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French Lawmakers Approve Bill to Revive Village Bars

A bill by French MP Guillaume Kasbarian aims to simplify licensing for opening bistros and bars in rural areas to boost local communities, passing the National Assembly with 156 votes for and 2 against.
The proposal seeks to address the decline of village cafés, with numbers declining from around 200,000 in 1960 to 36,000 in 2015, according to a report by France Boissons and CREDOC.
Opposition from the left-wing party La France Insoumise highlights concerns that this bill might encourage alcoholism within communities.
Kasbarian argues that 80% of alcohol is sold in supermarkets, stating, 'Closing bars and cafés does not fight alcoholism; it's a misleading argument.

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Euronews

New French law aims to revive village bistros in rural life boost

A new bill that would change an old licencing law has faced opposition from the left over concerns about alcohol consumption.

3 days ago·France

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Liberation

In order to promote bistros in rural areas, the Assembly voted to relax the granting of licences IV.

On Monday, MPs adopted a bill by former Macro-Minister Guillaume Kasbarian to simplify the installation of drinking facilities in villages with fewer than 3,500 inhabitants who do not. The amended version of the bill also strengthens the power of the mayors, so that the municipalities retain control of their licences.

3 days ago·Paris, France

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BBC News

French lawmakers seek to bring back village bars

MPs take the first step in making it easier to open bars in rural communities to revive socialising.

4 days ago·United Kingdom

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Le Monde

French lawmakers back bill to bring back village bars

France's rural areas have seen the number of its cafés drop in the last few decades. The lower house of Parliament passed a bill that would make it easier for café owners to be granted a permit to sell alcohol.

4 days ago·Paris, France

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Le Point.fr

Rurality: a bill to revive rural bistros

In the face of the disappearance of rural bistros, a bill aims to relax the granting of licences IV. An initiative that divides, in particular on the fears related to alcoholism.

4 days ago·Paris, France

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Spiegel

France: Legislative initiative to relax pub regulations

In most of the French municipalities there are no more village bars. In order to counter this, the French government wants to relax regulations. The opposition warns.

4 days ago·Germany

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