“I carry the values of historical macronism and ensure them in my discussions with our interlocutors. Not a minute goes by without me ensuring that our values are respected”declared the Prime Minister during a meeting organized Tuesday, December 19 with Renaissance deputies. “Let us distinguish an individual by their desire to work, study, etc., and not by the fact that they are French or foreign. I defend these values step by step: I will not give up.”she added, Franceinfo learned.
While an agreement was emerging between the right and the presidential camp, the negotiations suffered from an unexpected dispute over family allowances, becoming the main point of tension between the majority and LR. The right wants to make social benefits conditional on five years of presence in the territory (30 months for those who work), including personalized housing assistance (APL), which the majority on the contrary wish to see escape these restrictions. Follow our live stream.
The work of the CMP has resumed. The joint committee (CMP) bringing together deputies and senators to decide on the future of the immigration bill resumed at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, franceinfo learned from parliamentary sources. She was suspended again Monday evening. In the event of agreement reached by the CMP, the final vote on the bill will take place at 7 p.m. in the Senate and at 9:30 p.m. in the National Assembly, AFP learned from the Ministry of Relations with Parliament.
Around fifteen articles studied. THE CMP members have already examined around fifteen articles on Monday. The commission notably validated several measures introduced by the right in the Senate: multi-annual immigration quotas defined in Parliament, an offense of illegal residence punishable by a fine, or even a restriction of access to reduced fares in transport for Homeless.
The left castigates the CMP. “The majority gave in on all the red lines and crossed the navy blue lines”denounced the president of the socialist group Boris Vallaud, member of the commission, to journalists on Monday evening. This CMP is “a masquerade of democracy”, declared the leader of the La France insoumise group, Mathilde Panot, calling in unison with several left-wing elected officials for the withdrawal of the text. The executive had promised to do so if the commission failed.