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The Paris 2024 Bid Committee closes its books with a €6.7m surplus
The Paris 2024 Public Interest Group (Bid Committee) was officially dissolved at its final General Assembly today, which was attended by representatives of the City of Paris, the French National Olympic Committee (CNOSF), the French National Paralympic Committee (CPSF), the State and the Île-de-France Region, The gathering provided an opportunity to highlight the sound financial management of the Paris 2024 Public Interest Group, which closed its books with a surplus of €6.7m, more than 10% of its total budget.
Paris 2024 presents an optimised Olympic Games venue concept
Paris 2024 reached a new milestone in its Games preparations yesterday when it presented an optimised sport and venue concept to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board, designed to enhance the Games experience for all participants, while strengthening the Games legacy for people and communities and securing the budget for the Games.
Paris 2024 links up with “For a fit France” collective
“For a fit France”, a group of experts from the world of sport and health, is joining up with Paris 2024 to make the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games a catalyst for progress in the field.
French regions commit support to Paris 2024
The regions of France and Paris 2024 come together behind a shared ambition to activate the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games throughout France over the six years of preparations.
Groupe BPCE becomes the first premium partner of Paris 2024
One year to the day that saw the Olympic and Paralympic Games return to France, Paris 2024 and Groupe BPCE officially announced the signature of their partnership.
Tony Estanguet signs LGBT+ charter with “Autre Cercle”
Tony Estanguet, President of Paris 2024, has signed the LGBT+ Engagement Charter established in 2012 by “Autre Cercle”, in the company of the organisation’s president Christophe Berthier, and spokesperson Catherine Tripon.
Paris 2024 and Tokyo 2020 sign cooperation agreement
The two Organising Committees will seek to combine their skills and expertise to optimise delivery of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Gare du Nord to triple in size ahead of Paris Olympics
Gare du Nord in Paris will triple in size by 2024, just in time for the 2024 Olympics Games, which will be hosted by the French capital. Architect Denis Valode will lead the transformation, an operation similar in size to the one conducted by the architect Jacques Ignace Hittorff in 1864.
Paris 2024 Board establishes Audit and Ethics Committees
Since its creation, Paris 2024 has sought to implement the highest standards of governance and ethics in order to support the smooth and secure management of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games’ preparations and delivery.
France’s main trade union and employer organisations make Paris 2024 commitment
A Paris 2024 social charter has been signed today, Tuesday, by the Paris 2024 Committee, Solideo and France’s main trade union and employer organisations – an event timed to mark the visit of the IOC’s Coordination Commission to Paris. The charter represents a strong commitment, emphasising the social and economic ambition surrounding the Games.
Paris 2024: signing of joint funding protocol for the Games
A few days ahead of the IOC Coordination Commission’s first visit to Paris, French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, Anne Hidalgo, President of SOLIDEO and Mayor of Paris, and Tony Estanguet, President of Paris 2024, have signed the joint funding protocol for the Paris 2024 Games in the company of all key stakeholders.
Paris to go into Games mode for Olympic Day, 23 June
Today, Tuesday, Denis Masseglia, President of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee, Tony Estanguet, President of Paris 2024 and Jean-François Martins, Paris Deputy Mayor with responsibility for sport, tourism and the Olympic and Paralympic Games, unveiled the city’s plans for Olympic Day 2018 with support from French Olympic medallists Renaud Lavillenie and Gwladys Epangue.