A horizon is finally emerging.
The operators of discotheques will be fixed on "
June 15 at the latest
" on the date of their reopening and will be able to benefit from an extended support of their fixed costs, announced Monday the Minister Delegate for SMEs Alain Griset.
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For the moment we have not given them a date, but I received them last week telling them that by June 15 at the latest we will give them a provisional date of reopening
", declared Alain Griset on BFM Business .
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We are going to have a meeting with the Ministry of Health in the coming days to see how we can consider reopening, in terms of gauges and protocols,
" he added.
A summary was filed in the Council of State by nightclub operators to request their reopening on June 30, the latter considering themselves discriminated against while restaurants and bars will be able to reopen their terrace on May 19, then their room without any gauge on the 30 June.
A reinforced aid system
But the risks of contamination are considered particularly high in these closed establishments, the Covid-19 being deemed to be transmitted via aerosols, that is to say the invisible clouds of particles produced by the breathing, speech or cries of people. infected, which tend to concentrate in the air if ventilation is poor.
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To help operators get through this bad patch, the Minister also announced that nightclubs would now be eligible for the strengthened system for covering the fixed costs of the companies most penalized by the crisis. It provides assistance up to 70% of the fixed costs of companies with more than 50 employees and 90% for companies with less than 50 employees, up to a limit of 10 million euros per year. Beyond the Solidarity Fund, a "
plan for nightclubs
" is being studied, said the minister in order to support them in the long term.