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11:52 : “To do of L‘Europe a Powerful democratic, cultural and educational, proud of itself to meet these challenges”, launches as slogan Emmanuel Macron.
11:49 : Emmanuel Macron lists a series of economic measures to better protect European workers, with a minimum wage and guaranteed minimum rights. “The projects I have just mentioned are not words or promises, they are texts that will arrive during this semester”, assures Emmanuel Macron.
11:50 a.m. : “I would like us to consolidate the values that make up our unity and our strength. I would like us to be able to update this charter [des droits fondamentaux de l’UE] to be more explicit on the protection of the environment or the recognition of the right to abortion.”
11:50 a.m. : First round of applause for Emmanuel Macron. The President pledged to support, together with Germany, “the right of legislative initiative for Parliament” European Union, if this reform is recommended by the conference on the future of Europe.
(FRANCEINFO)
11:46 : “The end of the rule of law is the reign of arbitrariness, the return to authoritarian regimes, like the stutters of our history.”
Emmanuel Macron warns against the destabilizing influence of authoritarian regimes “on our borders”, a clear allusion to Russia.
11:44 am : “The French presidency will be a presidency promoting the values that make us. We are this generation that is rediscovering the precariousness of the rule of law and democratic values.”
Emmanuel Macron salutes the humanist management of the pandemic in Europe, compared to the management of totalitarian regimes (without giving an example of a country).
11:44 am : Emmanuel Macron began this speech by paying tribute to the former President of the European Parliament, David Sassoli, who died last week following a dysfunction of the immune system. His successor, the Maltese Roberta Metsola, was elected yesterday.
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11:52 : “European construction is based on three great promises, a promise of democracy, which was born on our continent and has been revived there over the past 70 years, a promise of progress shared by all, and a promise of peace. It has kept these promises for seven decades, but (…) the current turmoil we are experiencing is shaking these three promises.”
(FRANCEINFO)
11:40 a.m. : “This Europe has held the helm firmly during the pandemic, whether it’s vaccines or economic recovery.”
11:39 : Hello @kat. Emmanuel Macron’s opening remarks should last about twenty minutes. He will then answer questions from MEPs.
11:39 : Hello Marie-Violette and Pierre. How long should Emmanuel Macron’s speech last? Thank you !
11:33 am : It’s time for Emmanuel Macron’s big oral before the European Parliament, it’s to follow in our live.
11:28 : What will Emmanuel Macron say to MEPs? Politico (article in English) has an idea, or more exactly an idea of what the French president will not say during his speech. To start with “Good morning”, to mark its attachment to the language of Molière.
11:26 : If you see a sparse European hemicycle, don’t jump to conclusions. There is a gauge in force in Strasbourg, so the stands will not be full.
11:20 a.m. : Emmanuel Macron signs the European Parliament’s guestbook. Remember that he has already made a horrible feast of ortaugraf in this exercise, beware of the misplaced shell 🙂
11:19 a.m. : We are not at the Cannes Film Festival but Emmanuel Macron has just arrived on the red carpet of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. He poses for the photographers with Roberta Mentsola, the new president of the European Parliament.
11:12 a.m. : Note that Emmanuel Macron has already presented the priorities of the rotating presidency of France during the press conference last December. The most motivated among you can even play the game of the seven differences with the speech he will give in a few minutes.
11:00 : Hello Pierre, hello everyone! I’ll join you for a few hours in this live to follow Emmanuel Macron’s speech in the European Parliament. Do not hesitate to send us your questions and remarks in the comments.
11:00 : I welcome in this live the comrade Marie-Violette Bernard, for whom the mysteries of the European Union have no secrets. She will accompany me to decipher Emmanuel Macron’s speech before the European Parliament.
10:19 : After 151 #DécrochonsMacron actions, spectacular releases of portraits, 49 past and future trials, 1467 hours spent in police custody for 128 citizens and 7 releases on the merits, today we take stock of this lost five-year term for the #climate.#MacronGuilty 
10:19 : ?[ACTION] @EmmanuelMacron is guilty of climate sabotage! We are in front of the European Parliament to denounce its disastrous #climate and social record, while the president comes to inaugurate the #PFUE2022. We show his true face ?#MacronGuilty 
10:19 : Environmental activists are in front of the European Parliament, one hour before the speech of the President of the Republic.