Ferney protestors fight against large commercial centre

Monday, 31 January 2022 06:30

Protestors took to the streets of the French border town of Ferney-Voltaire on Saturday to fight against a large-scale shopping centre.

The march included locals and Geneva politicians from the Green Party. They called the idea an outdated project from the last century.

The centre will be 60,000 m2 with 130 shops, 19 restaurants and space for 1,600 cars.

Protestors point out this would be the second large centre being planned after the Open project in St Genis, which is attracting similar complaints.

In addition to the street marches, there have been legal challenges filed against the construction.

More from Bitesize News

Swiss Post pays tribute to driver and other victims of fire

Swiss Post has gone ahead with its annual results press conference despite the deadly bus fire in Kerzers that killed six people, including a PostBus driver.
No plans yet for possible G7 unrest in Geneva

Authorities in Geneva are preparing for possible unrest ahead of the G7 summit in the nearby French town of Évian in June.
SWISS suspends flights to Dubai

SWISS International Airlines has extended the suspension of its flights to Dubai until March 28.
Delete pictures to save the planet

Geneva is organizing a digital detox day on March 20th to highlight the environmental impact of technology.
Bankrupt energy company agressively targeted the elderly

Investors in the collapsed Swiss energy company Prime Energy say they were aggressively targeted before the firm went bankrupt in November 2024.
Car pool lane for Bardonnex

A carpool lane is set to be introduced at the busy Bardonnex border crossing between France and Geneva.