The president, during the first television interview of this second term, warns the French that we will have to make real energy savings and prepare to do without Russian gas.
The State will prepare this summer “an energy sobriety plan”, announces the president. “In this context, nuclear power is a sustainable solution,” assures Emmanuel Macron.
The French must “prepare” for the war in Ukraine to “last”
The French must “prepare” for the war in Ukraine to be “hard” and long, Emmanuel Macron said Thursday, predicting that the next few months will be “very hard” because of Russia’s determination to take the Donbass.
“We all have to be prepared for it to last. The summer and early fall will no doubt be very harsh,” the president said during the July 14 televised address.
The president warns: “the aid, we will gradually tighten it. we will target [les aides] to those who need it most. We are not going to leave French households on the side of the road. We will be mobilized and united. We are going to invest to help the middle classes. I want to use public money to insulate housing, transform vehicles. »
“I want this summer to make progress on labor reform”
“I want this summer that we move forward on labor reform,” continues the president. We must go further [pour inciter les Français qui ne travaillent pas]. We need nationwide mobilization. The heart of the battle that I want to wage is full employment, it changes the relationship to education, to work, to the morale of the troops. The Covid has destabilized a lot. We must succeed in producing and opening everything that we can open. »
“We are one of the most generous social models. If we want social progress, accelerating the energy transition, that’s work. We must support them better: this is the reform of France Travail. »
On the reform of the RSA, he clarifies things. “The community needs training to get the trades we need. People who receive RSA must commit, which was the heart of the RMI. »
Second thing: “the solutions are in concrete things”, for example the driving licence, housing… Third thing: training. The president announces a reform of vocational training. He wants to “reinforce learning” and reform continuing education”. “As of this summer, there will have to be a text on labor reform. »
It announces work with all partners in all trades where the salary is below the minimum wage. “On August 1, the minimum wage will increase, it will have increased by around 100 euros since last August. A person with the Smic, with this increase and the bonuses, will arrive at almost 1,500 euros, follow my gaze…”
Macron reacts to Uber files: “I’m going to tell you that I’m sorry? Never “
“We have often opposed taxis to VTCs. We had transportation needs and job needs. I didn’t favor Uber, I don’t have a temperament to be under the influence. I saw a lot of companies. We opened the market in a balanced way. “” Has a certain type of job “, tackles Anne-Sophie Lapix. He insists on the importance of giving employment to young people who could not find a job.
“I’m going to tell you that I’m sorry? Never. We have also regulated to give these drivers a status. »
Should more transparency be given to lobbies? “We are doing it. Europe in 2019 has moved forward, we are transposing things. We are not talking about lobbying but about companies. We are the first to denounce the superprofits but the first to let them be. Our country must know how to do this at the same time with a taste for the future and justice. When I hear the loud cries on the VTC these people don’t care if the young people find a job. It is a political fight that I claim. »
“We must return to the serious budget”
He wants to postpone retirement by four months a year to reach 65 around 2030. To safeguard and improve our public services, he lists three means. He repeats that he will not raise taxes. Second way of doing things: the debt is our children. “We increased the debt at the time of Covid-19. We have to get back to serious budgeting. The third way is to produce more. France differs from its European neighbours: the unemployment rate is higher and people work less time than their neighbours. »
“We need to work longer and improve the employment of seniors. The 65 years will not be made under this mandate. He announces a timetable: discussions in the fall and from the summer of 2023, the arrival of the decrees.