Why Macron must maintain the opening ceremony on the Seine whatever the cost. Yves Thréard: Voices are being raised to cancel the opening Ceremony.

A bad idea for the City of Lights, he writes. But moving it to the Stade de France would mean giving up a magical, unique, fantastic spectacle, worthy of the city that claims to be the city of Lights. See you next week, Yves Théard, for the rest of the week's Paris 2024 coverage.