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Antoine Grotteria
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Oct 13, 2024 at 7:10 a.m.
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A first since more than twenty years. The king of BelgiumPhilippe, accompanied by the queen, Mathilde, perform a state visit in France, this Monday 14, Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 October 2024. This will be the first official trip of the royal couple to France, since Philippe’s accession to the throne in 2013. Part of the program will take place in Paris, where of slight disturbances are to be expected on the road and in transport, according to a press release sent by the police headquarters this Saturday, October 12, 2024.
Parking prohibited around the Arc de Triomphe
Traffic will be particularly complicated around the Arc de Triomphe, located at the junction of the 8th, 16th and 17th arrondissement. The sovereigns will be received by the President of the Republic Emmanuel MacronMonday October 14, in front of the famous monument, as part of the welcoming ceremony.
Consequently, from this Sunday, October 13, parking will be prohibited in several sections from 10 p.m.: rue de Tilsitt, rue de Presbourg, place de l’Étoile, between places de l’Étoile and Clémenceau on avenue des Champs-Élysées and the Champs-Élysées roundabout. The lifting of the parking ban will come into force on Monday at 12 p.m.
During the reception ceremony, a security device will be implemented with excavations. No demonstrations will be authorized. And “the carrying, transport and use of entertainment, pyrotechnic articles, firearms, and ammunition, as well as any objects likely to constitute a weapon” will be prohibited between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m.
Underground, the George V metro station (line 1) will be closed. Several exits from the station Charles de Gaulle-Etoile (RER A, lines 1, 2 and 6) will also be inaccessible during the ceremony. The situation will return to normal from the beginning of the afternoon.
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