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Campaigners criticise ‘absurd’ plan to take apart and rebuild Curie lab in Paris

French government to hear last-ditch appeal this week over new culture minister’s ‘compromise’ for Pavillon des Sources

The Guardian - UK

Parisians Vote on Triple Parking Fees for SUVs

Parisians vote on whether to triple parking fees for SUVs, aiming to make the city greener and pedestrian-friendly. Results expected Sunday evening.

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Parisians Vote In Anti-SUV Parking And Pollution Referendum

Polling stations opened in Paris on Sunday for a referendum on tripling parking costs for hefty SUV-style cars, a campaign that has drivers' groups up in arms against city hall.

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Parisians Called To Vote On SUV Parking Surcharge

Parisians will be asked to vote Sunday on whether to triple the cost of parking Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) in the French capital, a move denounced as manipulative by motorist groups.

International Business Times

Paris residents set to vote on plan to triple parking charges for SUVs

Green campaigners hope to win landmark vote, which is being watched closely by other cities such as London

The Guardian - UK

Sadiq Khan says he will monitor effectiveness of Paris plan to raise charges on SUVs

Mayor says he will monitor Paris plan to triple SUV levies, at event where he apologised to family of girl who died from dirty air

The Guardian - UK

Paris Takes Aim At SUVs With Premium Parking Vote

Parking hefty vehicles in Paris could soon come with a matching price tag if a Sunday referendum to triple the cost for SUVs is passed, in a vote that has raised the hackles of some drivers in the French capital.

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French Gloom Clouds Paris Olympics, Six Months From Start

Political bickering, ongoing grumbling about ticket prices and disruption to everyday life are souring the mood in the build-up to the Paris Olympics this July -- something organisers blame on typical French pessimism.

International Business Times

Paris mayor to take a dip in the River Seine days before Olympics

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has promised that she'll take an "historic dip" in the River Seine in July in the days leading up to the 2024 Olympics.

Radio France Internationale

Paris revellers to ring in the New Year footloose and car free

Pedestrians will rule the streets of Paris on New Year's Eve and into the early hours of 1 January under an ambitious "car-free city" scheme set up to celebrate the end of 2023.

Radio France Internationale

How the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics are driving the city’s green revolution

Next year’s Paris Olympics aim to be most sustainable ever. But can the plans to be pro-pedestrian, pro-bike, pro-tree and anti-car succeed?

The Guardian - UK

If e-scooter riders are breaking the law, it's mostly because they don't know what it says

Paris has become the first European capital to outlaw rental e-scooters. Deputy mayor David Belliard has said the ban, which came into effect on September 1 2023, is about opting for peace on the city’s streets: “We’re choosing to simplify and declutter the public space.”

The Conversation

Bollards and ‘superblocks’: how Europe’s cities are turning on the car

In Paris, Barcelona and Brussels, authorities are adopting varied approaches to the task of reducing congestion and pollution

The Guardian - UK

Paris is saying ‘non’ to a US-style hellscape of supersized cars – and so should the rest of Europe

From emissions to road deaths, the trend for ever-bigger SUVs is a disaster. We need regulation to turn the car industry back to smaller vehicles

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Paris mayor plans to triple SUV parking tariffs to cut air pollution

‘It’s a form of social justice,’ says Anne Hidalgo of move to target richest drivers to tackle climate breakdown

International Business Times

Paris Mayor To Stop Using 'Global Sewer' X

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said on Monday she was quitting Elon Musk's social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, which she described as a "global sewer" and a tool to disrupt democracy.

Evening Standard

Paris mayor quits Elon Musk-owned X after branding social media site ‘gigantic global sewer’

Elon Musk's stewardship of X has been blamed for an alleged rise in hate speech on the social media site once known as Twitter

The Independent UK

Paris mayor says she's quitting Elon Musk's 'global sewer' platform X as city gears up for Olympics

The mayor of future Olympic host city Paris says she is quitting X

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Paris 'not ready' for Olympics amid transport and housing worries

The transport system in Paris will not be ready in time for the 2024 Olympic Games, the city's mayor has said – sparking anger Thursday from political opponents. Anne Hidalgo also raised concerns over the capital's homelessness problem.

The Independent UK

Paris mayor says her city has too many SUVs, so she’s asking voters to decide on a parking fee hike

Does Paris have too many SUVs

The Guardian - UK

Jean-Luc Mélenchon is a disaster for the French left – his response to the attack on Israel proves it

He may be a gifted orator, but his rhetoric of rage and revolution is deepening divisions in France. It is time to dump him, says Guardian columnist Alexander Hurst

The Independent UK

Long a city that embraced cars, Paris is seeing a new kind of road rage: Bike-lane traffic jams

Paris is a city where motor vehicles have long been king

The Independent UK

Paris strips Palestinian leader Abbas of special honor for remarks on Holocaust

Paris has rescinded a special honor it bestowed on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas because of recent antisemitic comments minimizing the Holocaust

Radio France Internationale

Palestinian president loses French honour for anti-Semitic remarks

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo has stripped Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of the French capital's highest honour after he made remarks about the Holocaust that echoed anti-Semitic tropes, her office said on Friday.

Radio France Internationale

Azerbaijan slams French 'interference' on Nagorno-Karabakh

Azerbaijan summoned France's ambassador Thursday and condemned its "direct interference" in Nagorno-Karabakh after several French councils sent a humanitarian aid convoy to blockaded Armenians in the enclave.

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