The city had spent €1.5 billion ($1.4 billion) on a project to clean the River ... As for Paris, city officials are hoping they can unveil three areas on the Seine next year for public swimming ...

PARIS − The rumors are true: going to the bathroom in France can be confusing − and political. The French toilet ... defecating in the city's famous Seine River after President Emmanuel ...

On a sunny Wednesday in Paris ... to bathe in the Seine is simply a sideshow—payback to Parisians for the use of massive public funds to complete such an ambitious river restoration project.

PARIS — French soldiers and police are being deployed both in and along the River ... along the Seine have a special legal status, making them off-limits to the unauthorized public.

Paris Summer Olympics? The fortnight of intense and memorable sporting competition against the background of iconic ...

Free to access, the sites will be open to the public every day during Paris Plages, from July 5 to August 31. The City of Paris had to consider the constraints related to maintaining navigation ...

PARIS, France — The swimming ... "Thanks to all the work that has been undertaken by our public stakeholders, we saw the water quality of the River Seine has improved significantly.” ...