5,000 euros for repairs and 2,000 euros for safety equipment: Île-de-France and the city of Paris release an emergency fund of 13 million euros for damaged businesses
Traders affected by acts of vandalism and looting on October 17 will be able to benefit from aid of 5,000 euros for repairs and support of 2,000 euros for the installation of security equipment.
An emergency fund of 13 million euros, supplemented by the Île-de-France region and the city of Paris, will help the approximately 500 businesses damaged after the violence of October 17, we learned on Wednesday from the two communities. The Île-de-France region has decided to reactivate a system created in the wake of the 2023 riots after the death of Nahel Merzouk, and to provide it with an envelope of 10 million euros for businesses with fewer than 50 employees, she indicated in a press release. In Paris and Île-de-France, according to a latest report from the Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CCI), 480 businesses were affected, including 240 seriously damaged and 215 still closed.
Up to 11,000 euros in aid Thanks to this fund, traders who are victims of looting will be able to benefit from fixed aid of 5,000 euros for repairs, and will also be able to benefit from 2.
000 euros to install security equipment (cameras, anti-intrusion fog, etc.), said the region. For its part, the Paris town hall will participate in the fund to the tune of 3 million euros, "which will be added to the 10 million announced by the Region, as well as the contribution of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) of Île-de-France", she indicated on Wednesday.
By adding the aid from the region, that from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (1,500 euros per file), and that from Paris town hall, the most affected businesses will be able to receive 11,000 euros in aid, depending on the city.
In France, more than 2,500 businesses were damaged during the violence on the sidelines of recent demonstrations, including 1,161 targeted by looting, ransacking or fires, the network of chambers of commerce CCI France indicated on Tuesday.
In Marseille, which was even more affected than Paris (527 businesses affected including 331 victims and 128 completely looted including the metropolis), an emergency support fund collected 12 million euros thanks to contributions from the Marseille metropolis, the department, the region and large businesses.
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