In her wishes, Anne Hidalgo promises an ever greener Paris

No staging under the gold of the town hall's village hall this year for the traditional greeting ceremony of Anne Hidalgo.

Health crisis requires, the mayor (PS) of Paris, reelected last June, presented them this Wednesday morning on social networks, without public, with the exception of his first deputy Emmanuel Grégoire, who praised in the preamble the "pragmatism ", The" courage "and the qualities of" visionary "of Anne Hidalgo.

Unlike previous years, the latter has not made any big announcements for 2021. Rather, it has focused on the fight against the virus and outlined the main lines of the Paris of tomorrow in a sober speech.

Regarding vaccination, a topical issue, she promised that the City would take "all its part" by providing, in conjunction with the State, places and infrastructure.

“But I will remain vigilant.

The fight against the virus cannot be done to the detriment of public freedoms, ”she warned, before calling on the state to rely on local communities for the deployment. "As soon as possible" of vaccination.

A "magnificent" park and an "extraordinary" garden

Anne Hidalgo then spoke of her Paris of tomorrow, "more united", "fairer" and above all more ecological and greener.

The Champ-de-Mars will become "a magnificent park after 2024" and the Champs-Élysées, "an extraordinary garden", she promised.

A “large orchard of Paris” will also see the light of day in Batignolles (17th century), in the Martin-Luther-King park, as well as a new 3-hectare park in the 20th century.

Finally, around ten major axes of the capital will be vegetated.

In this consensual and compassionate speech, Anne Hidalgo made no allusion to her environmental allies but did not fail to mention the beheading of Samuel Paty which was a major point of contention with the elected EELV.

“I don't want to forget Samuel Paty,” she insisted.

Anne Hidalgo also promised to continue the fight against pollution.

"We will gain even more space on the car, to return it to pedestrians and cyclists with the sustainability of many cycle paths", she insisted, also referring to the "pedestrianization of the center of Paris" and the ban of the “most polluting vehicles”.

A stimulus plan for the economy

While many companies are in great difficulty or already in bankruptcy, Anne Hidalgo has also announced a recovery plan and pleaded in favor of greater decentralization.

“In the coming weeks, I will bring together all the economic players at the Town Hall in order to propose to the government a territorial plan to revive the Parisian economy.

Paris and its metropolis are an economic lung, we have to give us air and the whole country will benefit.

The state must live up to its commitments.

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Before concluding, Anne Hidalgo did not fail to make a long clearance on the young people.

“The 2020 generation should not be a sacrificed generation.

We must give young people the means to meet the challenges of the coming world, ”she insisted.

A youth center will thus be created.

18-25 year-olds will find information on work-study programs, work-based training, internships, mentoring and civic service.

But at no time has Anne Hidalgo mentioned her presidential ambitions, the microcosm of which nevertheless never ceases to rustle.