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Church And State Clash Over Entry Fee For Paris's Notre Dame

France's powerful culture minister on Monday locked horns with the country's Roman Catholic establishment on whether tourists should pay to enter Notre Dame cathedral when it reopens next month.

International Business Times

France mulls charging tourists to enter Notre-Dame cathedral

French ministers have suggested charging tourists to enter Paris’s iconic Notre-Dame cathedral when it reopens in December after a five-year restoration. The proposal has drawn mixed reactions from both Parisians and visitors.

Radio France Internationale

Row erupts over plan to charge €5 to enter fire-hit Notre Dame

Catholic church condemns idea of charging entrance fee when rebuilt cathedral reopens in December after five years

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British tourists face surcharge to enter Louvre and other top French attractions because they're not in EU

France’s culture minister unveils plans to hit non-EU citizens with extra charges for top tourism sites

Evening Standard

Calls To Charge Tourists To Enter Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral

French ministers have raised the idea of charging tourists to enter Paris' world-famous Notre-Dame cathedral when it opens in December after a five-year restoration, a proposal that drew a rebuke from the city's diocese on Thursday.

International Business Times

France plans to introduce an entrance fee for Notre Dame

Before the 2019 fire shattered the 850-year-old state-owned cathedral it attracted millions of visitors a year

The Independent UK

French culture minister proposes entrance fee for Notre Dame to help fund preservation work

France’s culture minister has proposed introducing an entrance fee to visit Notre Dame cathedral in Paris when it reopens in December, aiming to generate funds for the preservation of the country’s religious heritage

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Paris unveils green ambitions for Notre-Dame Cathedral

As Paris' Notre-Dame cathedral gears up to reopen in December, the centre of the city is on the verge of an eco-revival, with plans to bring nature to the area around the monument and many of the French capital's most famous historical attractions.

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$55 million plan to give Notre Dame area a green facelift is part of Paris-wide eco plan

Notre Dame is gearing up to reopen its doors in December as Paris is on the verge of a remarkable eco-revival

The Independent UK

Minister seeks to add Eiffel Tower to state heritage list amid Olympics logo row

A dispute over the Olympic logo becoming a permanent feature on the Eiffel Tower has intensified, as a French government minister seeks to assume de facto control of the monument from the city of Paris.

Radio France Internationale

French Minister Ups Ante In Eiffel Tower Olympic Rings Row

A row over the Olympics logo becoming a longterm feature of the Eiffel Tower has taken a fresh turn with a French government minister bidding to take de facto control over the monument away from the city of Paris.

International Business Times

Plan To Keep Olympic Rings On Eiffel Tower Sparks Criticism

Plans by Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo to keep the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower have been condemned by designer Gustave Eiffel's descendants and provoked a backlash from some Parisians.

International Business Times

RFI staff carry on strike over merger of French public media

Employees across France’s public broadcasting sector, including RFI, continued their strike for a second day Friday in protest over a proposed merger of state-financed media companies.

Radio France Internationale

RFI staff stage strike over controversial public media merger

Employees across France’s massive public broadcasting sector, including RFI, are striking for two days to protest a proposed public media merger put forward by Culture Minister Rachida Dati.

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FRANCE 24 news coverage disrupted as staff strike against public media merger

FRANCE 24’s broadcasts and digital platforms are disrupted Thursday by a strike called by unions at France Médias Monde, which includes FRANCE 24, Radio France Internationale and Arabic-language radio station Monte Carlo Doualiya.

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French MPs say 'non' to speaking English at the Paris Olympics

French lawmakers have asked organisers of the Paris Olympics – as well as athletes, trainers and journalists – to speak French as much as possible during the Games in a resolution adopted in the National Assembly.

France 24

French MPs say ‘non’ to English at the Paris Olympics

Having long battled the creeping use of English in advertising, music and film, French MPs have declared a new struggle: keeping their home Olympics this year free from anglicisms.

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Aya Nakamura scoops French music awards, thanks fans for support over racist abuse

French singer Aya Nakamura confirmed her status as queen of the pop music scene, sweeping three big prizes at Les Flammes awards for rap, R&B and pop on Thursday – where she thanked fans for support over racist attacks following rumours she would perform at the Paris Olympics.

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International Business Times

Ailing Eiffel Tower Dragged Into Power Play For Paris City Hall

The Eiffel Tower, attacked by rust and well behind on its maintenance schedule, has taken centre stage in a power struggle between the Paris mayor and her main rival, the French minister of culture.

The Guardian - UK

‘We didn’t expect this phenomenon to last’: France’s comic-book tradition is hitting new heights

The market for bédé visual storytelling almost doubled over the course of the pandemic, but can the birthplace of Asterix continue to nurture creators?

The Guardian - UK

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

Macron looks to Sarkozy connection to head off far right in France

Hiring of figures close to former rightwing leader Nicolas Sarkozy confirms president’s rightward shift

Radio France Internationale

Tilt to the right steers hopes of a revival for Macron presidency

When French President Emmanuel Macron came to power in 2017, his centrist party comprised a careful mix of figures from both the left and right. This week's cabinet reshuffle has seen that balance upended as newly minted Prime Minister Gabriel Attal begins leading a government that's firmly tilted to the…

International Business Times

Macron Demands 'Revolutionary' Government But Few New Faces

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday asked ministers to be "revolutionaries", after a government reshuffle that left many of the same faces in place and raised doubts over gender equity and policy priorities.

International Business Times

Macron Replaces Foreign Minister In Reshuffle: Presidency

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday replaced his foreign minister but maintained other key figures in their posts in a reshuffle that tilted his cabinet to the right and left all top ministries in the hands of men.

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