"Opponents of the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in France have launched legal action to demand a public debate on the Games planned for the French Alps. A citizens' group Collectif Citoyen JOP 2030 was joined in its action by some regional elected officials, members of parliament and civil society groups, and said it has filed cases before the administrative courts of Paris, Lyon and Marseille to defend citizens' right to information and to obtain the organization of a genuine public debate."
"The French project is centered on Alpine ski resorts and ice-sport venues in Nice on the Mediterranean coast. The organizing committee has set a provisional operational budget of 2 billion ($2.1 billion) construction costs, including for a planned ice arena in Nice, will be additional expense. The group has denounced the bid as an environmental aberration and a democratic denial."
Opponents of the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in France have launched legal action to demand a public debate on Games planned for the French Alps. A citizens' group, Collectif Citoyen JOP 2030, was joined by regional elected officials, members of parliament and civil society groups in filing cases before the administrative courts of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. The filings aim to defend citizens' right to information and to secure a genuine public debate. The project centers on Alpine ski resorts and ice-sport venues and on Nice. The organizing committee set a provisional operational budget of 2 billion euros, with additional construction costs expected. Opponents denounced the bid as an environmental aberration and a democratic denial and claimed residents directly affected were not consulted during decision-making.
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