Rachida Dati Defends Louvre Fee Hike for Non-EU Tourists

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Louvre employees launched a strike after the museum increased entry fees for non-EU visitors by 45 percent to fund national heritage renovations.Culture Minister Rachida Dati defended the price hike to 32 euros as a necessary measure to generate up to 30 million euros annually for facility upgrades and security.Trade unions criticized the tiered pricing policy for undermining cultural universalism, contrasting it with free or uniform models in London, Amsterdam, and Madrid.
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