Feature – The mayor of Paris on Wednesday inaugurated the 15th edition of Paris Plages. The prefecture has announced the cancellation of several summer events for lack of “satisfactory guarantees of security”.
The capital takes resort of tunes high-security, six days after the attack in Nice. Paris Plages, the flagship event of the Parisian summer was launched Wednesday by Anne Hidalgo, accompanied by the mayors of Tunis and Sousse, two Tunisian cities being honored from 20th to 24th July. While the municipality had said Tuesday the Le Figaro have “decided to keep the entire summer program”, the prefecture said Wednesday the cancellation of several events for lack of “satisfactory guarantees of security” after a meeting with stakeholders.
the pedestrianization Champs Elysées scheduled for August 7, the outdoor film festival in July and August in parks and gardens of the city and the basketball tournament Quai 54 provided in the Bois de Vincennes on 23 and 24 July will not take place. The direction of the Parc de la Villette, which was initially announced on holding its own festival, finally reported canceled at the request of the prefecture.
“Paris Plages is a feast of life and was “
the 15th edition of Paris Plages is, she maintained, with a strengthening of the safety device. In the opening day, difficult to find a free sunbed. In just one hour, tourists and Parisians invaded the artificial sandy beach. With family or friends, walkers came enjoy the layout of the Pompidou expressway and the Bassin de la Villette to relax in the sweltering heat. “We want the Parisians come reclaim their city, they take advantage of Paris,” said the aedile at his coming.
Misters, table football, children’s play areas and glaciers. Everything has been planned so that visitors can find a sea of air. “I discovered Paris Plages for the first time and I think it’s very nice. Such a place allows people who can not go on vacation to enjoy the summer, “says Moustapha visiting Paris. Tourists also enjoy. “It’s great, the kids have fun a lot,” said a Colombian tanning in the sun while the children play in the supervised playground. Lightness is the rendezvous, security as well.
The shadow of the Nice attack
Concrete blocks, barriers and vehicles parked in the middle floor have strengthened the Paris Plages security disposiftif. “Security has been enhanced by the implementation of major dams with concrete structures to prevent a ram vehicle to enter the procedure of the Nice attack,” confirmed Anne Hidalgo. Many bicycle policemen roam the Pompidou expressway, a zodiac of the police headquarters monitors the quays from the Seine, surveillance cameras have been installed and visitors are searched upon arrival. All these measures have helped maintain the event despite the attack that plunged France into the horrors six days earlier.
Tunisia to Paris Plages, a strong symbol
Quai du Jasmin. After Tel Aviv at the last edition it was the turn of Tunis and Sousse, two Tunisian cities, to be the guests of honor at Paris Plages. A choice that was proposed by a municipal elected opposition and which was implemented by Anne Hidalgo after moving in Tunisia last October. “Our country, our cities are engaged in the fight against terrorism. This invitation is a way of saying we are standing and we want the rest joy on the faces, “said the mayor of Paris alongside its Tunisian counterparts. Seifallah Lasram, Mayor of Tunis, was keen to present its “condolences to Nice.” “This makes us much trouble. We must stand together and continue to live, “he said. Tunisian city fathers have invited the French to “return to the path of Tunis and Sousse, where they will always be welcome.”
Tunisia, presented as a model of democratic development in the wake of the “Arab Spring” of 2011, is increasingly the target of Islamists. Sousse and Tunis have both been hit hard by the attacks in recent years.
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