The city council has laid on extra public transport to the Pelouse de Reuilly for the duration of the annual Foire du Trône.
Free shuttle buses operate between Bercy and Nation and the fair from 12.20 until 00.40 on weekends and...
Paris’s popular Socialist mayor Bertrand Delanoë has been re-elected with an increased majority in the 12 arrondissements, or local administrative areas, held by the left-wing coalition since 2001. Overall the Left won 57.7 percent of the vote after the second round...
On 9 March Parisians are called to the ballot-box to elect a total of 517 councillors in the Ville de Paris (city council) and 20 local municipalities, or arrondissements, for a six-year term. Run-off elections are scheduled for the following 16...
Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoë and Microsoft founder Bill Gates have signed a partnership agreement under which the international computer software giant is to sponsor IT training programmes for the unemployed and a new video-games sports centre in Montreuil among other initiatives....
One fully renovated and three brand new municipal libraries are opening their doors to the Paris public, expanding the French capital’s existing network of 57 lending libraries and 11 specialized reference libraries.
Opening on 29 January, the Charlotte-Delbo in the 2ème...
The Ville de Paris is taking steps to minimize the negative side-effects of the total smoking ban in public spaces which became law throughout France on 1 January 2008 as smokers are forced out onto the streets. A special council dispensation...
The Democrats Global Primary, the first time in American history for a political primary to be held abroad, will take place on “Super Tuesday” 5 February. Voters in the primary will be able to cast their ballots by internet, post or...
Le Jardin des Enfants aux Halles at 105 rue Rambuteau in the centre of Paris has reopened to children aged 7-11 years following months of renovation work. Designed by internationally renowned French artist and architect Claude Lalanne, the 3,000 sqm adventure...
The Ville de Paris is currently setting up 400 Wi-Fi hotspots across the capital which will offer cost-free wireless internet access for Parisians and visitors alike as of June this year. Located in 250 government buildings including museums, local town halls,...
Shops around the Sorbonne University have been deprived of customers and income for over two weeks as a result of government restrictions on access to the area following recent student protests against new labour laws. Some have been forced to temporarily...
