UEFA EURO 2016 : Press Tour Paris and the innovation

Every day during UEFA EURO 2016, the City of Paris organises a “press tour” in order to discover one of the city’s aspects on topics such as sports, culture, environment or innovation. Subscribe now!

Hosting UEFA EURO 2016 will be a great opportunity for Paris to assert its identity as an open, intelligent, innovative, sustainable and creative city in the eyes of the world. From June 13^th to July 9^th, Paris will propose “press tours” to discover the different facets of the city regarding sports, culture, environment or innovation.

You will discover Paris’ symbolic monuments as well as more secret places that embody the capital’s identity and contribute to its international outreach.

 Press tours departures will take place every morning at 9:30 a.m. outside the media centre of the Eiffel Tower Fan Zone. A minibus will ensure your transportation and bring you back at 1 p.m. Warning: you cannot join the press tour along the way.

The number of tickets being limited, a prior accreditation is required.

Here are next week’s press tour:

Monday, June 13th: Paris and the innovation

• The Cargo: Le Cargo is Europe’s largest incubator. It is located at the heart of a working-class neighbourhood which is subject to an extensive redevelopment programme. Meeting with several start-ups representative of the creativity and dynamism of the Parisian innovation ecosystem.
• Connected bus shelters: Presentation of the new Parisian bus shelters which are provided with digital screens, applications giving access to many useful services or even USB ports in order to charge mobile phones.