no public funds used for private purposes, according to the Ethics Commission of Paris City Hall

Since the end of October, the mayor of Paris has been criticized for a three-week trip to New Caledonia and Tahiti.

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The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, November 24, 2022. (ALAIN JOCARD / AFP)

The Ethics Commission of the Paris town hall considers that no public funds were used for private purposes, concerning the trip of Anne Hidalgo to Tahiti, franceinfo learned on Friday November 10 from a source within this Commission.

“The opinion considers that the official trip was financed by public funds and that the private trip was financed by private funds”indicated this source.

After her controversial trip to New Caledonia and Polynesia, from October 16 to 22, Anne Hidalgo contacted the Ethics Commission of the city of Paris. This was to give an opinion on the expenses of the elected representative on site. The text must be given to Anne Hidalgo on Friday. According to Paris town hall, the notice will be posted online in the afternoon.


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