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Paris opens streets to restaurants and bars from June 2

In order to help restaurants, cafés and bars to resume works in the best health conditions possible, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo considers giving entire streets for them, and for free, until September 30, 2020. Restaurants and cafés interested must sign up on Paris City hall website starting Sunday May 31 and sign a charter committing them to respect the public area and neighbors. Paris mayor is also considering temporary closure, between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. about twenty streets to keep them for café, bar and restaurant terraces.

Coronavirus in Île-de-France: hospitals still under pressure but an “overall positive signal”

How will the Covid-19 map look like when Prime Minister Edouard Philippe will present it on May 28 when presenting on the second phase of containment exit? Will Paris and Île-de-France turn green? According to Ile-de-France Health Agency director Aurélien Rousseau, “there are reasons to be optimistic”. If some hospitals are still under pressure, he speaks about an “overall positive signal”.

Coronavirus: a website gathers all drive-through Covid-19 testing laboratories in France

Looking to get a drive-through covid-19 test? We have got you covered! This past weekend, a new platform has been set up and live. Simply named drivecovid.fr, it currently gathers over 600 sites everywhere in France.

Sulfur odor in Paris and Île-de-France: analyses are ongoing

Last Sunday evening, Paris and Ile-de-France inhabitants have been disturbed by a strange sulfur odor in the air for some and a smell of burning for others. If internet users have shared their worries on social network, Paris firefighters attribute these smells to the sever storms this weekend. Analyses are ongoing to determine the origin. Results should be known later today.

Employer’s certificate in Île-de- France public transit to download or online

Île-de-France inhabitants will need an “employer’s certificate”, or “Attestion employeur” in French, to ride public transit at peak hours and go to work starting from May 11th. Ile-de-France region President has had this proposition listed in a charter signed this Wednesday with the State, the local authorities, employers, union trades and public transit operators and validated by the government. This certificate will be mandatory at peak hours between 6:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. and between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. upon penalization. The Police Prefecture confirmed tolerance will be shown until Tuesday May 12th.

Coronavirus: the Seine riverbanks, the Esplanade des Invalides and the Champ de Mars reopen this May 11th

It's official, with the end of confinement, this Monday May 11th, you can now enjoy the Seine riverbanks, the Esplanade des Invalides and the Champ-de-Mars pitches in Paris and all the way to the Bois de Vincennes and the Bois de Boulogne woods. Careful though, gatherings over 10 people remain banned!

Coronavirus: a factory built in Blanc-Mesnil to manufacture 500,000 masks per day

The production of masks is increasing in France as deconfinement is getting closer. A factory is being built in Blanc-Mesnil, Seine-Saint-Denis, and is expected to manufacture up to 500,000 surgical masks per day from early May.

Coronavirus: sick soon to stay in Accor hotels in Île-de-France

In an interview for Franceinter, hotel group Accor president Sébastien Bazin said that several hotels will welcome from April 16 as of evening covid-19 sick, “asymptomatic or weak carriers” but contagious.

Coronavirus: outdoor workout during the day allowed again almost everywhere in Ile-de-France

After following Paris' example, most of Ile-de-France is allowing workout during the day again. The ban of running between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. remains yet in force in some cities in Val-de-Marne and in Paris.

Deconfinement in France: the government’s different scenarios

When and how will deconfinement happen in France? This is the question everyone is asking while confinement is said to be extended, at least until April 15th, 2020. Heard during a fact-finding mission of the National Assembly, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said the end of confinement will surely not happen “in one go, everywhere and for everyone”.

Coronavirus: bus shuttles reserved only for the hospital staff in Paris

Île-de-France Movilités has announced to set up from March 23rd and for as long as it’s needed twenty bus shuttles reserved only for the hospital staff. Goal? Help the health staff in Île-de-France move around more easily as the public transit traffic is already very limited.

Coronavirus: what solutions for parents who have to keep their children home?

To curb the coronavirus pandemic in France, head of state Emmanuel Macron has announced to shut down daycares, schools, junior high schools, high schools and universities as from Monday March 16 and until further notice. A measure many parents feared… So what solutions do they have to keep their children home?

December 5 strike: measures to help you get around in Paris and Île de France

Thursday December 5, 2019 is likely to be very difficult for most of us because of a major social movement aiming at pointing out the reform of pensions. To help you get around in Île de France during these strikes, the region president Valérie Pécresse has announced several measures such as a pay back when carpooling.

Traffic in Paris: 1000 tractors expected on November 27 at the gates of the city

Before the national strike on December 5, 2019 against the reform of pensions, farmers will show how fed up they are on Wednesday November 27, 2019. A thousand tractors are said to come to the gates of Paris leading to a heavy traffic disruption.

Roger Waters presents Us + Them: exclusive movie session on October 3, 2019

The many fans of Roger Waters are expected in movie theaters on Thursday October 3, 2019 for the exclusive screening of Us + Them, a mind-blowing visual and sound production to experience on a big screen.

The Cure, Anniversary 1978-2018 Live in Hyde Park at the cinema

Relive The Cure's July 2018 concert in London's Hyde Park on the big screen. Visit Pathé and Gaumont cinemas on Thursday, July 11, 2019 for this unique screening.

Make Music Day 2019 at La Maison de la Radio in Paris

On Friday June 21, 2019, the Orchestre National de France will perform on the stage of the La Maison de La Radio auditorium to celebrate the new edition of Make Music Day.

“Arena on Ice”: Temporary 1800-sqm ice-skating rink at Paris AccorHotels Arena

Save the date! On Saturday February 16, 2019, the large AccorHotels Arena Paris venue will turn into an 1800-sqm ice-skating rink for a night to experience exclusively from 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

Chefs Solidaires 2018: Parisian chefs donate to French Sidaction

From November 24 to December 1, 2018, chefs will swing into action again to donate to Sidaction: in over 50 addresses in Paris, what you buy will end as donation to fund AIDS research. Each year, more and more Parisian restaurants, bakeries, cheesemongers and delis will take part in this charity event. We tell you everything!

Fête de la Musique 2018 in Maisons-Alfort

On Thursday, June 21, 2018, the Parvis de l'Hôtel de Ville de Maisons-Alfort will vibrate to the rhythm of the 37th Fête de la Musique!