Mali, Ukraine, restrictions linked to Covid-19 … Gabriel Attal’s 8:30 franceinfo

Gabriel Attal, government spokesperson, was Tuesday, February 1, 2022 the 8:30 guest franceinfo. She answered questions from Salhia Brakhlia and Marc Fauvelle.

Lifting of health restrictions: “We will respect the calendar”

“We are going to respect the timetable that we presented to the French with a lifting of the restrictions in two stages, that is to say tomorrow and then the 16th”, said Gabriel Attal. He estimates that “the still fragile reversal of the trend” is a “very encouraging” signal, even if he thinks that we still have to be very careful.

Mali: France will “work with its partners” to assess its presence there

“By mid-February, we will be working [avec] our partners who intervene in the fight against terrorism” for “to see what is the evolution of our presence” in Mali, said the government spokesman. Gabriel Attal also considered that the decision of the junta in power in Mali to expel the French ambassador “is a further step in the isolation that she demonstrates”.

Ukraine: a meeting between Emmanuel Macron and Vladimir Putin “is not excluded”

A meeting between Emmanuel Macron and Vladimir Putin to discuss the Ukrainian crisis “is not excluded”, said Gabriel Atttal. He underlines “an intense dialogue and exchanges”. “We want to avoid an armed conflict on our doorstep, it’s still possible”, he insisted.

Abuse in nursing homes: addiction “cannot be” a business like any other

Is addiction a business like any other? “No, of course it can’t be, replied the government spokesman. This is why, with regard to the Orpea group”, the practices denounced in a book, “We are launching two investigations, an administrative investigation by the General Inspectorate of Social Affairs into the functioning of the group and then a financial investigation by the General Inspectorate of Finance.”

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