Eiffel Tower To Reopen Sunday As Strike Ends

France’s Eiffel Tower that had been shut for five days by a strike will reopen Sunday after the monument’s management announced a deal had been struck with unions.

The strike since Monday at one of the world’s best-known tourist sites was the second within two months in protest at what unions say was insufficient investment.

The tower’s operator SETE said it had reached agreement with the unions on Saturday “under which the parties will regularly monitor the company’s business model, investment in works and revenue through a body that will meet every six months”.

With an intention to balance its books by 2025, both sides also agreed to see an investment of some 380 million euros up to 2031 toward works and maintenance of the tower, the statement added.

SETE apologized to visitors caught in the strike action, which resulted in the loss of some 100,000 admissions.