The Olympic and Paralympic opponents of 2030 in France have begun legal action and are calling for public discussions on planned games for French Alps.
A citizen’s group, Collectiv Citoyen Jop 2030, has submitted cases to the Paris, Lyon and Marseille courts in its actions by some regional officials, parliamentarians and civil society groups.
Their action is to “defend the right of citizens’ information and obtain the real public discussion organization”.
The French project focuses on the Mediterranean coast with the focus on Alpine ski resorts and ice gym in Nice. The Committee on Organizing the Provisional Operational Budget has set a 2 billion euros, but construction costs, including an ICE -planned Nice area, will be another cost.
The group has condemned the proposal as “environmental deviation” and “democratic denial”.
“We are taking legal action so that citizens can hear their voices,” the group said.
The French Alps 2030 Olympics should close the snow and sliding places in the mountains with skating and luxurious areas among the palm trees in the coastal town of Rivira.
According to the group, hosting these games will be contrary to the Paris climate agreement, especially for water resources and fragile mountain ecosystems that have previously been weakened by climate change.
The treaty aims to limit the long -term warming of the Earth to 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit (1.5 ° C) above the pre -industry level, or if the temperature is at least 3.6 ° C (2 degrees Celsius) above the pre -industrial level.
The French proposal was quickly collected in 2023 and was approved by the International Olympic Committee on the eve of successful summer games in Paris.
IOC awarded an exceptional delay to guarantee the guarantees of the French government because the 2030 winter games are at the narrowest time scales with only five and a half years between the hosting prize and the opening ceremony.
The project is led by Edgar Grospiron, a free ski medal in 1992, when France hosted the last winter games and recruitment of late as chairman of the organizing committee.
Citizens criticized the financial burden of the games with French public finances in turmoil.
“At a time when public services are reduced, it is another financial waste that is estimated at more than 2.5 billion euros of public budget for the entire games, without any opportunity to discuss,” the said.
“These huge sums are unlikely to benefit the mountains or the population that they really need, while they can support a real transfer to our mountainous areas.”
France’s deficit accounted for 5.8 percent of GDP last year, which is 3 % higher than the official EU target.
France is also facing a debt crisis among deep political uncertainty. At the end of the first quarter of 2025, France’s public debt was 3.346 trillion euros or 114 % GDP.
