Emmanuel Macron reacts for the first time after the revelations of the Uber Files

The reaction after the revelations. The Uber Files revealed how Emmanuel Macron got involved in setting up Uber in France when he was economy minister. “I congratulate myself on what I have done”replied Tuesday, July 12, the one who is now President of the Republic. “We have created thousands of jobs”, assured the Head of State during a trip to Isère. He claims not to have “never been naive” on this file. “I am extremely proud”he insisted, explaining that he had been “a Minister of the Economy who fought to attract companies”.

Since Saturday evening, and the start of the publication of the Uber Files, the President of the Republic has been under fire from opposition critics. “We are facing a state scandal”, reacted on Sunday on franceinfo Aurélien Taché, deputy elected under the label New Popular Ecological and Social Union (Nupes). The 4 Nupes groups will ask for a parliamentary commission of inquiry. RN deputy Sébastien Chenu also denounced during a press conference “the first scandal of Emmanuel Macron’s five-year term”. “A fact-finding mission could highlight these elements and bring them up to date”added Jean-Philippe Tanguy, also an RN deputy.

“The minimum is that he explains what he did and how he contributed to not only ensuring that Uber set up in France, but, thanks to a law called the Macron law , unravel part of the labor code to promote this type of activity, and in particular the social consequences for employees”lamented the secretary general of the CGT Philippe Martinez. “It is not news that Uber is so keen on lobbying to deregulate”on the other hand, put the boss of the CFDT Laurent Berger into perspective.