau National d'Alerte Radio (RENAR) siren is scheduled for Tuesday May 14, 2024, between 1pm and 4:30pm, in the Trocadero sector of Paris.

Berluti signs French Olympic & Paralympic Team Opening Ceremony outfits

After Chaumet's hallmarked medals, and Louis Vuitton's designer trunks, Berluti signs the French Team's outfits for the Opening Ceremonies of the Paris 2024 Olympic & Paralympic Games.

Paris 2024: which artist would the French like to see perform at the Olympic opening ceremony?

As the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games approaches, the suspense is at its height: who will headline this global event? Between rumors and polls, the mystery remains, even if some names are "climbing to the top of the charts". Find out which ones ...

Paris 2024: Terrace opening extended to midnight during the Olympic Games

Paris is gearing up for an Olympic summer! From July 1, 2024, the capital's 3,000 or so ephemeral terraces will be open until midnight, an initiative by Mayor Anne Hidalgo to liven up summer evenings. Bars, meanwhile, will be able to stay open on the nights of the Olympic Games opening and closing ceremonies.

Olympic Games 2024: French athletes' outfits and where to find the collection in Paris

For the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Stéphane Ashpool and Le Coq Sportif are dressing French athletes in a sporty-chic style in keeping with the spirit of Modern France. A collection that combines sport, fashion and craftsmanship, all in a context of eco-responsibility and proximity, dear to the designer's values. Find out more about our points of sale.

Paris 2024 opening ceremony: the number of spectators on the quays of the Seine has finally been reduced

In the end, there won't be 500,000 people on the quays of the Seine for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The capacity has been revised downwards to almost 200,000 fewer!

Depeche Mode concert as a prelude to the Paris 2024 Olympics: VSA technology put to the test

Paris is about to experience a technological revolution under the banner of alternative rock. Depeche Mode fans gathered at Bercy's Accor Arena this Sunday won't just be thrilling to the sound of their idols. They will also be taking part, often unknowingly, in a first in France: the introduction of algorithmic video surveillance (AVS) in public spaces.

Paris 2024: a computer containing security plans for the Olympics stolen from a train

With the Paris 2024 Olympic Games only a few months away, an incident is disrupting preparations: the theft of a computer and USB sticks containing security plans for the event, i.e. "sensitive information". Reported on Monday February 26 at the Gare du Nord by a Paris municipal employee, the offence prompted an immediate police investigation. To be continued ...

RATP: soon, the Paris metro will no longer stop in the event of passenger discomfort

Paris metros will no longer stop in the event of passenger discomfort, and will be quicker to restart following news of a suspicious package. Following her appearance on the set of BFM Business, Valérie Pécresse announced significant changes in the context of transport in the Paris region, to be fully ready in the run-up to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The new measures should be in place by next June.

Paris Olympics: Emmanuel Macron abandons plans to remove booksellers from the quays of the Seine

Once under threat, the bookshops on the quays of the Seine should finally be able to keep their place during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games: Emmanuel Macron has said he doesn't want to move them.

Paris 2024: no July 14th military parade on the Champs-Elysées, moved to avenue Foch

A change of program for the July 14 parade in 2024! Due to the Paris Olympic Games, the traditional procession has been moved to a neighboring avenue, and will carry the Olympic flame.

Paris 2024: shopkeepers on the Champ-de-Mars must leave to make way for the Olympics

The Champ-de-Mars' iconic attractions are being forced to leave to make way for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. In fact, they may never return ...

Paris 2024 Olympics: the Conseil d'Etat accepts the requisition of Crous accommodation

The decision has just come down, this Friday, December 29, 2023: after much debate, the administrative court has finally accepted the requisition of student accommodation from the Crous de Paris.

Marathon pour Tous: become a pacemaker on the legendary race of the Paris 2024 Olympics

Calling all running enthusiasts: the Marathon pour Tous is now recruiting pacemakers!

Menstrual insecurity: reusable menstrual protection to be reimbursed from 2024

The French Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne, recently announced that sanitary protection would be reimbursed in 2024, in order to combat (at least in part) menstrual precariousness.

Paris 2024: 100 euros and Olympic tickets in exchange for accommodation for CROUS students

Due to the high demand for accommodation during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the Crous is asking students living there to vacate over the summer period next year in exchange for 100 euros and tickets to the competition.