diff --git a/flatfilecms/events.py b/flatfilecms/events.py
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+from pyramid.events import subscriber
+from pyramid.events import BeforeRender
+
+
+@subscriber(BeforeRender)
+def add_global(event):
+    import datetime
+    event['datetime'] = datetime