“An envelope of 100 million euros could be mobilized to help you with repairs and reconstruction”, announced Elisabeth Borne. The Prime Minister presented the measures “regaliennes” of the government in response to the urban riots of June, Thursday October 26, in the large amphitheater of the Sorbonne, in Paris. On this occasion, she brought together the mayors of the municipalities most affected by the riots, whom Emmanuel Macron had received at the Elysée at the beginning of July. The measures presented on Thursday aim in particular, according to Matignon, to “guarantee the security of our fellow citizens, better support families and strengthen national cohesion”. Follow our live stream.
Launch of a “republican action force”. Facing the mayors, Elisabeth Borne spoke of a “republican action force”of which the goal “will concentrate all the efforts of the State at your side in a neighborhood for several months”. “We will offer tailor-made solutions adapted to your territories. (…) The first deployment (…) will be done by the end of the year in the municipalities of Besançon, Valence and Maubeuge”she clarified.
A fine five times heavier in the event of non-compliance with the curfew. “We are going to multiply the fine for non-compliance with the curfew by five, bringing it to 750 euros”, announced Elisabeth Borne. She added that she wanted “propose to Parliament to be able to place young delinquents compulsorily in educational units of the judicial protection of young people”. In some cases, “supervision of young delinquents by soldiers” will be considered.
Empower the parents concerned. The head of government wishes that “parental responsibility courses or community service sentences may be imposed on parents who evade their educational duty”. She also stated that “both parents, whether separated or not, whether they live with their children or not” must be “financially responsible for the damage caused.”
A week of violence. A week of particularly violent riots followed the death, on June 27, of Nahel, a young man killed during a police check in Nanterre (Hauts-de-Seine). After these riots, shorter but having exceeded, in the extent of the damage, those of 2005, “we must work to recivilize”, had urged Emmanuel Macron in August. The head of state had previously mentioned a “process of decivilization”.
Nearly 2,000 convictions. The June rioters were mostly men, very young, with few qualifications, without ideological demands, according to an interministerial report consulted by AFP. The respondents in the sample studied are 79% French nationals and three-quarters born in France. As of August 1, 2,107 people had been tried and 1,989 sentenced, 90% of whom received a prison sentence, according to the Ministry of Justice.
A ministerial committee of cities organized on Friday. Postponed several times, the Interministerial Committee of Cities (CIV) will finally be held on Friday in Chanteloup-les-Vignes (Yvelines). This CIV must attempt to provide solutions to the recurring problems of priority neighborhoods, both in terms of employment, housing, education and discrimination.