European Parliament supports Paris 2024

The Paris 2024 Bid Committee welcomes the strong support of the European Parliament after presenting its project to European leaders in Brussels

With less than 100 days until the International Olympic Committee casts its vote in Lima to decide the host city for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Paris 2024 has received a boost with the European Parliament, the legislative arm of the European Union, coming out in support of the bid.

President of the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani, backed by Marc Tarabella and Santiago Fisas, co-Presidents of the body’s Sport Intergroup, announced the parliament’s support of the project during today’s session in Brussels at the very heart of the European institution.

A Paris 2024 delegation led by Paris 2024 Co-Chair Bernard Lapasset and accompanied by France’s newly-named Minister of Sports, Olympian Laura Flessel, shared the project with the European Parliament’s Sport Intergroup today, which brings together 92 members from 21 different countries to address themes relevant to sport in the region.

This latest support comes less than a week after the warm welcome given by the European Sports Ministers to the Paris 2024 project, presented by Laura Flessel to her counterparts in Brussels on 23 May. This strong demonstration of Europe-wide engagement in Paris’s bid for the 2024 Games further emphasises the unifying nature of the French candidature.

Through its commitment to sustainability, its desire to put sport at the heart of society and the strong social purpose, Paris 2024 embodies the values ​​of the European Union and is fully in line with the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy. It once again establishes the bid’s ability to bring together European states and citizens around its project and its values ​​of sharing.

Bernard Lapasset, Co-Chair of Paris 2024, said:

"We are very pleased to have been able to present our project to the Ministers of the European Parliament and warmly welcome the support of the parliament, through its President Antonio Tajani. Paris 2024 is a project to be shared in France, Europe and the world and the support of the European Parliament further demonstrates strong unity around our candidature."

Laura Flessel, Double Olympic Champion and French Minister of Sport, added:

"The impact of Paris 2024 extends far beyond France. I am proud of the enthusiasm that it promotes in our European neighbours, as was seen at the meeting of the EU Council of Sports Ministers on 23 May and at the European Parliament today. This mobilisation shows Paris 2024 is a unifying project with values ​​that unite us as Europeans."

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Notes to Editors:

Please find attached an image of the Paris 2024 Delegation of Bernard Lapasset and Laura Flessel with Antonio Tajani at the European Parliament today. High resolution image available upon request.

For further information:

Raphaël Leclerc

Paris 2024 Bid Committee

Email: rleclerc@paris2024.org

Phone: +336 73 16 88 06

Sujit Jasani

VERO Communications

Email: sjasani@verocom.co.uk

Phone: +44 (0)207 812 6589 / +44 (0)7940 375 282

Engage with the Paris 2024 bid here:

Website: www.paris2024.org

Twitter: @Paris2024

Facebook: https://fr-fr.facebook.com/Paris2024/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paris2024/

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aris, France – 06 June 2017

European Parliament supports Paris 2024

The Paris 2024 Bid Committee welcomes the strong support of the European Parliament after presenting its project to European leaders in Brussels

With less than 100 days until the International Olympic Committee casts its vote in Lima to decide the host city for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Paris 2024 has received a boost with the European Parliament, the legislative arm of the European Union, coming out in support of the bid.

President of the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani, backed by Marc Tarabella and Santiago Fisas, co-Presidents of the body’s Sport Intergroup, announced the parliament’s support of the project during today’s session in Brussels at the very heart of the European institution.

A Paris 2024 delegation led by Paris 2024 Co-Chair Bernard Lapasset and accompanied by France’s newly-named Minister of Sports, Olympian Laura Flessel, shared the project with the European Parliament’s Sport Intergroup today, which brings together 92 members from 21 different countries to address themes relevant to sport in the region.

This latest support comes less than a week after the warm welcome given by the European Sports Ministers to the Paris 2024 project, presented by Laura Flessel to her counterparts in Brussels on 23 May. This strong demonstration of Europe-wide engagement in Paris’s bid for the 2024 Games further emphasises the unifying nature of the French candidature.

Through its commitment to sustainability, its desire to put sport at the heart of society and the strong social purpose, Paris 2024 embodies the values ​​of the European Union and is fully in line with the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy. It once again establishes the bid’s ability to bring together European states and citizens around its project and its values ​​of sharing.

Bernard Lapasset, Co-Chair of Paris 2024, said:

"We are very pleased to have been able to present our project to the Ministers of the European Parliament and warmly welcome the support of the parliament, through its President Antonio Tajani. Paris 2024 is a project to be shared in France, Europe and the world and the support of the European Parliament further demonstrates strong unity around our candidature."

Laura Flessel, Double Olympic Champion and French Minister of Sport, added:

"The impact of Paris 2024 extends far beyond France. I am proud of the enthusiasm that it promotes in our European neighbours, as was seen at the meeting of the EU Council of Sports Ministers on 23 May and at the European Parliament today. This mobilisation shows Paris 2024 is a unifying project with values ​​that unite us as Europeans."- ENDS –Notes to Editors:Please find attached an image of the Paris 2024 Delegation of Bernard Lapasset and Laura Flessel with Antonio Tajani at the European Parliament today. High resolution image available upon request.For further information:Raphaël LeclercParis 2024 Bid CommitteeEmail: rleclerc@paris2024.orgPhone: +336 73 16 88 06Sujit JasaniVERO CommunicationsEmail: sjasani@verocom.co.ukPhone: +44 (0)207 812 6589 / +44 (0)7940 375 282Engage with the Paris 2024 bid here:Website: www.paris2024.orgTwitter: @Paris2024Facebook: https://fr-fr.facebook.com/Paris2024/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paris2024/