Paris sets up ban on drinking alcohol in public to deal with heatwave
Paris bans public drinking and sales of alcohol from June 26, 2026, to combat heatwave-related health issues.
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Parisians will be banned from drinking alcohol in public from midday onwards on Friday (June 26, 2026) in order to try and curb the health issues arising from the heatwave gripping France and much of Europe, the head of the Paris police said on Thursday (June 25, 2026). Europe heatwave is 'price to pay for fossil fuel pollution': UN climate chief“I will publish an edict this evening which will ban the consumption of alcohol in public from tomorrow midday onwards. As you know, drinking alcohol with the sun beating down can have a devastating effect,” Paris police chief Patrice Faure told BFM TV.He added there would also be a ban on the sale of alcoholic products from Friday evening onwards in Paris.
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