Parisians will ⁠be banned from drinking alcohol in public from midday ‌onwards on Friday (June 26, 2026) in order to ‌try and curb ‌the ⁠health issues arising ⁠from the heatwave gripping France and much of Europe, ​the head ‌of the Paris police said on Thursday (June 25, 2026).

“I will publish an ‌edict this evening ​which will ban the consumption of alcohol ⁠in public from tomorrow midday onwards. As ‌you know, drinking alcohol with the sun beating down can have a devastating effect,” Paris police ‌chief Patrice Faure told ​BFM TV.

He added there would also be ⁠a ban on the ⁠sale of alcoholic products from Friday ‌evening onwards in Paris.