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Prime Minister Edouard Philippe kicks off the construction of the Paris-2024 athletes' village in Saint-Ouen. IMAGES
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe arrives in Saint-Denis to chair an inter-ministerial committee on the Olympic Games, before kicking off the construction of the Paris-2024 athletes' village. IMAGES
IN THE FRENCH PAPERS - Wednesday, March 14: The left-leaning papers defend French rail operator SNCF as the French government plans an overhaul of the state-run company. We also look at government warnings about Paris 2024 organizers blowing their Olympic budget. And, in today's 'Only in France' story: a baker is fined 3,000€ for working...too much!
Media Watch takes a look at some of the less effusive responses to Paris 2024. After the official confirmation that Paris will host the Olympic Games, there are plenty who are less than thrilled. Others have invented new sports - in keeping with their cynical view of the Games and the city!
IN THE FRENCH PAPERS, Mon. 07.08.17: Emmanuel Macron slips seven points in the polls, with just 36 per cent of people saying they have a positive view of the president. L'Opinion says this is due to the lack of experience of Macron's MPs and ministers. Meanwhile, The Huffington Post reports that over 150,000 people have signed a petition to stop Brigitte Macron from becoming the official "First Lady". We end with Paris's efforts to clean the river Seine ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games.