The opening ceremony, the organization of the Olympics… Who will pay the bill of several billion euros?

2024-07-27 07:57:40

If the cost of the Olympic Games is estimated at 8.8 billion euros, without security and bonuses for civil servants, some wonder about its spending “absolutely taboo from the beginning”.

After many months of waiting, the D-day finally arrived. On the menu for this Friday, a 3h45 show on the Seine, which 94 boats and 10,500 athletes will receive from 7:30 pm. With more than 300,000 spectators expected on the field and one billion television viewers, the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games promises to be widely followed. To impress, the organizers and the city of Paris have seen great things for this first opening ceremony which takes place outside a concert hall. Its price, too, is enough to make your head spin.

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