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Opponents of 2030 Winter Olympics in French Alps launch legal action
A citizens' collective and officials demand legal action to ensure public debate on the 2030 Winter Olympics amid concerns over rushed planning and financial impact.
- Earlier this year, Collectif Citoyen JOP 2030 filed cases before the administrative courts of Paris, Lyon and Marseille, joined by regional elected officials, members of parliament and civil society groups, demanding a public debate on hosting the 2030 Winter Olympics.
- Citing environmental and governance concerns, the collective argues hosting would harm water resources and fragile mountain ecosystems, and residents were not consulted, calling it a `democratic denial`.
- According to budget notes, the organizing committee set a provisional €2 billion operational budget, while France's public debt stood at 3.346 trillion euros and deficit hit 5.8% last year.
- Edgar Grospiron, who leads the organizing committee, faces a tight timeline as the International Olympic Committee granted an exceptional delay with just 5 1/2 years between the hosting award and opening ceremony.
- Opponents warn that over €2.5 billion in public funds are wasted without debate, offering little benefit to mountain residents amid France's debt crisis.
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On Tuesday, a citizen's collective appealed to the administrative courts in Paris, Lyon and Marseille to ask for a public debate on the holding of the Winter Olympic Games Alpes 2030.
On Tuesday, the Citizens' Collective JOP 2030 appealed to the administrative courts of Paris, Lyon and Marseille to ask for a public debate on the organisation of the 2030 Winter Games in the French Alps.
·Boulogne-Billancourt, France
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Leaning Left10Leaning Right1Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution63% Left
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- 63% of the sources lean Left
63% Left
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C 31%
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