Latest Anne Hidalgo News

Copenhagen's mayor hopes to learn from Notre Dame reconstruction after historic building fire

Apr. 18, 2024 10:24 AM EDT

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Copenhagen's mayor said Thursday she contacted her Paris counterpart to see what could be learned from the reconstruction of the Notre Dame cathedral in the French capital, after a fire devastated the Danish city's 400-year-old stock exchange building. ...

Paris 2024 unveils only purpose-built Olympics venue in city, five months ahead of Summer Games

Feb. 11, 2024 09:46 AM EST

PARIS (AP) — Amid the buzz of anticipation for the 2024 Olympics, organizers and Paris City Hall officials inaugurated Sunday the first – and only – purpose-built site in the French capital for this summer’s Games, nestled in a multicultural working-class neighborhood. The...

Parisians vote to hit SUVs with eye-popping parking costs in latest green drive before Olympics

Feb. 05, 2024 14:09 PM EST

PARIS (AP) — Parisians voted Sunday to muscle SUVs off the French capital's streets by making them much more expensive to park starting next September, the latest leg in a drive by Socialist Mayor Anne Hidalgo to make the host city for this year's Olympic Games greener and friendlier for...