US EditionFrench 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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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.
·Paris, France
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