Europe celebrates one of its fathers. The French President, Emmanuel Macron, chairs a solemn tribute to Jacques Delors on Friday January 5 at the end of the morning, “architect of united Europe”from which he will invoke “legacy” for the “decisive choices” what the Old Continent will have to do in this year of European elections.
The former president of the European Commission, father of the euro and ephemeral hope of the left in the 1995 French presidential election, died on December 27 at the age of 98. Many European leaders, including Hungarian nationalist Viktor Orban, are expected to attend this tribute. France 2 devotes a special edition to this event from 9:25 a.m. Follow our live stream.
A tribute from 11 a.m. This national tribute will begin at 11 a.m. in the Cour des Invalides in Paris. HASAfter the funeral eulogy of Emmanuel Macron, the bell ringing to the dead, the minute of silence and the Marseillaisewill sound the ode to joythe European anthem, performed by the Republican Guard orchestra, announced the Elysée.
A symbolic ceremony as the European elections approach. The speech of Emmanuel Macron, who regularly poses as the leader of the pro-European “progressives”, should also resonate in the light of the European elections in June, while the extreme right is leading in the polls in France.
Many European heads of state present. Around ten current leaders have confirmed their presence, including the German President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and the Belgian Prime Minister, Alexander De Croo. The presidents of the European Council, Commission, Parliament and Central Bank are also expected, before a European tribute in Brussels later in January. Everyone will then be received for lunch at the Elysée by Emmanuel Macron.