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Markets: their return is eagerly awaited
Markets: their return is eagerly awaited
(France 2)
On May 11, the markets will all be able to reopen, except in the event of a municipal decision. A relief for sellers and customers.
Édouard Philippe insisted on Tuesday, April 28, during his presentation of the deconfinement plan: from May 11, the norm will be the opening of markets and the exception will be municipal decrees requiring closures, if health conditions are not met. not sufficient. This return of stalls in city centers is eagerly awaited by a large number of French people who shop there, as a symbol of community life which is gradually restarting.
“It’s a central place”
“A market is alive. We need to revive a little bit”, estimates a resident of Villefranche-sur-Mer, in the Alpes-Maritimes. In this town of 5,000 people, the market is an economic necessity, but not only that. “On a psychological level, it is also important, since it is a central place, it is a real green lung of the city”explains the mayor of the town, Christophe Trojani.
