The head of state Friday at 20 pm, listed the challenges facing the country for 2022, while projecting the next elections.
Le Monde
Emmanuel Macron addressed, Friday, December 31 to 20 hours, the last wishes of his five years in French under the threat of pandemic Covid-19, the opportunity to highlight his record four months of the presidential election, despite an atmosphere sealed by the outbreak, which vampirizes once again the news.
The head of the state announced “difficult week” but “real reasons for hope” with the vaccine is “our strongest asset.” He recalled that it will be possible to overcome the epidemic wave with minimal restrictions.
“I am resolutely optimistic for the coming year, but not only the year 2022, also for the coming years,” added the president.
The challenges of the country for 2022
A year ago, after ten months of an outbreak, the head of state launched, sitting next to a roaring fire at the Elysee: “There is hope,” referring to the beginnings of immunization campaign he asked his government to speed. He promised “a stronger economy” and “new French morning.”
Since then, three successive waves whenever dampened hopes of a quick exit from the crisis. In 2018 and 2019, is in the light of two other violent shaking, the “yellow jackets”, then the contested pension reform, he sent his wishes for the new year.
Anyone who has not yet announced whether it would be in 2022 has defended his handling of the health crisis and stressed the good news on the front of the economy and employment. Massively supported by the state, growth should reach 6.7% in 2021 and 3.6% for 2022, according to the Bank of France. Unemployment remains at its lowest since 2008, at 8.1%.
Opponents of Mr Macron hastened Friday to present wishes to electoral accents. On French flag background for Marine Le Pen, who hailed “a crucial year” by inviting the French to “make” the presidency. Even setting for Eric Zemmour, who launched “farewell Emmanuel Macron.”
This is no flag that the Socialist Party candidate, Anne Hidalgo, asked the French track with it “the path of courage and justice.”
Gérard Larcher, President of the Senate, wished to a pair of French and European flags back for 2022 “cohesion, trust and participation” in the April presidential election. The vows of Valérie Pécresse and Yannick Jadot were also expected in the afternoon.
Kick-off of the French EU Presidency
As for advocacy, the Elysee posted Thursday on the networks a video summary of 2021, which combines sporting achievements and scientific decisions and presidential slogans. The positive and few medical images.
While the 1 st January will kick sending the French presidency of the European Union (EU), Mr Macron recalled its great ambitions for this semester will allow him grow some cases. Even if the short time of this presidency, largely formal, are not enough.
Its priorities include the creation of an investment budget in Europe, with modification of the Maastricht criteria, border protection against illegal migrants, and the introduction of a carbon tax on imports from outside the EU .
The Premier Jean Castex, was he, being on the field Friday night with personnel at the Cochin hospital and fire station to mark his support to caregivers and law enforcement responsible for ensuring the safety of the New Year’s Eve and health checks restrictions.