Investigation into ceremonies at the Elysée Palace: The same company received multi-million euro contracts for 22 years
Members of the financial and anti-corruption unit of the French police conducted part of an investigation today at the Elysée Palace regarding the awarding of public contracts for event organization, which have been awarded to the same company for over 20 years, but they were not allowed access to the presidential premises, and were instead handed over the requested computers, Figaro reports.
TL;DR
- French police investigated public contracts for event organization at the Elysée Palace.
- The contracts, awarded over 20 years, were consistently given to the same company, 'Shortcut Events'.
- Police were denied entry into the presidential premises due to constitutional immunity but received computers voluntarily.
- The investigation focuses on suspected favoritism, conflict of interest, corruption, and influence peddling.
- The company organized state ceremonies from 2002 to 2024, with each event costing around two million euros.