Budget, employment or even security. This Thursday, elected officials from Ile-de-France were invited to the Elysée for an Olympic Council meeting. Stéphane Troussel, president of the Seine-Saint-Denis department, spoke to him about the Games as a potential accelerator for sports practice.
Many elected officials of the Ile-de-France paraded on the steps of theLysius this Thursday morning as part of a meeting of the Olympic and Paralympic Council. Gathered by Emmanuel Macron, this assembly included, among others, the mayor of the PS of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, and the free president of the Île-de-France region, Valérie Pécresse. Around the table were also elected local officials of Seine-Saint-Denis such as the mayor of the PS of Saint-Denis, Mathieu Hanotin, or the president of the PS department that will host many events, Stéphane Troussel.
At the end of the consultation, the latter explained that “the various stakeholders were all able to express themselves on various topics and we collectively acknowledged the good progress of the work in general“. During this tour de table, elected officials and members of the organizing committee Olympic Games of Paris 2024 they got closer different subjects such as the budget, security or employment.
In terms of employment, Stéphane Troussel explained that he wants these Games to generate economic benefits in sectors such as construction, construction and even the organization of the Olympic Games. “This event is expected to create sustainable jobs for the participating communities“, He insisted. During this round table, the elected representative of Seine-Saint-Denis also insisted on the development of sports practice.
“We must go beyond what has already been announced as 30 minutes of sport at school. We must ensure that Paris 2024 is an accelerator for the practice of sport among young people“, Assures the one who at the beginning of September inaugurated the Sport Pass for all fifth grade pupils in his department.
Among other topics covered, a revision of about 150 million euros of the Solideo budget until the Olympics, the Elysée said. This amount starts from “rather pessimistic projections” in order to “have no unpleasant surprises” for the next two years, the presidency specifies.
The government will propose to communities to fund two-thirds of this inflation-related increase in the Solideo budget, he says. In this regard, the president of the Seine-Saint-Denis departmental council indicated that “it understands the problem of inflation, but it must be negotiated and discussed in order to satisfy criteria of social and political acceptabilityIn total, the state now foresees around 1.8 billion euros of public spending, wherever it comes from, for the Olympic project, compared to around 1.5 billion at the beginning.
Security issues were also discussed. “All agreed that coordination and mobilization of staff will be needed to ensure the smooth running of these Games.“, Stephane observes Troussel.
This Wednesday, the inter-ministerial delegate to the Olympics, Michel Cadot presented to the deputies the security measures of the future Olympic law. The purpose of these measures concerns, among other things, the management of gatherings during the opening ceremony e They evidence.
Last July a first meeting of the Olympic Council was held at the Elysée. On this occasion, Valérie Pécresse and Anne Hidalgo regretted not being invited.
The 2024 Paris Olympic Games will be held from 26 July to 11 August 2024.
Sources: AFP
