Opponents of the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in France have launched legal action to demand a public debate on the Games planned for the French Alps.

A citizens' group — Collectif Citoyen JOP 2030 — was joined in its action by some regional elected officials, members of parliament and civil society groups, and said it has filed cases before the administrative courts of Paris, Lyon and Marseille “to defend citizens’ right to information and to obtain the organization of a genuine public debate.”

The French project is centered on Alpine ski resorts and ice-sport venues in Nice on the Mediterranean coast. The organizing committee has set a provisional operational budget of €2 billion ($2.1 billion) — construction costs, including for a planned ice arena in Nice, will be additiona

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