During this press conference, the President of the Republic should detail his ideas for reforming the Schengen agreements, advancing the “climate package” with carbon taxation, better regulating the digital giants, harmonizing the minimum wage and rebuilding “A treaty of friendship with Africa”. For this, dozens of meetings are planned, mainly over the first three months because of the presidential election. They will begin with a speech followed by a debate in the European Parliament on January 19.
The Head of State’s European agenda will be busy until Christmas, in particular with the reception of the new German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, who will make his first international trip to Paris on Friday. Monday, Emmanuel Macron will travel to Hungary to meet sovereignist Prime Minister Viktor Orban, before the European summit on December 16 and 17. In the meantime, the President has prepared his press conference by exchanging with the two heads of the EU: the President of the European Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen, on Monday, then the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, during a lunch, Thursday, at the Elysée.