Dossier: Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
The Vosges Department announced on Friday its refusal to host the Olympic flame as part of the 2024 Olympics in France, given the very expensive costs requested, this Monday, February 21, it is the turn of Meurthe-et-Moselle to officially refuse.
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The list of French departments that do not want to host the Olympic flame has been growing since the end of last week. Friday, February 18, the Vosges Department said no to the passage of the Olympic flame as part of Paris 2024. The Olympic Committee is asking for 180,000 euros from the departments that want to see the torch passed. For François Vannson, president of the Vosges Departmental Council, this price of passage does not guarantee any fallout, unlike a competition like a stage of the Grande Boucle.
No flame, but “popular” animations
This Monday, February 21 in a press release, the Department of Meurthe-et-Moselle announces that it too refuses ” faced with the conditions of such a reception “. ” The sum demanded, namely no less than 180,000 euros without counting the additional costs borne by the communities, seems excessive to us for a few hours of presence of the Olympic Flame on the territory.” explains Chaynesse Khirouni, president of the Departmental Council. “Like other departments of all political persuasions, we prefer to mobilize such means to offer popular activities in connection with the local sports fabric as part of the Terre de Jeux label.
“An opinion shared by the Departmental Olympic and Sports Committee with which the Department works in close collaboration“, can we still read in the press release.
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