The costs of the organization by France of the G7 will be "lower than what one usually meets in the international summits", promised the spokesman of the government Sibeth Ndiaye Wednesday.
The parliament voted an envelope of 36.4 million euros, "a figure far lower than the figures that we have known for previous summits whether in Canada or Italy," she said in the outcome of the council of ministers of return.
13,200 policemen and gendarmes mobilized
The G7 summit will be held from Saturday to Monday in Biarritz, seaside town of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques. A total of 13,200 police and gendarmes, supported by the military forces, were mobilized to ensure the safety of the summit, the counter-summit and planned events.
In a "concern for the preservation of public funds", the government has "made the choice to (s) rely on existing structures" in order to limit the number of buildings to be built, as well as on "framework public markets" already existing in the governmental sphere "to" go fast ", detailed Sibeth Ndiaye.
A "concern for eco-responsible management"
The government has also "appealed to the patronage of a number of large companies," said the spokeswoman, who invited the press to go check the list at the G7 General Secretariat.
Sibeth Ndiaye emphasized the G7's "concern for eco-responsible management", particularly with the involvement of food businesses "at the heart of the meal provision" of the participants of this international summit.