The Head of State sent a message of gratitude to the population and of hope for 2021 in a speech broadcast Thursday evening from the Elysée Palace on the occasion of New Year’s Eve.
Le Monde avec AFP
The President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, praised, Thursday, December 31 during his wishes to the French, hope for 2021 thanks in particular to the implementation of the vaccine against the coronavirus after a year 2020 upset by the health crisis.
“Yes, this year 2020 has been difficult. It reminded us of our vulnerabilities . But together, we come out even more united and having learned a lot, “he said in a speech broadcast from the Elysee Palace on New Year’s Eve.
No “unwarranted slowness” in the vaccination campaign
Mr. Macron did not give a vaccination schedule against the Covid-19, but he assured that he “will not let [t], for bad reasons, unwarranted slowness take hold” in the campaign which has just started drop by drop in France. “Every French person who wishes to be able to be vaccinated. Safely and in the right order, starting with those who present the most risk.” Criticized by those who consider the vaccination too slow, especially compared to Germany , he also assured that he would not let “anyone play with safety and the good conditions, supervised by our scientists and our doctors, in which the vaccination must be done”.
“Invent a stronger economy”
The 2021 revival “will allow us, starting in the spring, to invent a stronger economy, which at the same time creates ‘jobs, more innovative, more respectful of the climate and biodiversity and more united, “added the Head of State, affirming that” there is hope “.
” At least until spring, the economy will weigh heavily on the life of our country, “admitted Emmanuel Macron. “It is the France of 2030 that we will build, such is our course”
The United Kingdom remains “our friend and our ally”
Despite its exit from the European Union, the United Kingdom remains “our friend and our ally”, declared the president. “The United Kingdom remains our neighbor, but also our friend and our ally. This choice to leave Europe, this Brexit, has been the child of European malaise and many lies and false promises,” he said. he added.
The Head of State called for a Europe “stronger, more autonomous, more united”. “In 2020, we were able to carry out the necessary transformations and strengthen our credibility, he said. We were able to convince Germany, then the other members of the European Union, to design a single recovery plan, to decide on a common and united debt to better prepare our future “.
Emmanuel Macron assumes his” whatever the cost “
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“Our country is one of those which has intervened the most to protect and support young people, workers, entrepreneurs,” Macron said. Whatever the cost, I assume, because it has saved lives and protected jobs. “” I am sincerely convinced that we made the right choices at the right time, “he added. “We will have to build together the answers that will not make it a burden for future generations”
The Head of State also paid tribute to the 64,000 victims of Covid-19 and their relatives, and praised the investment of people mobilized in this crisis to “treat, feed, educate protect”, citing one by one of names of French people who got involved. He notably mentioned Mauricette, 78, resident of a retirement home in Sevran, who was the first French woman to be vaccinated against Covid-19. “A wonderful message of hope for the coming year.”