After months of controversy, President Emmanuel Macron has decided to abandon the movement of second-hand booksellers from the banks of the Seine. The decision caused an outcry, particularly within the cultural community.
More than 40 personalities published a column in August calling for the maintenance of these small open-air bookstores. The small bookstores are listed as French intangible cultural heritage, the first step in possible recognition as UNESCO world heritage. The entire security system for the opening ceremony must be presented at the end of March, once all consultations with local elected officials have been completed.