“We work in confidence with the President of the Republic.” Should we expect a reshuffle? If it was the case, “I will not discuss this issue with you”but with Emmanuel Macron, replied Elisabeth Borne on Sunday June 11 during the program “Sunday in politics” on France 3. “A lot is said about the words [supposés d’Emmanuel Macron] in the Council of Ministers”she continued, while the president would have scolded her about a comment from her on the National Rally. “I didn’t hear that”, assures Elisabeth Borne. Follow our live.
Elisabath Borne reacted to criticism of migration policy after the knife attack in Annecy. “Wanting to draw general lessons when the investigation has just started is not necessarily the right method”, assured Elisabeth Borne on Sunday. Several voices, on the right and on the far right, have criticized European migration policy after the knife attack in Annecy, in which the suspect is a Syrian refugee from Sweden. “We did not wait for this tragedy to want to act” in terms of immigration, assures the Prime Minister, who recalls that a government bill is in preparation.
Pension reform: “We are getting out of the tensions”. The mobilization continues against the pension reform promulgated in mid-April, but Elisabeth Borne assures us: “We are opening a new phase with the trade unions”. “We needed a pension reform”because “the system is no longer in equilibrium”, repeats the head of government. A motion of censure tabled by the left alliance Nupes against the Borne government, after the failure of an attempt to repeal the retirement at 64, will be examined Monday at 4 p.m., learned franceinfo.
The Prime Minister promises a clearing up in the face of rising prices. “Inflation in the coming months will be lower than what it has been in recent months”, assures Elisabeth Borne. A few days ago, Bruno Le Maire announced an upcoming price drop on hundreds of everyday products. “If some manufacturers do not play the game [en baissant les prix]we may have to tax them.”